tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72876432536121465102024-03-14T12:50:04.424-06:00Common Sense ScrapbookingHere's to scrapbooking more photos, telling more stories, and finding easy, practical, and meaningful ways to do it.Lorellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822707832885818449noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287643253612146510.post-12185517108552627472020-05-17T16:35:00.010-06:002020-05-17T16:59:59.216-06:00Check on Your Interoverts --- Not All Of Them Are OK, Either<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMY62jBI2JTlKMo-n-aV62OlG14qGStjc-DhuGnCY4HDrhOJGFzbenlyVGJCKBcnS9Jj6tIJVx07nYiCFRucb4tygx8HyFjxEp3rmF6xBkYq7AiMaInH440Rwl-7bWDNJGaT3kOYK86I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMY62jBI2JTlKMo-n-aV62OlG14qGStjc-DhuGnCY4HDrhOJGFzbenlyVGJCKBcnS9Jj6tIJVx07nYiCFRucb4tygx8HyFjxEp3rmF6xBkYq7AiMaInH440Rwl-7bWDNJGaT3kOYK86I/w494-h640/Check+On+Your+Introverts_web.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">We're hearing a lot of words and phrases right now --- many of which were not even around two months ago. Living through a pandemic has necessitated it in some cases, and other new parts of our vocabulary have become buzzwords or trendy on social media. There are certain ones I'm pretty tired of hearing, like "unprecedented times," "social distancing," and "quarantine," to name a few. <br /></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">There is another one, though, that I feel is a bit incomplete, which says: "Check on your extroverts. They are not OK." Let me start by saying that I am not criticizing anyone who feels this blurb sums it up for them. I'm not an extrovert and cannot speak to what their experiences with the pandemic are. This is a great reminder for those of us who love these high energy,
social folks. We should be keeping in touch with them and see how
they are doing, as having to be social distant will be difficult. As an introvert, however...I think there should be a companion statement which says: "Check on Your Introverts. Not all of them are OK."</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Many of your
introvert friends are having difficulties, too. Yes, there are many
who are enjoying the chance to slow down, stay in, catch up on their
Netflix watch list, and tackle projects that work and other facets of
life have prevented them from doing normally. As an introvert
myself, I have taken pleasure in these activities. There have been
days when I enjoyed the slower pace, having everyone in the family
home for dinner, and not having to drive the mom taxi. Honestly,
though, I still miss people and the things we used to do together.
This may sound funny, since it may seem contrary to your idea of an
introvert, so let me clarify.</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br />
</span></font><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">A few years ago, when
my family was sitting at dinner, my daughter struck up a conversation
about the difference between our personalities and introversion vs.
extroversion. She identifies as an extrovert. She also recognized
that I was an introvert. Her idea of a great time is to be with her
friends as much as possible. She loves to meet new people and would
rather be out doing something than at home. In contrast, I enjoy
being home. I can pop on a movie or a great playlist of my favorite
movie, and be content to do something while it's playing. I can do
housework, some crafting, or cook in the kitchen. I'm also quite
comfortable going to eat at a restaurant or a movie theater by
myself. As we were discussing this, my girl came to the conclusion
that I was anti-social. What I tried to explain was this is not the
case. I'm not anti-social. I just socialize in a much different way
than an extrovert. <br /></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></font></p><div style="text-align: left;"><pre style="text-align: left;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Does this mean I don't like going out with other people? No, it doesn't. Am I against<br /> meeting new people? No, I'm not. I still like to grab lunch with some gals from church, <br />see a movie with my family, and love extended family gatherings. And, I take fitness <br />and ballet classes, where you will find me in the front row every single time if I can <br />manage it. I might often be content to take a back seat in a group conversation, but <br />when I dance, I like to be up front, in the thick of it all.
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</p><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">When I go to fitness
classes, I get there several minutes before the class starts to just
sit and gather my thoughts. I can take that time to shed off any
negative thinking, let go of things that happened during my day that
I didn't like, or just have some peace. When I'm home with my
family, I speak a lot. Answering questions regarding dinner, what
needs to get done at home, and so on. I'm also giving constant
reminders: get back to doing homework, please clean up after
yourself, comb your hair, etc. Some days, I feel like a chatty
parrot repeating the same stuff over and over. So, if I have a few
minutes to myself before class starts, and I can relax and enjoy the
silence, I relish that.
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</p><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">If, however, one of
the peeps I know from class sits down and wants to chat, I can do
that, too. Or, I can choose to listen as they talk amongst
themselves and silently enjoy what is being said. There are times I
enjoy just being a listening ear for someone else.
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</p><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">So, after that long
ramble, what is my point? Many introverts are not anti-social. We still
need people...but the way we approach it looks different than it does
for extroverts. I miss going to my weekly ballet class and taking
time to chat with the other students and our teacher. We all
appreciate the adult interaction, as it is often the only
conversations we get that don't involve managing family decisions,
kids, work, etc. I feel great talking and letting each of us have our say.
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</p><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I also miss going to
events. Last July, I danced in a Flash Mob with a boatload of other
Shine Dance Fitness students. There were some who know me who were
surprised to see me in a bright yellow dress, dancing in the front
row. It was real thrill for me to take part! Dance is one of my
best outlets for self expression. I grabbed a selfie with one of
the instructors afterwards, and went to dinner with a couple of my
brothers and their spouses. This doesn't sound like an introvert's
idea of a fun evening, but for me, it was awesome.</span> </font></span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times";"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXdrbnHYSNv5qsFeDQm3sINo-phYXg9zVKG08Vft4nxHj-ZwgrRezZlmrDHPjAIkC59bi-ZiWkSbZloqjsp8lek5pE3RL9DFbyiWIS58CnZJhubhyphenhyphenqsr7NjsF37DrIOIKZeWGEYGs_Q0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXdrbnHYSNv5qsFeDQm3sINo-phYXg9zVKG08Vft4nxHj-ZwgrRezZlmrDHPjAIkC59bi-ZiWkSbZloqjsp8lek5pE3RL9DFbyiWIS58CnZJhubhyphenhyphenqsr7NjsF37DrIOIKZeWGEYGs_Q0/w494-h640/Flash+Mob_2019_web.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "times";"></span>
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</p><span style="font-family: "times";"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4">Additionally, three
years in a row, I attended Brave Girl Symposium, which I went to by
myself. The purpose of this event to is to find tools to heal,
bravely live your best life, and connect with other like minded gals.
I didn't go with any girlfriends in tow, but I saw friends I made at
other Brave Girls events, and made some new friends, too. I danced,
swam, ate, cried with, sang, practiced yoga, and attended classes
with these gals. I asked to sit with groups of other ladies when
going to the large meetings. I stayed up late to do some of the
activities with all the attendees, and at other times, ducked out early to decompress
after emotional speeches, or just to wind down and watch TV before
bed (In case you are interested, I did a series of three videos where I show how to make the layout about the flash mob. You can check them out here:)</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"> <a href="https://youtu.be/Iy09k6XYPfo" target="_blank">Getting Ready to Scrapbook Together</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="https://youtu.be/8i3tfsXj6Mw" target="_blank">Making A Digital Scrapbook Page Together</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="https://youtu.be/tEgdDyAoK6s" target="_blank">Adding Finishing Touches To a Layout</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7d13jd1QagkGNWsFFqqTSVKjCoGcmyrki1fgpMeYFnuwI8NdVQueS4dn6AwFNB-imS91ZJZoCvCbkKXt1WqvpCxhNyNol-avQrko_7_PRwYORWu4reL-mTB3PGNdQs9F-uZpOpEhvmA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7d13jd1QagkGNWsFFqqTSVKjCoGcmyrki1fgpMeYFnuwI8NdVQueS4dn6AwFNB-imS91ZJZoCvCbkKXt1WqvpCxhNyNol-avQrko_7_PRwYORWu4reL-mTB3PGNdQs9F-uZpOpEhvmA/w494-h640/Check+On+Your+Introverts_web.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
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</p><span style="font-family: "times";"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4">And, here is what else I miss: <br /></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4"><br /></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4">-I wish I could hug my
mom. While I still see her weekly, since I try to be available to
help her once a week, we don't give hugs because of the pandemic. I
don't see my brothers because of social distancing guidelines. It
bums me out.
