Love Your Selfie

Have you been playing along with Heidi Swapp's Love Your Selfie Challenge?  Check it out on Heidi's blog.  Basically, she's challenging people who are usually behind the camera to get in front of the camera and capture you!  The real you!  I have to admit... I do make sure I am in photos.  I learned when I lost my mother several years ago, the value of being in the photos.  I inherited boxes and boxes of photos and my mother was in maybe a dozen or less.  Most of the photos she was in were when she was younger, before she had kids.  They were not the mom I knew and loved.  She was very vain, never wanted her wrinkles to show, self conscience about her round cheeks, and little button nose... I thought she was beautiful!  I wish I had photos to show you the mom I remember.  Which brings me to my point.  I really don't have a problem getting into the photos... BUT.. I do know photoshop and am quite guilty of editing a wrinkle or five out, smoothing my aging skin, or fixing a blemish.  That is what this is all about.  Embracing your self, just as you were intended to be.  My kids won't notice the wrinkle on my forehead just above my nose, they won't care that my hair looks flat or that I have wrinkles under my eyes.  They will see me, Mom, the one who was there for them when they needed me, the one who taught them to ride a bike, or bake a cake.  So... get in front of the camera.  Take the photos!  It is so important and I think it's just wonderful that Heidi has been encouraging the journey.  It really is important!

By the way, I used Heidi Swapp's Digital Dreamy Collection for the layout above.

Lori Whitlock - Mod Multicolor Papers

Lori Whitlock has the coolest collection of Digital Papers called "Mod".  They come in all different color packs, but this latest is my FAVORITE!  It's the Multicolored collection.  Stop by Lori's blog today and take look at all the inspiration using this fabulous collection!  I also used the Mod Kraft collection for the base on this layout.

Another digital/hybrid card using Maggie Holmes digital kit

This is another card I made using the digital papers and elements available from Maggie Holmes digital kit.  I put this together very quickly after importing the elements into the Silhouette, printing then cutting.  It's a very happy & bright card.

Digital Card using Maggie Holmes digital kit.

I was so excited to see that Maggie Holmes now offers her line in digital!  I made this card entirely from her digital elements and papers which I imported to the Silhouette.  I am in love with this entire line!  I added just a little stitching around the black/white chevron paper and across the tag.  The "hello" is a stamp by Papertray Ink.

Heidi Swapp Digital No Limits

I have been playing with the Heidi Swapp digital supplies I bought in her online store today.  Most of the items on this page are from a combination of her "No Limits" collections.  The word outstanding is from her "adjectives".  I'm loving it!!!

Boo! Halloween Layout

I made this layout using Carina Gardner's Photomasks V5 and Haunted Collection available at JessicaSprague.com.  I just love this Halloween collection!

Altered Clock inspired by Heidi Swapp

Do you watch Heidi Swapp's weekly show on My Craft Channel?  This week her project was how to alter a clock.  It was so easy!  I love this idea!  I made this one for my good friend.  The photo is her two granddaugthers.  I think she's going to love it.

Digital Layout with Samantha Walker Cottontails

This digital layout was made using the Samantha Walker Cottontails Papers & Embelishments.  It's such a fun and springy kit.  I wish I had Easter Photos to plug in to the photo slots, but that was a long time ago.   Someday there will be little ones around again, until then, you get last year's spring blooms.

Freebie Friday and a new Free Photoshop Template

This is my Katie Bird.  Isn't she the cutest???  I used the new papers and elements from Echo Park called This & That Graceful.   I LOVE LOVE LOVE this kit!  So many papers and elements and there's an Alphabet, it's a lot of fun!  Click on the link and check it out.

It's Freebie Friday and I've got another Photoshop Template for you.  It's the base that I used for the layout above.  It's all yours!

Click HERE to download the template.