What I dream of summer.... bright colors, warm sun, cool nights, too many boys running thru the house... me hiding from them in the gazebo. Aahhh, it's great when dreams come true, but the downside is they run into each other at a maddening pace. Summer goes by way too fast.
It gets harder to sit at the computer and be creative during these months. I much rather go out and live our lives than try to scrapbook every moment and thought. That can be saved for the cooler days of winter, when its dreariness can be ignored by surrounding myself with bright prints, fun elements and too many pictures to choose from.
Believe it or not, I have been busy. Trying to hone my skills to create balanced and creative layouts. I've been busy experimenting with brushes, layers and textures to come up with interesting backgrounds and fill patterns. My new title is one such experiment. I have a new Intuos tablet that allows me to doodle more. I want to add handwriting and doodles to layouts to add a more personal touch. Most of my layouts are in a mid-creative state. When I manage to find time, I'll finish those puppies and post them.
I have a small scrapbook calendar by my desk that begs for a new mini layout each month. Here are some I created for the first half of the year.
It gets harder to sit at the computer and be creative during these months. I much rather go out and live our lives than try to scrapbook every moment and thought. That can be saved for the cooler days of winter, when its dreariness can be ignored by surrounding myself with bright prints, fun elements and too many pictures to choose from.
Believe it or not, I have been busy. Trying to hone my skills to create balanced and creative layouts. I've been busy experimenting with brushes, layers and textures to come up with interesting backgrounds and fill patterns. My new title is one such experiment. I have a new Intuos tablet that allows me to doodle more. I want to add handwriting and doodles to layouts to add a more personal touch. Most of my layouts are in a mid-creative state. When I manage to find time, I'll finish those puppies and post them.
I have a small scrapbook calendar by my desk that begs for a new mini layout each month. Here are some I created for the first half of the year.
I love this picture. I played around with different filters to get a thick oil painting effect to my sleeping DDS. Have to keep at it. Only way to learn is by doing.
More life to live, more stuff to create
