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• family of four once again

  joscie

  28 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Sunday was a very busy day, we took a little trip down to China town to buy lei for Troy’s homecoming and a little snack too.  Our favorite Lei Store was called sweethearts back in the day and then re-emerged as Po’ohala a few years ago, same family, new name.  I always go there to buy lei for our friends who are visiting or those like Troy, who are coming home.  The boys were able to choose their own lei to give to dad, Jalen chose a tuberose and orchid lei, Jordan chose a lantern ilima and tuberose lei, and I chose a hala lei for Troy.  While we were down in China town, we…

• ah, my friend Sunday, we meet again!

  joscie

  18 Oct 2009 | 7:26 pm

  I really did intend to blog sometime this week, but wow, I really had a bunch of things going on, and thankfully none had to do with doctor visits. Well kind of… I did go in for TB clearance so I can chaperone field trips with Jordan’s class. You’ll be glad to know, I do not have TB. yay. and no, i wasn’t worried, that was a joke. ha. Monday, Christopher Columbus Day, Jalen was out of school and it was also the release day of a new book he’s been waiting on, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the last straw.  I asked him to stand next to the cut out so I could get a picture.

• Sunday, Sunday (laa laa la la la)

  joscie

  11 Oct 2009 | 2:14 pm

  This picture was taken earlier this week. This bowl is from a sally foster fundraiser last year or the year before, place mat from target.   I was just struck with how well they went together.  Probably why I was so drawn to the place mats in the first place, and I’ve only realized this now.  Jordan enjoying one of his favorite treats of all time. Scooby Doo Macaroni and Cheese. in all it’s orangey goodness. The days have been passing me by.  This past week, Jordan’s preschool was closed for fall break.  So I have had him home with me while Jalen has had to continue on…

• Halloween Digi Scrap

  joscie

  1 Oct 2009 | 1:44 pm

  I created this layout of Jalen to celebrate our Halloween Costumes.  I am not usually a fan of purple, but this shade from the Lora Pack was just right with the gryffindor colors.  This is my first layout using the totally rad actions and cs4 on my new computer. i am so loving it! (there are things I know how to do on pse, but am still trying to figure out on CS) materials: Karla Dudley Designs Lora Patterned Papers, Digi Essentials 1 and Digi Essentials 2, Halloween 09 Brushes. Font: american typewriter, creature. Totally Rad Actions. Thanks for stopping by! Love Love & Blog you Later!

• Bishop Museum

  joscie

  27 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

  The past few weeks we have taken to goofing off on Friday afternoons/evenings.  This has, unfortunately, lead to spending most of the day on Saturday dealing with Jalen’s homework.  This week, I decided that we would come home right after school and work on homework like every other weekday.  Jalen finished his assignments, and that lead to free time on Saturday.  We spent the morning studying for his upcoming tests this week and after lunch and a nap (for all of us!) we headed down to spend the afternoon at Bishop Museum.  It has been a while since we’ve been down to the…

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• “Nice Price” Fonts

  Francine Clouden

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  Fonts.com has launched a new collection of fonts called Nice Price. According to the site Nice Price is A great little collection of fonts – at great prices – for scrapbookers, educators, home and small business users. These distinctive designs and your operating system fonts combine perfectly to tackle a wide variety of projects. In addition, Fonts.com offers 80 percent off one new font every day in its Font Deal of the Day program. A new font goes on sale each day at 10:00 a.m EST. Click here to go to Fonts.com

• Tutorial: Spooktacular Puzzle Mini Album

  Francine Clouden

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:07 am

  Get instructions from the Crop Mom website on transforming puzzle pieces into this adorable mini album. Click here to go to tutorial.

• Inspiration du Jour – CMeissner

  Francine Clouden

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:09 am

  Get more inspiration from her gallery.

• Book Review: The Scrapbook Embellishment Handbook

  Francine Clouden

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am

  Jill at A Matter of Memories has posted a review of Sherry Steveson’s book The Scrapbook Embellishment Handbook. Click here to go to the review.

• Contest: Design a Rub-On

  Francine Clouden

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am

  KaiserCraft is calling for entries into their “Design your own rub-on” contest! The contest runs from November 1st to 20th, and entries are welcomed from all countries. Simply submit up to three unique quotations in one of three categories for a chance to win. Winning entries will receive a pack of the new rub-ons, with the best three entries receiving a collection, and three packs of rub-ons. Click here for all the contest information.

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• Kit Giveaway Winners!

  Nancy Nally

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pm

  It’s time to announce the lucky winners of the fabulous kit giveaway sponsored by Scrapbook Update! Making Memories Vintage Findings Medium School Collection Findings #1 -Kimberly C. @ 8:44pm on 10/30: I love the idea of kits, I sell them all the time to my regular customers! They come to my house & put them together… it’s alot of work to prepare the kits, so I love the idea of having kits for myselft! Making Memories Vintage Findings Medium School Collection Findings #2 - Ginika @ 9:59am on 11/01: Wow! I love the mimi travel kit! Sooo cute. Making Memories Vintage Findings…

• Social Media and its Impact on the Scrapbooking Industry

  Lain Ehmann

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm

  Today Lain Ehmann joins Scrapbook Update as our guest blogger. Lain Ehmann is CEO and co-founder of Ella Publishing Co. A former “Simple Scrapbooks” contributing editor, she is the author of “Snippets: Mostly True Tales from the Lighter Side of Scrapbooking.” She blogs at Five Things. Why can’t we all get along? American Crafts buys Pebbles, Inc. Rhonna Farrer, Heidi Swapp, and Janet Hopkins band together to create House of Three. Colorbok buys Heidi Grace from Fiskars. In addition to creating an entertaining game of corporate musical chairs to observe, mergers…

• Instamatic Gratification

  TamiM

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm

  Today’s Scrapbook Update guest blogger is Tami Morrison. Tami is a mom of four and a sucker for great color combos, fun containers, clever packaging, and stationery products of pretty much any kind. She’s one of the REAL housewives of Orange County where she stays chronically busy and one step behind the housekeeping at all times. She believes that scrapbooking helps her keep the focus on the fun; she only wishes it also helped keep the kitchen floor from being sticky. Visit her blogfollow her on Twitter, or take a class from her at Big Picture Scrapbooking. The Polaroid camera is…

• 50 Ideas to Increase Store Sales from Kizer & Bender!

  Kizer & Bender

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm

  Today Scrapbook Update is delighted to bring you the fabulous retail minds of Kizer & Bender. As speakers, authors, consultants and customers, Rich Kizer & Georganne Bender have 70 plus years of combined business experience – everything from “time in the trenches” to senior management positions at national corporations. Nationally recognized as experts in customer diversity, Rich & Georganne speak to thousands of business people each year through their “Retail Adventures in the REAL World™” and “Business Adventures in the REAL World™”…

• Project Life: Becky Higgins Has New Product Line

  Nancy Nally

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm

  Becky Higgins announced today via her blog that she has a new product line coming soon called “Project Life”. Speculation had been rampant among her fans and industry watchers about what Higgins’ next professional move would be after announcing that she had left Creating Keepsakes magazine in September, after being with the company for 13 years. Her recent work with Creating Keepsakes’ Kit of the Month product had been extremely popular, so her new product line announcement will likely be well-received. Although all the details aren’t available as of yet about…

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• Fall into Scrapbooking

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:07 am

  November is a great time to get caught up on some of your scrapbooking pages and projects before you get completely overwhelmed with the holidays. To get you inspired try these fall scrapbook ideas, sketches, patterns, and this month's challenge. Be sure to visit the Current Page Calls page for information about how to share your challenge layout with About.com Scrapbooking readers. November Challenge - Scrapbook with Scraps - This month's challenge includes a free sketch to get you started using your left-over paper scraps to create great scrapbook pages. Fall Leaves Scrapbook Page Idea and…

• Share Your Favorite Halloween Scrapbooking Tips

  26 Oct 2009 | 7:27 am

  Halloween is one of the most scrapbooked holidays of the year. However, it is an event full of challenges for scrapbookers. Usually the lighting is bad for photos, the colors in those photos can range from pumpkin orange to fairy princess pink. So how do you create great Halloween scrapbook pages year after year? Share your favorite Halloween scrapbooking tips with other About.com Scrapbooking readers in this week's new Readers Respond. Do you have a favorite DIY Halloween embellishment? Share your inspiration and read what others have posted to get ideas for your own pages. Share Your…

• Stitching Fall Leaves - Free Leaf Patterns

  19 Oct 2009 | 6:59 am

  Fall is definitely here where I live. The weather is chilly and the trees are turning all the gorgeous colors of Autumn. I love Fall themed scrapbook pages. One of my favorites was made using a fall leaf paper piecing pattern. Each leaf was then stitched using a sewing machine to create a vein down the center. You could also hand stitch the vein or simply draw the stitching line with a brown, fine-tip scrapbook marker. Stitching Fall Leaves - Free Leaf Patterns originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 13:59:49.Permalink | Comment | Email this

• Share Your Ideas for Embellishing Photo Mats

  12 Oct 2009 | 10:25 am

  Photo mats are the most basic scrapbook page embellishments, however they can also become some of the most prominent when you include some exciting scrapbooking techniques. What is your favorite way to embellish a photo mat? Do you decorate with punches, stickers, buttons, brads, hand-stitching? Share your scrapbooking ideas with other readers here on About.com Scrapbooking. Next week, watch for a brand new gallery that shows you several ways to add some "zing" to your photo mats and dress up your scrapbook pages. Do you have an idea that should be included? Share your ideas in this week's…

• October Technique Challenge: Printing on Tags and Embellishments

  5 Oct 2009 | 7:39 am

  "How do I print my journaling on tags and other embellishments?" This is a question that I frequently get from readers. I love to use my computer for printing titles and journaling for my scrapbook pages. I also love using kits and collections from different scrapbook manufacturers that are designed with complimentary embellishments. So how do you print your journaling and titles on pre-printed tags, journaling boxes, and other scrapbook page embellishments? Using the technique that I will teach you in this step-by-step article you can print on any of these scrapbook page decorations and get…

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• Artist Trading Card (ATC) Swaps

  karooch

  27 Oct 2009 | 5:09 am

  You might remember me writing about a Christmas Card Making in July event I went to that was a whole bucket load of fun. Well following on from that, Marla invited me over to a regular Tuesday night craft session that she and a few friends hold each week. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I tend to be a solitary scrapper as I don’t have any like minded friends nearby. My sister does card making but she doesn’t live so handily as to catch up for regular card making sessions. So you can imagine how pleased I was to be included in this group. So now Tuesday night is a craft catch up…

• My New Baby

  karooch

  20 Oct 2009 | 4:39 am

  Congratulations Mum, it’s a Dell Mini Notebook This is my new little baby. Isn’t she cute? She’s really dinky. Almost too small to have been taken from her mother. And she’s purple! I didn’t want to get anything that looked remotely like it was a work tool. This is all about play and portability. Having lugged my work laptop across the central business district of Melbourne it does not meet my definition of  ‘portable’. I wanted something that I could grab and tuck under my arm when I go to my Tuesday craft catch up with the girls. I wanted instant portability without…

• National Cardmaking Day

  karooch

  2 Oct 2009 | 5:16 am

  October 3rd is National Cardmaking Day So I thought I’d share one of my more special cards with you. Hope you enjoy. Hybrid Card Making for Someone Special My daughter recently celebrated a birthday, and in what has now become an annual tradition, I flew up to Sydney to spend her birthday weekend with her. It’s been a difficult year for her and I wanted to make her a card to let her know how much she means to me and how much I admire her. I used my favourite card making technique…hybrid scrapbooking. I always enjoy the enormous scope for creativity I get by combining digital with…

• Following my own advice

  karooch

  27 Jul 2009 | 9:48 pm

  A few weeks ago I wrote an article on losing your mojo. And it got me thinking about my own situation. Writing Scraps of Mind takes a lot of time and energy to come up with fresh articles on a regular basis. But that’s OK because I’ve always loved doing it and I’ve loved being in touch with so many readers, as well as the wonderful comments and messages I have received over the years. But after three and a half years it has become more difficult to think up new things. It’s started to become like work! And that’s not what I want from Scraps of Mind. So I’ve…

• Christmas Card Making in July

  karooch

  20 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am

  Although I have always enjoyed sharing my crafting experiences with you online my crafting, in a physical sense, tends to be done in isolation. I occasionally have a card making afternoon up at my sister’s place in Wallan, which is always fun and we both enjoy it. But I’ve never really had a group of papercraft-minded friends that I can hang out with. You know what I mean, people who you can talk to about scrapbooking or card making without watching their eyes take on that glazed look and roll back in their heads. But a few weeks ago I went along to a surprise 50th birthday party for a…

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• Scrapbooking addicts can indulge on Long Island

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:04 pm

  That's what incredulous people ask Robin Hummel when she's gearing up for an all-day "crop" session at the Scrapper's Playground and Park in North Babylon .

