My first attempts at Digi Scraping with PSE 8

I've done some digi scrapping before but I recently purchased Photoshop Elements 8 so I could try to expand my capabilities. Here are the pages I've gotten done so far.

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids!

What a wonderful idea...a scrapbook retreat to raise money for BC Children's Hospital! This year I had the opportunity to go to this all weekend scrapbook retreat! Last year they raised over $22,000 for Children's Hospital.


This was the view of the room from my table, there were a couple more tables behind and the "store" that had tons of scrapbook supplies for sale.


Here was me at my scrapbook space.


This was a page I made for a challenge by one of the vendors, we were given the printed papers and were to create a page with them.


I made this page in honour of my Grandparents, I grew up living next door to them and I miss them dearly!









I wanted to get more done but I'm happy that I was able to enjoy an uninterrupted weekend of scrapbooking! I plan to do this again next year, I already have a room reserved at the venue for the weekend of the retreat! Let me know if you want to join me, I'd be happy to share the room.

H1N1 or Seasonal Flu?

How is a mother to know? When do we need to worry? My poor little Olivia was throwing up yesterday, lucky for me I missed that part of it as I was at work. I kept asking my hubby if she had a fever and he said no...well I get home and the poor thing is like a rag doll on the couch flushed and hot to touch...temperature 104.3, hubby swears she wasn't that hot during the daytime but she also did sleep most of the day. Managed to get her to take tylenol...mom it's tastes yucky! Well, that seemed to bring her fever down to about 100, she of course didn't sleep too well. She woke me up at 04:45 telling me her tummy hurt and she didn't feel good...temp again 103.7, there was no way she was going to take that tylenol again so I managed to talk her into taking Motrin chewables which weren't as bad. Kept her home from school, her temperature has been good most of the day although she's had diarrhea several times today. After picking up Kieron from school her temp was 99.1, now at dinner time it is climbing up and is 101.2. I'll hold off on the Ibuprofen I think till after dinner so that hopefully she'll be able to sleep through the night.

I'm not sure at what point I should call our doctor. Everyone keeps telling me I need to get her swabbed for H1N1 but I know they aren't swabbing everyone. I guess I'll see how she is tonight and go from there. I just pray this is over quickly and that no one else gets sick. Good thing Brenna is in Maui right now!

Haunted Houses!

Well, yesterday my father in law took the kids (husband included)to Kilby's Haunted House. Who ever thought it was a good idea to take 6 and 7 year old kids to something like this must be crazy. There weren't even any warning signs up at the house that it may be scary for young children. Apparently there were zombies jumping out at them and people with limbs and heads chopped off. Kieron seemed to be tough but poor Olivia was up several times last night with nightmares about zombies in her room coming to get her. I had to reassure her that it was only make believe and they weren't real. I hope she doesn't have nightmares all week.

"JINGLE" Book

I made this mini album from a kit from Top Line Creations. I used to be a consultant for them before they changed their company. I have lots of these kits left as I bought a bunch of them, If anyone is interested in purchasing one, I'm selling them for $15. I'm not quite done this album, I have one more page to complete and dress up the front a little.

Memories!

I've been trying to re-organize my scrapbook space so I can start scrapbooking again! I have so many pictures and memories that I don't want to get lost or forgotten. I like digital pictures but I've gotten way behind and have so many that I don't even have printed up. I would hate for them to get lost or destroyed.

More Recent Scrap Book Pages!

I changed my style of Scrap-booking after I discovered 12" x 12" pages could fit a lot more stuff and not look as cluttered. I really like the way the pages look in this different size. Of course it makes it harder to scan, but I managed to get some scanned and stitched together. Most of my pages I do a 2 page spread but for some reason they won't display beside each other on here so they are on top of each other.