Better? I think so.

I have had a go at using Amy's clean and simple template with the same photo of my son's DS addiction as in this post. Whilst I can admire the graphic simplicity of it, and I like the colours, it just doesn't feel like me and it doesn't seem 'finished' I am itching to add more 'stuff', but my digital stash is quite limited, except for Christmas elements

So instead, I tried hybridising yesterday's layout. I printed it out several times on photo paper and ordinary matt paper then layered up the photo and title, and added some paper embellishments and some distressing to give it a 'boy' feel. I much prefer this; the digital elements suit the subject matter but the paper gives it depth and makes it feel more personal, more 'made with my own fair hands'

So, I think that's my mind make up. Digi is cool, but I'll leave it to the experts and just try to use more digi techniques to enhance my paper scrapping. Simple I may be; clean? obviously not!