So...I've ventured into a whole new realm of digital scrapbooking for me, trying to design! After realizing one night that I want to do this, I started looking for tutorials that help teach you how to design kits, not just put them together (very hard to find actually) and eventually I found enough at DSP to really get me started! It's been wonderful making my very own papers and tags, flowers, rickrack, frames, slides...even some ribbons and buttons using photos of the real thing that I took! I saw that some designers like to take pictures of random textures from daily life and use them to create papers and other supplies, and I found that it works so well for me too, I'm now addicted! Below you will see some papers that came from my bedspread, the leather headboard, some ribbon from my scarf, the button from my boxers...it's great, lol! I have so many photos of random stuff around the house now, and with them I've created some pretty neat stuff! It's been a blast. <3 I guess one way to start is to learn how to create zip files and upload them, seems pretty essential heh :p
Some of the stuff I've made so far...I'm MOST excited about the flowers, because I made them by hand with the eliptical marquee, dodge and burn, and layer style tools!
I had so much FUN making this layout, Halloween really brings out the kid in all of us! :)
Pumpkin Carving Credits:
Papers and Tag- Carla of Meuscraps Design http://carla-meuscraps.blogspot.com/
Felt Elements- Dolça of Magical Moon Designs http://magical-moon.blogspot.com/
Alpha- Kimberly Bartlett (aka Fishinmom) of Fishinmom Designs http://fishinmom.blogspot.com/
Font- http://www.dafont.com
DH and I had a moment tonight, and the camera just happened to be in my hand <3 I used a little bit of many kits I have on my HD. I like to do that sometimes :o)
TRUE LOVE
Background Paper and Blue Ribbon: 2007 Copyright Digitreats by http://www.princesspamela.typepad.com (Missy Kit)
Photo Frame: 2007 Kathryn Mhire http://kathrynsdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/(MagicStacks Freebie)
Elements:
Studded Ribbon: 2007 Kim Broedelet of http://www.digital-scrapbooking.org
Flower- 2006 Samara Gugler of http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com (Laugh Kit)
Beaded Pin: 2007 Tracy King of http://www.florescentjellybeans.com or http://forescentjellybeans.blogspot.com/
Journal Tag: 2007 Shabby Princess Designs of http://www.shabbyprincess.com (Festival Kit)
Crinkled Heart: 2007 Susan Darter Raspberry Road Designs http://raspberryroaddesigns.blogspot.com (Tatum's Day Kit)
Word Art: 2006 Tina Chambers http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com Freebie
Everyone needs a creative outlet; a place to not only express themselves creatively, but to share that work, and what better place to have that than my very own blog? I express myself creatively primarily in Photography, but also Graphic Design, Digital Scrap booking, Writing, Poetry, the list goes on... This will be the place for me to stash it all to share with the world.
The name Purpely Skies came from a beautiful sunset I spotted out my window many years ago. Incorporated into it were some of the most beautiful shades of purple I'd ever seen in my life. I spell it Purpely because that is how I say it aloud, Purp-ely! The name has since just stuck with me.
