You can stamp, mist and more without making a mess!

If you have ever wanted to add more fun with ink and pain to your scrapbook pages, I have a fun live Photoshop Elements workshop coming up next week.

In case you aren’t a subscriber over at my Learn Photoshop Elements site, here’s the scoop!

Are you inspired by all the fun scrapbookers have with their misting, stamping, embossing and more?

Do you want to learn techniques to use them on a digital page?

Join me for a fun and (digitally) messy hour-long workshop! During this class you'll have a chance to see digital techniques in action and ask your questions live. Can't wait to see you there!

May 09, 2011 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM (May 08, 2011 9:30PM EST) Show in My Timezone

Register now to secure your seat - you'll be able to peek over my shoulder and even see me using my tablet and mouse to create these effects live.

Even if you are a paper scrapper, why not come along – I’ll show you how to add these effects to your photos, before you print them, as well as how to use them in an all digital page.

See you there!

Melissa

PS Sign up to get notified of new Photoshop Elements workshops and receive a free digital scrapbook template!

Spring is in the air

Well it is actually Autumn here in Perth, but so much of what is going on around here feels like spring.

The little chicks and bunnies surrounding us as vestiges of Easter.
There’s the refreshing rains, the cool mornings but warm afternoons and the lovely Easter and Anzac Day holidays.
The fact that we’ve just moved into a new house and I’m doing a lot of spring cleaning of things that have been in storage for around six months.
Every year I spend in the scrapbooking community with all my northern hemisphere buddies, I have to remind myself we are moving into winter at this time of year, as all my online friends are enjoying springtime!

Of course, I can still celebrate with Shutterfly:

We all need some help with Mother’s Day Cards, birthday cards and of course in our case moving announcements!

I should probably also think about some thank you cards for all those who painted and helped us move.

Of course a photo book is perfect any time of the year. You can see the layout above and more in my book 5 Tindals 

Which season do your enjoy best? Is it spring or autumn in your area of the world?

Melissa
PS. If you have a blog you can sign up for a chance at 50 free cards from Shutterfly too!

My Day in Photos Explained

Many of you were interested in a little more about this day…

  Emily cleaning bunny’s ears with the Audiclean
  Daddy and Emily eating pears – Daddy taught Emily how to cross her legs
Emily inspecting the new lounge suite. Yes, Phill and I finally both liked the same one – and once I got over the fact it’s leather and very pale cream, I’m loving it and the adjustable head rests!
  After about two weeks without uploading my Nike+ I made it to green level with 15kms uploaded on one day!
Emily fast asleep in her “new bed” we had the new sheets but the bed came out of storage a few days later.
See more days here

My day in photos

 
 

 

See more days here

Who else wants to take a free class at Big Picture?

The Daily Digi and Big Picture Classes have joined forces to some awesome digital scrapbooking classes. This is so digi! Here’s the details from the Daily Digi:

The BIG Secret We’ve Been Keeping

Almost a year ago I got an email from Stacy Julian asking if she could schedule a conference call for herself, her partner Kayce, and me to discuss some things.  I was blown away when we had the call and they said they wanted to partner with The Daily Digi to bring digital scrapbooking classes to both of our customers.
I am excited to announce that today, the first few digi scrapbook classesare live!  We have a couple of free classes and something for every level of digi scrapper.

Now, when you click on the “Classes” link in our header, you will land on our co-branded Big Picture Classes/The Daily Digi page.  Be sure to check back often to see what’s new and sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss a thing!  We have lots of great classes and workshops being created right now and we can’t wait to share them with you!

How cool is that! I’m keen to check out Jenn Lindsay’s class on using blends.
Have you taken any classes lately? Link me up in the comments.
Melissa

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9 Things to Check Before Flattening Your Layout

I just had to pop in and share this cool little freebie from  Sir Scrapalot, one of my favourite digital scrapbooking bloggers.

9 Things to Check Before Flattening Your Layout:

If you’re anything like me, you’ve had that “uh oh” moment when you realize that your title is misspelled only seconds after flattening your layout...

Read on here.

I'd love you to link up your favourite post from the blogosphere lately, what's captured your attention. (It doesn't have to scrapping related!)

So comment away!

Melissa

Free Mother’s Day cards with Tiny Prints

Each year I love making Mother’s day cards and as I was browsing for inspiration I found this special offer to share with you!

 
Tiny Prints has you covered this year for Mothers’ Day with their Tiny Prints Greeting Card Collection, which lets you create individual personalized cards with photos starting at $1.99. They have cards for everyone in your life from your mom, to your grandmother, sister, daughter or anyone else important to you.  In a matter of seconds, you can create personalized Mother’s Day Cards and have Tiny Prints mail them directly to you or the recipient.  No more scouring the racks at your local convenience store for a lame last minute card, Tiny Prints has removed the hassle and added the fun back into Mother’s Day shopping with a personal touch.
As an extra bonus, You can also sign up for a Free Greeting Card Membership, giving you three FREE greeting cards to use right away, as well as discounts on future cards. Offer ends 19th April 2011.

Sounds like a great deal to me! In the past I’ve printed cards at home on our colour laser printer, but we are in the process of moving and sold our printer – so this is a good option for us.
Do you use custom printing services? Over the past few years I’ve made photo thankyou cards with Vistaprint when Emily was born, printed Christmas cards with Snapfish Australia (2008) and Shutterfly (2010) and printed photobooks with MyPicTales, Shutterfly and Snapfish Australia.
I’ve been happy with the customer service I’ve received from all of my orders so far, and have heard a lot of good things about Persnickety Prints and Photobooks by Tiny Prints. also. Who is your favourite printer?
Melissa
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