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</font></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4">-Not being able to do
the normal things with other people is difficult. Unlike some of my
extroverted friends and family, I'm not the life of the party, I've
never been one to entertain at my house a ton, and may not make new
friends every week. However, I still need people. I still miss my
people. I really dislike the social distancing. I hate not being
able to travel, or stopping to chat with a friend or acquaintance I see in the grocery store. <br /></font></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4"><br /></font></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4">I know I'm not going to die. I realize the pandemic isn't lasting forever. It's just not always fun for me, either. I'm mostly doing OK. But often, stuff gets to me, as I'm sure there's stuff that gets to everyone else. <br /></font></span></p><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4">
</font></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4"><br /></font></span>
</p><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><font size="4">Take it from an
introvert. We're not all okay, either. So check on your introvert
friends, too, and see how they are doing. See if they want to talk, text with you, or do a FaceTime chat. I think in general, it's wise to check on your friends and family, whether we are an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert, we all still
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When I first started scrapbooking, I was lucky enough to land a job at a scrapbooking store. I was still a traditional paper scrapper at that time, and loved being in the store around all those goodies. I would find myself stumped, though, when a customer would come in the store in search of supplies for boyish or "manly" supplies. There were a few things here and there, but it was mostly cub scout papers, boys will be boys themed supplies, so on. Making layouts with a masculine touch wasn't easy.<br />
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Since that time, though, I've learned a lot about making pages for boys and men. In my own little family, me and my daughter are the sole females and we are outnumbered by my husband and three boys. It's not as hard as you might think, and you'll be surprised at how many supplies in your stash will lend themselves to masculine layouts. <br />
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Today, I'll share handy ideas to make your pages about men and boys top notch, even if you don't have what most might consider to typical masculine papers and supplies. <br />
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Here's the companion video to go along with this post, if you'd prefer to watch instead of read:<br />
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Here is one example of a boyish kit I found. It's the <a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Everyday-Boy.html" target="_blank">Everyday Boy Kit</a> by Kim Jensen. This is a great one to pick up if you want one that is strictly for boys. It's flexible enough that it could be used for a variety of layouts and boys and men. <br />
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Here's the thing, though --- don't get trapped into thinking that other kits in your stash cannot be used for masculine layouts. Just about any kit can be worked around to be used on layouts about boys and men. </div>
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Here's a list of items that I think lend themselves well to masculine layouts, and as long as the color scheme works with your masculine layout, you should be good to go. For that matter, a lot of colors, with the exception of pink, can be used for these types of pages. </div>
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Boyish items used here: the color scheme, word art "this," which has an arrow, as well as the arrow in the center of the page, both elements with arrows have a graph paper print, and the American Typewriter font which I colored yellow. The border along the outside is a doodled stripe one, and using a rounded rectangle border around the focal picture also helps keep this boyish. </div>
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What I did to keep this masculine: Yellow, teal, gray, white and black color scheme. Star embellishments on the top of the journaling box. Letter set that came with this kit is black with diagonal stripes. Created a mask with a jagged edge to get the look of torn paper. </div>
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Boyish Touches: the little boy stick figures along the bottom of the page with thick, dark stitched arrows, the chunky stitched shapes around the title and journaling, letters with a handdrawn, simple look for the word "boy," typewriter font for title and journaling, chevron and graph patterned paper, as well as the stars from the everyday boy kit. Another interesting thing to note is that this kit was designed with capturing children at play, not necessarily gymnastics, but it lent itself well to this page.</div>
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How I kept this masculine: If you look at that little label in the middle of the photos, you might wonder why I used that, since it has flowers on it. Well, this is one example of how something that looks pretty feminine can work on a layout about guys. "Life is Good" is something my husband says nearly everyday. I thought of him when I saw that element, but I also didn't want this to scream "girl page" when people looked at this layout. So to keep this masculine, I used the yellow, teal, white and brown to keep it from being feminine. I created paper tear along the edge of the striped paper, used strong lines around the photo and kept the page design clean and simple. Sometimes, making the design too embellished and crazy can diminish the masculinity. </div>
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So what about this page about my toddler boy? How did I make this without it looking too grown up or too girly? Well, I used the soft color scheme from this kit, which is neither overly girly or boyish to make this work. I also chose an argyle print as the main paper, and worked in a bit of plaid on the outside --- and since both patterns are boyish, it works out well. You may have noticed that I used a flower over the washi tape clusters, but this works here because the tapes have patterns that are boys and the flower keeps it soft and sweet, which I wanted for these photos of my baby. The lettering set kit I thought was very cute and worked well for a little boy. </div>
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Masculine touches: Since I didn't have a digital kit about triathlons, I used these papers, which were just a general sports theme, and added an arrow shape from Photoshop as a clipping mask. The patterned paper is covered with stars, the use of black labels and a grungy font really helped make this page. </div>
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This layout of one of my boys in his Halloween costume is one of my favorites. Yes, I could easily have made it look more like this one, called "Eek! Who ARe You?" I could've made it more Halloween themed with lots of orange, black and spooky embellishments: </div>
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However, my boy had on a really cute costume, and I felt more inspired to focus on the race car driver vibe. So I found this cute digital kit about cars and traffic, and used it instead. I also used a brush that looked like tire tread and placed that along the side of the page. It was a lot more fun for me to go this route than pumpkins. spider webs, and such, although I've used those for other pages. This is one of my favorite pages of my son. <br />
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When I sat down to make this page, I really wanted to capture the fun of what was going on. We took a trip to the mountains with my parents, and my two older boys couldn't resist stopping every few seconds to pick up or examine rocks, bugs, sticks and the like. I wanted to capture their sense of wonder when they were out in the woods. The whole page is based around being outdoors and I let that theme ride for this layout. I think it fit perfectly. </div>
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This may have been one of the easiest ones to scrap, since the page is all about cub scouts. You can still see how I made this fit the bill by using a wood patterned paper as a border, the lettering at the top, and the navy patterned paper. The photos definitely drove the page design.</div>
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This was my little guy's first day of school during his kindergarten year. Yes, this is another layout where choosing the papers and embellishments was a no brainer. The really nice thing about scrapbooking kits geared towards school is that they generally gender neutral. I did use the diamond patterned paper and the colors of the solid paper and embellishments to push this more towards the boyish side, but you can see that it wasn't something I had to wrack my brain over. Having a cute school kit on hand really made this page easy and fun to put together. </div>
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You gotta love Star Wars. When this boy of mine was in 4th grade, his teacher assigned him a pumpkin book report. There was a small written portion, but the teacher wanted each student to do up a pumpkin personifying the main character of his book. My son read a book about Darth Maul, so he made his pumpkin look like that character. It turned out pretty cool, so I was lucky to find a Star Wars themed kit to use for this page. Yes, I could've used a school theme for this page, but the Star Wars theme was much more fitting. </div>
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I really wanted the photos to take center stage on this layout, because they were super cute and showed how enthusiastic my boy was here. I kept the page design simple, plopped them in the middle of the page, and used minimal, boyish colors and just a few "buggy" embellishments to tell th story of this layout. I love this one!</div>
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While I could've used typical papers and embellishments about weight loss and health for this page, that didn't suit me. I was also trying to put in some humor to this page about the fact that he can lose weight faster than most people I know, and that by and large, it's easy for him to lose weight if puts very little effort into it. So I went for a large, painty brush, a cool font, and wanted most of the focus on the journaling and photos. </div>
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As you've seen on the layouts I previously posted here, fonts can really make your scrapbook page. They are one of secret weapons for setting a theme and look for pages about the dudes in my life. I get most of my fonts from <a href="https://www.dafont.com/" target="_blank">dafont.com</a>, <a href="https://www.myfonts.com/?showAdvSearch=false&cl_vend=google&cl_ch=sem&cl_camp=1553902018&cl_adg=59075173596&cl_crtv=294318719941&cl_kw=myfonts&cl_pub=google.com&cl_place=&cl_dvt=c&cl_dim1=&cl_pos=1t1&cl_mt=p&cl_gtid=kwd-491640563192&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9-nu4IbD3QIVDpt-Ch3ErAD8EAAYASAAEgLNSfD_BwE" target="_blank">myfonts.com</a>, or <a href="https://www.fontsquirrel.com/" target="_blank">fontsquirrel.com</a></div>
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Layout Title: 2 Handsome</div>
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Layout Title: Spring Sprint</div>
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Saloon (a default font on a lot of computers)</div>
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Verdana (default font)</div>
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Advantage (default font)</div>
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Fusi (default font)</div>
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Yes, this is a bundle of fonts that will set you back $13, but I think it's worth it. So many fun display and journaling fonts that I are so cool and really aren't replicated anywhere else online. Tangie's "bread & butter" font is one of my all-time favorites for journaling on my layouts. Her fonts are fun and unique!</div>
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One last thing: if you want to see more of my boyish/masculine layouts, check out <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lorell_rogers/masculine-layouts/" target="_blank">my pinterest board </a>of more scrapbook pages I've made about my husband and boys.</div>
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Wow...that was one long post! I hope you found this helpful. Let me know what your go to tricks are for layouts about the guys in your life. Thanks for reading to the end!</div>
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Hey guys...summer is winding down here in the US, and it has gone by so quickly! Because my family and I were on the move a lot, I was feeling stressed about keeping up with weekly spreads in my digital BuJo. I'm wondering how the rest of you worked in your journals this summer. Did you keep up with entries everyday or every week? Did you put it on hold altogether? Or, did you choose to keep a simplified version like I did?<br />
