Digital Scrapbooking Experience – Utah

web_ad A new kind of event scrapbooking event is about to open for registration on June 3. DSE, or Digital Scrapbooking Experience, is a two-day, three-night conference aimed at teaching you about the art and science of digital scrapbooking, brought to you by the experts at Creating Keepsakes.

As leaders in the fusion of technology and creativity, DSE inspires and instructs with fresh, useable techniques and ideas to create meaningful memory projects. Learn fascinating techniques whether you are a beginning digital scrapbooker or a digital pro. There’s something for everyone.

September 24-26, 2009
The Provo Marriott Hotel
Provo, UT
Register online beginning Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 8 p.m. EST.
Tuition is $345 per student

Exciting classes are ahead so it’s time to brush up and learn more about Elements, Effects, Layers, Overlays and more. You will enjoy evening activities in Digit-Alley as well as Ala Carte classes and even a refresher course on Photoshop Elements, free! There will be a key note address at the Thursday night activity as well as bonus lectures in the evenings. When you get to the event you will be sure to enjoy shopping and plenty of free products.

Classes are geared to your level, whether you’re a novice digital scrapbooker or advanced. There are also some core classes that every attendee will receive. Lunch is provided Friday and Saturday.

Not able to attend? Check out the Freebies section of the DSE site for free digital kit downloads!

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I came across the Etsy shop Bad Stitched when I was looking for bookmark cross stitch patterns and found their adorable pride bat bookmark, which I didn’t share then because I was going for more of a back to school vibe, but it’s definitely worth checking out if you love rainbows and bats.

This Etsy shop is big on whimsy and color, but not on organization, as there are not categories. Still, as of this writing there were only a little more than 60 patterns, so it’s small enough to scroll through.

In keeping with the theme of the bat bookmark, there are a lot of designs with animals and insects in different colors. Another one that caught my in this neon cicada with a crescent moon and stars. This one is 85 by 70 stitches and uses 16 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to 6 by 5 inches, or 15.4 by 12.7 cm.

You’ll also find patterns with animals such as mice, a snail, a jellyfish, a wolf, a corgi in a birthday hat, a fat seal and other bat designs. There are several mushroom designs, a pirate frog, and a scuba diving ghost (among other ghostly designs). You’ll find cats and mythical characters, a mouse thinking about eating strawberries and more.

There’s also an ebook full of mushroom designs, and another of creepy creatures for Halloween and beyond. There’s also a Pantheon bundle, full of gods, goddesses, characters from mythology, three amphora designs and a Greek inspired font.

If these sorts of designs sound like something you’d like to stitch, check out Bad Stitched on Etsy.

Know of a cross stitch designer (or are you a cross stitch designer) who should be featured in the designer spotlight? Let me know by leaving a comment or sending a note through the “suggest a DIY” link at the top of the page.

[Photo: Bad Stitched]

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