Scrapbook Projects as Gifts

I love to give handmade gifts to my family and friends, it is one of the coolest things about the scrapbooking hobby. Photos that have a special meaning will always make an excellent gift, so I used these photos of my friend Sue and her daughters to create a digital layout that she will cherish for many years to come.  I put it in a beautiful frame and she LOVED IT!

My Girls by Camille. Supplies: Template: Tiffany Tillman (25 Day Summer #10_19);
Digital Paper and Embellishments: Val C. Designs (100% Me); Software: Photoshop CS5.

Don't forget to use your talent to create one-of-a-kind handmade gifts for those you care about. They will love it.


Camille

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Before 2011 is gone I want to share a double page layout I created with some of our many Christmas photos. We had such a wonderful Christmas just hanging out together as a family. I really hope you also had a great holiday.  

Happy New Year. I'll be back in 2012!


Camille

Busy Month

I just realized it has been about a month since I last posted...oh my! I have been so busy the last 30 days. I've been trying to get my last bit of fun in for the summer. I was in Ocean City Maryland with a friend; Panama City Beach Florida for the Military World Softball Tournament; and I survived Hurricane Irene on the East Coast. I will have to do a better job of posting more often, but I felt like I didn't have any projects to share. 


Thanks to Irene I spent yesterday creating layouts for the October/November issue of Scraps of Color Magazine. So since I had some time I created something to share here. 


This was us hanging out at Panama City Beach. We always have a lot of fun. 

Smile by Camille.  Digital Kit: Studio Rosey Posey Scrapbookgraphics. Designs
by Lorilei Murphy (Summer Memories)

So Grateful

I am so grateful for a wonderful weekend. I was in the "Boogie Down" hanging with my mom. We went on what I like to call a photography adventure. I wanted to take some pictures of urban settings so we went to Harlem and had a wonderful time walking around and shopping. Also, my cousin had us over for a BBQ, so we chilled over there for a while on Friday evening. I had a great time visiting with my cousins and my uncle. Thanks Tata....you are a great host. Love ya.

So Grateful For Today by Camille. Template: Template Tuesday #22 by Jessica Sprague; Paper and Embellishments: Gina Marie Huff - Weeds & Wildflowers Design (Everyday Life); Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.

Camille

Template Tuesdays

As I get older I find myself cherishing the little things in life a lot more than I did before. A couple of weekends ago I got to spend some time with my little niece (the one that actually interacts with me). We spent the day playing video games and talking. This layout is all about our adventure to Walmart where we spent quality time talking, eating and being really silly. It was so much fun! Raven thanks for another wonderful memory, I love you very much!

Everyday Fun by Camille. Template Tuesday by Heather Landry at jessicasprague.com;
Digital Paper and Embellishments by Audacious Designs (Kit = fresh).

You can grab your free template here.


Thanks for stopping by.


Camille

Template Tuesdays

In this week's edition of Template Tuesday I used a great photo of my son and his friends at a recent snowboarding trip.

Winter Birthday Celebration by Camille. Template Tuesday by The Queen of Quirk at jessicasprague.com;
Paper: Orchard&Broome (West 4th Collection); Embellishments: Twill - Ali Edwards (Winter Celebrations Elements),
 Staples - Anna Aspnes, Button - Hazel Olive Designs (Oh Baby).

I really like how this one turned out. Don't forget to grab your free template here. Thanks for stopping by.

Template Tuesdays

Here is this week's edition of Template Tuesday where I featured my beautiful little niece and her cousin. I feel like I should have done a little more with this one but I couldn't figure it out.

Smile by Camille. Template Tuesday by Amy Mallory at jessica sprague.com; Paper & Elements by Crystal Wilkerson (Sweet Summertime Add on, Paper Alpha-Bits, Sweet Vintage Charm, Office Supplies Element Pack)

Don't forget to grab your free template here. Thanks for stopping by.


Camille

Template Tuesdays

In this edition of Template Tuesday I grabbed a photo from the archives....ok...well maybe not exactly the archives, but I did grab a photo from 2008. This was Frankie's idea for Wacky Tacky Day at his high school. I thought I would try extracting the picture to emphasize the focal point so I have his hair extending beyond the border of the photo. Thanks to my awesome and very cool son JT, the Photoshop student, I was able to learn how to do this. Thanks for the tutoring baby.

Wacky Tacky by Camille. Template Tuesday by Reeta Treet at jessicasprague.com;
Digital Paper: Design by Spencer of Design House Digital (Kit-Monster Jam)

Don't forget to grab your free template here.


Camille

Template Tuesdays

I have been crazy busy lately so I haven't had much to share. As soon as my life slows down a bit I will have to do better. My goal is to at least complete the Template Tuesday layout from jessicasprague.com every week. So here we go, this is JT and his best friend. We took this picture while celebrating JT's 16th birthday. Hope you like it.

