Wow the gallery has been rocking after our amazing full day chat day and some amazing bargains to be had on the sale !

For Just My Type this week I found an amazing piece of typography to use as inspiration. Sometimes its not what we expect. The fonts don’t matter. In this case they don’t emphasise or assist in any way. It’s the way that the letters are placed and the big thing here is the placement of the words. Also the fact that you are giving a message but by crossing it out – almost stating a fact ! Going against the grain as such.

Firstly Mel (Britgirl) has created a great layout with a few images of herself placed on the cardstock. The typography and words really tell us exactly who Mel is – but crossed out to emphasise the words “just me” .  Love it !

CREDITS :
Doodled Daydreams Kit
Out of a Box Overlays
Essential Words Hand Drawn Value Pack Vol. 01
All About Me HandDrawn Brushes and Stamps
Thin strip masks
Font – king things trypewriter

Then I loved Paula’s take on the inspiration. She has chosen to rather use the inspiration to show words to describe her special little girl and all the amazing qualities that karate give her.  Her choice of colours for the title are taken from the photo and that emphasises the words – I did my best !  Fantastic Paula !

CREDITS :
Maskros Solids Paper Pack
FotoBlendz Overlays No. 01
Essential Words Hand Drawn Vol. 02
fonts: Steelfish and Luna

Then on to my Layout.  My daughter, who is irritatingly organised, completed her nursery this week and she is so proud of it.  Now the 2 months wait for baba to arrive !  I chose to use words to describe her journey with this sweet little nursery !

Credits :
Lynn Grieveson - La Folie Kit

Congratulations to esther_a. Her layout 5pm chat or Then & Now has been selected as the featured layout of the week where she won a $ 5 DesignerDigitals Gift Certificate for product of her choice!

This week’s Adobe Photoshop or Elements tip of the week is now available on video. This weeks tip is on Aligning Images in Photoshop and Elements.

Janet (JALong) here, filling in for Lynn.  Today I have chosen this fabulous layout by Erica67 titled “AAM #13 Music.”  I love all the fun things she managed to “stuff” into each of the three pockets that she created, as well as the journaling she included.  This page is just full of so much information about her love of music. 

Here is a list of the products Erica used to create this inspiring page:
Classic Cardstock: Autumn Ice
Curled Paper Edges No. 05
Stuffed Edge Photo Frames No. 02
Graphic Pop Edgers No. 02 Brushes and Stamps
Graphic Pop Corners No. 02 Brushes and Stamps

And here are the pages created by Stacy, Jodi, and myself.

This page by Jodi is such a fun page.  I love all the colorful photos and the splashes of color she added. It looks like a fun birthday! Thanks Jodi!

Products:
Stuffed Edge Photo Frames No. 02
Candles and Cake Stickers
Painted Edgers No. 05
Classic Cardstock: Energy
Colorful Watery Spots No. 01
Curled Paper Edges No. 03
Spot Dots No. 15 Paper Pack

Here is Stacy’s beautiful page.  I love the pink and all the fun elements she included as well as her photos. What a great accomplishment!

Capri Kit
Memorable Spots
Stuffed Edge Photo Frames
Notebook Paper Pieces
Digital Date Stamps Vol. 15
Journals
Tie Its!
Have A Heart Felts No. 04
Anchor Its!
Stuck On You: Clear Vinyl Alphabet No. 02
Little Tags
Training Handrawn Words Brushes and Stamps
Don’t Forget Crumpled Notes
Stitched by Anna White No. 02
Torn N Tattered Templates No. 04

And here is my page.  I have been needing to scrap these photos from my daughters cheer competitions last year and this layout was the perfect inspiration to get me going on this page. 

Naturally Krafty Dots Paper Pack No. 01
Photo Clusters No. 14
Photo Corners: Colors No. 01
Scallop Strip Masks No.02
Classic Cardstock: Energy
Little Bits Alphabet
Stitched by Anna Lime No. 01
Jelly Alphabet No. 11
Cardstock Banner Alphabet
Staple Its!
File Folder Labels Element
Lil Bit Tags
Groovalicious Kit
Retro Labels
Felt Board Friends: In The Woods - Critters

This was a really fun page to lift and I hope you will try to lift it, too.  Thanks, Erica, for sharing this page with us!

I am happy to be here showing you some of the photographs that caught my eye at our DD flickr group.
Honestly, they are so inspiring,  not just in a photographic way, but in an uplifting way generally. A moment, a look, some beautiful light - all caught by our clever group. You can really see the seasons rolling by as you view the whole group too.

This is by the lovely Patricia, and is just gorgeous. I am always banging on about capturing things from different angles, and here she gives us good reason why Awesome

I love this sharing of her view from Mollie, the next best thing to being there to see it ourselves!

finally this one by maria, who is a billion times better at food photography than I am fab light, fab focus

Thanks ladies - and to all of you who post in our DD flickr group. Theres a post in the forums to add your favourites to!