Having fun with photoshop!!

I've been loving playing around with Photoshop brushes lately. Last night I found some piercing brushes and ended up creating this:

Of course, I couldn't wait to wait to scrap it. I have always loved tattoos and used to have an eyebrow ring, so this layout is about what could have happened if my life had taken a different path.

My LOs are really there!!!

Looky what was posted on the Scrapbook and Card Today blog (http://www.scrapbookandcardstodaymag.typepad.com/ ). It seems like Christine is having a great time hob-nobbing (sp?) with the big wigs of the scrap word. To the left of the picture, you can see the LOs that Beth Sear and I did for the show. My layouts are at CHA and scrapbook legends are looking at them. I am way too excited about this, aren't I? Oh well, it isn't the dorky blog for nothing...

Black River Designs

Today, my friend Christine Campbell is off to CHA to show off her beautiful line of papers and rub-ons. You can check it out on her website: http://www.blackriverdesigns.ca/. I have the privilege of designing for her and I've loved having a chance to play with her products. I'm so pumped to have some of my layouts on display at her CHA booth - its almost like I'm there...but instead I'll be here in NB freezing cold (but I'm not bitter). Here are some of my favorite BRD layouts:

Let's Get This Blogging Started...

So, after having this blog sit empty for a few weeks, I decided I'd better get started and put down my first few words. I've been doing a lot of scrapbooking lately because of all of the challenges going on at my LSS. I spend most of my time online at http://www.pawsonscrapbooking.com/ surfing the board and taking part in the challenges. It is a great community of ladies with tons of great layouts to check out for inspiration and challenges to keep you going. Right now, there is the Winter Sketch Fest going on with lots of great sketches to keep you motivated. Here are the first two layouts that I've done for the WSF: