Merry Christmas!

I got my Christmas cards through cardstore this year and I think they turned out great.  They are a little pricey so it pays to wait for their coupon codes of 60-70% off.  And they always have free shipping.

Freebies

I have several codes for free 8x8 books on Shutterfly, so I made one:

Click here to view this photo book larger

I'm Over It

Who am I kidding? I don't have the patience or time for scrapbooking. As much as I'd like to get into it I just can't. If I need to put a photobook together I most definitely will use one of the pre-made layouts on Shutterfly because it's just easier. Sorry for leading you on with my last post.

I'm a Beginner

I've had Photoshop Elements for two years and have only recently sat down to try and figure it out. It's not too user-friendly unless you take a class. But once you have the basics you can create beautiful scrapbook pages, as seen in my sister-in-laws albums here.

This is one of my first pages and all I did was put pictures into the pre-made page. But I'm getting better at making my own pages. I just need to find 3 hours of uninterrupted time ... which means I'll probably never get around to it.

I've Got Skills

Very basic sewing skills, but I'm trying to get better.  I made some BabyLegs for Lillian out of $2 Target knee socks and they turned out alright.  Not spectacular, but I'm sure I'll get better if I keep practicing.  And I'm going to take a Sewing Basics class at Joann Fabrics in a few weeks so hopefully that will help.  I have my grandmother's olllllllllld sewing machine and I've already managed to screw it up - I have to learn out to re-thread the bobbin through the bottom.  It's fun, though, because I have flashbacks of helping my grandmother sew, and I remember her showing me basic sewing concepts.  I remember threading the needles for her because she had a hard time seeing the eye of the needle.  Of course last night I had a hard time seeing the eye of the needle.

Here's a few pictures of my BabyLegs.  I used the basic tutorial on Little Birdie Secrets.

Sorry for the funny face she's making, the flash makes her squint.