Daily Dose of Design

I'm hosting the DIS challenge... starts 8/19

2009-08-18T07:52:00.000-04:00

Starting 8/19, I'm hosting this week's challenge at www.disboards.com (in The Creative Community scrapbook thread). Join us for a digi layout challenge, complete with some great prizes from Maria of Scrapmuss Designs.

BOTCT Round 2 and another freebie!!!

2009-07-25T09:31:00.005-04:00

Well, Scrapmuss Design's CT Stars didn't come out on top for Round 1, but we're still battling along trying to show off our skills! Round 2 just closed, and the theme is all about music and lyrics. The CT Stars decided to choose any Disney movie, and incorporate lyrics from the movie into the layout. My lyrics are from Fox and the Hound. Image is linked to DSA for credits. Don't forget that voting starts today! Vote here.

Also, as a thank you for visiting my blog and following the CT Stars, here is a QP freebie based on my layout. Enjoy!

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RAK and a possible free kit!!!

2009-07-23T18:34:00.004-04:00

Maria of Scrapmuss Designs has a freebie QP made from her new kit, Summer Solstice, on her blog. Click the kit preview to visit her blog to pick up the QP!!!

Also, if you leave a comment on her blog between now and Sunday, she is going to choose two winners to receive Summer Solstice for FREE!!! Wow, thanks to Maria for her generosity.

BOTCT Round 1 Voting!

2009-07-20T07:50:00.003-04:00

Instructions for Battle of the Creative Teams Round 1 voting are up at DSA. You do not have to be a registered member, so please vote for your favorite team today. And I'd love it if your favorite CT is Scrapmuss Design's CT Stars!!! ;)

Thanks!

BOTCT - Round one and a freebie!

2009-07-16T19:03:00.005-04:00

Scrapmuss Design's CT Stars are participating in the Battle of the Creative Teams over at DigiScrapAddicts. Check out our team blinkie:

Round one's theme is to use "white space" on the layout. Here is my layout below:

And, as promised, here is the freebie quick page based on my layout for the challenge:

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Enjoy the page! Hopefully, there will be more to come. The BOTCT runs for four weeks!!! Wish us luck!

ScrapMatters sale

2009-07-16T16:59:00.004-04:00

ScrapMatters is celebrating Christmas in July, starting Friday, July 17. All Christmas and winter kits will be on sale. Watch for a new release from Maria at Scrapmuss Designs, which will be included in the sale!

Also, Scrapmuss Designs' CT Stars are participating in the "Battle of the Creative Teams" over at DigiScrapAddicts, so as soon as voting opens, get over there and vote for your favorites! I'll post my LO here and perhaps even a freebie.... wink, wink. :) Thanks for the support!

ScrapMatter's July QPE

2009-07-10T08:06:00.004-04:00

Maria of Scrapmuss Designs will have the featured kit for the July Quickpage Exchange at ScrapMatters. "Summer Solstice" (out today) will be perfect for summer photos! Be sure to pick up the kit in advance of the QPE, which begins July 13!

Using Shape Collage

2009-07-04T22:42:00.002-04:00

From a top on the DIS, I found this wonderful collage tool. I first tried it out on this LO, where I used photos from a 2006 trip to make this collage of a Mickey head. I'm so excited about trying this, and I've already made quite a few collages just testing the capabilities.

To download the free program, just Google "Shape Collage." There are Mac and PC versions. I just love how this LO turned out!!!

Credits

It's been a while... some Disney LO's

2009-07-04T22:31:00.003-04:00

I've been a scrapping maniac lately... I am just loving the digi life!!! I don't think I'm ever going back. I love that I can stop and start and not leave a mess out everywhere! I think I've created over 150 LOs since January. That's got to be a record for me!!!

Since I'm nearly out of recent 2009 photos, I've dipped back into the "archives" to pull out some photos from 2005 and 2006. Here are a few of my recent creations, including new and older photos:

This was done for a Speed Scrap at ScrapMatters. I love this photo and am so pleased at how this LO turned out. This is one of my favorite Disney photos of Shawn and I (taken in 2006).

