Why do we scrap? Well, for many reasons of course. For me, it is a creative outlet. And my digital scrapping allows for this creativity without taking up too much space (which I don't have). I love the colors and the fun elements and the papers and the techniques and the process.It is also a way to show off photos. I am always trying to improve my photography as well as my post processing, and scrapping gives me a canvas on which to display my work. This will allow future generations to see our little sliver of humanity though my eyes, giving them a glimpse of who we are.It can be therapeutic as well, allowing emotions to roll out through journaling or art journaling. Kind of like a "Dear Diary" in visual form. This has helped many through difficult times and cannot be discounted.But honestly, above everything else, scrapping is a way to tell our stories. I would … [Read more...]
Organize Your Pad: Fonts
Welcome to the March Edition of Organize Your Pad. This month, we've been discussing Fonts a bit in the forum and I've discovered a couple of interesting things. First of all, there are many of you that are just as addicted to Fonts and Font Collecting as I am. Second, there are many of you who are just as unorganized in your storage/use of them as I am, hehe...And that's OK! Today, I'm gonna share a bit about the organization options out there for your fonts, but also do a little enabling with some favorite fonts, both free and for sale.I have about a Gazillion and one fonts and, honestly, I probably only use about 25% of them regularly. So, why do I keep them all on my hard drive just to slow down my PS/PSE? Good question. Really, what I should be doing it storing them in a good Font Manager and only pulling in the ones I need for my pages. Right? Right. So, what font … [Read more...]