Snips n Snails

"Snips and Snails"....and puppy dog tails, of course!  A cute name for a cute kit that is all boy!  Kimberly has filled her latest kit with all kinds of  things to make your layouts fun!  Let's go dig in the dirt!!

You can find it in her shop at Scraps n Pieces

 When I spotted the sandbox in the kit, I knew I had to put some little kids digging in it!  What fun.

 And, of course, my two granddogs:

*As a member of the Leaving a Legacy Designs Creative Team, I receive products for free in return for creating and posting projects to promote said product. Please be advised that the Leaving a Legacy Designs products used and showcased on this blog any time after(insert date) were indeed received for free.

Leaving a Legacy Designs News Releases

Sadly, another digi store is closing.  This store was home to Leaving a Legacy Designs.

You can now find all Kimberly's cute kits that you see on my blog over at Scraps n Pieces.  In launching her new store, she is looking for more CT members.  Apply today!

LLD is moving her kits over to Scraps n Pieces, so you can shop here for all of them!

A Little Modern Art

My niece took this photo of her kids relaxing on the sofa and the look on her son's face caught my attention.  I was in the mood for some art, as you have noticed from my last posts.  I took this photo:

and made this composition:  Captured!

More Magic with PSE Tutorials

While I was on the Digital Scrapper website today, the sketch-to-painting tutorial was mentioned in a forum.  I have tried this technique using lots of different techniques and never have been happy.  Digital Scrapper tutorials are so easy to follow, I bought it and started playing around.

One of my favorite photos taken while we were in Europe is this one:

I use it a lot when I am learning a new technique.

Today was no exception.  I am extremely happy with my end result.  I followed the instructions completely, but when I got to the blending on the paper, an unusual blend mode result caught my eye and this is what happened:

I will be back with a more traditional version of the tutorial later.  I just love turning boring photos into works of art.