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One thing that sparked a change in my journaling habits this season was paddle boarding. When my family and I headed up to the mountains for a quick weekend getaway. When we were spending time playing in the lake, I noticed so many people with paddle boards, and was intrigued. One of the guys that came down to the lake with his kids had an inflatable paddle board, and so I asked him a few questions about it. A couple of weeks later, my husband and I found ourselves taking a beginner's class so that I could see what paddle boarding was like. I wasn't sure what to expect, but even though it was a big frustrating at first, I ended up really enjoying myself, as you can see below:<br />
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Shortly therafter, my husband and I got inflatable boards, and I spent the last few weeks of August out on a nearby pond enjoying the water on my new board.<br />
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So why am I telling you this? Because during this beautiful time of year, being outdoors and active is taking priority over me making a lot of pretty spreads in my digital bullet journal. I still want to document my memories, but weekly spreads aren't cutting it right now. So instead of not doing anything, I settled on a simplified format that still allows me to keep track of appointments and such, but still give me time to get out on the water and enjoy time with my family.<br />
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Here's my video to go along with this post, if you'd like to see it:<br />
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Before we jump into my summer pages, here's what my May Memories page ended up looking like:<br />
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Here's what my journal entries consisted of for each month: I'd include a calendar, and facing it on the opposite page were sections for appointments, birthdays, events, and so on:<br />
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Because I was gone at the end of May and the beginning of June, I opted to use some pages from the Everyday Planner kit. This is the same kit I used earlier in the year to do my initial BuJo set up, so I it was an easy choice to use it again during a busy and hectic month. The two page format I used above is what I stuck with for the summer. <br />
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There were just a few additional pages I added each month. In June, I did some digital stitch meditations, which are basically drawings of squares where I digital drew or "stitched" embellishments and threads on them. I did some fabric squares when I was at my art retreat, and if you want to see more what the traditional stitch meditations look like, check out the work of <a href="https://www.textileevolution.com/index.php/gallery/category/1-stitch-meditations" target="_blank">Liz Kettle</a>. Stitch meditations are her original idea, and she does them instead of a traditional guided meditation because that works better for her. I love this idea, and have started doing my own fabric meditations here and there, but wanted to see if I liked doing a digital version in my BuJo. It was pretty fun --- I'm not sure if this is something I'll do long term, but I'm trying it out for now. <br />
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I'm also doing the the <a href="https://thepetiteplanner.teachable.com/p/petite-floral-doodles" target="_blank">Petite Floral Doodles Class</a> from Erin at the Petite Planner blog. I'm so not finished with the class, but it has been fun so far. This is my first try at the exercises and then I'll be popping pages for this class randomly throughout my journal as I see fit.<br />
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And as I generally do, I'm putting in a page of memories for each month in the summer. Here is June's. <br />
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For July's spread, I used the calendar I created and offered as a freebie when my YouTube Channel reached 100 subscribers. You can pick that up <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/f27e59r141bux6a/Bujo%20Calendar.jpg?dl=0" target="_blank">here.</a> The rest of these pages are hand drawn (please note that in all of my spreads, I've blocked out the birthdays listed here to protect the privacy of my friends and family...so that explains the random red rectangle on the birthdays section below). <br />
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The next spread here was created by using a calendar offered by the Petite Planner. If you like here calendar, you can get it by joining her email list, which will grant you access to her <a href="https://thepetiteplanner.com/vip-resource-library/" target="_blank">VIP Resource Library.</a><br />
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On this spread, the calendar grid and title treatments are Erin's, as well as the sheet with the journaling spaces, banners, and the orange accents at the top. Everything was black and white, except for the word August, so I colored in the elements to match the lettering Erin created. I created the word art and the orange drawings the bottom myself.<br />
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The only other page I've done so far for August is this packing list for Brave Girl Symposium, since this will be the only one I'll have time to finish before the summer's over, and I only decided last minute to go that event. It looks a lot like the one I did last year for a similar, trip, but I'm adding in a bit of color since I threw in some of my Bitmojis. When I return from Symposium, the plan is to add some drawings into those two wonky rectangles on the bottom left page. <br />
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I hope you guys enjoyed seeing these abbreviated summer pages. I think it's fine to simplify areas of our life when things get busy, and this worked really well for me. I hope you guys that are in the summer season are enjoying the last few days of this lovely time of year. Give me a holler and let me know what you do with your BuJo in the summer. Do you choose to keep going full bore with the same types of pages as you do in fall and winter, or do you simplify? Or maybe you do more? I'd love to hear what works for you.<br />
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I'm preparing to go to a mixed media art retreat, Art and Soul Colorado, in just a few days. One of the fun things I'm looking forward to is doing trades...in other words, any participant who's interested makes us a small item to trade with others in between classes. Some make artistic trading cards, small figures, or pins. I wanted to do something a little different, so after doing some research about trades, I opted to make these key chains. Out of necessity, I needed to make something that would be light and not too heavy in my luggage, as well something that wouldn't bog me down as I carried my bag of trades around at the retreat. <br />
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I was excited to make these, not only because they'd be different, but because they look so cool. They are pretty easy to make if you have everything you need. Here's a supply list if you'd like to your hand at this. For each keychain, you'll need:<br />
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-2 larger washers (3/8 in or 9.5 mm)<br />
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-small strips of patterned paper, washi tape, or thin ribbon (use your stash!)<br />
A larger, thicker ribbon to put on the bottom of your keychain (cut into a strip about 1/2 - 3/4 in. wide and about 3-4 inches long)<br />
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Step One: Gluing on the Washers<br />
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Using the E6000 glue, adhere one of the large washers to one end of the cork. Allow to dry overnight to prevent headaches when assembling the rest of your keychain(s). <br />
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On one end of your cork, start screwing your eyelet into the cork through the hole on the smallest eyelet (don't put any glue down into the hole just yet!). Tighten the eyelet down until it fits flush with the top of the small eyelet. Carefully pull the eyelet back out of your cork.<br />
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The key chain is finished, and making it is pretty easy!! The most time consuming part is the drying time, but once that is done, the rest of the key chain is quick to assemble. <br />
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Here's a small sampling of the a few of the key chains I made. I used plaid ribbons for the bottom of the chains, but any ribbon you prefer could easily be substituted. <br />
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Thanks for checking out this project and I hope you'll let me know if you give making the key chains a shot. <br />
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Hey guys! How is your month going so far? I'm glad May is here, and I can see some fun things coming my way, as well as some difficult things I will have to work my way through this month. </div>
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As Mother's Day approaches, I find myself both thankful for the blessing it is to raise my children, and the sadness for the things that are testing my mettle as a mom and a person. I remind myself that the bad things will pass, hopefully there are enough good things that are going on with my family, and that we will end up better people in the end. If you have a mom in your life, please celebrate and honor her, whether you celebrate Mother's Day or not. She will love you for it. </div>
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In the midst of everything I have going on, having a bullet journal to plan things out will help me have the most positive and productive month I can. </div>
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If this is your first visit to my blog, welcome! Just an FYI, I use the following for digital bullet journaling: </div>
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If you'd like to watch my video on this month's planning, here's the video: </div>
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Here are my page spreads for this month. At this point, I have only a few to share. There will be more later on, as I'm taking another BuJo doodling class. I hope you'll check back for more pages as the month goes on. </div>
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I wanted to throw this one in here, showing a better way to use my Bitmoji avatar, since the last one was a bit smaller than I intended. I made the Bitmoji a larger and more prominent in the page design here and like this a lot better. If you wanna see how I created stickers with my Bitmoji, check out <a href="http://common-sense-scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2018/04/plan-with-me-april-2018.html" target="_blank">last month's post. </a></div>
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Here is this week's spread...which I tried a little experiment with. Part of it I really like, and part of it I feel like could be better. However, I also realize that not every spread needs to be an award winner, and that my BuJo is a perfect place to try things out and it's not a big deal if things don't work out the way I expected. It was a fun thing for me to use hexagons, and in the future I'll try again and improve on this. The colors are awesome and it was fun trying it out. </div>
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For my memories and calendar pages, I decided to limit each of them to one page. April was super busy and I spent time doing a lot of basic things to keep my household running, and had some deadlines to meet. It was much easier to just use one page each for these two items. The memories page is all my work, and I hand drew the calendar grid, lettering and numbers myself. The "May" word art and the two washi tape strips are also from the Boho Berry Resource library. It was so cool working those into my calendar page. </div>
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I'm including another packing list, since I'm heading to an art journaling retreat near the end of the month. Can you tell I'm loving my Bitmojis? There isn't a ton on this page right now, but I don't want to fill too much in until I get my list items written down. I'll give you another peek next month when the page is finished. </div>
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I'm excited to bring you a review on the <a href="https://www.paperlesspost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Paperless Post.</a> This is an online</div>
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***Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. I wasn't paid a monetary sum, but instead was compensated with coins (i.e. store credit) to create some cards and blog about it. However, please note that I wasn't required to give only a positive review. I'm free to give my own thoughts about what I liked/disliked in regards to their website, app, and the products available therein. All opinions in this review are my own. I'm a blogger/YouTuber who only collaborates with companies who will allow me to share my honest feelings about their offerings.***<br />