• Blogging for Scrapbookers

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am

  Today is the first day of a new class I am taking from Shimelle Laine . Our first task was to take a photo to document our starting place in blogging and scrapbooking.

• United Way Goods Match

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:03 am

  Microwave. A small, portable microwave requested. Contact Mary Ventzke of North Central Health Care at 848-4450 or mventzke@norcen.org . Grocery bags, both paper and plastic, are an ongoing need at The Salvation Army food pantry.

• Fall into Scrapbooking

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:31 pm

  November is a great time to get caught up on some of your scrapbooking pages and projects before you get completely overwhelmed with the holidays.

• Costco Comes to 117th St.

  1 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm

  The arts-and-crafts emporium beloved by Martha Stewart for scrapbooking paraphernalia and beading gear opens a nearly 15,000-square-foot space this week .

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• November Is Stampaganza Month!

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:22 am

  It is hard to believe that November is here already!!! Are you ready to start your holiday shopping??? It is a great time to jump start shopping for a loved one or maybe you've been good & deserve a gift for yourself? CTMH is celebrating November by offering Stampaganza!Now is the perfect time to grab some My Acrylics stamp sets! Starting Nov 3rd thru Nov 30th when you purchase any two stamp sets at full price you will receive a third stamp set of your choice for FREE. (of equal or lesser value) This is a savings up to $22.95. Shop through the current 2009 Idea Book or 2009 Product Review…

• 3 New Scrapbooking Pages

  29 Oct 2009 | 11:24 am

  For the Daughter Layout I used the Bella Level 2 & Cardstock by Close to my Heart. Happy Layout-I used the Twitterpated Level 2 paper and stamp set. I love how the tree turned out & the cute little embelishments that match. My favorite paper in this Idea Book for sure!!! This paper is now available. This paper is sooo nice I didn't want to cover it up. You could cut out the various words and use as titles but instead I used the page and added one of my favorite fall photos of my children. I did use a glitter pen to add some sparkle to some areas of the page. Simple yet so nice. This paper is…

• Name Frame

  28 Oct 2009 | 9:03 am

  Here is something I put together for a baby gift. There are so many different ideas for the title of this frame project I will be making many more of these. I love the baby name idea but you can also do Welcome, Family, Believe to name a few.Enjoy! Thanks for visiting my blog.Have a great day!!!Alphabet Stamp Set-Giggle Lowercase & Paper used are all Close to my Heart products.

• Gift Card Holders

  13 Oct 2009 | 3:06 pm

  I made these fun gift card holders to sell. I will be making more of these in various paper patterns. They are fun to make and will make wonderful gifts too!

• Fancy Card

  16 Sep 2009 | 8:05 am

  Here is a card I made for a friend's birthday. This is a fun card pattern for many occations. The cardstock, ribbon and tatoo stamp are all by Close to my Heart. The pattern paper is actually from a Costco paper packet I bought recently. This has been a busy week so far and it looks to continue through the weekend as we spend time celebrating birthdays and it will be our son's 6th yr anniversary of his adoption. Then a football party on Sunday at our house and hanging out with friends again. Lot's of fun packed into the upcoming weekend...so looking forward to that!!!Thanks for stopping by,…

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• Blue Light Special - Carrielyn

  Well, I’m DEFINITELY not using construction paper anymore! It stayed pretty much the same for about 5-6 years, pictures and lots of journaling with a few die cuts and stickers thrown if for color. Then when scrapping supplies started to show up everywhere, I started experimenting more and more with the new products. I’m still a fairly clean scrapper focusing on pictures and journaling, but I definitely put a lot more thought into the artistic side of my pages.

• Christmas Gift Contest Sponsored by Coordinates Collections!

  This is one contest you are not going to want to miss! Coordinates Collections is sponsoring the December contest for ScrapLove! This month we want to see your scrapbooking holiday gifts. Come on ladies, you know you are creative enough for this one! We want to see the ornaments, bag tags, paint cans, journals, altered clip boards, and anything else that you can come up with!

• Blue Light Special - Dorothy Larson

  I almost died twice while in surgery. Noah and I were both lucky to survive. I owe our lives to the amazing doctor and nurses that took care of us. I wanted to record my birth story but I wanted it to be private at the same time. This layout means the most to me.

• LazerLetterz Design Team Contest!

  Do you dream of designing for a professional design team? Do you think you have what it takes? Well dream no more! The winner of this month's contest will be offered a guest position on the LazerLetterz design team!

• Blue Light Special - Schnauzermom

  I like layouts that aren’t typical – that have something a little different. It might be a neat picture, or different use of an embellishment, or a unique way of putting the whole thing together. My list of favorites is a mishmash of things, but they all have something special to offer!

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• Saturday Special – Easy Eye Pop!

  panders77

  7 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am

  Hello Everyone! Amanda (panders77) with your Saturday Special for this amazing National Digital Scrapbooking Weekend! I hope everyone is enjoying the festivities!! So for today I am going to teach you one of my favorite editing techniques. And it’s my favorite because it takes very little time and really helps! Have you ever noticed the eyes in professional photos really pop? Well, they do this by doing all sorts of fancy editing techniques that I am still struggling to learn..LOL! But if I have a picture that the eyes just need a little boost and I want to scrap it this is what I do..

• Look What’s NEW in the Shop for DSD!!

  Christy

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Follow The Rainbow by Erica Zane Follow The Rainbow Flair by Erica Zane Follow The Rainbow Set by Erica Zane DSD Grab Bag by Erica Zane Follow The Rainbow Add-On by Erica Zane DSD Grab Bag by GG Digital Designs Around the Corner by Sya’s Blueprints Around the Corner *CU Version* by Sya’s Blueprints Epoxy 365 by Neverland Scraps Black Friday by Neverland Scraps Black Friday Alpha by Neverland Scraps Grab Bag by Neverland Scraps DSD Grab Bag by Jennifer Barrette Christmas Cheer Collection by Jennifer Barrette Christmas Cheer Kit by Jennifer Barrette Christmas Cheer Alpha by Jennifer…

• Grand Theft Layout – November 4th

  karistamps

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am

  Kari (karistamps) here hosting the Grand Theft Layout for my very first time!!  One of my all-time fave scrappers here is abcmomof4 – Jen Wolff!!  She blows me away with every layout she does and her photography is jaw dropping!  With more than 100 LOs in her gallery you are sure to find something to inspire you.  Want a little help?  WM[squared] Designs has a set of templates inspired by a few of Jen’s layouts … you can check them out HERE! I lifted THIS layout: And here is my version: Need some more inspiration?  Our CT can help you out!! Li41 lifted Tea @ 2 And came…

• Tuesday Template Challenge

  HappyScrapGirl

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:38 am

  Hey there, Neverland Scraps here to bring you this week’s Tuesday Template Challenge! There are no specific directions, other than create a beautiful layout with this weeks template! Here is the template that I have created for you guys to play with this week: I’ve included both the .psd and .png files for you so everyone can play! Here are some examples that were created with this week’s template: CPKMelissa’s layout: **created using Neverland Scraps Once Upon a Dream** Kellig’s layout: **created using Neverland Scraps Once Upon a Dream** Jillyfish’s…

• Unique Holiday Gift Idea…

  Andilynn

  3 Nov 2009 | 12:24 am

  Hi everyone.  Krista Sahlin of Sahlin Studio here to share my newest product at ScrapMatters.  Are you looking for that perfect holiday gift? I know what you’re thinking… holiday shopping already?? It can be difficult to find that perfect gift for significant others, parents, grandparents or yourself. I have a great idea for a classic, timeless gift that will be enjoyed everyday. A gorgeous piece of artwork. And by artwork, I mean a canvas print of your loved ones. What is a canvas print? A canvas print is where a photo is blended beautifully with natural textures, grain, meaningful…

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  Scrapbook Faves

• Scrapbook Sketch : Card Patterns Sketch 40

  Here's my card for today's Card Patterns challenge! I flipped the sketch sideways to fit the image I was using. I had stamped three of these snowmen by masking the centre one and stamped a snowman on either side of it. They were coloured in using an alcohol based marker and then I coated them with Crystal Effects!Check out the Card Patterns blog to see the rest of the DT's projects and to link up your creation!all Stampin' Up!... This scrapbook sketch brought to you by [ ] Renée

• Scrapbook Challenge : Little C’s JJ Kidz Digital Stamp New Release and Challenge

  Hey, hey, Friends! Wow, what a beautiful day. .... This scrapbook challenge courtesy of lbmcd66@hotmail.com (Maria)

• Scrapbook Challenge : BLOGGERS CHALLENGE: PICK A TECHNIQUE

  Hello! Todays Bloggers Challenge is to make a card using a TECHNIQUE. So I used the technique SNOW GLOBES.... This scrapbook challenge courtesy of [ ]Chrissy D

• Scrapbook Challenge : Inkspirations Colour Challenge!

  Stamps: Scenic Season, Serene SnowflakesPaper: Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Really RustInk: Craft Inks --> Chocolate Chip, Really Rust; Classic Inks --> Close to Cocoa, Chocolate ChipAccessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain, Chocolate Satin, Kraft Corduroy Button, Linen Thread, Dimensionals®, Texturz Backgrounds Plate 1, Iridescent Ice Embossing PowderThis week, the colours from this week's Inkspiration challenge are really fall-ish type colours but I'm really in Christmas mode so I hope I've made it work for a Christmas card? I started out…

• Scrapbook Tutorial : Pink Cat Studio Digi Release, In Memory of Henry, and Tall, Cupcakes, and Keepsake Boxes Tutorial

  This week has been a very sad one as DT member Sarah Anderson’s 3 year old son Henry passed away. Little Henry was unable to overcome a virus that made him ill last week.Lorie Ames has organized a way to donate for a memorial for Henry. Henry loved his local zoo and visited it almost every day in the summer. As a memorial, trees will be planted there in his honor.... This scrapbook tutorial courtesy of lbmcd66@hotmail.com (Maria)

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• Fall Cards

  Daynah

  28 Oct 2009 | 4:30 pm

  Here are some of the cards and stamping projects I completed in the first half of class last Saturday! 10 projects out of 18 done by 12pm isn’t bad! I was making good time. :) I’ll be taking photos of the rest of the cards soon! Also, the tin at the lower bottom of the page is made with the Cuttle Bug and Air conditioning duct tape! I had to stop by Home Depot the other day to pick up some… :)

• Stationary Box

  Daynah

  24 Oct 2009 | 4:23 pm

  I had such a great time in my Rubber Stamping class today! I made a few new friends and we did about 18 projects altogether! One of the projects is a stationary box. Below are the instructions for the box in case you missed it in class. Part 1 – The box Part 2 – The lid Finished Product: Have fun making your stationary box!

