Mousescrappers Template Challenge #135 ~ Dumbo the Flying Elephant

The template challenges at Mousescrappers have really gotten me motivated to get scrapping.  I was so excited to see the new template for this week's challenge.  Even better, I just purchased Capturing Magical Memories "See an Elephant Fly" bundle, and have been itching to use it!

In case you missed it, I shared a cute little story to go along with the main photo in this layout for the Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.  You can read all about it in my post Best Buddies.

If you are looking to see more of Mary's kit (and all the other great materials she has created), head over to her Mousescrappers store.  Everything in his layout was from her kit, but I had plenty more to choose from!   Being new to digital scrapping, I was just excited to get this much on there!  Mary has an alphabet, papers and plenty of embellishments in the See an Flying Elephant theme.

Digital Scrapbooking Here I Come!

So I have always said, I will not convert to digital scrapbooking until I use up a significant amount of the paper and embellishments I have on hand.  I have more materials than I could probably use in a lifetime of scrapbooking.  We'll just call it a rookie scrapbooker mistake on my part!

I recently took part in the Mousescrappers Minnie Marathon.  Though I didn't end up completing all the projects, I did complete a few!  I thought I would share a couple today and then this week give you more details into how I created them.  But before I share them, I have to send out a huge thank you to my friend, Mary, at Capturing Magical Memories, who also just happens to be a designer for Mousescrappers as well.  I had never participated in one of these speed scraps and was completely overwhelmed (meaning, I was not nearly as prepared as I thought I was!  I'll know better for next time!).  I sent Mary a panic message to which she responded and got me back on track and excited to keep trying.

At Capturing Magical Memories, Mary shares so many great layouts for all areas of Walt Disney World.  She is very inspiring. I owe her a huge thank you for letting me ask her a million questions and she responding everytime with an invaluable tip or just words of encouragement.  So without further ado, here are my two very first digital layouts:

I will share more details this week on where I found the pieces I used, the templates and what specific challenge I was given for each one.

Have you converted to digital scrapbooking or do you prefer traditional?  I think I will end up being both!