Learning photoshop elements

I'm taking a Elements class with Jessica Sprague.  I did Photoshop a long time ago and am trying the trail of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 (can't find that link right now, but I'm sure you can google it).  My first assignment was to post a layout to the web...thus.  I'm having a little trouble cause I'm trying elements 9 and she instructing in elements 8, she's on a PC and I'm on a Mac.  Oh well.  I do love a challange.  To post on the web, the size has to be changed from the printable LO (lots of ppi) to web LO.  I'm learning a lot.

My Grandchildren:  Eoin (pronounced Owen); Kyla; Liam.  I love doing digital scrapbooking.  When there's doctor's appointments or other places that I'll be waiting, idle.  I don't have Photoshop Elements yet, but I am getting closer.  In the meantime, I enjoy My Digital Studio from Stampin Up.  Aren't they cutie-pies?!!!

Post-it Note Case & Easel card

Stamp:  Bildmalarna-Little Winged Friends "On Walk"
Paper:  Basic Grey "Bittersweet"; DCWV "Once Upon A Time"
Die:  Spellbinder Labels No. 2
Punch:  EKSuccess
Flowers/Buttons:  Misc.

Side View.  Pretty cool.  Excuse the hot-pink post-it notes...need to get a different color.

Found this tutorital at stampARTic.  Front view opened.

Treat jars with red hot candy for the grands!
Stamps:  Stampin up "Love You Much"; Waltzing Mouse "Holiday Labels No. 14" (these spellbinder compatible stamps are just the best)
Die:  Spellbinder Labels No. 14
Jars:  Michaels

Box card.....something different.
Stamps:  Stampin Up "Valentine Defined"

Opens into a box.  I put small hearts inside that I punched out with the Martha Steward heart edge punch.  This was fun and easy to make.  Found a video with the instructions....can't remember where.

Valentines for the kids

Digital stamp:  Pink Cat Studio "Brondy"  (colored with copics)
Paper:  My Minds Eye "Love Nest" (Michaels)
Dies:  Classic Oval sm & Fancy Tags (Spellbinders)

Stamps:  Penny Black "Mimi & Miles" (local stamp/scrapbook store)-colored with copics; sentiment-Recollections "Valentine" (Michaels)
Dies:  Classic circle small (Spellbinders); Decorative Doily (Die-namics-MFT)
Papers:  Misc.

Stamp:  Penny Black "Mini & Miles"  Colored with copics; swirls & flowers-Stampin Up "Elements of Style"
Ink:  distress inks-Pealed paint, tumbled glass, stormy sky, wild honey
Micro beads (long, long time ago)

Stamps:  Penny Black "Mimi & Miles (colored with copics); Penny Black "Fantasy" (tree); Hearts-Verve "Hearts Desire"
Paper:  K&Company "Valentine Sweetheart" (Michaels)
Embellishment:  Recollections (Michaels)

Stamp:  Magnolia "Will You be my Valentine"; sentiment-Penny Black "mimi & miles"
dies:  Classic Oval sm (Spellbinders); Decorative Doily  (Die-namics MFY)
Paper:  K&Company "Valentine Sweatheart"

Stamp:  Great Impressions "Love is in Bloom" (got this stamps several years ago and still love it); sentiment and hearts-Verve "Heart Desire"
Paper:  Papertrey Ink "Sweet Blush"; pattern paper-Basic Grey; basic red paper
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug "Heart Blocks"
This is a pop-up card that is really cute.  I got the instruction from a blog/video, but I can't remember where.  I want to find it again because this is a really easy and fun card to make.

I really enjoyed making cards for the kids at St. Judes and am very appreciative that Tiffany's Doodles hooked me.  Jennifer McGuire also has done this.  I look forward to making more cards for others...a random act of kindness.

I'm sure there are several places to do this, but I'm joining Tiffany Doodles (love the digital stamps) and making Valentine cards to send to the kids at St. Jude.  I love making VC and sharing them!

Over the holiday slump, maybe!

After Christmas, it seems is to have taken me a long time to rest up.  There's been a lot going on and I haven't stamped much.  This is a Penny Black stamp.  I love the dots.  Following Kathy (The Daily Marker blog), I've done some of the white dots with a white pen.  I found a pen I really like to used by Sharpie.  It's not the paint pen, but something on that order.  It works really well.  I had a hard time finding it, but when I out what it is exactly and I'll share.  It's wonderful for making those white dots.  The papers are just some scraps I had.  I embossed the blue cardstock with a embossing folder.  (I'm not at home right now and I can't remember just which one it was.  

 Another Penny Black stamp:  City Scapes (I think).  I used different kinds of scrap paper and paper pieced the buildings.  The bird is from one of the Stamper's anonymous sets (Urban Grunge, maybe).  I cut the banner from paper and cut the ends and scored so it would stand up.  I used a Gelly Roll pen in gold that I have had for probably 8-9 years.  They still work and I've used them quite regularly.  I don't remember what kind of paper.

This card I used the Curio paper by Basic Grey.  Oh my goodness, I love these papers!  Everything goes with everything.  The lace was some I've had for awhile.  I need new lace.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up stamp set I've had for quite a few years.  I used the spellbinders oval die to cut it out.  Now the butterfly.......

It's a Martha Steward punch which I distressed and stamped with the Hero Arts Friend background stamp (Jennifer McGuire style).  The body.....I used two bugle beads (I think they are called that) and put them onto a staple.  Then attached to the middle of the butterfly.  I read that trick a few years ago and still like to use it.  Sometimes I just have it as an embellishment.  It's pretty cool!  You can also use the other small beads on the staple, too.  Just a little something different.