• Rubber Stamping Workshop – Fall 2009

  Daynah

  22 Oct 2009 | 8:37 am

  It’s that time of the year again! I’m taking Art 888 again, which is a Rubber Stamping Workshop — a class I look forward to 3 times a year. ;) An exploration of rubber stamping techniques and projects for those who have rubber stamping experience. The theme for the workshop is spring. This is a fast paced class designed for experienced rubber stampers. Participants work independently on hands-on projects in class, creating various works of rubber-stamped art. Each student should complete at least six projects. I’m pretty sure I’ll have about 20 projects (we never…

• Fail Whale Stickers

  Daynah

  12 Aug 2009 | 1:14 am

  I was at Walmart today and found these cute whale stickers! They were on clearance, so I picked up two packets of “Fail Whale” stickers. ;)

• Coolibah iPhone Scrapbooking App

  Daynah

  3 Aug 2009 | 9:57 pm

  I’m a little obsessed with my new iPhone. So seeing this new digital scrapbooking iPhone app got me really excited! I can’t wait to see it in the iTunes App store! This is a first look at Coolibah, the new mobile iPhone scrapbooking app being developed by Bobbie Yerkey and Scott Means. Follow us on Twitter (@coolibahme) and visit our blog and be the first to know when the app is available in the App Store!

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• Nov 4, Scrapbook Page Ideas

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:26 am

  Scrapbook Page Ideas; 3rd series of ideas to scrapbook about you. Lots of scrapbooking ideas, sketches, quotes, free layouts and more for beginners and seasoned scrapbookers.

• Nov 4, Scrapbooking Idea - I Could Improve On This

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:16 am

  Scrapbooking Idea; Create a layout about an area of your life that you feel you could improve on and would make a difference. Lots of scrapbook ideas, tips for beginners, sketches, quotes and more.

• Oct 28, Scrapbooking Idea - Why I Enjoy Being a Woman

  28 Oct 2009 | 5:49 am

  Scrapbooking Idea; Create a layout to celebrate what you love about being a woman. Lots of easy scrapbook ideas, layouts, sketches, quotes and more for your hobby.

• Oct 21, Scrapbooking Idea - The 3 Desired Qualities

  21 Oct 2009 | 4:31 am

  Scrapbooking Idea; Create a layout about 3 qualities you'll like to cultivate or polish up on. Many scrapbook page ideas, sketches, quotes, layouts and more.

• Oct 19, An Organized Desk - Visitor's Favorite Scrapbook Supplies

  19 Oct 2009 | 8:18 am

  The EZ View: White Craft Desk Craft Storage Furniture From: The Original Scrapbox I work best when my craft area is organized neat and clean! I

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  Scrap Girls Digital Scrapbooking Adventures

• Bingo?!

  rozanne@scrapgirls.com (Rozanne Paxman)

  28 Oct 2009 | 9:36 am

  “BINGO!” Without a doubt, one of the highlights from last year was the Bingo game, and I suspected that this year would be the same. It didn’t disappoint! From the moment that our spectacular Bingo man made the first call,...

• Struggling with change

  rozanne@scrapgirls.com (Rozanne Paxman)

  14 Oct 2009 | 9:42 am

  I’m a person who struggles to keep up with change. I think that change is inevitable, and necessary, but not always easy. This past year has been a year of BIG changes for me, and looking back, I realize that...

• Family Outing

  rozanne@scrapgirls.com (Rozanne Paxman)

  14 Oct 2009 | 9:04 am

  A few weeks ago we took a ferry ride across the Puget Sound to attend a family surprise birthday party. The boys have only been on the ferry one time before and they think it is a great adventure. This...

• Reflections of Fall Traditions

  rozanne@scrapgirls.com (Rozanne Paxman)

  14 Oct 2009 | 8:52 am

  Winter is coming here in Ontario and that means the cold, wet and snowy weather will soon be upon us. I enjoy the fall season because it is the time of year when the air has a slight hint of...

• Melty, Messy Icecream

  rozanne@scrapgirls.com (Rozanne Paxman)

  14 Oct 2009 | 8:17 am

  Isn't it fun to be at the park with a toddler and an icecream bar only to realize that the wipes are clear back at the car? Thankfully, we found a little cloth that saved the day!

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  The Nifty Boutique

• Nifty Prntable Autumn Mini Treat Cups FREEbie from Katherine Lent

  scrappado

  30 Oct 2009 | 7:59 am

  These adorable mini treat cups are perfect for small cupcakes and candies. For personal use only. Download File HERE

• Nifty November Desktop Calendar FREEbie

  scrappado

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:55 am

  Escape Artist Brittney Tinkey created this fun desktop for November in three sizes. Insert your fav photo and save. For personal use only. Download File HERE

• Nifty Autumn Treat Cups-n-Toppers FREEbie by Katherine Lent

  scrappado

  16 Oct 2009 | 3:03 pm

  You loved her Valentine Day cupcake wraps—now try the Autumn Treat Cups-n-Toppers for your fall celebrations and parties. Great for fruit, too. Ready to print for personal use only. Download File HERE

• Nifty FREEbie–Printable Tiny Triangle Boxes for Halloween–Holds Hersey Kisses

  scrappado

  12 Oct 2009 | 11:47 am

  Escape Artist Erica Nunez created a darling tiny box template with Halloween theme to hold one or two Hersey Kisses. A sweet surprise for someone special.  Print one at a time on 4×6 cards. Example is from summer tiny box—but you get the idea! Example of Tiny Hersey Box Download File HERE

• Nifty New Baby Kit by Designer Karen Aicken

  scrappado

  9 Oct 2009 | 6:31 pm

  Oh Baby has plenty of darling papers and embellies for scrapping your wee-one photos… Oh Baby by Karen Aicken Layouts by the Escape Artists First Birthday by Judy Let Them Be Little by Brittney Nicole, Lisa & Shamey by Tania Oh Baby by Erica Sweet Dreams by Carol Oh Baby by Tania Layouts with Kay Eflin’s Baby Makes Three Sweet Smile by Erica In My Palm by Bernadette Happy Birthday Baby by Sandy

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  Bits and Pieces...

• Flourishes and Flowers

  Anabelle

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:43 pm

  I have such a soft spot for flourishes and flowers. It seems like I just can't make something without using one of these two things. The two cards that I have to share today are so me. Yep, lots of flourishes and flowers.This first one uses a Hambly rubon and transparency, Prima stamps and Prima pearls. I think it kind of has a french feel to it. ;)Lately, I just can't get enough of these big Prima flowers. I love the color on this one. I paired it with some Basic Grey Indian Summer papers and a smaller trellis rose. I added glitter to them by spraying a bit of spray adhesive and drizzling on…

• 2009 Photo Finish Holiday Cards

  Anabelle

  31 Oct 2009 | 8:59 pm

  Last year, the girls at Papertrey Ink did a feature incorporating holiday photos into the design of their cards. It was such a hit, that they decided to do it again! Since I'm the Guest Designer, I get to play along!!This was a really fun assignment. I've been seeing glassine bags used in fun ways, other than for holding treats, so I decided to give it a try. I embossed the bag with the sheet music Cuttlebug embossing folder. Then, I stitched it onto a piece of Ripe Avocado cardstock. Next, I used my glue pad and stamped a polka dot border using Polka Dot Basics 2onto Pure Polly. I added the…

• Tussy Mussy Tutorial

  Anabelle

  29 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

  After I posted my Papertrey Tussy Mussy project, I got several requests to do a tutorial. So I put this one together. Hope you find it helpful.I did this project for the Tattered Angels/Spellbinders blog relay. I really love how it turned out. (Click on the photos to see them closer.)First, you need to create a cone in the size you'd like. This might take some playing around. I have several templates that I've used. To make one, use a compass and draw an arc. Then use a ruler to draw the sides. Cut it out.Trace the template onto patterned paper and cut out. I used some Basic Grey Indian…

• Webster's Goodness!

  Anabelle

  27 Oct 2009 | 2:57 pm

  Well, the little guy was quite sick yesterday, but really rallied today. His fever was much lower and he was perkier. I have to say that having a rainy day home together has been wonderful. :) We made some cookies, did some school work and just snuggled. One more day and I think he'll be ready to go back to school, much to his disappointment.Just a quick post to share some Webster's cards that I've done lately. This first one uses Postcards from Paris and some fabric. The sticker is K and Co. and the ticket is vintage.This next one uses the new cameos. I love the elegance they add to…

• Halloween Goody Bag

  Anabelle

  26 Oct 2009 | 5:32 am

  I have a few more Halloween things to share this week. This project is one that I did for the Tattered Angels blog. I used the Halloween Bingo Boards and calling cards. First, I colored the Bingo board. Then I sprayed it, along with the calling card, with Run Raisin, Harvest Orange and Jack-O-Lantern Glimmer Mists. I added some glitter to the Halloween Checklist.Next, I did some embossing using the Garden Gate glimmer screen. I ran it through my Wizard machine, cut it out and added some black ink.Then, I adhered everything to some Pink Paislee paper and added some Zva gem swirls.Some ribbon…

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  Bits&Pieces

• From blog to page (a.k.a. The Blog Grab)

  cathy

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  When I started blogging back in the Days of Yore, I remember distinctly thinking how awesome it was going to be to have all these new little bits of story telling and pictures to scrapbook with.It made perfect sense. I'd put all this time and energy into crafting blog posts, then I'd transfer it all to a scrapbook page to preserve forever in the so-called real world. While it's a sound idea, I've probably only done this a handful of times. For example, one time I told a rather sweet story about something Dan said to me (read it here), and then I made this page:A true and…

• Design Your Life Registration is Open (and a quick Q & A)

  cathy

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  Beginning today, you can register for Design Your Life. There is no class size limit, so there is no need to race to register. There's room for everyone to learn design.I've been fielding a series of questions since announcing this workshop a while back, and here is a brief Q&A for those of you who are interested in taking this workshop with me.Is this the same class you taught in 2008?  Yes, it's the very same class. All of the assignments are the same. All of my layouts are the same. I purposefully  have not publicly shared any of these pages (or sketches) for this…

• Work that photo

  cathy

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  SUPPLIES: Layered Template No. 6 (Cathy Zielske) • Manchester Paper Pack, Manchester Solids (Michelle Martin) • Digital Date Stamps Vol. 12 (Katie Pertiet) • PW's Black&White Photo Action (pioneerwoman.com)I recently posted a handful of shots from an impromptu, back yard, teen-requested photo shoot with Aidan, a.k.a. One Three.It reminded me of something I used to do with great frequency—and still do—and that is: use shots from one time frame or event on multiple layouts. Is it just me? Do you do this as well? You know, when you get a series of shots you love, you just…

• You know they're growing up when they opt for a party with their peers instead of trick or treating

  cathy

  2 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  This year marked a milestone—not necessarily a good or bad one—wherein one of my children decided to hit the Halloween party circuit rather than stay-at-home, carve pumpkins and trick-or-treat with her ever-loving family.Oh, it's all right. I'm fine. I mean, I did get this shot, proving she at least placed one of her hands inside of a pumpkin: But what I'm not fine with is that I have not a single shot of her dressed in a costume. She went to two different parties and now I'm relying on her Facebook friends to hook me up with a shot, you know, for the album.Cole on the…

• I believe you need a smidgen of goofiness with your design to really make what you learn stick.

  cathy

  2 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  Design Your Life Promo from Cathy Zielske on Vimeo.For more information on Design Your Life, click here.(And I'd like to thank the writers of this classic SNL skit for the inspiration.)

