February Desktop Digital Design

I used to download the Free Digital Desktop design every month from the Shabby Princess Blog, but found that I would have a hard time matching the photos I wanted to use with their design. So through trial and error, and with my stash of digital scrapbooking kits I've been gathering, I have started to do my own, like the one above for February!

The main kit used was "Chocolate Kisses" by Sugarplum Paperie, found at the Digichick website.

I also used a few elements from one of my favorite designers, Natali Design, from a free kit she is offering to people who "like" her Facebook page.

The pretty brown flower was found at Delicious Scraps, from a minikit called "Sweet Valentine 3," which was also snagged as a freebie. You should be able to find it easily by googling it ~ I think I found it just last week.

'Til next time,

Mary

A Simple 4th of July

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We spent a simple 4th of July with friends and their daughter, cooking on the BarB. We had fresh tomatoes from our garden ~ Yum! And our neighbor with the stand of corn just over the back fence shared some of his crop. Too bad it was after we'd eaten! Our friends left a tad early, missing the fireworks set off by our next door neighbor. We clapped and oohed and awed like little kids!

If you're wondering where I got my digital scrapbooking graphics, check out http://blogtrainblog.blogspot.com/. Every other month they do a themed blog train of free digital scrapbooking graphics, (personal use only). Checking out each of their blogs along the way, there are some wonderful designers out there!

Til next time,

Mary