Over the past week I have gotten back into Scrapbooking, specifically, digital scrappbooking. I have been spending a lot of time working on an album for my brother and SIL's wedding pictures. The pictures are great and a lot of fun to work with.
So, in my scrappiness, I have also been on a quest to find new and exciting papers, etc., to use in my layouts. It's been a while since I've made digital purchases, and I had no idea that so many cool things have been developed since my serious digital scrapping shopping days!
I have absolutely fallen in love with the "new to me" Layered Sketch Templates that designers are developing to make my scrapping life oh-so-much easier! Just load the template in Photoshop (or your editor of choice) and simply "copy, paste, and clip to mask" on the applicable layer. The templates vary with the photo editor, but you get the idea - it's very simple that even a Photoshop novice like me can master it in only a few mouse clicks.
And, new personalities have emerged into the digital scrapping world. Not as in "new people" even though these people are new to me, but I had a couple things happen over the weekend that did not happen before in my world of multiple (I mean multiple!) digital scrapping purchases. One new designer, Ashalee Wall, emailed to me a personal thank you for purchasing her papers and kits. I mean, I had no choice but to buy just about everything once I saw her incredible, vibrant designs! This gal has a lot of promise and I'm anxious to see her future offerings.
Also, Vicki Stegall of Oscraps.com (owner) and designer at Plain Digital Wrapper emailed a coupon to me for a future purchase after I bought some items from her before they went on sale the next day - how thoughtful!
Now let me tell you, I started buying digital scrapping stuff almost 2 years ago, and then took a hiatus for not quite a year when we moved to a new house that didn't have high-speed internet. And in my many, many, many (did I say Many?)purchases during that time, I don't recall ever receiving a personal thank-you from a designer. The only company that I received anything from during my "buying hiatus" was ScrapGirls (which is also a favorite place of mine to visit).
So there you have it. I hope you visit the sites I mentioned. And have lots of fun!
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