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  Create Something Today

• good with the bad

  Karla Dudley

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:34 am

  We all had a good time this past week. The annual..          and Halloween too ;)        And now we're all sick minus Kody and DerRick. Yeah..the boys too. All this madness is hitting us like a ton of bricks. The girls aren't used to being exposed to germies and I got sick over the weekend. I usually get sick when I go out of town but I was hoping the boys would be spared. Anyhoo..I better go. I hope you guys had a great Halloween and got lots of candy ^_^ See you soon and be safe.-out

• hope it was a good one

  Karla Dudley

  1 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pm

    we all had a great time! I will be back tomorrow guys! Have a good night ;)-out

• kit release thursday!

  Karla Dudley

  29 Oct 2009 | 5:55 am

  hello guys! Having a fun and relaxing time here in Nashville. On the way up here I heard Miley's song "Party in the USA" a hundred times lol...But yes, the ceremony last night was good. DerRick gets his award at the promotion ceremony tonight. I got outdanced by a chick in 5 inch heals, saw the man who hit on me last year...after I told him I was flattered but happily married he backed off quick and now only peeks lol! Tonight I have to dress up as an Indian. Ok...this IS the Air Force right? :) No but it's nice to be here with all the men and women who work so hard to…

• hey from the road

  Karla Dudley

  27 Oct 2009 | 1:38 pm

  hey guys! we're on our way to kentucky. the kidds are going to spend halloween with their grandma. then derRick and i have to turn right back around and go back.yep...it's annual time again. i'm posting this with my phone so i hope it goes through. i'll be back in a super flash -Karla

• workshop delight

  Karla Dudley

  24 Oct 2009 | 11:58 pm

  It's almost Monday and that means week 2 is going to start! I'm exited about it! Everyone is super sweet and are eager to learn. I wanted to show you some pics of one of the journals that have been madeThis album is by lasmanitasdevinnie she made a stunning keepsake. I loved how she punched out my paper designs with the circle punch! And those feet......seriously adorable!!!! Thanks for sharing L! -out

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  Feasts on Scraps

• Don’t tell your brother…

  Ingunn

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:05 am

  No matter how many good vibes and loving snuggles I give my little honeybottom, he doesn’t seem to be getting any better. I really, really hope he’s going to pull through this, but I can feel myself mentally preparing for the worst. At least I’m getting to spend a lot of quality couch time with him - that’s always been our thing, being all snoozy and lazy together. The very first time we met, he curled up behind my legs on the couch and immediately stole my heart. It was love at first spoon. (Thanks to my digital Library of Memories, it was incredibly easy to find…

• Halloweekend

  Ingunn

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm

  Of course the second I started bragging about how happy I was, the whole Bobby thing happened and I was knocked down a few pegs. I spent Halloween feeling pretty down and worried about him, so I had a hard time enjoying the festivities - even though we carved our first pumpkins (ever! Halloween didn’t exist in Norway when we were growing up) and baked these magnificent finger cookies (eeew): Bobby is doing better, but is still very lethargic and generally not himself - but he’s still enough of a gentleman to tell me to say thank you for all the well wishes! Anyway, it was becoming…

• Poor Scabnose

  Ingunn

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pm

  Poor little Bobby - he’s really had the worst year ever. In March, he landed wrong jumping off the bed and broke a bone in his paw (and had to wear this ridonculous cast for weeks): In April we went for a hike in Eastern Washington and he came home with a mysterious and rather evil-looking bite on the inside of his leg. The vet had no idea what it could be (it showed up too soon to be a tick bite, and the tick-borne disease tests the vet took later all came back negative), but sent him home with a bunch of antibiotics just in case. Ten days later, he developed a high fever, diarrhea and…

• It’s the time of the season

  Ingunn

  30 Oct 2009 | 12:52 am

  I’m enjoying autumn so much this year - I don’t know if it’s because of all the stored up sunshine I have from this summer or if it’s just because I’m suddenly in a much better place (and have a much better mindset) than I’ve been in years, but I just feel happy. And that’s pretty much awesome. Being in the U.S. makes it hard *not* to appreciate the changing of the seasons though…ok, so it’s slightly annoying that the stores put out their Christmas displays in September, but I love all the seasonal foodstuffs (of course I do) like cider…

• Happy feet at last

  Ingunn

  27 Oct 2009 | 4:45 pm

  After hiking all summer with boots that were literally falling apart at the seams (luckily we had fantastic weather this summer; huge holes tend to make boots less waterproof..), I finally got myself a new pair of boots. Since I have weird feet and get blisters even when I wear flip flops (seriously), I’ve been breaking them in slowly by wearing them on walks around the neighborhood with the dogs, but last weekend I wanted to take them out in the mountains. Mount Pilchuck fit the bill for a short, easy, and hopefully-blister-free hike - plus there’s a lookout at the top, so…

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  JW Photography

• Time gets away from me...

  momtoprincesses

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pm

  and my poor blog ends up neglected!  I've been so busy between editing photos - scheduling sessions and working on scrapbook projects!  And of course keeping the house running (somewhat) smoothly lol!!  Of course all my hard work means I have some things to share!  So, without further ado.... Quite possibly my favorite ring shot to date!  This one comes in as a close 2nd... This couple will be having a Fall wedding next October so it was fitting to incorporate the pumpkin and gorgeous fall colors.  They chose an incredible location for their session - High Falls, right outside of…

• Some Sneakies...

  momtoprincesses

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:34 am

  of November's Freehand Scraps Kit - I have to say this kit is incredible.  It's full of fun colors, gorgeous patterns and I'm in looooooove with the alphas.  Hands down my favorite kit - it was so much fun to use.  The kits will go up on November the 1st, so be sure to grab one before they're gone!! In photography news, October 2010 is officially booked (for weddings that is!)  Remember, I'm only allowing for 2 weddings each month so if you're thinking of booking now is the time! Alright, I've got to hop off of here...there is a little girl and a…

• Some New Wedding Information & Photos...

  momtoprincesses

  27 Oct 2009 | 1:11 pm

  It's hard to believe that I have wrapped up my weddings and started booking for next year!  If you are thinking about booking, please keep in mind that I only book a certain amount each month (in order to give enough attention to each client).  For 2010 the tentative plan is to only allow for 2 weddings each month.  Remember, $250.00 books the date and that deposit is applied to the package of your choice.  Now, with that out of the way, let's get to some photos shall we?! What's a bride without her bridesmaids?  These girls were there for her every need! I just love her…

• A New Special & New Photos

  momtoprincesses

  26 Oct 2009 | 8:47 am

  Hello my sweet readers!  I have a few things to share today - a brand new special for locals, a recent photo shoot and of course a few photos of my girls :o) For a limited time I am offering 20% off all prints - combine that with the special I'm running and wow!  (Can you say Christmas gifts??!)   - 5x7 - $7.00 (regular price) - after discount - $5.60 - 8x10 $10.00 (regular price) - after discount - $8.00 - 11x14 - $20.00 (regular price) - after discount - $16.00 This special also applies to Gallery Canvas Wraps!!!!  - 11x14 - $125.00 (regular price) - after discount - $100.00 -…

• A Special & A New Shoot

  momtoprincesses

  18 Oct 2009 | 12:15 pm

  My Fall weather has arrived!!!  I love the crisp air - the cooler nights!  In honor of this I have a special that is running for a limited time: This special is a great way to get those special portraits for Holiday cards and gifts - and there are plenty of wonderful locations to choose from! I had a session yesterday with someone near and dear to my heart - I have been friends with his dad for over 14 years and I just love photographing him.  Our kids have grown up together and all have a special bond...they just love eachother...so it was only natural for the girls to tag…

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  Help [ME] Ronda

• feeling groovy

  Ronda Palazzari

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:49 pm

  and maybe a wee bit cheeky... ok a lotwhich means i feeling more & more like myselfgreat lunch with friends yesterdaywrite out my lists to keep me on trackworking on living those valuesand just plain ole breathing.... Plans and schedules sometimes just go out the window . I'm happy when things seem to fall into place . The last thing I drank was water (ok maybe not) . One of the most valuable things in my life is love. I like cheese on my pizza. duh... and some veggies too Dear November, I heart you . And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to crafting with…

• autumn glow....

  Ronda Palazzari

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:59 pm

  Cocoa Daisy November Kit has such beautiful fall colors.  I love the splashes of pink in this kit.  All the add-ons are gone but the beautiful kit is still up for grabs.  details are up in my gallery...all the different ways we say "i love you" captured in a layout.  A little paint, a little spray ink, and some MM Sliced cut labels from the pattern papers. decisions seem so tough for me to make right now.  it goes along with the refocusing layout.  I really do need to find my inner voice.  Used the Basic Grey lace paper as a mask for the layout.  I inked the white letter…

• so happy

  Ronda Palazzari

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:46 am

  and blessed to be a guest designer for Marks Paper CompanyI got to play with the English Garden Collection, such a beautiful collection of colors and not to mention the uber cool die-cut sheet. here are my creations...lexi's homecoming powder puff game.  the journal spots made it easy! i admit that i was punching out the circles on the journal diecut they fell on the page.  I decided to keep them. love happy little accidents. ok i love this recent photo of the family.  The greys, blues, and bits of purple & green are so pretty & so perfect for this page. Finneas, the nephew,…

• i confess...

  Ronda Palazzari

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:46 pm

  i love that they still dress up for halloween, lexi took her friend's niece trick or treatingi am addicted to making some indian food recipes right nowi am knee deep in planning/creating my class for the online crop for Cocoa Daisysometimes i crawl back into bed after getting the kids off to schooli love living in colorado, just look at those scenesi had a great weekend with Martha, love that she came to visiti have cried a little bit over olw but know the direction i am headingi am a little scared with Christmas just around the corner... i so need to get some projects finished &…

• snow daze

  Ronda Palazzari

  28 Oct 2009 | 8:16 pm

  I just love the snow.  Good thing too because it has been snowing all day here.   About 10 inches so far.  But it is still snowing.  We are expecting it to snow through the night & part of the day tomorrow.  School is already canceled.  I braved the elements today to get some items we needed.  I think tomorrow i will stay at home.  Maybe get in some snowball battles with the kids.  Build a snowman.  Sip Hot Chocolate.  And enjoy the serene setting.