These photos are from 2007 when we found the Leave a Legacy tile that we had created on the previous WDW trip.

One of our favorite attractions at DAK, Expedition Everest.

Taking it all in, Poly-style!

Created for a DIS digi challenge about Disney food!

One of my favorites that I've done so far. These photos are from a previous trip, but I just love the memory of it. :)

Using one of Scrapmuss Designs' templates, this LO shows off the whopping amount of bulk candy we were able to buy for $12. Yeah right!

Just made this one today... for a Tuesday Template challenge at ScrapMatters.

This was created for another DIS digi challenge... part of the challenge was to include at least one b&w photograph.

And, last but not least, is a LO about the Disney buses, also created for a Disney digi challenge.

Another Speed Scrap!

2009-06-30T07:57:00.003-04:00

Maria of Scrapmuss Designs is hosting another speed scrap on ScrapMatters! This one is a daytime scrap, so get ready! Here are the details:

The participation prize is very cool..

Hope you can make it! Have a great long weekend!

Speed scrap on May 24

2009-05-22T11:38:00.002-04:00

Maria is hosting a Speed Scrap over at ScrapMatters on May 24 at noon EST. That is 11 am Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific and 6 pm Central European Time! See you there!

Sneak peak of new mini kit

2009-05-08T07:45:00.003-04:00

Scrapmuss Designs will release a new mini kit today (typically after 8:00 PST). Here is your sneak peak!

(inter)National Scrapbooking day

2009-05-03T19:19:00.004-04:00

Well, iNSD has come and gone... I'm a bit late in posting this on May 3. I've been busy buying kits and scrapping for the challenges over at ScrapMatters. I haven't posted a list of layouts in a while, so there are the ones that I've worked on for the challenges (template challenge, etc.):

Also, Maria has some great new photo masks, released just this past week in honor of NSD. The LO below was created using her Capture This: Life set. Check it out here.

Happy Scrapbooking!

"Happy To Be" kit is here!

2009-04-17T11:30:00.000-04:00

Are you "Happy To Be"? If so, you've got to get this wonderful kit, created by Scrapmuss Designs.

(If you are here for the blog train, scroll down to the next post.)

Here are the previews of this great kit (images are linked to the SM store):

Here is one of my pages and my two completed brag book pages, created with "Happy To Be":

I hope y'all enjoy this kit and have fun scrapping your 'happy' moments.

"Happy to Be" blog train

2009-04-17T11:00:00.005-04:00

Welcome to stop #3 on the Scrapmuss Designs "Happy To Be" blog train! You've just stopped in Kalamazoo, Michigan! My name is Megan, and I'm happy!

I love to create and preserve fun and exciting memories through scrapbooking. I am happy to be a part of this great digital community!!!

Now onto the blog train!!! Here are the two brag book pages that you're getting on this train stop:

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Next stop: You’ve come from Nathalie's blog and your next stop is Meggan's blog. Choo choo!

Today is the blog train!!!

2009-04-17T07:45:00.003-04:00

Don't miss the train! If you go to all of the stops, you will have a wonderful 4x6 brag book made from Scrapmuss Design's new "Happy To Be" kit. Most stops will be up at 8:00 PST.

Sneak Peak of "Happy To Be"

2009-04-16T11:00:00.001-04:00

Scrapmuss Designs' new kit "Happy To Be" will be available tomorrow!!! With the launch, will be a few surprises, including a blog train!!! So, check back here for links and freebies tomorrow!

Here's your sneak peak:

First official LO for Scrapmuss

2009-04-11T16:23:00.002-04:00

Shawn and I went to Disney's Doorway to Dreams grand opening in Schaumburg, IL in August 2007. It was such great Disney fun! I wanted to use bright color to match the atmosphere at the event (minus the horrendous Dee Vee Cee, of course). {{Disney people will get that reference.}} Scrapmuss Designs' "Paper Blues" kit was the perfect choice.

