by Misti on August 2, 2010
If I wasn’t a graphic designer, I think I’d be an event planner. I love throwing parties! So last fall, when it came time to prepare for my wedding…it was only obvious who would be behind the scenes, dreaming up the decor and designing the invites. Of course, I needed help. And that’s where my Mom comes [...]
by Misti on April 23, 2010
My Digital Photosbook Adventure continues with Week #4… We’re one more step closer to uploading our books to Shutterfly. This is the week we finish up our digital spreads with journaling and titles. You’ll learn how to add and adjust text to fit your layouts. You’ll also learn how to manipulate type to create a unique title [...]
by Misti on April 16, 2010
Catch a FREE set of quickpages in our upcoming newsletter at OpenScrapbook. If you haven’t already signed up, you might want to hurry beacause we’re throwin’ it out to subscribers this weekend! Not sure what quickpages are? I’ll give you a hint…they’re a growing trend with digi scrappers who are short on time. But I’ll explain more in [...]
by Misti on January 19, 2010
…and I must say, it’s been a pretty dog-gone good one!! I knew Steve was the one I wanted to marry long before we took the plunge, but as we’ve spent the last month together I’ve realized just how perfect we are for each other. I love it! I’m still finding little things out about [...]
by Misti on December 8, 2009
DIY Wedding Adventure Post #10 What better way to bring out the feeling of the 1940′s than through music, right? That’s what I thought! My favorite musicians of the era is defintely the Glenn Miller Orchestra. While they never had the chance to compile a Christmas album while Glenn Miller himself was alive, they recorded a Christmas [...]
by Misti on December 7, 2009
DIY Wedding Adventure Post #9 I’m absolutely in love with the decision Steve and I made to be married the week before Christmas…because that means I get to do fun things like this… My mother and sister, Michelle, hosted the coolest Christmasy-themed kitchen bridal shower for me this weekend. I had so much fun visiting with [...]
by Misti on November 12, 2009
DIY Wedding Adventure Post #8 Where to display them all?…that’s the question! I love the idea of displaying photographs of Steve and I when we were younger at our reception but I wanted to find a unique way of displaying them. So I set out on a mission…I searched high and low, on the internet and through [...]
by Misti on November 7, 2009
DIY Wedding Adventure Post #7 I was ecstatic when the florist suggested a lily as the main flower in my bouquet! I’m in love with anything tropical…anyone who’s seen my living room can tell you. I call it my “Island Oasis.” Anyway, back to the flowers…My main flower will be a raspberry red lily. I’ll [...]
by Misti on November 6, 2009
DIY Wedding Adventure Post #6 My wedding colors were super easy for me to choose. I didn’t want anything that screamed “Merry Christmas!!” Not that I have anything against Christmas, I love the holiday, but bright Red & Green aren’t my idea of elegant wedding colors. So I went with the three colors I’m always drawn [...]
by Misti on November 5, 2009
DIY Wedding Adventure Post #5 I can finally breathe a sigh of relief…the Invitations are finished and at the printers as we speak. They turned out fabulous, just the way I wanted them to. I’m totally on Cloud 9 right now…I can’t wait to see the printed product in the next week or so! Meanwhile, [...]