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  [ J - FOR THE RECORD]

• [Playdate at the Beach]

  JACQ

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:36 am

  Hehe, are you all sick of looking at the Beach pics? Yup! We brought the girls again to the beach over the weekend, it was touch and go at first as the weather was stormy and rainy the whole of saturday, and sunday morning started out pretty dismal as well. After much fervent praying (G), we were so happy that the skies cleared around 9, which was when we settled in on our fav spot at the beach.G of cos was delighted to meet G again, they greeted each other like long lost friends and it was heartwarming to see them embrace and talk nineteen to a dozen the whole morning! The younger set…

• [Sundays at the beach]

  JACQ

  27 Oct 2009 | 7:35 pm

  Since the last visit to the beach, we have decided that it should be a weekly / bi-weekly feature for the girls. They absolutely love the sand, the water play and the general chill out factor of being at Sentosa. This weekend, although we had a scant 4 hrs of sleep previously, we managed to bring the girls way before the hot sun came up! Even so, they managed to get all rosy and flushed.... :) All the better for mama's photos!Cheeky little girl....Look at her rosy cheeks...This little one was content to sit on the sand, heaping sand into her purple bucket. *note that she insisted on sitting…

• [Recent creations]

  JACQ

  21 Oct 2009 | 10:43 pm

  Have not been able to sit down properly to complete LOs and scrapbooking lately. I think the "temporariness" of our life is really affecting the creative Mojo, especially for scrapbooking! :( I hope it all comes back when the new space (and new craftroom) is ready! Another few more weeks, I'm eagerly anticipating organising and kitting out the new home.So, here's some of the work that I've been making, over the past few weekend, when there is some free time (usually while watching over the kids in the playroom!)Together with the OA goodies, I've been given 2 big stacks of paper from…

• [Katie's 2!]

  JACQ

  17 Oct 2009 | 4:35 pm

  With Facebook and Flickr accounts, it is difficult to keep track of photos that I've already posted and those that I haven't. :) Realised I have not posted the pics of K's birthday over here, so here they are!Looking at a handmade card from her sister...G's drawing of a princesslook at those faces! :) They love opening pressies...Wonderful twirly skirts that i bought from HERE...G printed this out from the computer and wrote the words herself :)Playing with new pressies!She loved her skirt!G and my mum, G absolutely loves her popo...K flouncing around, i think G was upset because she didn't…

• [Talking Thursdays]

  JACQ

  14 Oct 2009 | 1:36 am

  Back to the regular schedule of Talking Thursdays! (on a late saturday.. but better late than never! heehee) :)I've been inundated with work lately and it didn't help that both the girls and me fell sick! So it was literally a whole week of sleepless nights over here. Anyways, this didn't stop me from starting to think about how to create a nice interior space for the new place. The problem i feel with architects is that we tend to think much more about the configuration of spaces - ie. where the walls should be placed, which spaces overlook each other, what should the overall flow through…

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  dear lizzy

• what a day!

  elizabeth

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm

  Wow. Today was the first day of the creative event called Spark we've been planning for months. Who would have ever thought it would exceed our expectations?! Can't wait to share more details. The ladies here from all over the country are astounding! Posting pictures through out the day on twitter.PS My sister-in-law, Emily, has her handmade market tomorrow you don't want to miss it!PPS I'll announce the winner for the killer giveaway next. 

• jingle jangle (Lisa Leonard Designs giveaway)

  elizabeth

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:17 am

  No, this isn't an early Christmas post although you can chalk this up as an early Christmas present from this blog to you... Jingle jangle is the sweet sound my necklace makes while I go about my daily to-dos reminding me that life is good with these 3 lovelies in my life.Since I have a hard time deciding between a vanilla or chocolate frosty at Wendys you could imagine my indecisiveness while browsing through Lisa's beautiful shop. It was finally down to the Laundry Line necklace charms or the Sweetheart Tree necklace... or the Family Crest or the Wish... or the... all of Lisa Leonard's…

• Trade ya three Smarties for a Snickers...

  elizabeth

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:26 pm

  Halloween is definitely the most fun when you have kiddos to dress up, fun people to run around under the stars with & our traditional homemade chili & homemade root beer... oh, and don't forget the candy.This year Miss Q-bear was the cutest Tinkerbelle.Woody & Jessie + two little fairies.There are not many costumes where my retainer & a fanny pack can be an accessory. Meet the nerds... Our yodeling cowgirl... I kinda feel guilty that she worked so hard trick-or-treating, saying "Happy Halloween" & "thank you" to every house and now I am the one enjoying all the candy. I…

• Boxes, Decor & the Trophy

  elizabeth

  30 Oct 2009 | 10:44 am

  While I was going to photograph my rad Halloween decor I caught this precious moment, but let's be real, I'm sure something not-so-nice happened prior to the sweet hug. Hence the hug. Q & A are gonna be so cute on Halloween as Jessie & Tinkerbelle. I can't wait! (Last of the boxes for Spark stuff arriving.)I loved Rhonna's Halloween decor so much that I made some of my own. I strung some lollipop circles from ribbon & hung it across our mantle. Halloween is such a fun holiday, but to be honest, I've never really decorated for it. This year I gave in.I used all American Crafts…

• it's about...

  elizabeth

  28 Oct 2009 | 9:31 am

  Last night my online class joined me on a live chat via U-Stream. We talked about all the things ladies talk about when they get together... boys, gossip, what kind of scrapbook album I use (American Crafts D ring). You know, the usual chit chat. One question that did stump me was how I get anything done? I ask myself that everyday. I am really enjoying putting together lessons and getting to know the ladies in my Mysteries of Me class. I learned a lot about myself & how much time goes into doing a class so next time I can do it even better. Here is a short video I put together for my…

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  Life as a Three Legged Dog

• Domestic Love Stamp Set Give-Away

  Becky

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm

  I spent a little creative time this afternoon playing with my new stamp set this afternoon! Designing this plate was so fun, I really wanted it to be playfully quirky but also inspiring and useful.I pulled out a bunch of my delicious October Afternoon paper and had a lot of fun making these! They are all sized at 3" wide by 6" tall, a great card size in my opinion. I think this group of cards would make a fantastic little gift. Who can't use a little encouragement?I would like to give one of these away, leave me a comment just to say hi by midnight on Monday night and I will randomly select…

• Don't Stop Believing

  Becky

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:33 pm

  A quick post so that it is a little fresher in here!First, I want to thank everyone who left such sweet and supportive comments, I really appreciate you my friends!Second, I wanted to share this layout of Chloe. She is such a hard worker with incredible dreams, and I want her to remember how important it is to believe in herself and her dreams when things get tough. It didn't photo very well, but you get the idea. Tons of shimmer mist, silver paint dabbers, glittered alphas and Zva Creative bling. It is so pretty IRL!And last, I have a new stamp set that was released yesterday! I have made a…

• How is it Hanging?

  Becky

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:58 pm

  I had a Monday filled with interesting and fun emails today! The morning started bright and early with an email that had pictures attached from Tyler and how he spent his Halloween in Brazil. They ate the insides out of a few watermelons, carved some fun faces on them and put in candles. We really missed him, I am sure it was a time when he missed us very much as well. I love getting these notes from him, for one minute it feels like he isn't half a world away.The Zva Creative Design Team was announced, and I am thrilled to be included amongst that talented group of artists. I will be getting…

• In the Fall Swing of Things!

  Becky

  1 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm

  It is a beautiful crisp fall day today. Leaves have fallen all around, the sky is the perfect blue to compliment the oranges and browns of the ground and a warm cup of herbal tea is warming my hands and soul.Don't you love this time of year? Where the earth trades her energetic green frock of foliage for the lovely oranges, rusts and browns for the season of abundance and gratitude. Just as every season departs and another arrives it seems to be just the right time for a change. So grateful to live in an area where that is punctuated by the appearance of the earth.Welcome November I am ready…

• Happy Halloween!

  Becky

  31 Oct 2009 | 11:08 am

  Just a quick post to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween!I took a picture of the really cute magnetic blackboard project that P Kelly Smith had thought of for our September meeting. I made all of my elements magnetic so that I could change them out for different seasons, they are great for showing how darling the October cards are! I will find some fun elements for the Thanksgiving season and use those until it is time for Christmas then those will go on, and so on...So what are your plans for the day? I will be taking Carter down to Roxanne's so that the boys can carve some pumpkins, goof…

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  Life is good

• OUCH!!!

  revlie

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:11 am

  what not to do when walking down the stairs holding your todlers hand.... -> carrying other toys in your other hand so you can't hold onto something yourself; -> not paying attention where you put your feet; -> slip & fall and PULL DOWN your toddler as you go.... yup. that happened two days ago. i always walk first down the stairs. Ruben follows and i hold his hands and he carefully places his feeth, trying to get his balance... but mommy wasn't paying attention, we were chatting (cause he's CHATTY and FUNNY at the moment) and i simply slipped & fall. about 3 steps down. but in my fall, i was…

• some new stuff

  revlie

  1 Nov 2009 | 7:02 am

  the new issue from Creatief met Foto's dropped on my doormat, so i can post what was in the last issue. i worked with the new line from Teresa Collins, and that was more fun than i expected :D i'm on the bottom pic, Sanne on the top. geesh, she sure looks like me he? woohaaa she's getting so big!!! come on. just stop time for a bit and let me enjoy some more sweet moments... she asks questions like: who were the first mom & dad in the world mom? ahhhhh. journaling is in Dutch: when i was just pregnant with you and found out you were going to be a boy i seriously couldn't wrap my brain around…

• ta da da!

  revlie

  29 Oct 2009 | 1:43 pm

  just updated my Etsy Shop REVolution with these fun embellishments, all handmade (yup need to keep those hands busy since i'm loosing weight! 3 kilo's in 3 weeks, that's like crazy). the Little Round Revolutions. they are with 6 of them in a package. diameter about 3,5 centimeter (1.4 inches) the chocolate ones (** the naming of my embellishments have got NOTHING to do with my obsession with food...**) the pop ones the romantic ones the smooth ones the sophisticated ones and than the biggies: the happy ones (biggies are 5 cm diameter (3.5 inches) the romantic ones and finally…

• why do all good things come to an end....

  revlie

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:18 am

  Flames to dust Lovers to friends Why do all good things come to an end Flames to dust Lovers to friends Why do all good things come to an end come to an end come to an Why do all good things come to end? come to an end come to an Why do all good things come to an end? {Nelly Furtado} i was soooo sad when i received the news from Ronda of One Little Word closing it's doors. you should read the post over on the blog, i can't tell it in any better way. One Little Word has meant so much to me over the last couple of years. the simple word forced me to think beyond my journaling. i usually made a…

• available NOW

  revlie

  21 Oct 2009 | 2:00 pm

  my new online workshop in my Etsyshop: REVolution. i've used the Deluxe Kit from Scrap-Club to create this album, also available NOW. you get a discount on the tutorial if you buy the kit also! and don't worry if you don't have Paypal, ofcourse you can pay me otherwise. just shoot me an email! update on the declutter project: yesterday cleaned out Sanne's desk. and believe me it was monstrous to see what she had lying there. if i say she likes bugs.... you know enough right? anyway, a huge bag is OUTTAHERE and she didn't even protest at all. she only mentioned nonchalant when she saw me…

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  Life Outside the Fishbowl

• Just 18 days left....