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When I was first contacted about a review of the e-cards, invitations, and stationary available on the Paperless Post, I was a bit skeptical. To be honest, most e-cards I've seen are pretty cheesy and unimpressive. I've sent very few of them to friends and family because I'd rather create something in Photoshop and send it on. Once I browsed the site and saw the quality of the items there, I jumped at the chance to play with these e-cards. </div>
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I was pleasantly surprised to find beautiful, high quality card options at the Paperless Post. Well-known designers, such as Jonathan Adler, Kate Spade, Vera Wang, Oscar De La Renta (one of my personal favorites), and more have gorgeous cards and stationery available there:</div>
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Here are some of the Oscar De La Renta cards I plan on using in the near future. These are so elegant and have gorgeous detail: </div>
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There are times when I've wanted to send a premade e-card, especially when I've used up all my paper handmade cards, and need something really nice in a pinch. Or perhaps I want to send a note or invitation to a friend who lives in a different country, and don't have time to get down to the post office. Now that I've found the Paperless Post, their beautiful e-cards and invitations will fit the bill.<br />
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If you'd like to try your hand at making an e-card on Paperless Post, I'd suggest doing a few things to get going. I've included useful, clear visuals here, because I feel it's easier to also "show" rather than just "tell" you how this works. Please note that there are parts of some pictures I've blurred out to protect the privacy of myself and the others I sent e-cards to. Remember to click on any of the photo thumbnails below to get a larger, better look. </div>
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<b>1 - create an account & buy some coins</b>. To make e-cards on The Paperless Post, you must purchase some store credit, which is in the form of coins. Coins can range in value from about 14 -30 cents apiece. See the <a href="https://paperlesspost.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204329090-Coins-pricing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coins And Pricing Page </a>for more info and to view to coin package purchase options. I believe sending a card is approximately 30 cents or so, depending on the options you choose for customization. There are free cards and accessories (i.e. stamps, envelopes, envelope liners, etc.), but it's more fun if you have some coins to buy the other options that require a purchase. </div>
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2 - Browse through the various card types (invitations, birthday cards, thank you cards, photo cards, and more) and choose some favorite designs. As you look through the card selections available, you'll see a little heart under each one. Click the heart to add the card to your favorites. I find that the process of sending cards is much faster and easier if I'm looking through designs I know appeal to me. <br />
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While this website is an awesome place to create and send out invitations, I find myself drawn more the other types of cards, such as birthday, "just because," and holiday cards. </div>
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Today, I'm going to take you through the process of creating and sending a birthday card. </div>
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First, I chose my card for a male relative who's recently celebrated his birthday (cost for this card is 2 coins): </div>
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Next, I clicked on the card, which took me into "Customize" mode on the website. From here I get to modify the text and some other options, such as envelope, envelope liner, the postage stamp and the backdrop the card sits on. While the free accessory options were great, I chose to go with items that cost a few coins here and there. Most of the cards I sent out while I was learning my way around the site/app cost me around 3-6 coins. I felt it was worth it.<br />
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After selecting the card, I clicked the arrow on the right side of the screen to get to the next section, where I choose a backdrop for it. My card will sit on the backdrop, and there are many options here. The default background is a lovely white & gray marble background, which is a fine choice, or you can remove the background altogether if that's your preference. I chose the gray fabric one, since it makes the design on the card pop (cost for that was 1 coin):<br />
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The third section allowed me to personalize the sentiment. The text options screen allows you to choose from several fonts, and you're also allowed to recolor and resize as well.<br />
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This step is a seamless process and can be done quickly. You can choose to send it to one or as many recipients as you choose using your address book, or if needed, you can type in a single email address in the second section below (I'm not 100% sure, but I think it costs 1 coin to email each card).<br />
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Since this card costs 6 coins per recipient, I take this into account before sending it off. In other words, if I send off 3 cards, there will be a total of 18 coins deducted from my account. There will also be a chance to preview how the card will look when it's sent to your special person (see thumbnails below). Cards created here have a fun animation sequence where it pops the card out of the envelope and allows your recipient to read it: <br />
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If you'd like to see how the card animation in action, please watch the companion video I put up on my YouTube channel (the animation is super cool):<br />
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One thing I really appreciate about sending these e-cards is you know if your card has been sent or not. Paperless Post sends a confirmation email informing you of the card's delivery, as well as some other nice options shown above. It's also handy that you're able to go back to your virtual "post box" and see who has read your cards, how many are unopened, and so on. The post box is found by clicking on your account name or email in the upper right corner:<br />
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Aside from creating a card, there are a few other things I think would be helpful to anyone who stumbled onto Paperless Post for the first time. </div>
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Any greeting, birthday, Christmas, and most other types of cards that aren't previewed as invitations can be made into an invitation. You're able to track invitations or any cards you've sent here on your tracking page, which you can find by accessing your account dashboard. Below you can see that I have only one recipient for my birthday card, but if I'd chosen to make an invitation instead and send it out to ten recipients, I could track whether or not all of them had received their invites. I could further see if RSVPs had been replied to, export a list to email or other places, or print the list. Paperless Post really rocks this functionality!</div>
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Another incredibly awesome feature is the ability to include an auto-generated map to your invitation. Here's a invitation preview of a garden party invitation:<br />
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If I chose to send out invitations to a guest list I create for this event, I can type in the address of the location, house, venue, etc., and a map is included in the email along with the card:<br />
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One of the things I love the most about Paperless Post is the impeccable, high quality and beautiful aesthetic of these cards. Being a digital scrapbooker, I'm a real stickler for high resolution, good design, visual interest, and good color payoff on any digital items. I find that you get all of these things with these e-cards.<br />
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For instance, here's the envelope and liner for the garden party card I showed you above, as well as a card I sent to my hubby last week. Check out the luscious details I've pointed out. Very few, if any, other e-cards have this amount of detail, or the same fun accessories available to their end users: <br />
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First, I felt like the best experience happened on my laptop. It's just easier to see the various customization options on the big screen, as you can tell from the photos included here. I had to play with the app for awhile before I figured out how to change out accessories, but finally found out how to get it to work. After opening the app, I chose this path: create>thank you cards (or any other type you want) & design for online. </div>
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The iPad app works very similarly, however, I don't have photos for you because the app acted sluggish or froze up on me. I had to close the app and start over, and got so frustrated because I came up with no visual examples for you. I had better luck going to the website on my iPad, and could view and make cards much the same way as I did with my laptop. I would suggest doing that until some updates are done for the iPad app. </div>
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The Pros:</div>
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-high quality resolution on all site offerings </div>
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The Cons: </div>
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-only a few free designs for cards and accessories</div>
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My verdict? While there are some things I'd like to change, I still really like and enjoy using Paperless Post e-cards. I feel like customers get a good product or an inexpensive fee, the prices are comparable to other e-card services, and the Paperless Post has nice offerings that other similar websites just don't offer. </div>
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I would highly recommend Paperless Post and hope you will check them out. You can find them at <a href="http://www.paperlesspost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.paperlesspost.com</a>. Should you choose to open an account with them, I believe you are gifted with 20 free coins to get started. I hope you enjoyed this post, and let me know if decide to make some e-cards with Paperless Post. I'd love to know how it went or hear your thoughts on e-cards. </div>
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<br />Lorellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822707832885818449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287643253612146510.post-2797348541033895212018-04-14T15:56:00.000-06:002018-04-17T15:59:54.557-06:00Plan With Me --- April 2018<br />
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Hello everyone, and I hope all of you who celebrate Easter had a blessed and joyous holiday! I'm back with this month's entries in my digital bullet journal. If you guys are interested, here's this month's video:<br />
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Also, I like to include a closer look at each page spread here on the blog if you guys wanna see them in more detail than you can see on the video. As always, click on any picture you want a larger view of. <br />
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I'm starting with a packing list layout I made last month before my hubby and I celebrated our anniversary:<br />
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Over the last year, I've found that writing my packing lists in my BuJo works better than other methods I've tried. I remember more of the things I want to bring, and forget items I want to bring less. My hubby and I took a few days away without the kids to celebrate this milestone. I think this one is the best to date because I used a few more categories than I have in the past and it was easier to get things packed as I went. Plus, I decided to try drawing some make up and skin care doodles, which I was unsure about, but I think they turned out great!<br />
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Before I started into April's entries, I documented the craziness of March:<br />
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I didn't feel quite satisfied with this one...with one of the kids had surgery twice and between taking care of her, the rest of the kids being out for spring break, and celebrating my anniversary, there wasn't much spare time to work in my BuJo or create drawings. This page is more word art than anything, but that was my month! March went quickly and I felt a bit overwhelmed, so I guess you can see how real life creeps into a bullet journal.<br />
