Using Alphas

I used to never use alphas that come with kits but a few months ago I started using them and now I am seriously addicted. I've made it a point to create an alpha for all of my new kits. I think a good alpha can really add to a layout more than just a regular font can. Let me show you what I mean.

Here is a fun layout by bmrunt using my "Beach Cruisin" kit. The alpha she used is from the same kit and is a brown polka dot chipboard alpha. So cute!! I think the alpha really adds to the page and makes the title stand out.

And here is another layout by Becky22 using the same "Beach Cruisin" kit. I love how she only used the alpha for the word beach. It really makes it stand out. She also added some elements from the kit around the alpha. So cute!!!

Also, alphas are so easy to use. They either come in a sheet of letters or a each letter is in its own file. If they are in a sheet just select which letter you want and cut it out of the page and then duplicate it onto your layout. If they are their own files just place them on your page individually and size and space them how you like. So easy and so fun and they really can take your layout to another layout.

So go out and start using all of those alphas you have saved!!

$2 Tuesday

Today is $2.00 Tuesday over at Stuff To Scrap. That means you can get one of my kits for only $2.00 but only today. The kit I have in the bin today is "Baby Boy." Hurry over to the store and grab it today while it is on sale.

New "Let Freedom Ring" Kit

Hope you all had a fun 4th of July. I had so much fun BBQing and watching fireworks. The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. So, I have a fun 4th of July kit for you today called "Let Freedom Ring" since I know you have all of those photos from the weekend to scrapbook. Check this fun kit out. It has 18 papers, 41 elements and 1 alpha. (Images are linked.)

And it I also have a set of coordinating quick pages in the store.

And check out what my amazing CT did with this kit. SO cute!!

And for one week only "Let Freedom Ring" and the coordinating QP set will be 20% off. Hurry and buy it while it is on sale!!!

And the lucky winner from the giveaway that gets this kit free is:

Stephanie

Her is what she said about the 4th of July:

"I love the fact that the 4th is two days before my husband's birthday so we always do something extra fun to celebrate!"

Stephanie, email me at beckyyoungdesigns@gmail.com to get your free kit!! Congrats!!

Becky Young Designs FACEBOOK Page & A Sale

Did you know Becky Young Designs has a Facebook page now?!?! Check it out!!

Become a fan of my Facebook page and on July 12th I will choose one of my fans to receive a FREE kit of their choice. Hurry and become a fan NOW!!!

And Stuff To Scrap is have a 4th of July sale. Almost everything will be 40% off. Click on the flyer to head to my store to grab some of my kits at a great price!!

Friday Flair

This Friday I am going to show you some layouts that use white space. I love a layout with some good white space. It makes it look very elegant. Check out these examples:

This one is by bmrunt and it uses my "Baby Girl" kit.

This one is by lingovise and uses my "Baby Boy" kit.

And here is another by Nicole_JaJue and use my "My Mother" kit.

Aren't these layouts just gorgeous and are such great use of white space!!

I love looking at the galleries to get ideas and these layouts are no exception.

Sneak Peek

I have a fun new kit that is being released on Monday. I'm sure you can tell by the Sneak Peek what the theme of the kit is. This kit will be perfect to get on Monday since the 4th of July festivities will have just ended. So who wants to win this kit for FREE?!?!

Leave a comment telling me your favorite part of 4th of July. My favorite part are the fireworks and spending time with family. So fun!! You have until July 3rd to enter.

Printing Your Personal Blog

I love keeping my personal blog up to date so my friends and family can see what we are up to. I also like to have a printed copy for myself so I can look back at all of the fun things we did and my kids will one day be able to read all of the stories I wrote down. There a many places that will print your blog such as blurb or print2blog. Although these are really nice and easy to use I couldn't find one that made the book the way I wanted it. It always seemed like the pictures and words didn't line up or they didn't look the way I liked it.

So, I created my own blog book in photoshop. I just copy and pasted my words from my blog post and inserted my pictures, organized them the way I wanted them to look and saved as a .jpeg.  Here is an example of what my blog pages look like.

Sometimes if the blog post is pretty long it ends up taking a few pages.

It does take a little time to create each page but it will be fun to have in the future.

At the end of each year I have all of the pages printed into a bound book. So fun!

Do you print your blog into a book? If so, how do you do it?