  Deborah Mahnken

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am

  Which reminds me. I need to order my "I'd rather be in Forks" sticker for my car ...The Twilight Saga: New Moon Volturi FeaturetteTrailer Park | MySpace Video

• Design Inspiration

  Deborah Mahnken

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:11 pm

  Now that it's November my mailbox is filled with all sorts of catalogs. I have no idea why we keep getting sent these things - we never order from catalogs. Anyhow, add those to all the magazines I have (mostly "home porn" as Tom likes to tease me -- House Beautiful, Kitchen Remodeling, etc.).  Why not put these to good use, besides filling the recycling container?So, my challenge for Method Playground is this - take a magazine or catalog and find something inspiring. A color, shape or pattern. A page layout, a font - anything and use it to inspire a layout. I took a page from…

• Halloween

  Deborah Mahnken

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:02 pm

  So we had a very small crowd here for Halloween - very disappointing. I'm wondering if there's some inverse relationship between the amount of candy I buy and the number of trick-or-treaters. Rachel wore her Ahuru (?) Star Trek costume and Thomas reverted back to Star Wars. And, traditionally, we took too long to get the pumpkins carved & set up and the kids in their costumes to get any good outside pics. So, instead here they are in their Star Trek ones from last week's Boo at the Zoo. She spent a lot of time telling everyone that she's the only person in a red shirt…

• Almost Halloween

  Deborah Mahnken

  30 Oct 2009 | 6:54 am

  One more day. The kids can't wait. I'm hoping that I not only have enough candy, but that I can keep myself out of the remaining butterfingers. Sigh....So to keep my mind off the candy stash upstairs, I put scrapped an old photo of Thomas from Halloween when he was two. Such a cutie. I really have a hard time scrapping older photos, mainly because I cringe when I look at them -- they were from my old film point-and-shoot that I got shortly after college. Crappy quality for sureThis photo, in particular. Unfortunately I don't have many photos from that Halloween and this was one…

• Halloween Layout

  Deborah Mahnken

  28 Oct 2009 | 4:41 pm

  Here's a double-page Halloween layout I did for Scrapbooks Plus this month. The photos are from Rachel's costume parade from preschool last fall. I *love* the chandelier I made with the Spook Alley cartridge for Slice.

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  Little Corner of Ania

• ~~ Better but not quite there… ~~

  ania

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:48 am

  And that’s the last statement you’re gonna get from me when it comes to how I feel right now. I’m really trying to fight against my innate needs to just feel.sorry.for.myself. but that’s boring to read about so there! Good news is that I felt good enough to scrap the other day..which meant the whole stay-at-home-and-be-sick-thing became a little more bearable for me :p So. I made a card for a person whose party is tonight but because I’m not entirely well enough (+ the reg. babysitter is sick herself :p) I’m gonna stay at home w/the kids. Jeje. The card had to be large enough to…

• ~~ Bit more testing (and yeah I’m still bored) ~~

  ania

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  Testing Windows Live Writer further, esp w/piccies. And well. Being sick and home apparently means I remember that I actually have children, in the sense that looking in Lightroom I can’t find any piccies of the kids (apart from once when I asked Amalie to help me w/holding a project for me) for a whole month until I imported these piccies. One whole month without having taken any piccies of my own children. Duh. Total.Shame.On.Me. Anyways. Testing. Piccies. Sort of thought the layout in the prev. post was a bit muddy when I downscaled it, hence it’s in full size in the prev post. Need to…

• ~~ I got my eyes on you Piglet! ~~

  ania

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:35 am

  (I’ve got? Hm.) Uh yeah. Still sick – but now I’m at least able to be awake most of the time and like, being bored to death because I don’t know what to do (well, I’ve got a lot to do but..) and my head constantly hurts and my throat’s got a nice little farm of cactuses growing inside of them and my attentionspan is non-excistent and bleh bleh bleh *feeling so.so.sorry for herself* Right now I can’t decide wheter to read (think I’ll save it for tonight), watch Gossip Girl (got so many eps to catch up! And HEY where’s House!?? Hasn’t been a new ep in a forever, grrrr!!!) or…

• ~~ jubajuba >< ~~

  ania

  1 Nov 2009 | 3:41 am

  Have to admit I'm slightly bummed. Was supposed to join a girls weekend away this weekend but decided to stay home because I had a suspection I wasn't feeling well..and waddayaknow...same evening I was knocked out sleeping for 20 hours straight....sigh...glad I stayed home but bleh bleh bleh not happy about being sick!! :(Jeje. Right now I don't even feel like scrapping, and thats a major bummer...but...can at least share some of the stuff I've made recently...I kinda like this layout...this is Eli reading the local newspaper & discovering our greeting on the greeting-page. Juba juba! :D…

• ~~ I surrender to the one I'll never please ~~

  ania

  28 Oct 2009 | 10:04 am

  Ooh it's soon Halloween and while we don't really celebrate it I kind of like it! =)I pulled out some leftover-papers I thought fit with the Halloween-theme, like the Nikki Sivils Boo-tiful papers (Like the bag in the middle front, and from which the hand cut pumpkins&adorable ghosts are from) and mostly Luxe Designs, Prima and Scenic Route papers.The folding-technique was learned from this Cosmo Criket blogpost, and I cut my papers to 9x9" to make these (the 3" scraps were used for the roofs).I borrowed Kine's awesome drippy goo punch and punched away during Papirfest. I did it like,…

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  Making Memories

• Send Your Congratulations

  makingmemories

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:32 am

  Help us send your congratulations to Maggie Holmes, Wendy Anderson and Laura Vegas. They are part of the Creating Keepsakes Dream Team for 2010. We are helping them celebrate by doing a giveaway. Visit each of their blogs to find out about their favorite Making Memories collection. Leave a note on each of their blogs to be entered to win. They will each pick one winner that will be announced on Monday. Good luck.  

• Guest Designer Cindy Liebel - Thank You Cards

  makingmemories

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:32 am

  This month Cindy Liebel is Making Memories' guest blogger. She has created a series of projects for Thanksgiving. The idea behind these projects, is that you can give them away to people you are thankful for. Today Cindy is showing us "thank you cards" that were created using the Slice Cordless Digital Designer. All threes cards are approximately 4 1/2" x 4 1/2". To create them, trim the pattern paper to size, leaving a cardstock border.  Card 1 how-to (left card): Cut various cloud shapes from the Just Chillin' Design Card. Pop-dot the clouds in various sizes. Cut out "you" (from Basic…

• What I am Thankful For - Wilna

  makingmemories

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:59 am

  To me, November is a month of reflection. As they year draws to a close I often think about what I have experienced and gone through over the past ten months. Each year there are always ups and downs but regardless there are lots of things to be thankful for.   I asked Making Memories’ design team to share some things that they are thankful for. Every Wednesday in November I will share their thoughts with you. I am really really thankful for my husband Jaco. Not only is he my best friend in the whole world, but also my source of wisdom and inspiration! For this project, I used Making…

• The Scrapbook Oasis in Irvine, California

  makingmemories

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:52 am

  A few weekends ago Rebecca Gawryl had an event in Irvine, California at The Scrapbook Oasis. She taught a class using Making Memories' Slice Cordless Digital Designer. This was a layout class where they made a 12" x 12" layout and six cards. Rebecca surprised her class with Slice aprons and a free PINK SLICE. They had a great time so I wanted to post the pictures she shared with me.  

• Happy November

  makingmemories

  2 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm

  Thank you to everyone who filled out the October survey. We have five lucky winners. Congratulations to the following people: 1. Sue Shepherd2. Veronica Noechel3. Angie Plowgian4. Kelsey Poll5. Kate Coffman We also have a new survey on our website. Take our five question survey for a chance to win Making Memories' Mistletoe collection. Take the new survey here.

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  Melody's Sofa

• Brave Girl Camp Chronicles, Part 1

  melody ross

  23 Oct 2009 | 12:19 pm

  What Happened BEFORE Brave Girl Camp? Part 1(I just finished and went back and read this post and it’s really long….it has taken me ALL week to get this post out…and I had no idea that this is even what I needed to say…..but, I guess it is…and now I know even more about why and how things happen the way that they do…and did…..and wow…..life is so full of miracles and surprises)Before I get into what happened at Brave Girl Camp, which I will refer to as BGC from here on out in the post, I must take you back a little bit so that you can fully understand all of this from my…

• More inspiring posts about Brave Girls.....Life Changing Fun for Women!!!

  melody ross

  20 Oct 2009 | 4:30 pm

  Hi Friends!!!!I am still working on my post...this is so huuuge for me...hard to put into words....but...I totally didn't even put Becky's link on the last post right...and you are totally missing out if you did not get to read her post on her wonderful blog (which you will want to follow for sure...as well as the others that I linked you to last!Sooo, as I scour through the hundreds and hundreds of beautiful photos, trying to figure out which ones to post, and how, exactly to put this all into words....PLEASE read these two blog posts from fellow Brave Girls...(which by the way is not an…

• feels sooo good.

  melody ross

  19 Oct 2009 | 5:22 pm

  Feels soooooo amazingly PEACEFUL...so good....beyond words good...to follow your dreams...to see them realized.....to rest in the peace of it.Today is my 38th birthday...and it sure is feeling like it's gonna be the best year yet...just got back from our first, ever Brave Girl Camp.....it was a zillion times more incredible, magical and perfect than any of us ever could have dreamed....it was all about the people who found their way there, mixed with the changes in weather that seemed to accompany the exact processes we were going through.....and the music...and the food.....ooooooh, the…

• LIFE CHANGING FUN FOR WOMEN……ohhhh yes!

  melody ross

  30 Sep 2009 | 5:20 am

  I loooove what I am about to write about….hope you will too! I know it’s long….but I couldn’t leave ANYTHING out! Yesterday marked the 2 week point til we leave for our first ever Brave Girl Camp – LIFE-CHANGING FUN FOR WOMEN (My sister Kathy’s, and my new business venture….women’s retreats…) www.bravegirlsclub.com ...and, folks…..this is a dreamy dreamy dreamy fact of life these days….that this big dream is becoming such a miraculous reality in such an easy, fun, amazing and light-filled way.We hosted a very small practice camp last week….just to get a feel for…

• Please check out my new collection, ARTSY URBAN!!!! xoxoxo

  melody ross

  28 Sep 2009 | 11:53 am

  ARTSY URBAN....whew! Sooooooo.......A month or so after Chatterbox was all done.....I sat down and talked to an old friend......and....after much encouragement and brainstorming, he talked me into designing a few lines....................and, I am so glad that he did this for me.........sometimes we just need someone to believe in us enough to kick us into gear.So........I busted a move....and designed some art that I loved....and, he took it out and showed it to a whole bunch of stores....and, a whole bunch of stores wanted it! YAY!!!!  I would like to thank this friend, from the bottom of…

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  Method Playground

• Challenge 54 - Design Ideas from Magazines

  Deborah Mahnken

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:16 am

  If your house is anything like mine, you probably have magazines lying around the house. And if you're really like me it's waaaaay too many magazines. And that doesn't even count the daily deluge of catalogs we're getting now that it's getting closer to Christmas.So my challenge to you is a design challenge. Pick something from a magazine to inspire you, design-wise. It can be an ad or photo, a pattern, a color combination, a page design - whatever you like - and use it on a layout.Here's what our team came up with:Deborah:I chose to mimic the array of mushrooms in the above picture. However,…

• Check back....

  Jennifer

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:38 am

  Thanks to all who participated in the Patterned Paper challenge. What a great range of layouts we had! Take a look at the entries in the slide show below, and then check back NEXT Monday, when I will announce our winners.Also, Challenge 54 will post later today!

• Challenge 53 Slide Show

  Jennifer

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:36 am

• RAKS!!!!

