Digi Night Out

Utah's best digital scrapbooking event

March 2018: Thanks to our sponsors!

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We have a pretty spectacular group of sponsors for the March DigiNightOut event. Thanks for helping to make our event even more fun! Let’s take a look at some of the new stuff our talented sponsors have released.

Amber Shaw

Wow! This kit is jaw-droppingly gorgeous! I’m not sure that’s a real word, but this kit is absolutely stunning. I love the soft colors. They’re perfect for spring and tender pages about the people who are the most precious to you.

Bella Gypsy

I love Bella Gypsy’s bright & colorful take on this Disney-inspired kit. It’s perfect for your magical layouts and all your other princess layout needs. I can just imagine a sweet layout of a parent kissing their baby girl good night with that “true love’s kiss” word art.

DesignZbyDeDe

My family loves playing games! We get together with my husband’s siblings every few weeks and have a fun game night. I love that DeDe included pieces inspired by so many different games!

Down This Road Designs

I love the versatility of Angie’s kits. She has something for every situation. My girls are heavily involved in musical theater. I love this adorable kit. It’s perfect for documenting the theater life of my little drama queens.

 

Erica Zane

This kit makes me laugh! Oh man, can I relate to this kit! It’s been a really busy month, and I’ve just had days where I am so tired of having to be the adult who makes the touch decisions. I love the fun colors Erica chose for this kit.

Etc by Danyale

This kit is absolutely stunning! The colors are gorgeous and Danyale beautifully weaves together different textures that help add depth and dimension to her kits. You don’t want to miss this one!

 

Fiddle-Dee-Dee

These Build a Background templates by Cheryl are adorable! I’m really into circles on my pages, so I love that circular background, but the other shapes are really interesting as well! Cheryl’s templates are always beautiful!

Jen C Designs

If you haven’t discovered Jen’s templates before, be sure to check them out! I love her big photo blocks and that many of her templates have a lot of photo openings. Each template set has a variety of templates. I love this newest set of Jen’s templates. Even if it weren’t a super cute template set, I’d love it just for its name – Sass!

Kate Hadfield

I’ve been a long-time fan of Kate Hadfield. Her doodles are seriously adorable! With the flu season we’ve had this winter, I’m betting this Bruises And Breaks doodle pack would be useful for many of us! I can’t pick a favorite piece from this pack because it’s all just too cute!

Magical Scraps Galore

 

Oh my word! Marina’s Cake & Balloons kit is a hit! Those birthday cats are so cute! I love the balloon animals, too. This is definitely a birthday kit my daughters would love!

 

Meredith Cardall

I also am a sponsor this month! I love my newest release, Farmhouse Christmas. I love the clean design!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for sponsoring our event. Please take a look at our sponsors’ stores & show them some support!

January 2018: Interview with Erica Zane

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Every once in a while I rediscover an “old” digital scrapbook designer who I loved and can’t remember why I ever stopped purchasing their designs. I have to tell you I LOVE Erica Zane’s kits. As I was scrolling through her store I added a BUNCH of her stuff to my wishlist. Not only is she an amazing designer, she is also a delightful human being! You can read our interview below:

Meredith: Let’s talk about your design career. 

Erica: I started designing around the time my first daughter was born, so maybe around 10 years ago, I can never remember exactly, time flies!  This was the very first kit I ever made and oh my goodness…just yikes.  But somehow I managed to finally join the perfect home at the amazing Sweet Shoppe Designs 5 years ago and am still so happy to be here!

Meredith: Describe your work day

Erica:  With 4 children running around our townhouse making all manner of noises, I often have ear buds in with a movie playing on my netbook next to me while I work.  I always have to have a glass of water on my desk and snacks are always awesome but I don’t always have good ones on hand, so sad.  I can take forever choosing colors and will tweak them a hundred times it seems.  Papers are usually first and elements come later…usually in creating papers I can get a feel for a theme if I don’t have one already.  Sometimes my themeless kits that turn themed end up being my faves!

Meredith: Can you share three of your favorite kits with me?

Erica:

Chasing Fireflies has always been one of my faves – the colors just make me happy & it has a warm summer vibe that I love!  I miss summer…

  

Grieving Hearts is a sad one but it is so special to me, I made it in the middle of being weighed down with grief and I will freely admit I cried while making it, especially the word art pieces.

 

One of the Boys has always been another one that always makes my top 10 list – the colors, the theme, the fun elements – it just makes me smile.

 

Meredith: Let’s talk about scrapbooking!

Erica: I feel like I’ve been scrapbooking in one way or another for a long time!  I started doing paper scrapping more when my first son was born in 2001 and found digital around the time of my second son.  I had been using Photoshop since high school so I was ecstatic to find this whole new world I was missing!  Digital is for sure my favorite form of scrapping – the undo button is my best friend!  It’s much less frustrating than when a paper page doesn’t turn out how you envisioned…that’s harder to redo!  I try to scrap with my new kits when they are complete to “test them out”, sometimes I even end up adding things based on what I feel my page needs.  I mostly scrap my kids and our extended family, I am so behind on my scrapping!

This is my favorite recent [layout], I think mostly because it is so hard getting my daughter to look natural in a photo and I somehow managed to capture TWO of her smiling normally – it was an amazing day, LOL!

