Getting Ready For Going Back to School

It's that time of year again, when we start to get the kids ready for going back to school.

So I took the opportunity to get some photos while everything is nice and new.

If you would like to download this layered template, visit this post.

Kingfisher (and a new texture)

This Kingfisher has been visiting our garden for the past week.  Every day I have tried to get a photo but it is just too quick and flies away before I can even pick up my camera.   Today it was sitting on a shady branch trying to escape the heat.  I couldn't get too close, though.  So I took this picture through a window and my lens was at full zoom (200mm).

When the sun hits it's wings the colour is the most vivid shade of blue.

The texture I used was Fremantle using Soft Light at 33% opacity. I named this texture after the beautiful stone buildings we saw on a visit to the town of Fremantle in Western Australia.



You can download the texture here.

Images from the Garden

Some more images from my Father in-law's garden.

If you would like a copy of the layered template I used to create this, you can download it here.

Stone - A New Texture

I've decided the beginning of the new year is the perfect time to start creating textures again.

The texture used on the image above is called: Stone
It uas used with 'Soft Light' blend mode at 100% opacity.



You can download it here.

Images from the Garden

My Father In-law has the most amazing garden, full of vegetables, roses and other beautiful flowering plants.
The images above are just a small selection of what can be found in Pop's garden.

If you would like a copy of the layered template I used for these images, you can download it here.

Back to Nature (and a free download)

Here are some images from the past and they happen to appear in the June edition of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

The theme for this month's submission was: DIY - All papers and elements were to be created by you.

Butterfly




The photo in this layout was the inspiration behind the name - "Butterfly Rose Designs".


Bearded Dragon




My Back to Nature kit was created a few years ago, but I managed to find a copy of the background papers used in the layouts above.




You can download the papers here.

Hope you enjoy!

Free Download - For all the Lego fans out there

Here's a picture of my son's latest Lego creation. This picture now sits proudly on his bedroom wall. We thought it was too good to keep for ourselves so you can download your own copy here.

Hope you enjoy.

Details:
Canon 7D
Canon EF100mm f2.8L macro
1/200 sec @ f 11
ISO 400

P365 Week to a Page Layered Template

Here's another template for you.

This time it is a week to a page - a perfect way to scrapbook your P365 photos. You can fit seven photos in this template along with a space for journalling. The template is a layered 12 x 12 inch PSD file which should work in both PS and PSE.

Hope you enjoy!




You can download the template here.

Project 365 January Templates

For those of you that are participating in a Project 365, here are a couple of templates for you for January 2011.

Each template is a layered PSD file, 12 x 12 inches in size at 300dpi.




Version 1 can be downloaded here.



Version 2 can be downloaded here.

Hope you enjoy!