  Jennifer

  29 Oct 2009 | 6:08 am

  Here are the pics of the RAKs that are up for grabs for this challenge. Both were donated by Studio Calico and are former, SOLD OUT add-ons. This could very well be your last chance to get your hands on these add-ons, so come play with us!SOPHIA: ENVELOPE BOOK: To read a great tutorial on how to put together this envelope book, go check out: http://www.studiocalico.com/features/tutorials/1-how-to-make-an-airmail-envelope-bookRemember, you have until Sunday night at midnight, EST. One RAK will go to the player who I feel really embraced the challenge, and the other will be RANDOMLY CHOSEN, so…

• Challenge 53: Make Patterned Paper With Cardstock

  Life Made Creations

  17 Oct 2009 | 1:52 pm

  Things are new and fresh here at Method Playground! We have 5 new team members who are sure to breathe new and fresh ideas into the blog, and we could not be more excited about it.Times of change always make me look back and reflect, too. I decided that this challenge would blend the old and the new....so.....Let's go back to our first ever challenge and do it again! I highly encourage you to flip back and see what folks did with this challenge the first time around, but for those of you who want to get right to it, here it is:MAKE PATTERNED PAPER WITH CARDSTOCKThat's it. Make just a small…

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  Nitty.Gritty.

• Merry {early!} Christmas to you!

  Jody

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:51 pm

  Christmas is going to be here before we know it and I have something fun to share with you to make the gift-giving part of Christmas easier, more fun and personable too! My very talented and creative friends, Kayla Aimee and Wilna F. have teamed up and are offering an online DIY Holiday Workshop. It offers so much inspiration as well as free downloads for creating projects and also gives you ideas for making everyone on your list gifts this year. They have this to say about their class (here's a link to the online classroom so you can see more for yourself!):"Our goal for the class was to…

• Ava Milan...

  Jody

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:55 am

  She makes me love jean jacket weather even more than I already do.She has the most perfect color brown eyes and light brown hair a girl could ask for.Her wink is cute and so is her smirk.I can not imagine waking up in the morning and not getting a hug from her.She got her first report card from kindergarten. It had lots of these on it: S+.Her attitude can turn a day around- and sometimes it does several spins a day!She could live on macaroni and cheese. I sometimes feel like letting her do so.She is loud. Almost 100% of the time. I can't help but find that endearing. About 2% of the time.I…

• Happy Halloween.

  Jody

  31 Oct 2009 | 7:30 pm

  Our family had some fun and festivities with some of our neighbors this afternoon and evening. The weather was cold and windy, but that didn't seem to slow any of the kids down. We somehow managed to get 5 kids into costumes- from a baby kangaroo to a lumberjack- and they brought home plenty of candy to keep them sugared up and happy for several weeks. If you happen to see a crazy MN Viking's fan at Lambeau Field during the Vikings/Packers game tomorrow, it very well could be Chip. He may or may not be a happy fan- we won't know that until the end of the 4th quarter. Enjoy your extra hour of…

• Crazy Love In Action

  Jody

  30 Oct 2009 | 4:39 pm

  Our friends, the Loecken family, were featured on Good Morning America this morning, both in a taped segment and also live with their big RV on the plaza. I invite you to check out their story and be inspired and challenged too!The basic premise is that they traveled to Africa and did some short-term mission work. After coming back home (to their comfortable home in GA) they felt led to do more and act on how they had been impacted by their trip.That's what ultimately brought them to where they are now- living out of an RV, traveling across the country and serving everyday people all along…

• More randomness.

  Jody

  29 Oct 2009 | 11:58 am

  I like it when you buy food and it actually looks like the picture on the package when you get it out of the box. These mixed veggies are what Crew and I ate for lunch and for 99 cents they were colorful, tasty and looked like their picture! We had some whole wheat toast with deli ham and provolone too. In case you wondered what he is eating right now. All finger food.The other half of my dining room table was, and still is, covered with cardstock, fabric and leaves. I've been trying to play around and cutting out leaves and sewing them onto cards seemed like a good idea to me. Now, if I…

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  OLW

• thank you

  Ronda Palazzari

  26 Oct 2009 | 7:48 pm

  for all your kind words.  It is so sweet to hear that we did what we set out to accomplish: to inspire you with words.And we wanted to let you know, it is our intention to leave the blog up in hopes that it will continue to inspire you, even if we don't post new words.  Many Many Hugs & Lots of Love

• The power of Words...

  Ronda Palazzari

  22 Oct 2009 | 9:19 am

  "Parting is such sweet sorrow"With a heavy heart and yet a peace of mind, One Little Word has decided to close as a challenge blog.  I know that it may come as a shock for some of you.  We love what we do, we love sharing our words with you, and we love seeing what you create with these words.  But sometimes our paths change and we must follow our hearts. These decisions have been weighing on my mind for a while now and even when one can clearly see the best course of action, implementing those actions can be so hard. I want to take this time to say thank you.  Thank you to the…

• GRATITUDE favourites

  Ronda Palazzari

  19 Oct 2009 | 11:35 am

  beautiful...just beautiful. so much gratitude shown, for life, love, people. thank you for that. thank you for sharing with us your gratitude...for opening our eyes to so many more things to be grateful for. thank you for letting us be a part of the journey. thank you wordsters. it's been beautiful...just beautiful!! And the winner of the fabulous Cosmo Cricket kit is..... we chose Leah Allen - TX and let's not forget these beauties that caught our eyes...

• OPEN favorites

  Ronda Palazzari

  14 Oct 2009 | 3:11 pm

  First off, let me apologize for being late with this post.  Please know these posts are important to us.  My family was hit by the Flu (yes the swine flu) and it really took away my energy.  I wanted to give the winner the spotlight so i thought today would be a good day to get this posted.  We love how OPEN you were with your thoughts, with your beautiful creations.  The selected winner will be receiving a beautiful kit from The Paper Niche plus Journaling three ways by the fabulous Karla Dudley.  Congratulations to: Jan Barlow - PA, USA   and let's not forget these beauties that…

• Word Up # 62: GRATITUDE

  Ronda Palazzari

  7 Oct 2009 | 5:00 am

  it's funny...when i chose this word,  i was thinking of thanksgiving. knowing that my word was falling around the canadian thanksgiving...i thought...perfect!! fitting!! i had chosen this word about a month or more ago as my next word up and when it came down to actually scrapping with the word...i went a completely different route. our lives change so fast...our directions go differently. it brings a new appreciation...gratitude...for our previous journey and a sense of awe for the new one. i found myself here...in a new journey. a journey of self growth and change. something that i…

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  paper passion and pixel mania

• dear neglected blog, i still love you

  noel joy

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  oh my goodness, how did i get so behind... again? in the busyness of daily life, my poor blog has been one of the back burner items lately. we've been keeping very busy getting ready for stan's upcoming deployment and spending as much family time as possible together. So here is my week in review... starting with the cushy kissing reindeer slippers from target's dollar section. who knew slippers could be such fun?!my wild little pumpkin princess with one of her self-thought-out poses after school. :)torrey and daddy snuggling up on the couch for a daddy/daughter moment. she's going to have a…

• in the waning light

  noel joy

  29 Oct 2009 | 11:17 pm

  being one who takes almost all of my pictures with natural light... the changing of the season is sure having an effect on my daily life! it's getting kind of hard to sneak in a natural light picture when the girls get home from school. by late afternoon so much of the light is already gone. guess it makes for a good reason to learn how to use my flash better... today i played around with the lensbaby and the creative aperture disks again. i gave the heart a try today with torrey. thought the irony of her grumpy face and the hearts sort of flying away worked. i did get a bunch of her smiling…

• a week flies by

  noel joy

  26 Oct 2009 | 11:33 pm

  so here i am behind on posting again! so once again, i'll do a quick sum up of our week with project 365 pics...spent most of the week just keeping busy with daily life... scrapping, family time and the lot. we're down to the last few weeks of having stan at home, so we've definitely been packing in every moment of family time possible. playing yahtzee, having breakfast together, reading together, wrestling around... you know, just the perfect little moments that make everyday life wonderful.  saturday we all slept in & stan made one of his yummy breakfasts. lucky us! we never eat as…

• are you a happy scrapper?

  noel joy

  20 Oct 2009 | 12:15 pm

  i remember when i first started scrapbooking "for reals" (i.e. with actual scrapbooking products) i was sure that i had to scrapbook every single picture i took. why? i'm not exactly sure, it's not like someone told me that's how it had to be... or else. but nonetheless, it was a rule i had for myself. it took all of one album to break me of this self-imposed unrealistic expectation. after 40 some pages of torrey's first two months of life, i realized i would never be able to keep up. so rather than taking less pictures (clearly not an option for me) i decided to scrap only the pictures i…

• let there be light

  noel joy

  19 Oct 2009 | 10:02 pm

  don't you just hate it when you sit down to write something and.... blank... nothing. there you are in your chair staring at your screen & keyboard with nothing witty or even remotely interesting to say. well, that's me today. so forgive me for this post in advance! {pretty please!}first off, ashley harris posted a team review of melody ross's line for gcd studios on the scrap review today. check out the great layouts & tsr team thoughts on the line here. and as for daily life:we spent a fabulous weekend doing about as much as i can think of to write. nothing really. we spent a bunch…

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  paper rhino

• Scrappy classes etc.

  Christine

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:31 pm

  The Nov/Dec project kit is sold out! Thank you to everyone that ordered one, I hope you enjoy putting it together as much as I did. I am looking forward to displaying it this Christmas.I am very excited to be a part of Cocoa Daisy Destinations Mykonos 2010!!! Wow! I can't believe I am going to Greece next year! Click here for all the details and if you click on the instructors tab you will see a familiar face :). I really hope you can join us for this very special scrapbooking getaway! Oh, and did you notice the little sneak peek at what the new Cocoa Daisy site will look like? Isn't it…

• Nov./Dec. Project Kit

  Christine

  30 Oct 2009 | 8:11 pm

  Christmas ATC displayFull of plenty of Christmas themed goodies from manufactures like Making Memories, 7gypsies, Little Yellow Bicycle and My Mind's Eye, this kit will help you not only record your Christmas memories but display them during the holiday season for everyone to enjoy! You can use photos from Christmas' past or have it ready to record this upcoming season. The 25 numbered stickers from Little Yellow Bicycle make it easy to create a number of themes for your display: 25 favorite Christmas memories from years gone by, a countdown to Christmas with a different memory for each day,…

• Ode to fall....

  Christine

  29 Oct 2009 | 7:24 am

  When God gives you leaves of gold, what do you do with them...........why you dance in them of course!

• Project kit sneaks for November!!

  Christine

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:41 am

  I seem to always be running behind lately!! Here are some quick peeks at the Cocoa Daisy November project kit. I'll hopefully have more pics of it completed this afternoon!"Christmas ATC display"

• Some sneaks & exciting news!

  Christine

  26 Oct 2009 | 6:58 pm

  First the sneaks! I scrapped with the Cocoa Daisy November kit while we were on vacation and I loved playing with all the bright autumn colors mixed with a bit of pink.Now for the exciting news! Cocoa Daisy will be unveiling a brand new look within the next couple days. I have seen the finished site and it is amazing and so very Cocoa Daisy!! I can't wait for you all to see it! I will make sure and post the link as soon as it's up and running :)Look for some November project kit sneaks tomorrow too!

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  Scrapbooking Ali

• Halloween Recap

  Allison Davis

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:51 pm

  Let's see...We carved pumpkins. Drew was so happy that he had graduated from goo scooper to pattern poker. I still maintained the responsibility of carving queen. (Yes, I used scrapbooking adhesives to attach the pattern. I couldn't find the regular tape. Mike suggested running out to get some. I laughed and said, "Are you kidding me!?!")Drew really did a great job and was so proud of his work. I was too!After we tag teamed the first one I then made the mistake of telling Drew that he could pick out whatever pattern he wanted me to carve from the book. Of course he went straight to the super…

• I'm going to get in trouble with Santa.

