Delightfully Digital

The Story Behind the page

When I was in first grade I saw a dress I loved
in a catalogue. It was pink and brown and
had ruffles and a big bow sash.
I wanted that dress so much!
Unfortunately, my mom thought brown was too old
for a child and she didn’t like the brown and pink
combination.
I loved the look of the two colors together - maybe because they are so different-
the color of chocolate and the frilly little girl pink! Every time I see them together together today, I think of that little dress.

Tee'd Off

Friend

A page of my friend, Sharon. Photo taken at the bay in Coronado. Background designed by me. Want the background paper? Just watch this space for it.

Memories

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Will Our Children Recognize Us Without a Camera Covering Half Our Face?

I was thinking about this at CKU as I roamed the halls camera free for the first time in all the years I have attended. Now, don't get me wrong, I still love to take photos and scrap but there is a joy in the freedom to just meet and greet and take those photos in your mind with your heart's camera.

Looking back on my childhood I have few photos but the ones I have are treasured. There are even fewer  of my parents and grandparents, but I have special memories that I replay over and over again. Will the child who has to hire a Mac truck to move all of his 12 x 12 albums when he leaves home value them as much as I do an album or two and a handful of miscellaneous photos? Will they revert to taking few photos because of our overkill? I don't know.

I think the sudden ease and low cost of taking and printing photos really caused us to think that every moment needed to be recorded. I think just as the hobby of scrapbooking is maturing, so will our ideas of how many photos we really need. It's great to be able to do it and if we enjoy it, we should go for it, but being practical -how many albums can we really store?  I know that I do not need to record every second of my life, but recording as much as I want is fun and so easy!

As an empty nester I don't have little kids at home for my subjects but I find myself asking other folks if I can take photos of their cute kids. It's probably a good thing my child is grown and away from home.

I'm not against taking lots of photos-not at all-but I'm just thinking that we need to put the camera down long enough to enjoy the memories that we are creating. Creating is even more important than recording them with our camera. And if we miss some good shots, the heart does a pretty good job of storing special moments for us and the mind does a great job of replaying-with photos!

Don't feel guilty if you leave your camera at home from time to time. Let your child see your smiling face as you applaud their accomplishments, not just the half that the camera isn't covering. Let someone else be the photographer for you from time to time and just enjoy!

The Day the Digital Camera Broke

The Day the Digital Camera Broke

When Mommy reached into her purse
To take her camera out
That something was amiss
She knew without a doubt.

The lens cap had been lost
And she saw an ugly crack
Probably happened at the store
When she gave the door a whack.

She was unable to take the photos
Of baby in her crib awaking
And was so glad that she had
Those photos she had been taking.

When she went to pick up the baby
The baby didn’t seem to know
Who was standing in her room
And signs of distress did show.

When she went to pick up the kids
Who had gone to school that day
She watched them for awhile
As they were outside at play.

They didn’t seem to notice
That she was at their side
Until she told them to come on
So they could take a ride.

They stared at her in disbelief
As if something indeed was missing
Even as they said hello
And her cheek they were kissing.

The youngest put his hand upon her face
And rubbed back her longish hair
Saying “Oh, Mommy! I didn’t recognize you
Without your camera there!
Thena

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Boomer Magic

We Boomers have it made. We've already paid our dues and played by the rules and now we are free to cut loose and have some fun. I used to scrap with soft solid colors and line things up on my pages, now I find I can still enjoy that but also wild colors and design.  I thought I would share some pages and some background papers with you.

Layouts from CK

I seem to be into loud colors and backgrounds now. Maybe it's because they are easier to see.

Back from CKU Anahiem!

Had such a wonderful time! Finally got to take two classes from Tim Holtz, photo class from Candice Stringham, Album track from Ana C., Class from Emily Adams and met lots of wonderful ladies!