I'm joining Scrapmuss Designs' CT!!!

2009-04-09T18:21:00.003-04:00

I am very excited (and proud) to announce that I have been selected to be a member of the creative team (CT) for Scrapmuss Designs.

Now that the scavenger hunt over on Scrap Matters is complete, we have all been "found." {{{How cool.}}}

Here is the list of other talented ladies on the team:

Congrats to all! I can't wait to work with this talented group! (And maybe learn some Russian too!) ;) Links to their blogs are at the right! Watch for another announcement (with freebies) coming up soon.

It's been too long!!!

2009-04-05T12:34:00.001-04:00

I've been working like crazy on more Disney layouts. I haven't posted any in quite some time, so here are some of the newer ones. As always, credits are in the posts at ScrapMatters, DigiShopTalk and Go Digital Scrapbooking, assuming they are posted already.

Thanks for looking!

Here are two LO's from the Chihuly Exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Scottsdale, AZ.

A few from Animal Kingdom

2009-01-24T17:10:00.003-05:00

Well, it's been a Disney-scrapping day. Up next are a few layouts from Animal Kingdom:

The last of Epcot

2009-01-24T17:07:00.003-05:00

Here are the last two layouts from our 2008 trip from Epcot Center. We went to all four parks, and Epcot was my choice.

Some random layouts

2009-01-24T16:58:00.004-05:00

Here are a few adorable ones of Scooter. I have entered a few challenges on a scrap site, and it's caused me to create a few out of the ordinary pages.

I wouldn't be a true scrapbooker if I didn't make a page to mark the historic event from this past week. I watched with hope as we inaugurated our 44th president.

The first of the theme park layouts

2009-01-19T16:53:00.003-05:00

With this layout, we finally make it into the theme parks on Labor Day, 2008. We started with Epcot (my choice). Luckily, we got to see everything I wanted in Future World, as seen in the layouts below.

More Disney layouts

2009-01-19T16:49:00.003-05:00

Here are a few more Disney World layouts... still stuck on my resort pictures. The actual park ones will be coming up soon!

More, more, more

2009-01-19T16:44:00.002-05:00

The first two layouts at the top were taken of each couple in the same place. I wanted to use colors that pulled from our clothing in the photos. They turned even more different than I expected they would.

A few challenge layouts

2009-01-19T16:39:00.002-05:00

I've submitted for a few challenges on ScrapMatters. It's sort of a funny concept for non-scrapbookers. Instead of scrapping b/c one has photos, one scraps to fit a topic or certain criteria. Here are my challenge layouts (also I submitted the one with the peach background and ribbons below for a layering challenge):

This was a "roadmap" challenge where the host identifies specific steps for the page, including the sepia photo and adding a quote.

This is an "everyday magic" challenge where the host asks for pages about a special item of clothing that one or one's family wears.

This was a template challenge, where all entries use the same template, but any photos or designs of their choosing.

And even more from Disney

2009-01-18T15:57:00.002-05:00

Here are a few of the many I've created from our Walt Disney World trip in 2008. They are posted a bit out of order, but I'm probably the only one who will notice. :)

I've done a lot of work this week

2009-01-18T15:50:00.006-05:00

I have worked on a lot of pages this week. I am posting them all at ScrapMatters as well. If you are a digital scrapbooker, it is a great place to get ideas and participate in challenges (not to mention cool freebies!).

These are the same photo, but the one with the ribbons was used to enter a layering challenge at ScrapMatters. The black and white one was created per my usual methods.

The pages below were from the WMU Day at the Capitol where students, staff, faculty and friends of Western Michigan University descended on the capitol in Lansing, MI in hopes of showing the importance of WMU in the Kalamazoo community and around the state.

So many places to post

2009-01-14T08:14:00.005-05:00

I am trying to decide the best (and easiest!) way to post my layouts. I am also using the gallery at ScrapMatters, so I think I can link to that here. This is a repeat LO, but I'm wondering if I can link from SM. I'm going to try a few new sizes and see if they still work.

