Lisa's Digi-Scrapping Blog

Changing blogs

I know i have not posted to this blog lately and I am sorry
I am switching my blog sites.  Please visit me there!
I am working on that blog to put up a gallery and forum also but it will take just a little while to do

www.lisacdesigns.com

WOW...long time

I really must be BUSY!
It has been a LONNGGGGGGGGGG time since I updated my blog...well

All is well at Carter household.  Kids are out for Summer and we are enjoying our time!
We have seen many movies and are about to go on our 3rd camping trip for this season.  And a LONG ONE planned for July...9 days...YIPPEE!!!

Oh...we are EXCITED here at our house cause the MAVERICKS are going to the finals!!
GO MAVS!!!

For work life...
I have MANY new kits, add-ons and paper packs in the store along with some really cool element packs to help you make borders, tags and coming soon COASTERS.

I have 5 chats (I think)
Monday nights Ann and Lisa host a challenge using my Borders, Tags and Shapes sets GREAT PRIZES!!

Following that chat I do the Buid-A-Kit chat (BAK)...members request kits and items in there...then I make the kit and the following MONDAY it is on sale for $2.99 (that is a DOLLAR off...every dollar counts)..sale if for MONDAY ONLY so get it at that price while you can
Those who post a layout using the kit by the following Monday are sent a link to a free  BONUS!
My way of saying THANK YOU

Then Tue I do my class chat followed by MISSION POSSIBLE
this is a chat STACEY JEWELL STAHL and I have been doing for a while! Each week we give out a "mission" for the chat members...We also give out a PRIZE!

SO....that is 4 so far right?

Wed is the Evening MEMBERS CHOICE DOUBLE TAKE (MCDT) chat.
Each week the chat members select a new kit to add to the voting poll located in the forum.  they vote until Monday night for which kit will be the following weeks kit....now...what do we do with the kit they choose?
In the chat they give me suggestions for the add-ons...
I make 2 (TWO) add-ons for that kit by the next week

to get the first add on FREE...you just attend the chat (wed night or Thurs am)
to get the second add on FREE...you just post a layout by alloted time in the MCDT gallery..or send me link to where you have it posted at DSP and you will be sent a link to the second add on

Thursday morning is the ENCORE chat for MCDT...this is for those who can't attend the evening chat

so as you can tell I have been very busy!

and I LIKE IT THAT WAY!!

well....now it is time for REAL LIFE...of to the grocery store...who really likes that?
It is a HORRID task...especially with 4 kids..."Mommy can I have this?"..."Mommy can I have that?"
lol
but ya gotta love them...I just keep thinking..Oh one day you will have your own childeren...HAHAHA
THAT makes me smile and be able to deal with the asking of stuff...LOL

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Beautiful Moments Add-ons

Here are the add-ons to BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS page kit

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Newest Kits

I have really neglected my blog lately.  I have been spending a lot of time with the kiddos instead of online.  Anyhows here are some of my newest kits.  These are add ons to the AMERICAN HERITAGE KIT I have

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Playing around

The of the best things about designing is just to be able to play around and create new things.  Tonight I have just been playing with making fabric flowers and spirostitching.  It is been so fun, but...guess I better get back to work now...so many ideas running through my head.

Here is what I was playing around with.

CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO SEE LARGER VIEWS..you can see the detail much better

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BABY OF MINE

Well I have been hard at work on these two kits...and a few more coming soon...
One kit for the Baby boys and one for the Baby Girls.
I hope you enjoy using them as much as I enjoyed making them...

Kits are made at 200ppi AND are HIGH QUALITY!

(to understand why please read THIS ARTICLE )

Attention to even the smallest of details are made..including the tails to the stitching. I have included a CLOSE UP of the texture I have put into the ribbon and label. 

PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGES BELOW TO SEE LARGER VIEWS

You can purchase kits for $3.99 each here:

Baby of Mine_boy

Baby of Mine_girl

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Cowboy Kit

Here is a layout I did with Kim Liddiard's Cutest Cowboy Kit

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Understanding your printer

I see there is a lot of confusion about dpi.  Most people assume that if a printer claims to print 2400dpi then it will print a document with a resolution of 2400ppi.  This is NOT true.  First  I want you to understand that printer algorithms are NOT created equal.  Each printer company will have differnet algorithms to HOW the dots are laid out to make up your image.  I am going to give you a basic understanding.

First...ppi and dpi are NOT the same.  PPI refers to pixels (picture element) per inch - used for monitors and camera resolutions.  DPI refers to dots per inch -  used in inkjet printers. 

So in your image you have your pixels..each pixel is made up of a color.  All of these colored pixels combine to form your image.  Now...when you send this image to your printer, the printer will then determine how many dots it will take to make up that ONE pixel.  Three color printers actually have 4 ink colors and the paper.  Red, Green, Blue and Black, the paper is white. 

An image can contain 16 million colors (or more)...could you imagine if you had to have 16 million ink cartridges to make all those colors? WHEW that would be one BIG printer.  Thank goodness for us our printers mix the colors we have to make up the color we need, otherwise our prints would look very bland.

Let's look at RED...there are different shades and colors of red.  How do you think the printer makes these various shades of red?

WELL...considering the paper is considered the white "ink"...it takes less red ink to make the lighter shade of red than the it does to make the brighter shade of red.  Think back to mixing paints in school...the more white you added to the red...the lighter shade of red you got  (pink).  With normal inkjet printing you don't start with the red and add the white to lighten, you start with the white (paper) and add more and more dots of ink to intesify the color.  This is because most inkjet printers do not contain white ink.  So look at the colors above and imagine...you have a white drop of paint, how many drops would it take to achieve the darker red?

Now that you see it takes multiple dots to just make the RED colored pixel -  what if it were a color that required a combination of Red, Green, Blue, and Black and white?  You would need a certain amout of dots of each color to make up that specific color of the ONE pixel.

There are also printers that change the dpi based on the paper you use.  This increases their maximum dpi from say...1200dpi to 2400dpi.  HOW?  It doubles the amount of dots placed per pixel because of the "absorption" rate of the paper. 

This is just a very brief explination of the dpi of printers.  Remember each manufacturer has a different algorithm they use for thier printing.  But, hopefully this helps you to understand that when you buy a printer that says it prints 1200dpi, that DOES NOT mean it prints 1200ppi.

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FUNNIEST LAYOUT

OK Jen, you asked for it...
Here is my funniest layout.  It actually won the funnies lo of the year award at scrapjazz..I was excited...at least ONE good thing came from this

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Layout form

When we are doing laouts it is great to keep track of the kits we use, who designed them and a url to where we got the kit.  Also the fonts and instructions.  I have designed a pdf form that you can add a picture of the sketch you used (if any), a picture of the layout and all of this other information.  You will need to have the latest version of Acrobat reader to use this pdf file..you can get it HERE AT ADOBE .  After you fill in the information you will need to either save as...or print to your printier or if you have the option...print to your PDF PRINTER.  (If you do not have the Acrobat Professional you will not be able to save the filled in information, you will have to print)
Download Layout_Worksheet.pdf

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