Time to head back to class

Well, I'm officially a student again! After a few weeks off I have started another online digital scrapbooking class with Jessica Sprague. She really is an amazing teacher - incredibly uplifting and inspiring. She makes you feel like you can do ANYTHING in Photoshop Elements! I started the Now We're Rockin' with Photoshop class today and was completely blown away by how much we learned in our first lesson ... I can't wait to see what the next 4 weeks brings :) We tinted a photo to sepia and selectively added back color, we learned to use a torn paper template, add fully justified text (newspaper-like columns), create a custom journaling tag, and add several different embellishments with drop shadows! I know most of that sounds like Chinese to you but trust me ... it is all SO COOL!! Here is the final result. The picture was taken on our recent trip to California after church on Sunday. It is a rare occurrence when everyone's hair is done and they are all in coordinating clothes so I had to take advantage of it! I would guess that at least 40 of my 425 pictures were from our Sunday afternoon photo shoot.

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Credits: Trish Jones Impressions: Idea (blue paper), Crush Bubbles (journaling paper), and Distressed Diva (grungy edge frame), Katie Pertiet Paper Reveals Layered Template No. 2, Meredith Fenwick September Afternoon (alpha), Jason Gaylor Valentastic Valentine Brushes

Journaling reads: I consider myself extremely blessed to have four beautiful children. You are all unique in personality and temperament which adds to the fun (most days)! I love to watch you play together, hug each other, laugh with each other, and comfort each other when needed. I hope you look back on the time you spend together as fondly as I enjoy watching it. Grammy and Paca's October 2007