Hybrid Scrapping

I never thought I would be a hybrid scrapper. I wanted to keep my digi scrapping and my paper scrapping separate. I don't know why. Well I took a few episodes at Jessicasprage.com and really like combining the two. Now, I think of my scrapping in three categories: paper, digi and hybrid.

Maybe someday I will be able to think of it as just one thing. But, I'm not ready to do that yet.
Here are the hybrid pages that I made with Jessica's help.




Then I found a tutorial at Jessica's so I could "stitch" them together to post on galleries. It was not too hard to do and it was a video lesson. Here is the link:
http://spraguelab.squarespace.com/blog/2007/6/9/photoshop-friday-22-scan-and-stitch.html

Here are the ones I stitched together for the posting:


So this is my hybrid experience. It is fun and I really like Jessica guiding me through the steps.

Make a nice day!

Livin' the Good Life

We’ve all heard countless studies, articles and TV interviews on happiness. But the other day I stumbled upon something that is just now being revealed to the media for the first time.* It's a 72 year old study that began all the way back in 1937 when 268 Harvard University sophomores were asked to participate in a study measuring “a formula-some mix of love, work, and adaptation-for a good life.” And while many of those who were college sophomores in 1937 are now dying or in their fading twilight, this study continues to be diligently maintained to this very day. (David Romanelli; yeahdave.com)

And never before has science been able to report such fascinating and thoroughly time-tested results on happiness. Following are 3 powerful lessons from this study as reported first in Atlantic magazine in June 2009.

1. Have a healthy outlet.
2. Don't take yourself too seriously.
3. Happiness must be shared.

I think this is powerful information and the study is 72 years old. That in itself is amazing. Speaking of happiness being shared. I did this layout of my son and grandsons from a photo taken this Father's Day.

Don't rock your boat

Different Ways of Navigating
We’re All in the Same Boat

We’re all in the same boat. We just have different paddles, and perhaps we find ourselves on different rivers. We all live in human bodies. These are the vehicles in which we move through our world. We are all made of flesh, blood, and bone, with brains, hearts, and lungs to power us. Our paddles—the tools we use to move through the world—vary, as do the bodies of water—the environments—in which we find ourselves.

Some of us use our high IQs to get where we want to go. Some of use our smiles, others use kindness, a gift with language, or athletic ability. Some of these qualities we were born with and others are skills we have learned. Considering this metaphor in light of your own life can be very enlightening. What tools are you using to get from point A to point B in your life? Chances are, you and the people you know have used many different tools in various combinations throughout your lives to get where you needed to go. Just as with oars or paddles, a balanced approach is best. If you rely too much on one thing, like beauty, to open doors, you fail to be well-rounded and you may eventually lose your equilibrium. And if you lose that one quality, you have no paddle at all. This is inspiration to develop multiple tools to navigate your world.

Some of us may be moving along paths that are like rushing rivers; others may be on a large, still lake. We have all felt, at one time or another, tossed about on a stormy ocean. Through all this, we are never really alone, even though it might seem that way. There is inspiration all around us in the form of other people making their way through the world, in the very same boat. Remember to look around you for role models, companionship, and encouragement.