Something new for me

As some of you may know, I am an avid scrapbooker. I've been keeping up with the kids' scrapbooks, but don't have a lot of time to create as much as I want to. Each layout takes me quite a while to create and I really have to think ahead as to what I want to do, what size my pictures need to be, etc. Then I print a pile of pictures, select my paper and set it aside to be worked on when I get a chance. That chance is usually when the kids are napping or playing and I end up practically destroying the living room in the process with supplies lying all over the place (that is to say all of the places that the kids can't reach). I have admired Sheri's digital layouts for a long time. I find them very inspiring. So I thought I would give it a try. I know my way around photoshop and I have a few kits from various projects I have worked on in the past, so how hard can it be? Here are my first stabs at digital scrapbooking:

First layout - took several hours...



Second layout - took about a half an hour...



Third layout - probably took 45 minutes...



Fourth layout - took about an hour and a half because I didn't like it at first and kept reworking things until I liked it...



So the verdict so far is me likey. Very much. I miss the dimension and sifting through supplies, but it's a lot faster and less frustrating for me at this point with such little time to work with.

These layouts use various kits and templates purchased from various digital scrapbooking sites. It's really late and I am very tired so I won't go into specifics. Feel free to email me if you are curious as to any of the supplies I used.

Thanks for looking! And big thanks to Sheri for the inspiration!