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Even though it takes a bit longer, I enjoy creating a calendar that spreads across two pages. I like the restfulness of the negative space between the boxes and how easily the eye goes across the page. The wavy lines are awesome, and I also love the look of the dashed outlines (the second picture is zoomed in so you can see how fun the detail is).<br />
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Because so much was going on, I didn't get a page spread for the first week of April, so I decided to just skip to the following week and get that one done. I opted to keep it simple...it was important to get the spread done and ready to use rather than trying to come up with a fancy layout. <br />
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This is not my original idea --- I watched a video by Kara, from Boho Berry about creating and using digital stickers in your digital BuJo. You can <a href="https://youtu.be/ZjXBaZD-Tzg" target="_blank">watch her video </a>to learn how to do this. </div>
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Since I'm not using the same app as her, I simply chose to to into the <a href="https://www.bitmoji.com/" target="_blank">Bitmoji app,</a> copy some of my Bitmojis into a folder in my camera roll, then bring them into Morpholio Journal as I do other types of photos. Resizing and placing them into my digital BuJo is tricky sometimes, but I still thought it was super fun! Now that I have some of them saved as stickers, I'm going to build a few spreads around them in the next few weeks! </div>
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Happy March, everyone! I hope you enjoying the fresh start that comes with the beginning of a new month. I feel like I'm on a roll, staying consistent with blog and YouTube posts. I feel like I'm starting to find my rhythm for planning and following through, and I hope you've noticed! </div>
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If you'd rather read about this month's spreads, you can see them below. Before I get started on the new month, I usually find myself going back to finish the previous month's memories. This spread was greatly influenced by the <a href="https://thepetiteplanner.teachable.com/p/rock-your-journal" target="_blank">Rock Your Journal Mastermind Class</a> I took from Erin Nichols, who blogs over at The Petite Planner. I took it during the last part of January and pretty much all of February and learned so much. On this spread, the title treatment and the pink banner are two elements are I learned how to do during the class. I've struggled a bit with banners --- curled banners especially. It's so nice now to be able do one up myself without having to use a premade one!</div>
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Another one of my class assignments that I completed last month was this page. We were asked to do a special collection page, or in other words, a spread created for a distinct purpose other than the normal pages that are created each month. I wanted to make sure it was a set of pages that would be useful to me, as I'm not needing tracker pages, etc. I decided to make pages for date night ideas, since my husband and I are often struggling to find something to do besides dinner and a movie. I was happy after this list was done and look forward to trying out some of these with my hubby.<br />
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Instead of using the premade calendar I created, I decided to draw out this month's spreads, using a format suggested in Erin's class. I didn't think I would like it, but plunged ahead anyway because it looked so cool in the class samples. The flower doodles are things I also learned in the class as well. I love how it turned out. If I find this format works, I may just make up a premade sheet for this, too!<br />
I really wanted some soft, spring colors for this month, and love how it looks. I'm so ready for warmer weather and pretty blooms, and this spread reflects that. <br />
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Here is the first weekly spread of the month, which I topped with folded banners. I need to work on keeping both page banners similar in proportion, but I love that I drew them! I'm proof that a person can better at something with continued effort at learning new skills and practicing them. If you learn nothing else from reading my blog, I hope it's that you don't have be perfect to learn something artistic and enjoy it. <br />
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This last spread is the weekly that I'm currently working in. I've been in the mood for some curvy, swirly-ness to my standard spread design, so I added some to these pages. I'm also looking forward to tulips blooming, so I added a few small tulip embellishments as well. <br />
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Let me know how your bullet journal is coming along so far, and if there are any new techniques or skills you are trying out. I hope this is an awesome month for all of you!Lorellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822707832885818449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287643253612146510.post-44182736726808701112018-03-03T19:49:00.001-07:002018-03-03T20:48:47.949-07:00Celebrating 100+ subscribers on my YouTube Channel (With Freebies)!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey guys! I've been working on this post for a few months now. I've been so excited to see the number of subscribers slowly but surely growing, and I wanted to do something to say thank you. I know a lot of people like to celebrate when they reach 1K, or even 100K, but I feel like kicking up my heels now, since my subscriber list is a bit over 100. I think small victories should be celebrated as well as the larger ones, and it's no small thing to me that this many of you follow me now.<br />
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I was so freaking scared when I made my first video. I had to start over about ten times, I waited a 5 months or so before I decided to edit and publish it, and mustering up the courage to actually hit the publish button on my YouTube channel took a lot.<br />
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Those of you who've taken time to contact me, leave comments, and follow me here and on social media have really made my day and brightened so many moments in the past year or so. Thanks for the encouragement and taking time to watch my content.<br />
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As a small token of my thanks, please enjoy these downloadable files. I hope you find them useful and like them. Please give me a holler if you use them in any of your projects.<br />
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Blank calendar grid: https://www.dropbox.com/s/f27e59r141bux6a/Bujo%20Calendar.jpg?dl=0<br />
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Doodles, word art, and shape stickers (one one sheet): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lzxtjuyfsiwt9mn/AABbzY4vbinMcKl8ua75f4W5a?dl=0<br />
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Zip File of individual stickers, doodles, and word art (same as what you see above, but each image is its own individual file): https://www.dropbox.com/s/i7v4os693ux9hls/individual%20journal%20stickers.zip?dl=0<br />
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I've been wanting to show everyone how I optimize the Photoshop Elements Photo Editor (i.e. the workspace) for digital scrapbooking. It takes about 15 minutes or so to get things set up, and then PSE can really go to work for you. I made a video showing the process, because writing it all out and telling you is not the same as showing you. Here's the video for you to watch if you wish: </div>
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Well, hello everyone! How is your February going? Mine is getting a little less hectic, since we finished off a marathon of four birthdays in my family, all of which were with a few days or weeks of each other. There's hardly been a moment to stop and take a breath, but I'm happy now that I can get back to a somewhat normal routine. </div>
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Here's a better look at each of the spreads for those of you who want to see them in more detail.<br />
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First up is the previous month's memory page. These types of spreads are my favorite right now. It feels so good to sit down and document what's been going on with me and my family over the past few weeks. Creating the drawings is super theraputic for me, since it involves coloring, which I've loved way before the adult coloring trend was even a thing! <br />
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This spread may not vary too much each month...we'll just have to see how it goes. For right now, I love having a monthly calendar and my video/planning sheet plopped in there. While I've only been using the planning sheet for a week or two, it is really helping me to have that visual reminder and a way to write down what I want to to do. If I write it down, I'm much more likely to follow through with my plan. I love the colors here...so many pinks and purples! <br />
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Since the last part of January and the first partial week of February were during the same week, you can find that weekly spread <a href="https://common-sense-scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-bullet-journal-set-up-and-january.html" target="_blank">right here.</a> My first entire week of this month is what you see below. <br />
I made the pages look torn, which is quickly becoming a go to for weeklies, and did up this lettering myself. <br />
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On the first of the month, I started taking Erin Nichol's (of The Petite Planner Blog) <a href="https://thepetiteplanner.teachable.com/p/rock-your-journal" target="_blank">Rock Your Journal Class. </a><br />
It's an entire course for anyone who wants to start bullet journaling, and those of us who've been doing it for awhile but still want to improve. Erin has done an amazing job keeping the lessons doable, but still fun and interesting. Out of the gate, I found myself learning something I didn't know, but not feeling like I had to practice for hours to actually get the gist of what was being taught. I was able to practice and then have my first assignment posted in the private class Facebook group for class members. I'm doing all of my practice in my BuJo, and here is the spread I did on my first practice session/assignment. <br />
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OK, and for those of you who took time to visit my blog, I'm posting some bonus page spreads I didn't show on my my YouTube video for this month. You will only see them here! These are spreads I did for the class that I finished after the video was up.<br />
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For this assignment, I was supposed to write my name using different lettering styles:<br />
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What does your bullet journal looking like for February? Shoot me a reply or send me a picture or two...I'd love to see your pages. I hope your day is fabulous! <br />
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I hope everyone is enjoying 2018 so far! Around here, we are in the midst of celebrating birthdays and being happy that we don't have the type of winter we had last year at this time, when we had crazy amounts of snow. I'm thankful for the mild weather we are experiencing.<br />
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I've also been busy getting my bullet journal set up for the new year. It's been a bit challenging to get it done, with so much happening around here, but here is my video showing you the direction I've decided to go:<br />
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If you'd rather read about my pages than watch the video, pictures of each spread are below. For most of the pages you'll see, I used the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/530249880/2018-everyday-planner-update-digital-pdf?ref=related-4" target="_blank">2018 Planner Update Kit. </a>You can find this in her Etsy shop, and I think it's a great deal considering all the goodies you get in it. I personally love the color scheme and her design style.<br />
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Here is my title page and key. I used one of MissTiina's planner covers, which I modified a bit. The page was titled "Everyday Planner, which I colored over and then wrote "Bullet Journal" instead. I had a gap at the top of the page, since the cover didn't fit the BuJo page well, so I hand lettered the year in that space. For the page, I popped in an insert that was supposed to be for notes, lettered a title at the top, an modified the banner printed there by coloring over words and adding in a heart.<br />