Best Buds by Camille. Template Tuesday by Nicole LeBlanc at jessicasprague.com,
Digital Paper and Elements: Kristin Aagard (Night Owl); Staples: Tiffany Tillman (Sunlights Delight).

Don't forget to grab your free template here.

Template Tuesdays

I kinda like the sound of Template Tuesdays...it has a nice ring to it.  I created this layout with the latest freebie from Jessica Sprague. I just love freebies! I also love following yesterday's post with an older picture of my now sixteen year old baby. I love this template, I think I will use it again and again. Hope you like it.

Best Buds by Camille. Template Tuesday by Nisa Fiin at jessicasprague.com;
Paper & Elements by Sweet Shoppe Designs (Social Butterfly Kit).

Silly Siblings

This past weekend I had tons of fun hanging out with my girlfriends. I scrapbooked all weekend including today which was an unexpected bonus. We had a snow day so I spent the day finishing up assignments for the next issue of Scraps of Color E:spire.  I also completed another layout for Template Tuesday from Jessica Sprague, this one "Silly Siblings" is of me and my goofy little brother, being silly as usual. I love that dude! 


Bye the way, the ladies over at the Template Tuesday blog highlighted one of my layouts. It is such an awesome feeling to have my layout recognized by such talented artists. Thanks ladies I really appreciate the recognition. 

Silly Siblings by Camille: Template Tuesday by Meg Stocks at jessicasprague.com;
Digital Paper & Embellishments: Ami Collofello/dysfunctional designs (Mid-Mod).

Camille

Template Tuesdays

Not sure if you noticed but lately I've been practicing the digital scrapbooking thing. I am focused this year on improving my skills and techniques so I just love to practice with freebies. Over at jessicasprague.com she is running a weekly event she calls Template Tuesdays. It's really cool because you get a free template every Tuesday and your encouraged to share your layout in her gallery.  The more you share the more points you get. The points are later redeemable for discounts in her store, and I just love her store. Digi scrappers should really go check it out. Here are a couple of layouts I made with this months templates.

Special Girlfriends by Camille: Template Tuesday: by Miki Krueger at jessicasprague.com;
Paper & Elements: Ashley Meeks, Hazel Olive Designs (Oh Baby Kit),
Torn Paper: Tiffany Tillman (25 Days Summer Template #10_18)

I Will Love You Always by Camille: Template Tuesday by Chrissy Guids;
Digital Paper by Jessica Sprague (Strawberry Lemonade).

Camille

Valentine's Weekend

My Valentine's weekend was so much better than I thought it would be. Frank and I went to McFadden Art Glass in Baltimore where we got the chance to make a one of a kind glass heart ornament. It was awesome!

Healing by Camille: Template - Ali Edwards (Beauty of Now; Digital Paper - Aysha Livingston (Sealed with a Kiss).

I've Been Published

Woohoo!  I'm excited about the premiere issue of Scraps of Color E:spire Scrapbooking Magazine. This was truly a labor of love by the entire creative team. The February/March issue is jam packed with tutorials, tips, ideas and inspiring layouts. Best of all, the magazine is FREE, so follow the link to get your own pdf copy. Check out my contributions on pages 20,44,53 & 59. My article "Gettin' Digi With It" is on page 61.  


Here is a layout I created for the magazine that was accidentally left out. I hope you like it.

Loving Eyes by Camille. Supplies - Template: Tiffany Tillman 25 Days Template #10_18; Digital Paper & Embellishments: Karla Dudley (Modern Marvel Kit); Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.

My Word for 2011

For the last three years I've chosen a word at the beginning of the year that would represent my main focus for the new year. This year after much  thought and deliberation I've chosen REBUILD. I have to say that I thought about going with renew or restore, but after checking with Mr. Webster I decided they wouldn't work. You see those words seemed to refer to getting something back to its former state, returning to the way things were. This year I have a lot of things to work on in my emotional and spiritual journey. For me that means being much stronger than I ever was and probably stronger than I can imagine at this time. So I don't want to go back to the way I was, as much as I want to be so much more. Here is a layout I did about my word for 2011.

Layout: Rebuild by Camille. Template: Anna Aspnes (Artsy Layered Template 13); Digital Paper & Elements: MLE Card (Pretty as a Peacock) included in The Digi Files #21 @ www.thedailydigi.com

If you've never chosen a word to represent your goals for the new year I invite you to try it this year. What's your word for 2011? Leave me a comment.

Merry Christmas

From my family to yours we wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends. For me nothing is better than having the whole family home for Christmas. I am so blessed and I thank God everyday for them. Just made this layout I hope you like it.

Layout: Merry Christmas 2010 by Camille. Template: Anna Aspnes (Story Focused Template #2);
Digital Paper: Jessica Sprague (Holiday in Hands); Digital Elements: Karla Dudley (25 Days Titles)
 & Paislee Press (Adorned Kit); Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.