SPRING CLEANING | My Creative Life
Spring Cleaning is a M E G A sized kit perfect for house cleaning, yard work, spring cleaning, chores, to-do lists, and especially to help document the little details in our every day lives. There’s cleaning supplies, a washer and dryer, a broom, a mop, a vacumm, and more! The BEST part about this beautiful kit is how versatile it is. Don’t let the name fool you… the creative and unique elements, papers, and alpha can be used on just about ANY layout or project! This will become one of your favorite kits!

BONUS: For a limited time you’ll get the Spring Cleaning Addon by ScrapALatte Designs FREE with your purchase of Spring Cleaning. The addon kit is truly a must have for any scrapper! There’s 127 elements to help you document and preserve all the tiny details of everyday life. Here’s a look at the full Spring Cleaning kit, and the Spring Cleaning addon.

SPRING CLEANING ADDON by ScrapALatte Designs
This delicious addon can be yours FREE with your purchase of Spring Cleaning, or you can pick it up by itself.

{2012} MY CREATIVE LIFE WORKSHOP | A Deeper Look – April 2012
We recently released the April 2012 MCL Workshop files to our workshop members, but I wanted to share a little information with you about this month’s amazing tutorial that’s included in the member activities and downloads this month. I think creating and effectively using drop shadows are something all of us struggle with at one time or another but I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to be! This tutorial takes you DEEP into my own design techniques and I teach you how to “Create and Bend Custom Shadows”. I also show you how to quickly and easily thread items, such as ribbon and fasteners, through holes and other design elements. It’s a flawlessly perfect technique and you’ll appreciate learning how to do it.

There’s also a bonus set of goodies that compliment the article so you can follow along with my instruction and apply what you learn. For those who don’t have a {2012} My Creative Life Workshop membership yet… JOIN TODAY! I guarantee you won’t be disappointed! Here’s a look at the bonus goodies included with the workshop article this month. I actually use the techniques I teach you in the article on last week’s ScrapDelicious newsletter gift, specifically on the stitching on the “Spring” title. You’ll notice I created a custom shadow, then bent it so the pulled stitches look lifted off the page. Creating and effectively using custom shadows is an advanced technique that ALL of us need to know how to use in order to really bring our digital pages to life!

SPEAKING of the ScrapDelicious newsletter, if you’re not already a subscriber you can subscribe HERE. There is a subscription gift, and I usually create a nice gift for subscribers each week too.

MY CREATIVE LIFE WORKSHOP {2012} | A Deeper Look
Did you know our {2012} My Creative Life Workshop includes monthly articles and tutorials for programs such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Paint Shop Pro? I thought I’d share a glimpse at one of the tutorials included in the March 2012 edition of our workshop because I’m so passionate about this particular technique. Most people would be surprised to see how easy it is to create a sketch from a photo in either black and white or with a splash of color. In this tutorial I walk you through the simple, quick, and easy steps needed to acheive just the right look. Best of all, there’s no action’s or special/expensive filters required to create this look, and you’ll learn about some of the basic filters already available to you in your graphics program! If you’re a Paint Shop Pro user (or other popular graphics programs) you’ll be able to follow along and achieve these same kinds of results in your program of choice.

If you’d like to learn how to create a black and white or color sketch from your photos, join our {2012} My Creative Life Workshop today! Year long membership is only $44.95… truly a steal and I am confident you won’t be disappointed! (Checkout the rest of this newsletter to see more examples of some of the goodies included each month with your workshop membership… such as the Calendars, Brush Sets, and Style Sets - JUST TO NAME A FEW!)

Create a black & white or color sketch from a photo by ScrapALatte Designs
Here’s an adorable photo of my grandson, Kade. I took this photo of him in my yard about a year ago. The second I saw the picture I knew I wanted to use the techniques I share in the tutorial and create sketches from it. The finished result is perfect for gifts for grandma and grandpa, friends, or to put in a frame and hang on the wall!

Join our {2012} My Creative Life Workshop today to learn how to create this same look – and so much more! You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of content, tutorials, tips, techniques, articles, inspiration, and digital designs and goodies you’ll receive each month with your workshop membership.

DATE BRUSHES {Set #3} by ScrapALatte Designs
Another date brush set perfect for your ‘go-to’ stash for Project 365/52/12 or for everyday life projects. The Date Brushes {Set #3} will allow you to easily add the month date to your photos or layouts, coloring as you see fit. Each brush design and PNG file is in a slightly grunged up style. Also includes PNG files of all brushes (January – December for 2011, 2012, and 2013). Each brush is approximately 6.75? wide. Watch for coordinating brush sets in the near future.

NOTE: This brush set is part of the 2012 My Creative Life Workshop. If you are a 2012 workshop member you already have this product.

PROJECT 365/52/12 EVERYDAY LIFE BRUSH SETS by ScrapALatte Designs
You might also enjoy my other brush sets. Each set will quickly become part of your go-to stash, perfect for daily use and for all your Project 365/52/12 projects.