i finally finished up my digital layout of sarah. i started playing around with this last friday night. all i actually had left to finish was the journaling, and adding the tall yellow birdie. no idea why that took me so long to do. but here it is.

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i love digital templates. they give you such a great starting point in making your layouts. you simply pull up your papers and photos, and drop them into the different spots in the template. you don't have to worry about figuring out your photo sizes or anything. sure, there's a few tricks to learn to getting your photos in the spots and sized just how you want them. but once you get the hang of it, it's so simple. and there's nothing better than finding a great digital kit, that has all the coordinating papers and embellishments all in one spot. all i did was find 3 photos that i wanted to use.   

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and then i pulled up this digital kit that i was dying to use. notions blue & co full digital scrapbooking kit, by jen allyson for design house digital.

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and started with this digital template that looked perfect for the design i had in mind. layered template no. 19, by cathy zielske for designer digitals.

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then i just played around, until i got the papers and photos how i liked them. the title was done, and it fit my story. so i left that as is, but it is something that you can change. i added a few embellishments. the banner in the upper corner, the notebook paper, the birdies, the stitching, and the staples. easy peasy 🙂

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15 responses to “snapshots of you – a digital layout”

  1. Lynn Avatar

    Laura,
    This layout is beautiful! I love all the colors and of course your sweet girl! It’s so cool how you can create dimension with a digital kit with the banner and birdies!

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  2. patricia Avatar

    You finished it !!! Looks great !!!

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  3. Laura T. Avatar

    What a beautiful layout, and I love Cathy’s templates (even though I’ve never created a digital layout before).

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  4. Suzanne Avatar

    The end result is fantastic! I love the colors, and the digital kit is fabulous.
    I have all of cathy’s templates. One day I will actually use them! Fabulous page!

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  5. Jill Cruz Avatar

    I love it Laura! So pretty!

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  6. Warholette Avatar

    that is such a lovely page! i don’t do digital, but it looks so sweet i may try 🙂

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  7. Carla Avatar
    Carla

    Wow girl!!!! This is so beautiful!!! The colors are perfect! I love these pics of Sarah, so gorgeous!

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  8. Kathy (krolski) Avatar

    Super cute digi LO! Beautiful!

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  9. danni p Avatar
    danni p

    super cute chica!
    ~d

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  10. Diana Avatar

    Good on ya this is CUTE!! I haven’t done a digital layout myself–I’m sort of afraid…. FINALLY a layout with SARAH! 🙂

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  11. Heather Ruwe Avatar

    great digi layout laura! 🙂

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  12. Sara Rossi Avatar

    This is so CUTE!! You make it sound so easy too but I never seem to have any luck with stuff like this. Bet Sarah’s happy to see a LO with her pics on here today! 😉 Those pics are my favorite too!!

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  13. Wendy Sue Avatar

    Cute, cute, cute, cute, cute!! :o)

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  14. Julie DeGuia Avatar

    Great layout Laura! Cathy’s templates are a perfect match for your style! Looks just like one of your paper pages.

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  15. lorry Avatar
    lorry

    Love it! I was waiting to see some of those photos on a layout and was not dissapointed! I’m not a digital gal, would like to try, but techno challenged, plus I would miss playing with the paper!!!
    Love the banner with the buttons! Great creativity.

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