A couple of weeks ago I finally broke down and bought some actions from Atomic Cupcake. There are actions available all over the internet and the choices were overwhelming, but Atomic Cupcake consistently gets mentioned so I decided to start there. I have made some of my own actions, and would not go action crazy for things I could replicate with a little trial and error. But, the actions I bought from AC are full of so many steps that many of them take a minute or two to run. They are very complex and you just have to weigh the cost of your time in trying to acheive that look versus investing a few dollars in AC.

What I have found after a few days of playing is that some actions do exactly what I want on the first try, I’ll share a couple here. Others have results that might look a little fake. As someone who is relatively new to digital scrapbooking I’ve noticed there is a lot of “fake” looking product out there. But, if you combine actions with the right paper textures and elements you will get completely different results. So, don’t be afraid to experiement and don’t expect to get something you are happy with on the first try.

Yesterday my daughter danced at a local arts festival and I created a few scrapbook pages with pictures from the event. The two main actions used here are “Pencil Sketch” and “Glitter Edge.”  The inspiration for the layout is Danielle’s costume plus the art deco architecture of downtown Tulsa.  I had so much fun making these pages I stayed up too late and am finishing them up today when I should be getting some work done. But after I post it I’m off to Best Buy to look for an external hard drive because I have quickly filled up my 220 GB hard drive with scrapbook supplies and my computer is whining at me!

I am kind of in a hurry, and won’t list all the supplies out, if you are curious about a product just ask and I’ll look it up. But, the cityscape border is from Christina Renee, the flowers are from Jofia, the photo negative frame is by Katie Pertiet, and the the masks are from Tracy Ann’s graphics.

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