 

Meredith: Do you have any scrapbook goals?

Erica: I am hoping to just be able to be on my computer more in general, designing AND scrapping!  I’ve been having carpal tunnel & other issues like my arms/legs going numb when I sit at my desk too long so it’s always a struggle finding the balance!

Meredith: Do you have any resolutions?

Erica: I do want to start eating healthy again and I can’t wait for warmer weather so we can get out hiking the nature trails around us again – that’s my favorite!!

Meredith: Do you have a method or any tips for photo organization?

Erica: I am not the best at being organized…I feel like I am more of an organized chaos kinda gal.  When I get photos off my camera, it puts them in a folder for the date they were taken, so I have just continued that but sometimes when I pull them off my phone I just add them a folder with a fairly close date instead of making new folders, that seems like too much work. 😉

Meredith: Do you have any big events coming up?

Erica: February is the Sweet Shoppe’s birthday celebration so there will be much fun going on throughout the month!

Erica, THANK YOU for being our Featured Designer in January. It has been an absolute delight to get to know you a bit better! And now, I’ve got a REALLY long wish list at Sweet Shoppe! And just so that I’m not the only one, I’m going to share some of my favorites with you. I LOVE that Erica uses bright fun colors! She adorable little animals sprinkled through her kits. And I LOVE that she isn’t afraid to tackle the hard subjects. She has several kits that help deal with loss, fear, diagnosis, and even grief. She even has a beautiful kit that deals with pregnancy loss.

  

2018 DigiNightOut Schedule & Tickets Available

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I am so excited to announce that DigiNightOut will live on! I love digital scrapbooking, and I am thankful that I live in Utah where there are so many of us who can get together on a regular basis! I have five regular events scheduled with information about an overnight summer retreat coming soon. I’m working on finalizing the Featured Designers and Sponsors for our 2018 events, but in the meantime, I want to make sure that you save the date for these fabulous events! I’ve got some fun things planned. I have several ticketing options for this year. You can purchase an Annual Pass for access to ALL FIVE regular events, a Mini Pass for access to your choice of THREE of the five regular events or you can purchase a Single Event pass for any of the individual events. Passes for all events are available for sale now, and remain open until one hour before the event begins.  The Mini Pass will be available to purchase until May 19th.  All passes are non-refundable. If you need to cancel, please let me know and we can try to work something out.

January – 

Date: January 13, 2018

Location: Home 2 Suites in South Jordan | 10704 S River Front Pkwy, South Jordan, UT 84095

Theme: Photo Organization – How do YOU organize your photos? What works or doesn’t work for you? Come ready to share your successes and struggles. There are no right or wrong answers, let’s explore options.

Featured Designer: Erica Zane of Sweet Shoppe Designs

March –

Date: March 10, 2018

Location: Home 2 Suites in Lehi/Thanksgiving Point | 3051 Club House Dr, Lehi, UT 84043

**Field trip! Let’s meet at 3pm at Persnickety Prints in Orem. They’re going to give us a tour of their print lab and answer YOUR questions. Meet us there or we can meet at the hotel at 2:30 and carpool down together.**

Theme: Printing & Album Show & Tell – Bring some of your albums to share. Let’s talk about printing.

Featured Designer: Amber Shaw of SweetShoppeDesigns

May – 

Date: May 19, 2018

Location: Home 2 Suites in South Jordan | 10704 S River Front Pkwy, South Jordan, UT 84095

**Field trip! We are going to tour the Riverton Family History Library. Our appointment starts promptly at 3 and we have a reservation until 4:30. Meet us there or we can meet at the hotel at 2:30 and carpool over together. Bring your FamilySearch account information (free account, you don’t have to LDS to get an account) for a more full experience. They will be showing us the Family Stories room and the equipment they have at the library. If you have a couple of things you’d like to photograph, bring them and try out the photo box setup!**

Theme: Story Telling & Filling the Holes – Let’s talk about how you’re telling your story. How do you scrapbook (chronologically, sporadically, etc…)? What’s missing and what’s your plan to fill in the holes? What are some techniques, tips & tricks you use for scrapping quickly? Are you using any apps to make scrapbooking easier or faster?

Featured Designer: Amber LaBau of The Lilypad

September – 

Date: September 8, 2018

Location: Best Western CottonTree Inn in Bountiful | 1030 N 400 E, North Salt Lake, UT 84054

Theme: Photography Tips & Tricks – One of my biggest struggles with scrapbooking is poor quality and poorly lit photos. Let’s talk about different struggles we have with photography and share some tips & tricks for getting better photos. And, how do you fix your struggling photos? Do you use any apps?

Featured Designer: Jen C Designs of The Digital Press

November –

Date: November 3, 2018

Location: Home 2 Suites in South Jordan | 10704 S River Front Pkwy, South Jordan, UT 84095

**Let’s go to Pinner’s Conference together. You’ll need to purchase your own ticket to get in & decide if you want to take any classes or not. We’ll talk more about the details at the September event.**

Theme: Discovering & Fostering Creativity and Gift Ideas – Let’s talk about different aspects of creativity and things we can do to foster our own creativity. Do you ever get in a creative slump? How do you bust out of that slump? Are you using any of your digi stash to make any fun gifts for family & friends this year?

Featured Designer: Katie The Creative Lady

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I hope to see you all in January!