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I could've easily passed this kit over, because the titles and words weren't exactly fitting for it. By drawing over the elements that didn't suit me so well, I customized it but still used the cute design elements I could still make use of.<br />
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Here is a page spread I inserted from the kit. It was intended to be yearly notes, but again, I modified it to become my index. I colored white on the little banner flags so that these can be category titles instead of months of the year. The title lettering is one I came up with myself, based on a year of practicing other styles. <br />
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I'm awfully proud of this spread! I didn't use any pages from the planner kit --- I used the same color scheme, but everything else was created by me! I drew it all and love that it ties in with the rest of the pages I'm showing today. I felt like my future log from last year was way too boring, and this one makes me happy. I will be looking at this a lot more than last year's. </div>
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I made a Year-at-a-Glance page, as well as a more YouTube/Blogging schedule for this year as well. The calendar is from MissTiina, but everything else on this spread my work. I find that I can't just rely on my future log...I need to see where days of the month fall, especially if my family and I are planning a trip, event, etc. I'm such a visual person, and so this alternate view helps me so much. I also decided to plan out my YouTube blog posts for the year so that I try and be more consistent. I have a harder time staying on track if I don't write it down, so here' hoping I can post more regularly for you guys!<br />
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Once I got done with the yearly set up, I finally was able to move into my January spreads. I did my monthly calendar, as per usual, but also decided to put in a monthly plan for filming videos, since doing this often goes by the wayside as I try to keep up with my daily family responsibilities. I'm trying to break it down into chunks that I can fit in with my daily routine so it's more manageable. We'll see how it goes!<br />
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I was only able to get in two weekly spreads for January. I did borrow a lettering style from the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/268456827771513486/" target="_blank">Pinterest Board</a> I curated on hand lettering for the second spread, but otherwise the rest of these spreads are my original work. I chose to keep them simple since the end of the month was drawing near, and I wanted to make sure I got February's spreads done on time. <br />
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Alrighty, guys! I believe we've reached the end of this post. Thanks for sticking with it until the end of the post. Let me know what your 2018 BuJo set up looks like, if you feel so inclined. I hope you have a spectacular day!<br />
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Hello everyone and how is your December going? I hope your holiday season is enjoyable for you so far, no matter what special day(s) your are celebrating. This month is busy for me, as expected, but it has been pleasant at the same time. And, because I want this season to remain a happy time and not get too crazy, I decided to keep my bullet journal simple with fewer entries. And, like last month, my spreads may look a bit atypical. I won't have any weekly logs and have replaced them with other types of entries that work better for me at this time.<br />
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I used the <a href="http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/Holiday-Memories-Planner-Stickers.html" target="_blank">Holiday Memories Planner Stickers Digital kit</a>, by Little Bit Shoppe, on some of these spreads. You can find this store at the DigiChick digital scrapbooking site. You can watch my planning video here: <br />
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My holiday "brain dump" page will stand in for my weekly spreads. I would rather just have a place to write down things I think of spontaneously and need to get done. This list will be comprised of non-Christmas tasks, appointments, and other things that I need to remember and get done. None of the weeks in December will be like my "normal" weekdays, I think I will find it easier to just have one place to write down things I want to do during the month.<br />
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This is another spread that I think will serve me better than weekly spreads this time around. I have a running to do list of things related to the holidays that I want to get done. Having my holiday tasks separate from my everyday chores and appointments helps me to not feel so overwhelmed, and I can check them off as I go. <br />
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Additionally, when I get bogged down between daily and holiday to do lists, I often forget fun things I want to do like watch my favorite Christmas movies and shows, and making treats with the kids often goes out the window. I'm glad to have this written down in one spot so the fun stuff won't get neglected. <br />
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I love advent calendars and counting down the days, so I couldn't resist putting one in my BuJo. I decided to write down one scripture a day through Christmas. If scriptures are not your thing, you could easily write down a holiday quote daily, or holiday song lyrics, or your favorite things about the holidays. This page spread is easy to customize. <br />
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Remember when I said I would be doing fewer spreads? Well, that's all of them for now. <br />
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My goal for my next blog post is to show you how I'm setting up my Journal Your Christmas album for the 2017 season. Stay tuned for that and it's coming as soon as I can pull it all together!<br />
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Enjoy the magic of this great time of year!<br />
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Hey guys! Do you ever get the itch to just tackle a project that has been bugging you? It doesn't happen everyday for me, but when that urge hits, I know it's time to follow to go with it! In late October and most of November, I was on a mission to edit my closet...or purge it of stuff I wasn't wearing or didn't need...or dejunk it. However you want to put it, I knew it was time to give it a good cleaning. </div>
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I spent time deciding if I wanted to do a capsule wardrobe (see my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lorell_rogers/recreating-my-wardrobe/" target="_blank">wardrobe Pinterest Board Here</a>), or if I wanted to make it a little smarter and easier to work with. In the end, I just couldn't bring myself to do a capsule wardrobe. I felt like I would get super bored with such a small collection of clothes. </div>
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The first blogger I found is <a href="http://www.rebeccajacobs.style/" target="_blank">Rebecca Jacobs. </a></div>
If you sign up to receive her emails, you can get a free style worksheet. It takes you through some exercizes to figure out what your personal style is, and I found it to be so helpful. Although her intention is for you to print the worksheet and write on it, I simply took her questions and ideas and used them on pages I created in my bullet journal. While my pages don't look like hers, the content is the same. I enjoyed having them in my journal rather than having to go to a separate document in another app. I like going back and looking at these spreads when I'm out shopping and can't remember what items I still need to buy. Here's what I came up with for these pages:<br />
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This spread was all about brainstorming things I liked, including colors, fabrics, looks, etc. Based on the word cloud, I wrote down what is at the core of my own style, and what clothes I feel confident in, and so on. I highly recommend you get the workbook if you'd like to revamp your closet. </div>
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This spread with the pie chart helps me identify the activities in my life and the clothes that go along with it. I'm a stay at home mom, so obviously, business suits and work wear won't fit my lifestyle, at least not at this point in my journey. The green section of the pie chart is dedicated to being a mom, and then the other smaller areas of my life are the other pieces of the pie. I wrote down a list of what clothes are and are not comfy for me and my where I am right now.<br />
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For this next set of pages, I used a wardrobe guide that you can find on Corinna's blog, <a href="https://www.nowthaticando.com/" target="_blank">Now That I Can Do, Mama! </a>I was so thrilled to find this blog, because it is for moms who want to look, feel and dress nice. I love Corinna's approach because she isn't telling busy women to take hours to get ready, to deal with a fussy system, or spend crazy amounts of money on a wardrobe. She encourages moderation, thrift, and keeping things doable. <br />
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One of the first things you'll see when you visit her blog is a free year round wardrobe guide that you can download for free. This PDF file will guide you through finding pieces to make a cute, stylish wardrobe that is also comfortable and practical for the everyday life of a mom. This guide is only a preview, but you can purchase the full guide from Corinna. I opted to buy the guide and I really enjoy it. I used the shopping guide and the wardrobe plane to make the spread above. I chose a main color scheme along with neutral and accent color groupings to help me create a cohesive wardrobe. <br />
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I could have done this all on a paper print out of her plan, but I used the print out to brainstorm and get my ideas down, then I transferred my final shopping list, color schemes, and other notes here in my journal. I don't want to have to worry about losing papers or having to store them somewhere.<br />
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This was the sole weekly spread I made for November. I am really proud of this one and love the color combo especially. I didn't make other weekly spreads simply because I was so immersed in going through my closet. I decided to let my bullet journal reflect what I was most interested at the time.<br />
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And last but not least, I also kept my monthly memories page. November didn't seem like a busy month at first, but when I look back on this spread, I can see I was on the go a lot! Maybe that's why it seemed to go by really quickly!<br />
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That should do it for this post. Let me know what you guys think of these pages. Did you like it? Was it too weird for you? Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. <br />
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I always appreciate you taking time to read my content. Have a wonderful day!<br />
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Here I am, showing you my BuJo spreads for another month! And don't fret if you are wanting digital layouts or hybrid cards...I promise those are coming as well! But for now, here's my latest video:<br />
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Here are my first two weekly spreads for the month of October. I've followed similar formats before, but remixed them with little ideas I had along the way, like the swirly box headings I added to the lower layout. Lettering styles I used from my Pinterest board include <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/268456827771417000/" target="_blank">Coeur</a> (top spread) and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/268456827771170384/" target="_blank">Skinny Letters</a> (lower layout).<br />
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As usual, I'm showing you this month's gratitude log and doodles. Just to let you know, I created a printable that I used for this month's gratitude log...stay tuned for details on how to get that printable goody in an upcoming video and blog post. I'm excited to share more about that! </div>
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My doodles for this month are still based on Erin's prompts from her blog, The Petite Planner. Instead of drawing out my grid, I downloaded one from her resource library. You need to sign up for her email list, which you can do <a href="http://thepetiteplanner.com/halloween-doodle-challenge2017/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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This doodle sheet had a title, but I cropped it out in Morpholio and made my own heading, because I wanted to include my own hand lettering. If the thought of hand lettering makes you queasy, you will probably prefer to keep the lovely lettered title that's already on the sheet. </div>
