Here I am!!

I know that this blog has been so totally neglected. But we're just gonna move on....K???? (And it doesn't matter anyways....it's really just for me and Pam anyways! LOL!!)

So, it's been almost a year since I started digital scrapbooking. I am still loving it, but decided I needed a new challenge. My scrapbooking hangout on the web, ScrapMatters , was having a design competition for wannabe digital scrapbooking designers and I decided to enter. They had an overwhelming response and had about 90 entries! So our first assignment was to design a mini-kit (three papers and three elements) based on a specific color pallette we were given.

Here is my entry for the first round....




The first round was judged blindly....meaning that our name was not on our kit, we were all given a number. There were 9 judges and they each gave some entries constructive criticism. Sadly, I did not advance to the second round. I was disappointed, but not surprised. There were many entrants who had a lot more experience than me. I really just entered for the experience and was totally winging it! I received brief comments from 2 judges and honestly it was nothing that surprised me.

Fortunately, those who were eliminated were invited to continue playing along just for fun, which I decided to do. I have learned so much about what I can do with Photoshop Elements and have really enjoyed working on the projects. So, although I was disappointed about not moving on in the competition, I feel like I have really come a long way and have improved.

So for round 2, we had to design a cohesive, themed paper pack....5 patterned papers and three solids. Here was my "just for fun" entry.




For round 3, we had to come up with an element pack to match our papers from the previous week. and here is what my mini-kit of papers and elements together looked like....



After three rounds, it is down to 10 people. I am still waiting to see if we will be allowed to continue playing along. I've been working on some other things and have lots of ideas in my head. So I guess we will just see what happens.

Now if you've read this far, and have any interest whatsoever in digital scrapbooking, here are links to download my entries for your own use. Or what's known in the digital scrapbooking world as a "freebie."

Cookies 4 Sale Mini Kit

Serenade Paper Pack

Serenade Element Pack


And I also want to direct you to ScrapMatters, because you can also pick up a whole mess of free stuff by downloading everyone else's entries too. (Note: you must be registered and signed in to both the forum and gallery in order to see the entries.)

ScrapMatters Design Star Entries

Thanks for reading!