Hello! Going in to MOC soon, I am trying to remember what it feels like to get a page done in a timely manner. I joined in with Monica and Scrapping with Liz's Make It Scrappy (MIS) this past weekend and this was my thought process and approach.For starters, who has time to search through their entire camera roll or back-up folder of photos that dates back to the dawn of digital photography when scrapping for MOC unless the photo is specified? (Wait! You aren't sure what Month of Challenges is? Check out the forum here for some info and join us in January!)So anyway, no, I scroll back through anything marked as 'favourite' in my phone for a few minutes max. The first photo (or set) that I have a title idea for, instantly wins and that's what I'm scrapping if it fits all the other challenge requirements. Today it's bird photos (if you know me, I'm sure you're shocked, or rather, … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2023
Adventures in Hybrid & Cut-files
After being purely a digital scrapper for so long, I've forgotten the unique issues that hybrid and real life paper crafting can create. And because I'm a documenter of processes, and always trying to refine things and learn from them, I'm sharing some of my adventures here too. These are some of the practical issues I've run into and my trouble shooting in learning to use the Silhouette Cameo 4. Some of the 'solutions' may be obvious but to me they weren't necessarily as some of this is quite new to me. And yes, this is set up like an interview but I talk to myself usually while crafting apparently so this is almost like a transcript of 'calm and logical' me giving advice to 'mildy annoyed to frustrated and ready to give up' me.(Disclaimer: I am aware that giving yourself advice in an area you are new to can be a bit like the blind leading the blind so some of this calm and logical … [Read more...]
Template Tuesday : Make it a double
Hello there, Polly Stefanie here with two layouts I created form the same weekly set by NBK_Designs. Using templates from the same set give an immediate sense of belonging together.I used the same collab kit, Chalky Christmas with the same background paper. Seeing the two layouts together they would be perfect as a double page spread. … [Read more...]