A thousand words ...

(Layout credits - Paper from Betty Paper Pack (coming soon), arrow from Arrow Stamps by Jackie Eckles, at DesignerDigitals. Black stitching from Story Time kit (coming soon), Drop Shadow Action by Katie Pertiet at DesignerDigitals. Font: Tom's New Roman, Tangerine.)

I really do have the most patient and long-suffering children where my photography is concerned. To date, we haven't had any 'going on strike and refusing to co-operate with Mum' episodes, though I must admit to seeing a very resigned look in this boy's eyes here. I often think that I am very fortunate to have relatively photogenic children ... imagine how tough it would have to be if I had to pester my friends and relations, just to get photos. I think this is the hardest thing where my scrapping commitments are concerned ... getting enough photos to scrap on a daily basis. My digital layouts are inching up to #1,000, and that's a lot of photos, huh? Guess I should be grateful that I am basically a 'one photo' scrapper ... I would really go through the photos if I had more than one on a page.

I picked up the latest Simple Scrapbooks mag this week ... though it is the July/August edition, a downside to living on the other side of the world to where it is produced. Lots of inspiration, new ideas, layouts ... and I recognize so many of the names under the layouts. I love SS and CK ... if I was only able to buy TWO scrapping mags, those would be the two. What I would really like now to find is a good design mag, with outstanding ads, colour combinations, good font work ... so if you have any suggestions, please let me know. Must away ... more next time!

PS. I've reset the paper pack freebie, Summer Sweetness ... if you missed out and would like to pick it up, click here.