Digi - It's more than just scrapbooking

Digital can be so much more than creating great scrapbook pages. I use digital paper and elements for cards and other hybrid projects. (hybrid: when you combine digital with some of the more traditional crafting elements to create something really cool)

Toucan Scraps (Angela) just shared a great tutorial and a designers challenge for making a card - check it out over at Faith Sisters. Here are two of the cards that I made.

The cards I created are a different size then hers , so I want to share my process. I set up my photoshop template using a "canvas" of 8 1/2 x 11. I can make 2 cards from this template, each card is 4 1/4 x 5.5 and each will fit perfectly in an A2 envelope. I added 4 1/4 x 5 .5 base layers to use as clipping maskes for my background paper. Then I layered additional paper and elements - adjusting the size of each until - voila! - two new cards! Simply print this file on 8 1/2 x 11 card stock or a a nice weight presentation paper. Cut in half, then score/fold each card.

I have a freebie template of the card base for you - download it here.

Please take a moment to check out Toucan Scraps blog - here. She is a gifted digital designer!

The papers, elements and epoxy stickers for my cards are from my Fall into Autumn Collection - also available at Faith Sisters here

Thanks for stopping by - see you again soon - by the Shore.

Digital Creative Team - Design Call

FaithSisters.com is searching for Digital Creative Team members, to start in October 2010 and go through December 2010. CT Members will create on a rotation of the FS Designers. Once you have gone through the whole rotation, you can choose to work on new releases to the store. You will also have the chance to stay on after 2010 if you choose.
If you would being part of a Christ centered, , friendly, inspirational community, and to share your talents, then this is the place for you!

To apply for our digital creative team, to get more information and a coupon code to a kit to create a layout with, for your application, send an email to creativeteam@faithsisters.com with the following information.

* Your Name
* Your Faith Sisters forum and gallery user name
* Email address
* List of current and past Creative Teams if you are/were on any
* Link to your most up to date gallery and favorite layout
*Link to your blog if you have one.
*Short explanation as to why you would like to be a part of the team.

*DEADLINE for CT Applicants is September 29th.*
New Team Members to be contacted on the 30th and will be announced on the 1st!

Please register and introduce yourself in our forum and get to know us and see what we are all about.
We would to get to know you!

Introducing 1-2-3 Scrap!

by the Shore designs is excited to introduce a new scrapbook challenge at Faith Sisters.

1,2,3 Scrap!

On the third Thursday of each month, I will post a new layout challenge with three requirements - you will have one week to complete the challenge and post the layout in the Faith Sisters gallery. And, as with many challenges - I even have a little reward for you when your layout is done and posted. This month - I have a freebie of my "not yet released" Fall into Autumn alpha/numeric epoxy stickers.


Here is a pic of my own 1,2,3 Scrap! layout that I shared for inspiration




And here is the freebie I will be offering for this challenge:




Head over to FaithSisters and join us in the 1,2,3 Scrap! challenge!

Have a great day.....by the Shore