I'm making a calendar to give as a Christmas gift this year, and I thought I'd try something fancy for the pages. I've done the first 6 months of the year so far:













I used free kits I found at http://www.shabbyprincess.com for the first five, and the last one used elements from a free kit from http://www.twopeasinabucket.com

Now, this this the kind of scrapbooking I could see myself maybe getting into. I'm really uninterested in the kind that uses paper

Lisa

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And I haven't done December yet because I haven't decided if I want to use a picture from last year (in which case it will be 2 years old when the December page comes up on the calendar next year) or have the boys pose for a picture now so that it's more chronologically accurate with the rest of the calendar. I like the second option, but I really want to use pictures I already have so I can finish the project now, upload the images to cafepress and get my calendars made!

Thanks for looking!
Lisa

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Or just photoshop? Those all turned out great!

Susan, mom to Ben (6) and Emelia (3)
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? Eleanor Roosevelt

I'd like to learn how to do some more interesting tricks, like a torn paper effect, for one. I think I'll just have to spend some time wandering around the internet looking for tutorials and plug-ins sometime when I have a chance.

Lisa

Lisa Clarke My Store: Polka Dot Creations My Blog: Dancing the Polymer Polka My Message Board: The Polka Dot Cottage My Music: Polka Dot Radio My Handsome Boys <------

I'm not sure how expensive they are though. I have Paint Shop Pro but I've never tried to do anything creative with it. Glad you had fun

Susan, mom to Ben (6) and Emelia (3)
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? Eleanor Roosevelt