Digital Collage Using Picasa

I'm very interested in learning digital scrapbooking for a lot of reasons.  Firstly, I don't want to devote quite as much space to scrapbooking supplies as I currently do.  Secondly, I have TONS of digital pictures.  (No surprise there.) And finally, I hear that making a digital scrapbook page is pretty quick- much quicker than a traditional one.

My problem is that I don't have Photoshop on my computer.  I also don't know how to use it.  When I use a computer program, I just tend to play around with it. I don't necessarily explore every option.  I downloaded a free version of Picasa by Google, and I use that to edit my photos nowadays.  I like Picasa because it's easy to use, has lots of options, and it interacts with my Google Account and Blogger!

I like making collages, both by hand and digitally.  One thing I've thought of doing is taking a bad picture and working it over in a picture editor until it's cool.

Unfortunately I didn't keep the original picture, but this is pretty close to what it was.

Here's one of the collages I did.

And here's another.

But this one is probably the best.

It's World Card-Making Day! Washi Tape Cards with Christine from Scraptime

Good morning, everyone!  Happy World Card Making Day!  This is one of my favorite holidays of the year.  To celebrate, I will make at least one card today.  I've been yarn crafting a lot, so this will be a nice change.

My inspiration?

image source: www.scraptime.ca

These beautiful (and simple) washi tape cards by Christine from Scraptime.  

I'll make at least one today and post the results tomorrow.  In the meantime, check out Christine's awesome video tutorial.

Breaking News: Free Online Card Class!

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Craft Gossip told me that Jessica Sprague was offering a fun, FREE class that is designed to increase the use of computers for making cards! I am very interested in exploring this option, so I immediately signed up! You should, too!