Memory Keeping on the move–3 taster tags

These taster tags are what I’m going to use again next time I travel. I like them because they are easy to use and they are a fun way to record the little details of holidays. And I love anything that involves a jump ring!


Each tag has a title on it. When I come across something I want to record I select the appropriate tag, hand write the story and stick on a number for the date. I like to have things dated – I just do. If you don’t feel the need for having the date then no problem, leave it plain or take some pretties to add. Then I put the completed tag on the jump ring to keep them in order.


When I get home I prepare the photos to stick on the back. The tag is half of a normal photo (4x6 inch, 10x15 cm). At different times I’ve prepared these in Picasa and at the photo machine in the supermarket and using Photoshop Elements.


In anticipation of my next trip I’ve been thinking about the titles I want to use and came up with 8:

• · Yum, yum – because when I travel I always like to try new foods
• · Done that – to cover the ‘must do’ things or a particular goal or test involved in the trip
• · Did you see? – for all those times you say that – for big things like the sunset or view and for small things like a cute grubby face or newly confident swimmer
• · And then … - for those little stories it’s good to remember
• · We laughed – for things we saw or were said or did that created laughter
• · £££ (or $$$) – because I like to note down the costs of basics and sometimes of something special I bought
• · The winner – to include the best …. View/seat/beach/snack/helpful person
• · Listen – for memorable things people said – directly or overheard and also for things like the sound of birdsong or the surf or waterfall or volcano

Here is my taster tag box all ready to go. I like to pack it all in a little kit to keep everything safe inside my bag. I put some washi tape on the back of each in the space that will be above the photo – because my new washi tape jumps off the shelf at me if I haven’t used it for 36 hours. I’ll probably round corner the bottom – but after I have stuck on the photos so I only have to do it once (learnt that lesson the hard way).



Free download
4 tags fit on a sheet of paper so these 8 take 2 pages and I printed each twice so I can use each heading twice on the trip (sometimes I take more copies).

I thought some of you lovely readers might like to use these tags so I’ve attached them here for you to download. I have included A4 and US paper sizes and I did $ as well as £ (if anyone want a euro sign let me know and I can send you it).  All the versions are in one zip file.



I also included a set of tags without the titles if you want to print blank ones and write or stamp on your own titles.

The files are png files so you can also open them in photoshop (elements) if you want to make changes. Use the Type tool to add your own title. The font I used is Rub This, if you want to match those tags. [I’ve got tips on using the Type tool and on fonts on DigiScrap Buddy]

If you use the tags, I’d love to see what you do – I’ve created a linky in the Memory Keeping on the Move page – see heading at the top of the page under the header.

What other titles can you imagine using? I’m always interested in new ways to record the tasters of a trip. Remember the title has to fit in that space – 12 characters, including spaces. You never know, I might make up another sheet of tags for download next week.

If you missed parts one and two of this series – see the tab at the top, Memory Keeping on the Move - under the header

Fringe festival fun and a freebie

 

The High Street turns into a free performance space during the Fringe festival as performers tout for an audience. 

I love all the fun and zany ways that people are dressed and the things they do to attract attention.  Here is a mosaic of interesting sights I snapped in an hour last week.

Often I use Picasa to create a mosaic but his time I wanted an unusual overall shape so I created it in Photoshop Elements. 

If you’d like to use this template that I created in Photoshop Elements, you can download it for free here.  The zip contains 3 versions – the right length for A4, US Letter and 30cm (12 inch). 

To see more mosaics check out Little Red House for her Mosaic Monday

all aboard for digi freebies

I’ve joined the monthly challenge at Stuff to Scrap to create a minikit based on a colour palette and theme and then give it away as part of a blog train.  The theme was ‘summer romance’ and the colours blues and greens.  I decided to focus on words to create this kit which contains:

• 2 pattern papers
• 12 word tiles
• 1 title
• 1 set of striped stars
• 1 journaling block
• 3 photo overlays (or journallingblocks)
• 2 ribbons

you can download the kit here.  This is my first time taking part in this blogtrain and I will be very interested to see how many times the kit is downloaded. 
For more loveliness head over to Mommy Me Time Scrapper

making a digi minikit and free download

Since I started using Photoshop Elements I’ve downloaded lots of free kits and visited plenty of sites where people make and share kits.  A recent find was stuff to scrap forum which has a monthly colour challenge.  Each month they provide a colour palette and people design mini kits using those colours. 

Last month I picked up lots of nice stuff that had been made for the challenge.  At the weekend I decided to try my hand at making a minikit with the May colours.  In particular I wanted to make the kind of elements that I use – words.

Here is my first ever digi mini kit.  There are 3 12x12 papers and 15 elements (4 word twill, 2 journaling blocks, 5 phrases and 4 word tiles)

I called it I’ll wear purple because the colours reminded me of the poem by Jenny Joseph. I rather enjoyed seeing what I could do and think I’ll try their other May colour challenge for the end of the month.

If you would like the PSE digi files download them here

If you would like the elements as a word or a pdf document so that you can print them out to use then download them here

You can change them, use them etc but I would appreciate a comment and link if you use them.