I am the last person who would've thought that I could do digital scrapping. I can find my way around a computer but it takes me hours, and I was really nervous about signing up but I want to move with the times and thought, well I may as well jump in while the water is warm so to speak! I always have more ideas than I have the knowledge to put them into action. I always have more to say than I have the room to write. I hanker after a way to journal anything and everything but still present it in an artful and beautiful way. I think that I may have cottoned on to something with digital scrapbooking. I signed up for a free 30 day trial of Photoshop Element 10 a while ago (when I was doing the 31 things class with Ali Edwards - blog button is on my sidebar) and spent the better part of those 30 days frustrated for trying to teach myself! When the opportunity arose to learn it in a class with others like me - terrified but excited at the possibilities too - I jumped! Of course technology moves fast so Adobe has Photoshop Elements 11 available now so that is what I have bought and am using (in case you wondered). Seriously, this is such a cool, encouraging and inspiring way to learn something new. I can't say it enough... have a go, sign up, jump in and swim along with me.
Here is my first page...
Its a start aye? I'm more than a little stoked that I managed to pull it off! Cathy Zielske is a great teacher and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her class to any newbie like me. I haven't quite figured out my camera yet either so if you can't read my journaling here it is...
I am a child of God, & although I am often unsure of myself I am secure in who I am in Christ. | I am a wife & mother, daughter & sister, aunty & friend. | I had a childhood dream of living on a dairy farm - & it came true! | I am a dedicated, devoted & loyal friend. | I am demonstrative, compassionate & exuberant (read: loud)! | I am a perfectionist. When I set my mind on something I will do it to the best of my ability. | I am secretly ambitious & competitive. | I am an organiser & list maker to the core. | I am a dreamer. | I am a writer & have been from the moment I first picked up a pen. | I am sentimental. | I always wanted to be a primary school art teacher. | I am a facepainter. | I am a chidrens party planner. | I am an actress, interior designer, singer, doctor, beautician, & hairdresser (all in my dreams). | I am a runner since a week ago!
I hope you like my page, and that you're inspired to give digital scrapping a go.
Love,
Steph
Well done you! I love Cathy's style. Great to see you trying something new. Always a challenge to tell our own stories. These are sometimes the most important ones to pass on
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