I like simplicity so you’ll notice that in this project, I didn’t use a lot of paper backgrounds and embelishments.

I am working on a logo at the moment and this is how far I am with it :

I want to make it fancier. In my mind, it looks great but the problem is I can’t make it as I want it because of my bad Photoshop skills. I want to learn how to work with a lot of software like Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Corel and I am trying to learn them all at once—maybe that’s the very reason why I am not excelling in any of them.

I envy those who can design a website single-handedly—those people who can work with all the software I mentioned above plus they are good with coding and they can work with MySQL and PHP. When will I be able to do those? *Sigh…

I got tired of making a vector of myself so I tried something else. The following vectors are originally my sketches. I find it easier to vectorize sketches than photos because they are much simpler. If you notice, there are not a lot of curves because I used lesser anchor points and colors are also minimal.

I am really enjoying doing vector projects. It’s difficult and it takes a long time but it is fun. Here is my second vector art project. It is still a picture of me but this time I tried to make it from head to toe.

For shading, I tried to use colors which are not too far from the base color. For the dress and the background, I used a papers from those of the scrap booking kits I have downloaded. Result is still far from perfect but it is already better from the previous one.

Here is a simple vector art of my photo.

This is my very first attempt in vector illustration. The illustration  already look a little bit like me so for starters, I am satisfied. The colors are awful so I still have that to learn.

According to graphic designers, Adobe Illustrator is the best software for vector illustrations. I do have the software installed in my laptop but I used Adobe Photoshop for the vector art above. Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop are very similar but since I started (and still starting) to learn Photoshop first, I think it is better to stick to it for the mean time.

Here’s another digiscrap of one of our wedding pictures. I also put a nice poem beside it. I found the poem in the internet and it is authored by a person name Clair Peach.

A marriage Of Hope
Author: Clair Peach
This is your day, let’s raise a champagne toast,
when you join your life and heart to the one that matters most.
Love found you both now the rest is up to you
As you combine your hopes and dreams with those two words- I Do.

The dreams we have don’t end when we meet our love
We merely start to share them with one sent from up above
We share tradition, past and future for the best is yet to come
All starting from the special moment when you two will become one.

These photos were taken last summer when my husband, my brother-in-law, and I went to Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

When I saw this scrapping kit, I immediately remember that Benjamin, my brother-in law, found a clover with four leaves while we were in the Temple of Heaven. I looked through our external hard drive for the pictures and when I found them, I made this piece.

Here’s another attempt. I have to say that compared to the previous project, this one shows a little progress in my Photoshop skills.

I have to look for some other free elements and backgrounds so I can create other themes.

Here is where I am with my Scrap Booking project so far.

Please take note that I am just a starter. A few days ago, I didn’t know that there is such thing as Digital Book Scrapping. Also, I never touched Adobe PhotoShop until recently. I always use Microsoft’s Office Picture Manager to crop and resize my photos. Photo editing wasn’t really that interesting for me but since digital book scrapping requires this then I am willing to learn.

Except for the photo, all other elements are not mine. I downloaded these for free from Mommy Scraps. I like that blog because other than the freebies that the author gives, there are also some cool project ideas and tips.