Disney dining at its finest

2009-01-13T07:56:00.002-05:00

Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. I have created a layout for the food that we ate on our trip. (I had to take photos to go along with our dining review for the DIS. I'll have to find that link.) So, we ate at a few wonderful places, with Kona Cafe topping our list again this year. The new favorite is also Wolfgang Puck Express. Even for someone as picky as me, I can always find something at WDW that I like. And, I think I only had chicken fingers once this whole trip!!! Progress, people, I'm making progess!

Scooter spring LO's

2009-01-10T09:06:00.005-05:00

So, I'm starting to sense that without Scooter, Shawn and Disney, I would have nothing. :) Or at least it seems that way by my photos. Well, if that's the case, so be it. Here are the final two LO's I finished yesterday. In the top LO, Scooter is wearing a red hoodie, personalized with her name on it. (A gift from Luann - visit her store at teatimefriend.etsy.com for other personalized dog items, including bandanas.) The hoodie is the perfect color for Scoot.

Secondly, I snapped a series of shots this summer of Scooter and Shawn playing in the office. I was probably at the computer. Scooter is so fun-loving and playful that I had to document the occasion.

My birthday

2009-01-10T09:02:00.002-05:00

We celebrated my birthday out at the lake again this past year. Obviously, the entire event was captured from one camera angle, but that's all of the photos I have from that day. I keep using this paper set... time to branch out.

More Scooter LO's

2009-01-10T08:47:00.003-05:00

Here are a few LO with Scooter from Feb/March 2008. I am realizing that I really should start including credit info (for template, paper, embellishments) on these pages. That's going to take a bit of time, but it really should be done. I will start for anything not yet created. In the meantime, enjoy these!

Another Yacht & Beach Club LO

2009-01-09T15:08:00.002-05:00

This resort is so cool. From the pirate slide to the sand bottom pool, we just loved it. We lucked out with a super-sized balcony. This LO features some of my favorite pics of us and some places at the resort that we enjoyed.

I do have other interests

2009-01-09T14:58:00.003-05:00

While I love Disney, some of you will probably stop reading if I keep posting only Disney LO's. Here is one that shows photos from this past summer. My parents got our entire family kayaks, and we took them out to Eagle Lake (amongst other places). It's close to get to, and there is beautiful scenery along the shoreline when we kayak. These photos highlight some of our best photos taken while kayaking. (If you want to see the photos bigger, just click the photo.)

A few more pages

2009-01-09T10:02:00.005-05:00

Well, I'm still learning, but this is fun. Here are the next three pages that I made during my initial attempts to learn the templates and how to create the pages.

My first page

2009-01-09T09:53:00.005-05:00

It probably figures that my first digital scrapbook page post will be about Disney. Shawn and I went to Walt Disney World in August/September 2008 with my sister and BIL. We had a fantastic time. We stayed at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club because of the wonderful pool area. While I don't love my paper/photo combination, I decided to keep it because it shows where I began.

Explaining the title

2009-01-09T09:42:00.004-05:00

So, in explaining the title... I'm a Disney fan. Make that a fanatic. That is obvious to anyone who knows me. There's nothing more magical than escaping reality, whether it's for a week or for a two-hour animated movie. I've determined that my life needs a little more pixie dust and a little less reality. While I plan to share my scrap pages, I hope to also post about life happenings, and of course, my little Scooter. Talk about a daily dose of pixie dust!

Take two

2009-01-09T09:37:00.000-05:00

I started this blog a long time ago to give updates on our house progress. Well... that was over three years ago, and I had only made two posts. I'm going to try and keep this up again. I have recently begun to scrapbook my memories digitally, and I will attempt to put my pages up here. I've always enjoyed the storytelling and pictures-sharing that comes with scrapbooking, and with creating electronic pages, I can more easily share them with family and friends. So, here's my take two. I've enjoyed reading other blogs, so I thought I might give this one a second chance. Plus, I need something to do while I'm waiting for my digital files to download. :)