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About Me
Here is a little bit about me:
I'm in my 60s and have been divorced for many years. I have one daughter, and one precious two year old grandson. They mean everything in the world to me.
I don't have a day job: I was the live-in carer of both parents for many years; my dad passed away in July 2013, and my mum passed away in January 2021. These days you could describe me as: Mum, Grandma, Amateur Digital Scrapbooking Designer, Crocheter, Sci-Fi Fan, and Harry Potter Nut!
I have always loved creating art and craft, and have tried lots of different crafts over the years, including crochet, teddy-bear making, cross stitching, card making, and other paper crafts.
I started noticing beautiful digital layouts in scrapbooking magazines, which sparked my interest in digital scrapbooking. I tried some digital scrapbooking programs, but they were really glorified card making programs, and I quickly got frustrated with the amateurish results. Then I got Photoshop Elements, and started to learn how to use the program.
And then... I found this site, now known as DigitalScrapbook.com, and a whole new world opened up for me! The combination of quality digital supplies and tutorials was wonderful, but it’s the people who make this place so special. From Marisa & Jordan to the designers and all the other people who contribute to the running of this site, and to all the other members – I have never come across such a friendly, welcoming group of people.
I have been a member here since 2013, started designing for the blog trains in 2014, am a founding member of Scrap Twist Blog Train (which our group started after meeting in a design challenge at this very site, when DigitalScrapbook was known as Pixel Scrapper) -- and now, in July 2022, I have been accepted into the Commons, as the next step on my design journey!
I'm really looking forward to contributing more to DigitalScrapbook, and its lovely members!
(FYI: Photoshop Elements 15 is my most-used graphics program, but I also use
FotoSketcher and a variety of programs from Jixipix.)
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Digital Scrapbook LayoutDescription
PAPER : A Touch Of Class (Sorry, this was downloaded before I started digiscrapping, and I have no record of where I got it from)
PAGE OVERLAY : Inked Edge Overlay (Baby Blue Kit, computerscrapbook.com)
PHOTOS : Taken by Alana Denton
FONTS USED : Garden Party (The Majestic in title, also journaling); The King & Queen Font (Mary Valley)
JOURNALLING READS : Gympie, the town where I live, is situated in the picturesque valley of the Mary River. These photos were taken from a local look-out, which has amazing, panoramic views of the mountains and valleys. Majestic, indeed.
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Recent Comments
beautiful scrap,love the blending x
This is lovely!
Thank you, Judy!
You live in a gorgeous area. This layout is so pretty. I love the blending of that background photo.
Thanks for all your lovely comments, everyone!
Love the layout Robyn. The blending works great on the background. I love the mountains and this makes me want to take a trip.
Such a lovely page, love the photo, so beautiful.
Oh, wow! Thank you all for all the nice comments -- you've made my day!
By, the way, where do you live, Wenjoy?
lovely blending Robyn. You don't live too far from me.
Stunning picture. The blending is beautiful.
Great Blending!
WOW! So stunning. Great blending.
Thanks, Melo!
Beautiful! You did a great job blending the photo with the background. What a stunning surroundings you live in!
Thanks, Shawna! I just posted a list of the things I did on the forum, so maybe someone can tell me the right way to do it - I'm sure you must be able to lighten the photo within the layout itself, rather than doing the photo separately.
you're blended layout turned out lovely Robyn! and that is a gorgeous valley, great photos! :)