Day 2 at mgl scraps ct blog

DAY 2: 3 pictures, any 3 will do….find a good family picture or even the natural world will do.

Keep on trying…it’s only gonna get harder…….

I am hosting MGL SCRAPS layout challenge this week

OK ladies-
One week is all it is gonna cost you. One week is all it is gonna take to create the madness layout. Everyday you will be required to come visit us. (hahahaha)

Come to the blog on a daily basis and see what new goodies you are allowed to add to your layout. You are only allowed to add exactly what we specify in the daily madness. No cheating!!!! Once you put it on the layout it must stay exactly there…no moving or replacing is allowed. See why it is maddening….you never know what is next….

You must link all 6 of the previous layouts in the credits of the final layout in order to qualify for the prize. Of course, you get extra kudos for using at least 75% mgl Scraps products. We will be playing on your honor that you are actually playing every day!!!!!

Final layout due date is April 30!!!!!

The prize for the winner will be a $10 GC to mgl Scrap’s store!!!!!!

Day 1: Pick out your 4 favorite papers: 2 pattern and two solid paper. Layer them, cut them into shapes I don’t care but there must be 4 and only 4 papers.

See ya tomorrow for DAY 2.

Monday inspiration at mgl Scraps ct blog.

Well once again, I must forget the coffee and go for Mt. Dew. Its actually afternoon, so no coffee.

I hope that you all got a chance to catch the sale yesterday….it was huge!!!!! If you didn’t- sorry maybe next time

I am actually gonna show off a freebie site today for photo effects. The art of photography is very complicated. And no matter how hard I try, it is often difficult to get that perfect shot. Kids don’t always cooperate, neither does the weather. So like me, I am sure you have photos that you love, but they just aren’t perfect. Well free photo effects are now available at PanoFx.com.

Why not try the comic book effect. Turn your photo into a comic style drawing, or add a rubix cube to put your pictures on. You can even display pictures on a watch or plasma tv. ALL FOR FREE. There are some amazing free effects for both PS and PSE. Let me show you my favorites….

Out of bounds- simplifies the coolest photo effect I have seen in the digital world. Extractions are tough and this one mouse click does it all for you. Can you say THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Rainy day….make your photos come alive with the image of ran on the camera lens without the mess of standing in the actual rain. Belch!!!! I hate getting wet. Just gonna show off one more effect. Spiral binding. I love the look of creating a book on the page and this way you never have to try to make bindings again.

Ok now it’s your turn to check them out for yourself. I hope you enjoy them. P.S. if you join the site they have more exclusive freebies too. Now there are products for sale of this site too. You never know when you might just get the urge to design for yourself.

I hope this inspires you to try something different with a page. Have an amazing week.

my mgl Ct blog post for inspirational mondays

Well since it is nearly 5pm there will be no coffee today. How about a margarita?

Are you ever lacking mojo or inspiration? I know that I have days where I can stare at my blank PSE page for a very looonnngg time. But where do I go when I need inspiration?

Sometimes I hunt out some free vector art.......

According to Wikipedia a vector is

Computer displays are made up from small dots called pixels. The picture is built up from these dots. The smaller and closer the dots are together, the better the quality of the image, but the bigger the file needed to store the data. If the image is magnified, it becomes grainy, as the resolution of the eye enables it to pick out individual pixels. Vector graphics files store the lines, shapes and colours that make up an image as mathematical formulae.

A vector graphics program uses the mathematical formulae to construct the screen image, building the best quality image possible, given the screen resolution. The mathematical formulae determine where the dots that make up the image should be placed for the best results when displaying the image. Since these formulae can produce an image scalable to any size and detail the quality of the image is only determined by the resolution of the display, and the file size of vector data generating the image stays the same. Printing the image to paper will usually give a sharper, higher resolution output than printing it to the screen but can use exactly the same vector data file.

WAKE UP!!!!!!!! No snoring in my borning lecture......let me show you some vector art and maybe that will help you understand it visually...

Now both of these are different vector images. I could use them as a brush or a stamp on my layout. I might try making my own background paper. The ideas are unlimited. Sometimes it is just nice to play around and see what you can do with a vector that you love. Both of these vectors came from this site. All of the products are free and who can pass up a good freebie.

Try something new this week and inspire yourself.

Polka dot plum

Have you seen these amazing designers around? I have been in love with PDP since I first found them at the Sunshine Studio Scraps store. Then like all good designers they had a call.....well the rest is history and now you get to see me give you a special valentine. I hope that you have been keeping up with the blog train. There are 14 fabulous quick pages up for grabs all from the new PDP creative team members. I am in the middle of the list but relax there will be a master list of a train members soon. But let me tell you who is next on the goodie train that would be the amazing Jenny. You can check her out here. I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's day and a great weekend.