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Thanks a ton for stopping by to read my post and enjoy your day!Lorellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822707832885818449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287643253612146510.post-20717873425717628272017-09-17T15:02:00.000-06:002017-10-26T15:09:01.337-06:00Plan With Me --- September 2017<br />
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Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the change of seasons. Here in Idaho, there's lots of beautiful Fall color going on:<br />
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Here are my page spreads for September. I hope you enjoy them. I will include appropriate links for any items and/or products I used on my spreads (or any borrowed ideas I incorporated). I always try to give credit to others who have inspired me.<br />
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First up is my September calendar, and in place of a habit tracker, I decided just to leave a space to write some things I accomplished this month. I thought it might be more encouraging to actually record my successes instead of trying to keep up with a habit tracker. I often forgot to fill in the tracker or got frustrated because I didn't get as much done as I hoped, so I decided to give it a rest for now. I felt a lot more productive and positive seeing what I got done, rather than what I didn't.<br />
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Where to find the September 17th Oodles of Doodles: <a href="http://thepetiteplanner.com/september-doodle-challenge/" target="_blank">Sept. 2017 Oodles of Doodles</a> </div>
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Here is what I did for my gratitude log, Oodles of Doodles challenge, and my August memories. It was especially fun to document the eclipse! I wasn't sure if I'd be able to draw the sun with the corona, but I think it turned out pretty good!</div>
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Here is a link to my pinterest board that shows the lettering style I used for my title on this page: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/268456827771302245/" target="_blank">title lettering style</a> </div>
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And, for my mood tracker, I decided to change it up again, so I went with another linear format. I had a light bulb moment where I remembered that abacuses (or abaci?) are a great way to show a linear record of something, so I came up with my own abacus after looking at google images and deciding what type I wanted to draw. It's fun, but it's also super easy to see which of my moods are predominating.<br />
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Lettering style used on my September Memories Page: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/268456827771419123/" target="_blank">Nova Lettering Style</a><br />
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The last spread I wanted to share with you guys is the one I'm the most proud of. I came up with the idea on my own. I decided to make one of my weekly Spreads with a school theme, and for each of the blocks I created for a day of the week, I made it look like a torn piece of spiral notebook paper:<br />
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Check out the video I posted to get a better idea of how I created the torn edges:<br />
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Also, I said that I would write down the colors I used from each palette in the Morpholio App in case you wanted to recreate this yourself:<br />
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Purple: from the Engineering color scheme (it's the only purple in that grouping).<br />
Orange: from the Automotive color scheme (in the second row, the second color from the right edge).<br />
Red: find it in the Automotive scheme (in the the first row, just after the darkest black).<br />
Yellow: from the Diagrams scheme (first row, third color from the left).<br />
Blue: find it in the Comic Art scheme(second row, the only blue in that grouping)<br />
White: You'll see it in the first color scheme at the top of the Palettes tool, in the grouping called "Trace." It's the only white there.<br />
Light Blue lines on Notebook paper: this color's in the Engineering scheme. You'll see it on the second row of hues, right after the lime green color.<br />
Black: also from the Trace color scheme.<br />
Faint gray used to create paper tears: The very first color in the Automotive palette. <br />
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Alright then, guys! I hope you are enjoying bullet journaling this month, and feel free to contact me with any questions. Let me know what has been working well in your bullet journal this month.<br />
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It's making my head spin to think that August is here already...and while we're on that subject, where did the summer go? It seems like it's shorter and shorter each year and we stay so busy. With my kids getting older and going more places nowadays, there's never a dull moment. I need my digital BuJo more than ever right now, especially since the kids will be in school before I know it.<br />
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Here are links to some of my Pinterest boards and pins that were mentioned in the video:<br />
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lorell_rogers/" target="_blank">All of My Pinterest Boards</a><br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lorell_rogers/bullet-journal-inspiration/" target="_blank">My Bullet Journal Inspiration Pinterest board</a><br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lorell_rogers/hand-lettered-alphabets/" target="_blank">Hand Lettering Pinterest Board</a><br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/268456827771147010/" target="_blank">Pin With Mood Tracker</a><br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXBBtoUla40/?taken-by=the.petite.planner" target="_blank">Doodle Challenge by the Petite Planner</a><br />
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I'm posting photos of the journal spreads I included in the video, in case you wanted to get a better look at them. I hope you enjoy seeing what I did, and since I didn't include a habit tracker on the page opposite the month of August, feel free to leave a suggestion on what you think would make a good replacement.<br />
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Let me know how you like these pages, and I'd be curious to see what you are doing in your bullet journal this month. Have a great day and happy Planning!<br />
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Do you ever miss the many different scrapbooking magazines that used to be available? I used to see them so frequently, not only in the local scrapbooking store (aka LSS), but in pretty much every grocery store I frequented, bookstores, gas stations, and more. Nowadays, it's harder to find them...thankfully, there's still <a href="http://www.scrapbookandcards.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook & Cards Today. </a>I'm grateful for it, and love to read it, but I still get sad that there's only scrapbooking publication left. Back in the day, when there were plenty to choose from, I felt like the magazines were the best source for spotting papercrafting trends.<br />
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I know there's a ton of inspiration online, but just trying to find info on the current year's trends is a bit hard. It feels like most posts or online articles about what's trending are focused on one brand, and I think that it's nice to be able to look across all the offerings available. There was one blog I used to visit that had a series on trends, but they stopped posting about that about 2 years ago.<br />
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So, after doing my own research on this year's trends both in print and online, I decided to do videos and blog featuring a current trend. Here is my first video in this series, which showcases the "tropical" trend:<br />
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I created a Pinterest board for things I found that show the popularity of Tropical Chic, which does have scrapbooking layouts and cards, but also food ideas, home decor, jewelry, party favors, and more. If you have any doubts as to how well-liked this trend is, the objects I've gathered here should put them to rest:<br />
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Since trends are seen across multiple areas, it's no surprise that it's also popped up into paper crafting. I was easily able to find tropical- themed digital scrapbooking kits. The one I chose to use for the projects I'm showing you today were made with the "Pineapple of My Eye" digital kit by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio at Sweet Shoppe Designs:<br />
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The first project I'm sharing here is my digital bullet journaling spread. I imported a jpeg image of a single pineapple as well as a white ribbon with little pineapples on it. I used the ribbon as a border and placed a little pineapple next to each day of the week. From there, I just used my Apple pencil to doodle in the <a href="http://morpholioapps.com/journal/" target="_blank">Morpholio Journal App</a> and added the writing for each section of the spread. <br />
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Up next is this scrapbook page I made about a pool day we had during our DisneyWorld vacation. The pool was at the Music Resort, and while it did have pools shaped like musical instruments, the main feel was more tropical, so this kit was perfect. </div>
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I couldn't resist using the kit to make a card...this pineapple element was calling to me, so here you go:<br />
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Here's the list of traditional supplies I used for this card. If I couldn't find a link to a particular product, then I provided a link to one that's similar:<br />
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<a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/bb-t1-140.html?w=bazzill+cardstock+pink" target="_blank">Pink Bazzill Cardstock</a><br />
<a href="http://www.michaels.com/multicolored-rhinestone-stickers-by-recollections/10327131.html" target="_blank">Recollections colored rhinestones</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.michaels.com/ashland-natural-raffia/10189621.html" target="_blank">raffia</a><br />
a button from my stash. You can use anything you have on hand...I fully encourage using your stash whenever you can.<br />
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I hope you guys enjoyed my take on the tropical trend...if you feel so inclined, go and try it out for yourself!<br />
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See you all later, <br />
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Heya, everyone! Wow...has your July been as busy as mine? It started our for me with the Independence Day fun, and then continued on as I attended Brave Girl's Symposium. I got to go and hear amazing speakers who shared messages of healing and validation, connect with other ladies from around the country (and in some cases, the globe), eat good food, do yoga, take part in break out sessions, shop, and rest. It was a much needed break: </div>
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If you wanna know more about Brave Girl's Symposium or Brave girls Club, visit<b> <a href="http://bravegirlsclub.com/" target="_blank">their website here.</a></b></div>
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I'm posting my bullet journal pages finally, now that the middle of the month has arrived...but ya'll understand, right? I found out I was able to go to the symposium just days before it started, so I jumped at the chance to do so. </div>
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Here are my pages for your viewing enjoyment...:-)</div>
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I've gotten into the habit of showing my monthly memories from the previous month in the next month's blog post and videos, since I don't create these spreads until the very end of the month. It just makes more sense fore me right now The monthly memories are my favorite and so fun to look back on. This spread is also a great tool for me as I look back and go to scrapbook pages on these events and moments. </div>
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This is the same idea as last month...I put my gratitude log and doodle-a-day on a spread. I am using Nicole's prompts for her blog, the Petite Planner, for this month's doodles. Here is the link to her Instagram account where she posts these prompts: <b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.petite.planner/" target="_blank">Oodles of Doodles Challenge for July</a></b> You will have to scroll down just a bit to find the prompts, but they are there. </div>
