St. Louis Digi-Gathering

Another post

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:46:00 +0000

I wrote about my experience on my personal blog.

Emotions and Color Challenge

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:02:00 +0000

My presentation for the group was on Emotions and Color. I have uploaded it to my site and you can find the pdf document on this page.

I printed out this presentation and made a booklet for each scrapper as a hands-on reference tool.

Melissa with (site) Scrappin My Buns Off made this awesome kit for those attending! She sent it to me a bit too late and I hope to be e-mailing everyone a link to the kit. I believe she was the only one to make something especially for the gathering with a St. Louis theme! I loved using it!

I did not get a chance to do the challenge, so I took the opportunity to do it with the group photo using Melissa's kit which, to my surprise, was the perfect color! The ladies attending will recall that I mentioned that I utilized the orange and teal colors for room decorations to convey the emotions of joyfullness, playfullness, socialability, happiness, and creativity. When I opened up Melissa's kit tonight I was pleasantly surprised to see the same colors! It was perfect to convey the same emotions in my layout.

Please join me in the forum by utilizing the tutorial on Emotions and Color in your own layout as the ladies at the gathering did as a challenge. Choose your photos and decide what emotions you want to convey. Thereafter, choose the color that conveys those emotions and scrap!

I found inspiration for this layout in an old scraplift challenge in my forum too! You are welcome to join it also.

St. Louis Digi-gathering Twitter Peeps

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:39:00 +0000

Several of us convinced some others to join Twitter!

I thought I would make a list of those attending who have jointed Twitter. Let me know if I'm missing you so that I can add you to this list.

Hummie http://twitter.com/hummieisme
Deb http://twitter.com/scrappincop
Angie http://twitter.com/angiepedersen
Brandi http://twitter.com/brandiw2003
Jen http://twitter.com/masterscrapper
Virginia http://twitter.com/ladyvdzine
Penny http://twitter.com/BuzybeeDesigns

Also, I just found this twit from Heather Manning:
RT @HeatherM74: #digigathering - Here's something from me. http://digiscrapping.net/ code - StLouisGathering - 40% off - Ex 4/30

Also, here's a tweet from Brandi!
Free stuff for those who attended/wanted to attend the StLouis #digigathering - HURRY - removing this in 24h - http://tinyurl.com/d4ps4k

Hybrid Scrapbook Album - Digi + Traditional

noreply@blogger.com (AngiePedersen) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:29:00 +0000

While hanging out in Hummie's room last night, we took the opportunity to look through each other's digital scrapbook albums. It was really neat (and inspiring) to see in person how other digi-scrappers had done their layouts, and arranged them in albums, whether printed on home printers, at photo labs, or sending out to be printed as photo books.

Photobook printing options used were Shutterfly, Winkflash, and Artscow.

I shared another option - a hybrid scrapbook I made for my daughter. I created 8x8 digital layouts in PSE, then reduced the image size to 4x4. I created a blank 4x6 file, then dragged each 4x4 layout onto it, and had the 4x6 images printed at WalMart. Once printed, I cropped off the extra 2" of white photo paper, leaving just the 4x4 layout. I painted a plain 5x5 board book with acrylic paint, then adhered the layouts to each page. Voila! A hybrid scrapbook album!

I put together a video of the album last year, so I'll post it here, to help you visualize the result. (be sure to watch till the end for a quick little message from my daughter - she's so cute!)

The other digi-gatherers seemed to like the idea of this album. It's great for gift albums!

Layouts & Photos

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:23:00 +0000

Join the Flickr Group where we will be sharing our layouts during the gathering. If you cannot attend, we still welcome you to follow along with us and comment on layouts.

The Day After

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:19:00 +0000

We awoke to snow! Imagine that! It's almost April! It was only on the vehicle tops and grass and not the roads.

Time to relax the next day! The pool was wonderful!

But the hot tub was even better!

Group Photo!

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:14:00 +0000

There are still more photos coming into the Flickr group, be sure to catch them!

Back Row: Amber (Stolen Moments), Deb (ScrappinCop), Brandi (DigiBrandi), Ann (roocmc)
Middle Row: Hummie, Penny, Virginia (Ladyvdzine), Tammy (Bunchie), Angie
Front row: Becky (rherrin4), Nicole (Digi-designs by Nicole), Heather, Natlie
Missing: Jen went home early

What us scrapping!

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:21:00 +0000

Here we are creating our scrapbook pages.

Remember, you can visit our Flickr group to see so much more!

Lunctime

noreply@blogger.com (roocmc) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:01:00 +0000

We had a great time getting to know one another over lunch in the hotel's restaurant. They didn't have enough room to seat us all together, but we made the most of it in our two groups...

Links Shared at the St Louis Digi Gathering

noreply@blogger.com (AngiePedersen) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:43:00 +0000

These are a sampling of links shared in various discussions during the event.

ideabooks4u.com
Scrap Kit Challenge
myscrapshop.com
digishoptalk.com
atomiccupcake.com
Kansas/Sassy Mouth Designs
Standardized Terms of Use Initiative
creativecommons.org
blushbutter.com
http://flergalicious.blogspot.com/
primopdf.com - for secure, non-editable PDFs for TOUs
openoffice.org
My1Stop Printing Services - for bulk printing of calendars
ArtsCow - for printing photobooks and playing cards

noreply@blogger.com (roocmc) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:38:00 +0000

And here is a "group photo" as everyone works on their first layout of the day...

Pics from Friday

noreply@blogger.com (roocmc) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:14:00 +0000

I made it to St. Louis on Friday, driving in from Central Ohio. With the drive taking over six hours, I made the most of my time in the city and visited Forest Park, the Arch and Union Station. Here are photos I took during my adventure...

