You Two : Digital Scrapbook Layout & A New Collaboration
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My friend and fellow Designer Digitals product designer Anna Aspnes approached me recently about the idea of combining her skill at digital stitching with my hand-drawn words. Sounded like a pretty great idea to me. The result is a new series of stitched words from Anna + Ali. Travel and School packages are currently available.
The School package includes 6 different words in 6 different colors.
The Travel package includes 8 white words.
In the layout above one of the challenges I faced was working with a bunch of small resolution photos. For some reason my small Canon PowerShot SD1400
JOURNALING
Katie took the two of you on an adventure to Florence today. She packed up a picnic lunch, loaded you in the car, and off you went. Here in town it was over 90 degrees so we hoped for nice weather over on the coast - the photos tell the whole story. Awesome late summer weather on the Oregon coast. New sand toys. And a stop at DQ on the way home. Katie told me that the two of you slept the entire way home. That sun & sand is sure wonderful like that. Nothing better.
SUPPLIES
Ali Edwards : Summer Title + Journal, Summer Quote Strips, Stacked Dates 2010, Thick Month & Day Words (coming this weekend); Anna Aspnes : StitchedWords Travel No.1, Complete Stitched Alpha; Michelle Martin : Michaela Solids Cardstock; Katie Pertiet : Beachy Clusters Brushes & Stamps No.2, Labeled Journalers No.2, Worn And Torn Journalers, Digital Brown Stitches, Yellow Word Bits No.1
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You did a great job working with those low-res photos. :)
And I love those stitched words - you and Anna make a fabulous team!
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wow love this new site Ali. Looking forward to some great inspiration here. Love the layout simple yet very effective.
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very inspired to try out some digi pages
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Wonderful layout! I never would have thought to pair the backyard photos with the beach photos in a lo. But I see how well they go together since its a story about the two of them at play. Great idea! Just saw something in a new light. Thanks!
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I love the photo collage idea. I always like to use tons of pictures but have never tired doing a photo collage. That might be a project for this weekend!
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What a fun layout! I lOVE your new website and 2 blogs - yipee! I am assuming still working through the kinks as your blog isn't bringing in your new blog posts to my google reader.
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Lori can you let me know if you don't see anything new by the end of today?
I'm also a googlereader, and still nothing here (2:15pm Eastern) I'm hoping that the feed will eventually cover both blogs - or do we need to sign up for a second one separately?
Miriam - the current feed should cover both blogs: http://feeds.feedburner.com/aliedwards
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I can't subscribe to this thru my Google Reader. Why?
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Hi Kristi - have you tried this link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/aliedwards
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Yup Ali the project blog does not come up in google reader. I am not sure why-- this is the error message I got "The feed being requested cannot be found" Great new site though!!
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Right now there is just one feed for both blogs - eventually there will likely be two separate ones. For now if you subscribe to http://feeds.feedburner.com/aliedwards you will get both.
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Love your new website -- I used to be able to double-click on your layouts to get a larger view...now it takes me to a comments section where the layout image is even smaller. Usually, the more details I see, the more I end up spending at Designer Digitals (is that a good thing?) :) Any way to correct this?
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Ah, good question. Let me see about that.
Adjusted that...I'm learning Wordpress as I go!
Oh THERE we go! Thanks for fixing the double-click-Word-Press issue. Now I'm going over to Designer Digitals to buy me sometin'! Thank you, Ali!
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I love your new website,lots of inspiration. I know you are still finishing things up on the site so I know I should be patient, but where are your minibooks? (many of them cant be seen.
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Are you looking for one in particular Heidi? Here's a link to the current portfolio: http://aliedwards.com/about-ali/portfolio/minibooks
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Is the content the same on both blogs?
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No - totally different. This one is for projects, layouts, tutorials, etc. The other is more for storytelling, giveaways, inspiration posts, etc. The welcome page gives a bit more information: http://aliedwards.com/about-ali/welcome
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I get your blog updates through bloglines, it wont let me add your new blog to my list and im not sure why
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Hi Alison - right now there's just one feed that includes both blogs: http://feeds.feedburner.com/aliedwards
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I love the clean look of the site - and will enjoy finding my way around. I have one problem - the white background is hard to read - I connect my APPLE laptop to a larger monitor when at home and that one is very difficult to read.
Keep up the good work - am so encouraged to write my stories.
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COOL ALI :D
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Ali love the new cyber abode and the Anna & Ali team up..Super fun stuff!
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I added the feedburner web address (the old one still hasn't come thru) that you mentioned and it worked now! thanks ali
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LOVE the new site Ali!!
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Hi Ali! wonderful site!!! I've always been a fan of yours. Your journaling is always heartwarming and your layouts are always simply elegant. Thanks for the inspiration :-)
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Hi Ali... just wanted to say that I'm a big fan of your digital work and your templates came in so handy when I put together our Disney album. I did a hybrid version that I'm loving more and more by the minute (using various sizes of page protectors,etc). And I also turned it into a photobook that is easier for my little boys to handle. Here's a link to the photobook... http://community.shutterfly.com/gallery/post/start.sfly?postId=%2Fgallery%2F1%2Fpost%2FGMGDBg0at3LBg3ZAexsRBC
Great job on the new blog! :)
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Oh Leslie! That is so cool - thanks for sharing the link!
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You always amaze me with your knack for mixing great photos and style in your work. The stitched words make such a cute, subtle statement. Thanks for sharing your creative eye with the world. :-)
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