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Ok...you can see my completed mood tracker for June, and I love the way it turned out. That spread is one of the prettiest I've done, and I will always be glad I did it. However, it was still too visually confusing for me. I can see that there were mostly good feelings there throughout the month, but still didn't give me what I wanted. I'm hoping to see if there are one or two prevailing moods that are dominating my day-to-day life, so I chose to make thermometers for each mood. I figure if I can see my moods side by side in this linear fashion, I can see which ones are prevailing and which ones are not. If I see too many negatives getting more of my energy, then I want to be sure I change that.</div>
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Here are two weekly spreads based off of <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/268456827771039157/" target="_blank"><b>this spread from Zen of Planning.</b></a> It was not my original idea, so I wanted to give credit where it was due. I modified it to suit my own taste. I love both of them, but liked the second one even better since I prefer my spreads to stay a little cleaner. I may just adopt the lower one to use consistently for awhile...it really seems to have everything I need and want in a weekly spread.</div>
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Here is the video I did to go along with this post. I hope you'll watch if you have time: </div>
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Other links you may find useful: </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lorell_rogers/hand-lettered-alphabets/" target="_blank">Handlettered Alphabets Pinterest Board</a></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lorell_rogers/my-youtube-videos/" target="_blank"><b>My Pinterest Board of All My YouTube Videos</b></a></div>
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Thanks for taking time to be here, and if you feel so inclined, let me know how you are doing in your digital or traditional bullet journal. Are you trying anything new or sticking with your tried and true? I'd love to hear from you.<br />
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Have a great day,Lorellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822707832885818449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287643253612146510.post-77723375463513040812017-06-10T22:52:00.001-06:002017-07-29T00:24:49.037-06:00Last Minute Graduation Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, as you can guess from the title of this post, I needed some cards for a couple of graduates, realized that my stock of pre-made cards were gone, and so I scrambled to get some done before we had to give them out. <br />
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The nice thing about these cards is that you can customize the color (in most cases) to match the color of your graduate's school or university. I used the Leaving the Nest: Graduation kit by Traci Reed. Click <a href="http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/sweetshoppe/product.php?productid=34303&cat=&page=1" target="_blank">here</a> to get the kit:<br />
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As for the physical supplies used in the cards, the links are below. If I don't have a link for the actual product or a substitution, I'll also make a note of that: </div>
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OK, after an unexpected hiatus, I'm back! I got a bad cold...you know those ones where you just feel like death warmed over? Ugh! That's how it was for me. I had no energy to do anything, much less craft. <br />
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I'm happy to jump in again and show you what I've done in my bullet journal for this month. I know some of you who come here looking for scrapbook and card making inspiration might be wondering if I'm still posting about that, and rest assured that I am. I have a few things down that vein in the works, so stay tuned...:)<br />
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Here's my video outlining how I set up my BuJo for the month of June 2017. <br />
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-In the photo at the top of this post is a mood tracker. I didn't think I would want to do one of those when I first starting bullet journaling, but I've been wondering how my moods are affecting me these days, especially after the death of my father earlier this year. I've been looking for an alternative to the mood mandalas that are so popular right now. While I love looking at them, visually, it's really busy for me personally to get a handle on how my moods will fluctuate throughout the month. So I'm opting to create a blossom for each day of the month, and fill it in with color based on my mood. Here is the flower for June 1st that I colored and embellished for how I felt that day:<br />
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I'm modifying my gratitude log just slightly, trying to keep it neater and tidier, with a bit more space for writing. My doodling page is different this time around because I'm taking the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BUo2p95FjRD/?taken-by=the.petite.planner" target="_blank">#oodlesofdoodleschallengejune</a> done by Erin,who writes the Petite Planner blog. If you click on the link with the hashtag, it will take you right to Erin's suggested list of things to doodle from her Instagram account. I was getting stumped trying to think of things to doodle on my own, so I'm doing her challenge to keep it easier for myself. </div>
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And also, if you have looked over this post and are curious about the some of the lettering styles I've used on the pages I've shown here, you can find them gathered on a Pinterest board I created for them. These are all the creations of other artists...I'm just trying to learn to letter these styles myself and don't claim these lettering designs as my own: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/lorell_rogers/hand-lettered-alphabets/" target="_blank">my hand lettering pinterest board</a>.</div>
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Here also is my spread containing my June calendar and the habit tracker I consistently download from Kara at <a href="http://www.bohoberry.com/" target="_blank">Boho Berry</a>:</div>
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I've also planned out my first weekly log...I keep flip flopping back and forth about which format I want to use. I went back to a format I've already used in the past. We'll see if I stick with it or decide to go another way. I messed up the title on the right side of the spread, making the letters for "June 4" too large, but I'm leaving it. This bullet journalist is striving for progress, not perfection...:).</div>
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I hope you guys like my page spreads that I have so far. If you want to see more of my progress for this month as I go along, please give me a holler. </div>
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Hello, everyone! I set up my bullet journal spreads for this month, so I'm sharing them today. I'm still not sure if I would prefer to share at the beginning of a new month, or a flip through at the end of the month. We will see how it goes...:)<br />
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In case you didn't see my last video, one of the things I'm doing to improve as a person is to take a weekly inventory of how I'm doing as a person, and my husband and I go over our progress together for the week. I wanted to show you one that was not filled out so you could see my format.<br />
The lettering style I used on the word "yourself" is one you can find on Pinterest if you want to try it out for yourself: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/44684221277475735/" target="_blank">messy alphabet</a><br />
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Here is one of my weekly spreads...pretty self explanatory, but I wanted to show you the cool lettering I used here...another one I found online (can remember where I found this lettering style, but I will link it if I find out).<br />
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Alright guys, that's all for now! Holler if you have suggestions or requests for bullet journal posts. enjoy your day.<br />
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<br />Lorellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822707832885818449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287643253612146510.post-82789466842491168212017-04-08T20:47:00.003-06:002017-07-29T14:56:13.069-06:00March 2017 Digital Bullet Journal Walk ThroughHey everyone!<br />
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Back in February when I posted about starting up a Digital Bullet Journal, I was really surprised by the number of views that video got on my YouTube channel...it's been my most popular video yet!<br />
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Since this topic is so well received, I thought I would try making more videos and maybe make it a regular feature here, on the channel, and my social media pages if I think there's enough interest. I am so loving my digital BuJo and how it's a fun creative outlet and a flexible planning system.<br />
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I included a few of my favorite page spreads, if you wanna get a better look at them. The pink and green self-assessment spread wasn't included in the video simply to save time, so I thought I would show it here with the other pages I'm sharing here:<br />
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This is one of my weekly log spreads. It's pretty simple...still not sure if I want to change the design of my weekly entries or not...but it works for now. <br />
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One of my favorites is this monthy memories spread. I was really proud of myself for drawing my city's little skyline.<br />
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I love how this one turned out! The gratitude log is so great for helping me to see all the good in my life, and who knew my little doodles would turn out better than I expected? <br />
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One thing many people overlook in regards to Photoshop Elements is that not every technique is complicated or requires a lot of steps. The title treatment I used here so simple to create and requires the use of only two tools in Elements. It looks difficult, but takes only minutes to do. Watch the video I made and see how you can make a title similar to this one:<br />
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Thanks reading my post and I'll see you guys soon!Lorellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822707832885818449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287643253612146510.post-90723844298653288652017-03-11T17:50:00.003-07:002017-07-28T23:51:27.485-06:00How to Make Custom (and unique) Clipping masks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you used the shape tool in Photoshop Elements for a clipping mask lately? And if you have, did you simply use a square or rectangle? Well, then, try mixing it up a little and using basic shapes to create a composite shape. You can come up with some fun figures to clip your pictures into. </div>
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In the page I posted above about the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the comma or swirly shapes along the right side were created using the custom shape tool, with the half circle shape within in that. You can watch the video below to see how I did it: </div>
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The page below has the half circle shape combined with a vertical rectangle. Another fun effect for this page is that I used the text tool to create text on a rounded path, snugged it up closely to the photo mask, and merged (or combined it with the custom mask I just created. So now, not only did I combine the two shapes together, the text adds another fun look to this clipping mask. For a little more visual interest, I created an outline stroke that I offset from the clipping mask. I love the way it turned out! I can't link you to this kit, as it is no longer for sale, but it is the Snap Click Repeat kit by Celeste Knight. </div>
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This was the first page I made using composite shape clipping mask. I was extra proud of it because it made the Two Peas digital newsletter when that site was still up. You can see from the example above I used a horizontal rectangle this time, then two quarter circle shapes. I used the skew command (Image > Transform > Skew) to more or less make the rectangle a parallelogram, then skewed the half circles as well. I rotated the quarter circles in opposite directions, then plopped them on the ends of the parallelogram, then merged the layers. In the layout below, after I was finished making the shapes and duplicated them to create two other copies of the shape for my photo clipping masks. I also made the shapes a little taller and not as wide so they'd be a more ideal size for my photos. I also put an outline stroke around the clipping mask to make the shapes really pop from the page. This kit I used here is by Jen Martakis. It's another older one and has been discontinued. </div>
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