Play Time!

WARNING: THIS IS A LONG POST - SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE IS A SURPRISE...IF YOU MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE END, YOU WILL BE REWARDED WITH ANOTHER DIGI-SCRAP FREEBIES LIST! :-)

I'm so excited! My DH is at work, and my MIL is watching my kiddies. I have all day to play! I am dying to dig further into PSE, and now that I've got my new monitor, I can! I've got some tuts to look play with & am thinking I'm going to try my hand at making a few things... maybe. All of you fab designers make it look so effortless, even though I know it's really time consuming work. :-) So, I'd love any tips & tricks you've got for me.

I've also got a question. I've asked around a bit, and get all kinds of answers, followed by, "I don't really know for sure". So my question is for those of you who design. When you design, I know you can't use other folks kits, elements, etc. unless they are commercial use. But, do you need to have a commercial license for your software? What about the fonts, shapes, patterns, etc, that come loaded with it?

I did email Jen Strange over at Stop Digital Piracy, but I thought I'd pose the Q here too. So, if any of you know with certainty, let me know... you can email me at happyscrapgirl AT gmail DOT com , or just leave a comment here on the blog.

Ok, moving on, sassypixie323 over at Cafe Mom (link in Sidebar), is running a cool challenge this week. The challenge is to create a LO using a picture that you convert to black & white & then add some color back in.

So, here's the LO I made for the challenge:

Watcha think? I know I'm biased cause she's my baby, but I think the pics are so cute - even though she's covered with DIRT!

Well, I hope that you DO like the LO, cause I made it into a Template for ya! Don't worry, it's got a lot less layers than my last one. ;-)

First, here's the credits for the LO above:
Templates:
HSG Template 5 By Happy Scrap Girl
Kits:
Express Yourself by Ronna Penner / Shabby Princess
Fonts:
Bickley Script

Here's the preview (the links below)

http://www.4shared.com/file/20189440/f69e3f3e/HSG_Template_5_zip.html

I don't think this one has a password, but if it does, it would still be "happy".

BTW, I'd LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have you share this digital template with your friends, but PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE send them to my blog to pick it up, don't email it to them.

I would also love to see any Scrapbooking LO's you make with this (or any of my other FREE digi templates - in sidebar). Then I'd know that someone found it useful... Oh my, I'm being a bit of a baby here aren't I??!!!

Okay, now, here are the goodies I found today. Don't forget to mention that you found them on Happy Scrap Girl's Digi Scrap Freebies List:

Digital Scrapbook Freebies Kits & Digital Paper Packs:

http://alexascrap.blogspot.com/ Nostalgia Digital Papers
http://boolandblog.blogspot.com/ Beauty Within - Mega Kit
http://www.kimcrothers.com/ Citrus Sea Digital Papers
http://charioriginals.wordpress.com/ Pool Party Mini Kit
http://samsams.blogspot.com/ Baby Logan Kit part 4

http://msgini.blogspot.com/ Splash Mini Kit - Includes a fab Splash Element!

http://scrappingjassie.blogspot.com/ Grunge Papers
http://lindsayjanedesigns.blogspot.com/ Just Pink 2 Mini Kit
http://priscillarocha.blogspot.com/ Summer Colors
http://rubysthoughtsonthat.blogspot.com/ Random Goodies Mini Kit & Letter Templates
http://scrapdesafios.blogspot.com/ Amigo
http://scrapshambles.blogspot.com/ Distressed & Grunged Paper Pack
http://scrapzbypimptress.blogspot.com/ Ty's Kit
http://snapandscrap.net/blog/ Boho Chic Link
http://fishinmom.blogspot.com/ Justin Gregory Kit

Free Scrapbooking Layered Templates:

http://coliescorner.blogspot.com/ 1 Picture Template http://misskim.typepad.com/justmisskim/ 1 Picture Template http://katehill2003.blogspot.com/ 1 Picture Template
http://digital-scrapbooking.org/bunnys-blog/ 1-2 Picture Template

Freebie Scrap Quick Pages:
http://heathermanning.wordpress.com/ Sandy Beach Quick Page

Free Photoshop, PSE, PSP Tutorials & Tips & Tricks for Scrapping: http://katehill2003.blogspot.com/ Quick PSE Tutorial to Make Stickers
http://scrapyourartout.wordpress.com/ Template Tutorial for PSP
http://snapandscrap.net/blog/ Clipping Mask Tutorial for Photoshop & Elements

Other fabulous & Free Digital Scrapbook Elements:

http://ccdigiscraps.blogspot.com/ Watermelon Softie Alpha

http://censloft.blogspot.com/ Daisy Dell Labels & Stickers http://creativeapples.typepad.com/creative_apples/ Cardboard Heart

http://gails-space.blogspot.com/ Child Word Art

http://karaperriendesigns.blogspot.com/ Cardboard Buttons
http://lemonaidlucydesigns.blogspot.com/ Stacked Frames
http://mmdcreations.blogspot.com/ Scrapbooking Quote
http://mylittlestudio.blogspot.com/ Denim Alpha
http://nbk-nicnic.blogspot.com/ Swirly Rose Elements
http://nursesdesigns.blogspot.com/ Alpha
http://pictures-by-drehi.blogspot.com/ Mixed Word Art - be sure to scroll down to get her others!

http://pillowgirlscraps.blogspot.com/ Patterned Elegance Knots & Bows - these beautiful!
http://sunshinedigiscraps.blogspot.com/ Summer Gel Alpha's
http://vjscraproom.blogspot.com/ Black & Green Gellies
http://4boyzandamom2.blogspot.com/ Ornaments - beautiful Flowers & Butterflies

Happy Scrapping!