It is not secret that I LOVE my new iPad. I take it everywhere with me. Usually I just throw it into my purse and take it with me where ever I go. But I realized, that although it is in a case… it really needed a sleeve. All the ones that I found where usually made to be used without a case. So I made my own. The result… a cute and functional home for my beloved iPad.
The cover is my favorite Heather Baily fabric. The fabric is laminated to make it water and dirt resistant.
The case is lightly padded on one side to give the screen a little added protection inside my purse.
And here it is all tucked in and tidy!
I am in love with these digital papers and stickers by Crystal Wilkerson. So much so that I created this fun little sampler template to accomodate as many of the papers as possible. Creating the template was not hard, but it was time consuming. So I want to share it with you!
This is a layered psd file. The template does not come with the papers you see. If you like them you can grab those and more from JessicaSprague.com. (same place to go if you need help using the layered template!)
lettersqrs – Template size – 8.5×11 in 300dpi
Today was another fun taping of the Paperclipping roundtable. If you use technology to enhance your scrapbooking… or ever wanted to. You will want to listen to the show. (LINK will be once it goes live later today!) AND do not despair if you are not a mac/ipad/iphone person. There are some picks that are i-based but the best one of all is available to all technologies! PC, Mac, Android, Blackberry, iphone… etc.
My pick of the week: TypeDrawing for the iPad (also available for the iphone and ipod touch)
This fun little app allows you to play with text, using it as a brush of sorts. You can choose the text, font, colors, and even strokes. It doesn’t take the place of more powerful editors like photoshop or illustrator. But it is a cool little app that has a ton of fun and creative potential!
I love to share pictures from our crazy little life on my blog. Here are some highlights of our 4th of July. But I admit, that I don’t always love creating this collage from scratch. Create templates that you can use over and over again to share highlights from special days in your life! To get you started I am sharing this simple low res template. Click here to download it.
You will need Photoshop or elements to use the template. If you need help getting started, my dear friend has a free class you can take online! http://jessicasprague.com
Enjoy.. and share!
As most are well aware, I LOVE minibooks. In fact, shaped minibooks are just about on the top of my list of things to make. However, I rarely use the books as is. I am usually adding pages, taking out pages etc. So I end up with a box full of stray pieces. They are great to on larger pages, but they also make a fun mixed and matched book of their own.
Held together with a book ring, this mini book is fun to flip through, and a great way to use up all those mini book strays.
So I have had a few emails asking me if I was ok.. I just disappeared. I am fine, and I am back. In fact, I am more than fine… I was just busy. I have been SWAMPED with work. I have taken on some new projects and I have had to make some priorities. I do wish I could say that my absence was all work and no play since that would such a noble cause. However, I can not. The truth is I have been struggling with addiction. Addiction to my new iPad. I LOVE THIS THING. I have chosen to play with my iPad over sleep, TV, social time.. you name it. But I think that I am ok now. I am back in the land of the living.. with my iPad in tow.
And to celebrate, this week’s giveaway is for all you fellow i-users out there. I am giving away three $10 iTunes gift cards! To win, leave a comment below. And for more chances to win, be sure to leave a comment all next week. Just look for the posts with a little giveaway icon at that end! You can enter everyday.. giving you more chances to win!
You may even see some fun CHA Summer previews…
And the winners of last week’s prizes are…
Winner of a copy of Simply Handmade – 
Teresa Godines #6857
Winner of the A Walk in the Park collection by Echo Park is 
KC July 5, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Please email me your address to claim your prize! anacabreradesign@gmail.com be sure to put “blog winner” in the subject line!
