Irish Autumn Page Starter

This morning as I write this, I am watching the first snowfall of the season... so pretty against the colourful trees and mixing with the leaves that have fallen to the ground. Its a beautiful mix of green, yellow, orange and white! Today's Page Starter is perfect to celebrate your photos of a day like today, a walk in the woods, family gatherings and everyday fall moments; and help you complete your album pages a wee bit faster!

Pages Created with: Irish Autumn Kit 

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 What's a Page Starter? Page Starters are themed 12x12 templates for you to use Traditionally or Digitally to help you create your pages quickly, easily and beautifully! Use these Page Starters to help you "Start" a Scrapbook "Page". Simply add some photos and your story to our pre-designed Page Starter, Memories Saved!

Digitally - Save and use as a background, add your photos, use the "Cut & Paste" cards to add embellishments (simply use the 'cut' tool to cut around the image you want to use) and your done!

Traditionally - Print off the page, add photos, use the 'Cut & Paste" card to cut the images you want and stick them to the page and your done!

To copy pages: Click on image to open larger image of page, right click and choose SAVE - save to a file on your desktop to import as a photo into your Storybook/Artisan Software or to send to be printed as is at your photo lab to add your photos later.

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Please contact me in you have any questions, I'm happy to help!
Happy Scrapbooking!
Tammy :)

A Walk in the Woods - Photographer Style!

I recently stumbled upon this Autumn Photography article, 6 tips for upping the 'wow' factor in your fall photos that suggested tips for the best autumn photos. So, I had the day off work and decided to give it a try! I am usually an 'automatic' girl, even after owning the same DSLR camera for so long I'm not even sure when I got it - maybe 8 years ago??? It just always took amazing pictured in the different auto modes that I never really even gave it a second thought to 'go manual'.... until last Friday!

So, with the day off of work, my camera, tripod and notes (yes, I wrote down some notes!)... I ventured off to the Dorchester Mill Pond - my favourite walking trail just a 12 minute drive away. It was a cloudy morning - even had a few drops of rain, but for the most part it held off until I was done playing with my camera!

I walked down a hidden path to the bottom of the damn and was able to use this "blur" tip to take these photos. Not bad for a first attempt using the manual settings. I just kept adjusting the F-Stops and Shutter Speed (I've never done that before!) to see what I liked. It was so nice to hear the water rushing down the damn and then trickle by as I 'played' with my camera and enjoyed some quite time. I did have some on-lookers wonder what the heck I was doing down there in the bush by the creek!

 F-Stop 22, Shutter Speed 1/4, ISO 100

 F-Stop 22, Shutter Speed 1/3, ISO 100

I then (after finding 6 burrs in my hair - maybe that's what the on-lookers were looking at!!) ventured back up the hill to the trail and took these pictures, focusing on texture and contrast.

 Texture -  the wood bridge

 F-Stop 3.5, Shutter Speed 1/12, ISO 100

Texture - leaves on the ground

 F-Stop 5, Shutter Speed 1/4, ISO 100

 Isolation

 F-Stop 5.6, Shutter Speed 1/4, ISO 100

 My final shots were taken from the bridge overlooking the pond, I didn't even see the geese in the photo until I was editing the pictures on the computer - great fall shot of the geese flying south and the turning of the leaves!

Weather - the birds flying south

Contrast - the just a couple orange/yellow trees among the green

 F-Stop 16, Shutter Speed 1/20, ISO 100

It began to rain, so home I went.... but look who decided to come with me!

So, now that the pictures were taken and the edited, it was time to put it all together in a 'story'... and scrapbook them! Here's the final results of my photography walk in the woods! Not too bad for a first day using the manual settings!

 Digital Kits used were: Brookside, Feathered Ferns Digital Stamps and Curbside Papers

Be sure to check out this article: Click Here
More tips on blur: Click Here

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Click HERE to upgrade / order Photo Management Software: Historian

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Click Here for Creative Memories Paper Scrapbooking Products

Please contact me in you have any questions, I'm happy to help!
Happy Scrapbooking!
Tammy :)

NEW Artwork Release for Oct 2

NEW Digital Artwork Kits Have Arrived!

It's time to fall in love with digital scrapbooking! And the October 2nd release of 96 NEW KITS will have your autumn pages looking spectacular!
See below for my TOP 10 Picks for this release and don't forget to check out each designer's library. With many different designers, there are a HUGE variety of styles and kits to choose from! I would always suggest purchasing the bundle over just a kit or element pack because you save so much on the cost and usually get BONUS elements.

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Here are my Top 10 picks for the September 4th release of 88 Kits: 

#10 Thankful Fall Kit

This kit is perfect for the crisp cool days of fall and thanksgiving pages

#9 Dude-a-tude Bundle

LOVE all the blues, embellishments and titles in this kit!

#8 Diva-tude Bundle

Pinks & Blacks - perfect for your girly pages and more!!!

#7 Baby Bump Kit

Expecting a bundle of joy? This kit will help you celebrate the months leading up to your precious arrival

#6 Monster Mash

SOOOOOO FUN for Halloween!

#5 No Ordinary Love Bundle

So many beautiful embellishments and quotes in this kit!

#4 Life is a journey

Pretty, Pretty, Pretty! Love the colours and embellishments in this bundle!

#3 Nature's Sketchook Element Pack No 1

Love the fall embellishments in this kit

#2 Adventure Page Pak

This versatile kit can be used for travels or walks in the neighbourhood!

#1 Harvest Medley Page Pak

This is my favourite of this release - so pretty! I think this kit could be used in so many different ways too!

Click HERE to check out all the Digital Artwork Panstoria has to offer.

Click HERE to upgrade / order Photo Management Software: Historian

Click HERE to upgrade / order Digital Scrapbooking Software: Artisan

Click Here for Creative Memories Paper Scrapbooking Products

Please contact me in you have any questions, I'm happy to help!
Happy Scrapbooking!
Tammy :)

Bountiful Blessings Page Starter

October is the perfect month to indulge in a little "me" scrapbooking time! This month, why not focus your pages on your Bountiful Blessings. Scrapbook pages that reflect all that you are grateful for; family friends, career, summer days, pets, activities, hobbies.... let your heart be your guide! Our Bountiful Blessings Page Starter is the perfect way to capture some of the BIG and Little things you are grateful for in your life.

Pages Created with: My Week Page Pack 

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What's a Page Starter? Page Starters are themed 12x12 templates for you to use Traditionally or Digitally to help you create your pages quickly, easily and beautifully! Use these Page Starters to help you "Start" a Scrapbook "Page". Simply add some photos and your story to our pre-designed Page Starter, Memories Saved!

Digitally - Save and use as a background, add your photos, use the "Cut & Paste" cards to add embellishments (simply use the 'cut' tool to cut around the image you want to use) and your done!

Traditionally - Print off the page, add photos, use the 'Cut & Paste" card to cut the images you want and stick them to the page and your done!

To copy pages: Click on image to open larger image of page, right click and choose SAVE - save to a file on your desktop to import as a photo into your Storybook/Artisan Software or to send to be printed as is at your photo lab to add your photos later.

Click HERE to check out all the Digital Artwork Panstoria has to offer.

Click HERE to upgrade / order Photo Management Software: Historian

Click HERE to upgrade / order Digital Scrapbooking Software: Artisan

Click Here for Creative Memories Paper Scrapbooking Products

Please contact me in you have any questions, I'm happy to help!
Happy Scrapbooking!
Tammy :)