Meet us!

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:04:00 +0000

Follow us on Twitter today at #digigathering

noreply@blogger.com (AngiePedersen) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:39:00 +0000

Follow the events of the St Louis Digi Gathering as they happen! Watch the Twitterstream of 'tweets' at #digigathering or http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23digigathering

The Room

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:33:00 +0000

We are beginning! Here are photos of the room!

We have arrived

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:21:00 +0000

We have arrived at our hotel room. It is really quiet on our hallway and we wonder where and what rooms the others may be in. The hotel is a very nice hotel.

It is time to do some more planning before retiring for the evening. I hope that we can sleep well so that we can have a wonderful day tomorrow.

Anticipation is rising!

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:13:00 +0000

I watched Nancy's presentation which she has offered by video and I am so excited about it! She did an excellent, most professional work with it. Those that come to the gathering are going to love it to!

Peek

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:53:00 +0000

This is a really bad photo, but it is 1 a.m. and I'm still working on stuff and the lighting in my kitchen was very dim.

I really should not be sharing all this stuff with everyone and spoiling surprises! However, here's a really bad photo of the first name tag! Do you spy a color scheme again?

I used a few things from one of Tina's kits that will be available on the attendance gifts cd's I'm currently busy burning!

Inspiration!

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:01:00 +0000

I just finished making these cute little booklets for each person at the gathering to go with my first presentation.

I thought I would share with you the inspiration for your own scrapbooks. This is a simple, inexpensive way to bind brag books!

Of course, I'm not sharing with you just yet what the theme is.

Color Scheme

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:40:00 +0000

Here's a sneak peak at the color scheme for our room decorations!

I thought I'd share, just in case you want to dress to coordinate with the room. Giggle

I am imagining how funny it would be if everyone in the room coordinated with the room --- Not!

Watch us Live!

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:18:00 +0000

Many of us are preparing to travel great distances tomorrow.

Do be sure to check into this blog often this weekend to watch us live!

Plan to Attend

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Please plan to attend the St. Louis Digi-Gathering on March 28, 2009.

Where: Holiday Inn @ I-55 and Lindberg (near I-55 & I-270)
Link: 6921 South Lindbergh Blvd.

Bring your laptop! Wi-fi will be available.
Bring your scrapbook! Let's share!
Bring your photos! We'll be scrapping and sharing online!

We will be doing a few crops and uploading them to the internet for all to see, as well as some videos, so if you cannot attend, you can still participate!

Click here: for the registration information and form

Click here: to confirm your registration has been received

Click here: for a list of presenters

Click here: for a list of available door prizes

Click here: for a list of attendance gifts

Click here: to grab a blinkie for your signature line or blog.

Schedule

9 a.m. to noon - Conference Room

noon to 1 p.m. - Lunch on your own
(There is a restaurant in the hotel, a mall with a food court across the street, or numerous other restaurants nearby)

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Conference Room

4 p.m. and into the evening - Pizza and Pajama Party
(Hotel room hopping - spend time getting to know other scrappers!)

Presenters

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:50:00 +0000

If you would like to volunteer to make a presentation, please contact me at hummdingertub@yahoo.com

As plans are being made, this page will be updated, so check back!

I have chosen a theme of "Emotions" for the gathering.

Presenters and topics, in no particular order (remember, I am planning more things to present myself!)

1. Lori Imel
Topic: Listen to Your Photos
No longer attending, but topic will be covered!

2. Virginia (Lady V dZine)
Topic: Terms of Use- Reading, Writing, and Understanding them
Links: Blog, Store 1, Store 2
Presentation in person

3. Tina
Topic: Lifetime Reflections (creating a BOM)
No longer attending, but topic will be covered!

4. Nancy (growliesgirl)
Topic: Shadows in Real Life
Links: Site, Store 1, Store 2
Providing presentation - not in person

5. Deb Weir (Scrapp'n Cop)
Topic: Creating Actions
Links: blog
Presentation in Person

6. Hummie
Topic: Emotions and Color in Scrapbooking
Topic: Emotions in Scrapbooking

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Expect to be surprised by little in-between fun all day! Who knows what is up our sleeves!

Enrollment Confirmation

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:47:00 +0000

Please check this page to confirm that your $20 non-refundable fee has arrived safely.

TOTAL FROM:
Missouri: 10
Illinois: 4
Oklahoma: 1
West Virginia: 1
Iowa: 1
Kansas: 2
Utah: 1
Ohio: 1

1. Hummie (blog/blog store/gallery)

2. Bunchie (blog)

3. Debh945; Scrappin Cop (blog)

4. OkScraps

5. Heather Devino (blog)

6. Tina (blog, store)

7. Kathy 713

8. Ladyvdzine (Virginia) (blog)

9. Becky (rherrin4) (profile)

10. Lori Imel (Momof9Blessings) (Blog, Store 1, Store 2, Store 3)

11. Jen (tp6840) (Blog)

12. Amber LaBau (Stollen Moments) (Blog, Shop)

13. Nicole (Digi-designs by Nicole) (Blog, Shop)

14. Angie Peterson (blog, store)

15. Jeff (attending with Tina!)

16. Brandi White (DigiBrandi) (blog/site, store)

17. Buzybee (Penny Lewis) (blog, store)

18. Sondra (sondrateer) (site)

19. Natalie (checks in the mail)

20. Amy Teets (maybe part day?)

21. ................................is it you?

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Graphics

Hummdingertub@yahoo.com (Hummie) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:39:00 +0000

Thanks to Ewe Scraps for the header!

Thanks Liz!

Grab a blinkie for your signature lines or blogs. Be sure to link it back to this blog!