  Allison Davis

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:24 pm

  The other day I was sitting at our dinning room table scrapbooking/working. In the middle of deep concentration over some crackle paint application, out of the corner of my eye, I see a little red head bob over to the table."Watcha doin' Mama?", Drew says."Working." "Can I work too?", he asks."Not right now, sweetie. This is something Mama has to have done quickly for a class."A few seconds pass and when Drew discovers that his sad little pouty face isn't working,"Mama?""Yes, Drew?""I think for Christmas I'm going to ask Santa for Scooby Doo movies AND scrapbooking stuff. I bet he'll get the…

• The Davis Clan and the Pumpkin Patch

  Allison Davis

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:48 pm

  I would have to say that Jackson won the award for the most entertaining at the pumpkin patch this year. Last year Drew won, hands down, with his pumpkin patch pouty attitude. (He hadn't quite adjusted to life with a baby brother and was not shy to display it in tantrums. Lots of tantrums.) At least this year he was back to sweet Drew.Jackson was so excited with everything because it was all so new to him. Most of my pictures are of his backside, he was always on the go. I'm quickly discovering that getting a picture of both the boys together is next to impossible. They both were going,…

• Is it too early for...

  Allison Davis

  20 Oct 2009 | 9:44 pm

  Christmas stuff? Maybe a little, huh? I couldn't resist though. Merry Christmas a little early.I had begged Mom to order these 3D Countdown Calendars from Karen Foster and surprisingly she actually got them. (She doesn't listen to me very often. I could go on for hours about the many times we've argued over conversations we've had or, in her opinion, we've never had.) For years I've said I wanted to make an advent calendar for Drew and I just never got around to it. Finally I got around to it but now I've got to think of fun things to put in each box. I don't really want to do candy but…

• Spooky Recipe Card

  Allison Davis

  19 Oct 2009 | 6:56 am

  Of course, for my October Recipe Card I had to go with a Halloween layout!Halloween is one of my favorite subjects to scrapbook, mostly because I love Halloween. Cute kids in cute costumes, baking fun Halloween treats, watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", carving pumpkins...I can go on and on. Last year was the first year that Drew really got involved in the carving process. He loved scooping out all the gooey, sticky insides and was proud of his little orange scoop. He did get a little mad at the fact that we wouldn't let him handle the carving tools. I carved his mini-pumpkin…

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• The Hoppin' Pad

  alb52

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm

  all about The Lilypad today!!!  we have a ton of stuff going on that, we hope, will interest you!!! on top of ALL of that, we also have a new site design, new tutorial section (that will be steadily filled with ideas), a chat room, a set of monthly challenges and much, much more.  i invite you to come on over and make yourself at home?!one of the challenges that will become a monthly challenge is the template challenge.  i haven't really ever been much of a template scrapper; however, when i really am stuck and need a starting point, i've finally learned templates (or skteches)…

• Layouts & a Sale

  alb52

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:10 pm

  what's going on?  how was your halloween?  got all the pics scrapped?  i sure don't - i've got them all still sitting on my computer.  hopefully in the next few days, i'll get them at least off the camera and onto my laptop.  which reminds me i need to run some backups of pics very soon.  which further reminds me i need to research some EHDs.  haven't done that in a long while.  see how one things rolls into another?  if i write things down, i tend to be more apt to remember to actually do them.  just ask DH - he's been bugging me to buy him some…

• Costumes

  alb52

  30 Oct 2009 | 5:29 am

  bad mom that i am...  only two of the kids have their costumes ready and those costumes are ones that they've had around the house for a long while.  as of now, DD2 will be a unicorn and frogger will be a race car driver.  DD1 wants to be a witch, a good witch, so i'm going to work on that today.  will be interesting to see how that turns out.  the kids are super excited for tomorrow night.  we are heading to neighbors' for pizza, then to a church festival and then out to trick-or-treat.  by the end of the night, they should be pretty wiped.  good thing is they will all…

• Quick!

  alb52

  29 Oct 2009 | 5:54 am

  if he is around, go, right now, and give your husband a huge hug.then, go and give your kid(s) a hug. don't say anything other than, "i love you."then back to business as usual.repeat this every day, sometime during the day.there are those who wish they could still do this every day.but they can't - the ones they love closest to them have passed on.we take it for granted.a simple thing that is SO very important.for everyone.just go do it.==========================================a quick layout to share... this layout uses a fab collab between Amy Wolff & Nikki…

• A Decade

  alb52

  23 Oct 2009 | 8:10 am

  love.officially 10 years.time flies.love.better.bigger.stronger.through it all.new jobs.moving.kids.fat times.moving again.new jobs again.more kids.lean times.more of the same.love.still going.thankful.BLESSED.

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  ScrapScene

• Speedlink Saturday for Week of Nov 1/09

  Angie

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

  Mary Anne Walters made the charging dock for her iPhone shown in the photo at right.  This one is made from a CD case. You can learn more about this project here and here for the tutorial. Rachel Kaufman, of Scrapbooking from the Inside Out, is featured in an LA insider interview on The Yenta Report.  The pretty paper dress wall art shown at left is by Marina Simakova.  More photos can be found here. We have some more details for those of you who were looking for instructions to make the paper origami tree by Amy Wilhelms shown in Thursday's post.  She will be posting…

• New Scrapbooking & Paper Crafting Kits

  Angie

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Color Me Daisy   Let your creativity bloom with Color Me Daisy's November Kit, "Autumn Splendor".  This kit is full of abundance with gorgeous fall colors perfect for pictures from the pumpkin patch, playing in the fall leaves and enjoying all the splendor of beautiful fall days. This kit includes festive fall goodies from Dream Street Papers new Sam line, My Little Yellow Bicycle Autumn Bliss products, Maya Road, American Crafts and other special extras hand picked just for you.  Visit our store for recently marked down past kits and add-on's.  Check out…

• Christmas Scrapbooking & Paper Crafting Ideas

  Angie

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:53 am

  Christmas is coming!  Have you done any crafting for the holidays yet?  If you have a Christmas themed card, scrapbook page or altered project you would like to share with ScrapScene readers, please send us an email: scrapscene @gmail.com (no space).  Please include a photo (less than 150 kb if possible), your name, your blog link, and a few details about your project.  Let's get started! Maricel Fabi gives a tutorial on her blog on how to make these pretty rosette cards below.  I love these accordian / pinwheels, very pretty and easy to do. The pretty card below…

• Fall Felt Leaf Garland

  Angie

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Credit for this project idea goes to Elsie Flannigan for her felt leaf garland, that we posted about back in August.  It looked so simple and fresh and I bookmarked it for a to-do project, but it wasn't until I saw Pam Garrison's version that I was pushed over the edge!  I decided I had to make one and make it now!   I particularly love Pam's colour selections and I was excited to find some similar ones in my stash.  Photos shown are of my garland. If you would like to make one, it is so simple to do.  All you need are some pretty coloured felt…

• Scrapbooking Contests, Calls & Events

  Angie

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:48 am

  Please refer to ScrapScene's Submission page for requirements on submitting info to this biweekly feature. Couture Cardstock – Design Team Call Couture Cardstock products are hand picked and tested by paper crafters. Our offering includes over 200 different colors and finishes. Couture Cardstock encourages crafters to use paper weighted specifically for the particular technique, project, or challenge at hand. Each of our papers are weighted (light, medium or heavy) and helpful project suggestions can be found in our item descriptions and design team member gallery. We are looking…

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• from spooky...to thankful!

  heidi swapp

  3 Nov 2009 | 11:23 pm

  I took some time today transform my spooky tree branch entry décor to a warm fuzzy, thanksgiving vibe. I picked up a few sparkly things that were on sale at Micheal's to add to the branches… I made this thanksgiving banner a couple weeks ago, and it’s been hanging in my studio window, so I moved it down and tied it up in the branches.  I cut up the sprigs of velvety flowers, berries and glittery leaves and I used little clips (Tim Holtz) to simply attach them to the branches. I printed out the gratitude PDF from THIS KIT, and added some of the elements inside a heart box kit. I…

• blessed...

  heidi swapp

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:36 am

• thanks giving...

  heidi swapp

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm

  (quote can be found HERE at House of 3.com as a pdf printable...) I am taking a queue from my little sis, and couting down to Thanksgiving with the things that I am grateful for… As I have been teaching my ‘energy journal’ class, one of the things that we talk about is the power in feeling gratitude, and that it’s a bit of ‘free energy’… you don’t have to do anything other than acknowledge the things you are thankful for, and allow yourself to FEEL that gratitude, and fill you with good, positive energy to help you plow through your day. I have so much to be thankful for, and…

• the end.

  heidi swapp

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:01 pm

  Whew… sitting on the couch in my comfy velour leisure suit and my face washed. What a day! so I have to give a recap of our celebrations…Wed night we had our ward Halloween party, Thursday the kids dressed up for their school celebration… last night was our family party and of course… today was the big day! 4 days in a row of this makeup…(enough already!) chuckle (scary laughter)…Ok, so really… here are some fun photos from last night’s party at my aunt’s house… she rigged up this sign on her house, complete with lights. She and her husband were dressed up as Millie and…

• beautiful halloween...

  heidi swapp

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:02 am

  looking out the window... i can see GORGEOUS blue skies, and looks like its about 40 degrees... i am so glad that it's not storming for halloween! we have had so many goings-ons this week, man- i am ready for this holiday to be over!! lol...last night we went to our traditional family halloween party- for years, we have only seen photos or attended via video conf, this was the first time we were there in more than just 'spirit' in 15 years. it was so much fuN! my aunt goes all out, and this year was no exception... she transformed her house into "Darlin's Diner"…

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• Nutmeg Cards

  BabyBokChoy

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:49 pm

  Here are some cards for next year's United Way auction at work! I might even give out my good stash for next year's auction, lol, listen to me! Again I'm using the WIP kit and the lovely Cosmo Cricket's Nutmeg line. I ordered a few more sheets and hope to use them this weekend! This one I used a Tim Holtz mask and my new Maya Mist!! I love it!! The "ready-set" is a part of the "ready-set-chip" packaging of Cosmo Cricket's chipboard elements.Here I misted the flower with the Maya mist. I broke out the white Hambly tree grain rubon for this one. HEART Hambly!! My stash of screenprints and…

• Into the Heart of Fall

  BabyBokChoy

  2 Nov 2009 | 6:49 pm

  November, the month of turkey and sweet potatoes eating has arrived. New scrappy pages can be shown! This month I have the pleasure of guest designing for WIP! Here is my favorite page from the bunch about my favorite summer dress of Second Child. I really love this layout, more than anything, it's because I really love these photos! I am grateful for this crazy obsessive scrapbooking hobby as it makes me take pictures nonstop! Sometimes I get a few that I really cherish like these...Also, this month at the Prism blog, we will be displaying projects that "give thanks." My little card kicked…

• Trick or Treat?

  BabyBokChoy

  31 Oct 2009 | 5:08 pm

  Brr... I'm still warming up from being outside for an hour trick-or-treating with the kids. It was my first time trick-or-treating ever. Watching my little dinosaur wagging her little tail on her huge derriere running toward people's doors is just hilarious.This layout wraps up a week of Halloween projects. When it was announced that Memory Makers was shutting down, I was truly bummed. I guess I will forever be just a runner-up to the last Masters contest. This layout was published in the last issue of Memory Makers magazine. I still see the issue on the stands every time I go to Archiver's,…

• Scrap Halloween with Graphic 45

  BabyBokChoy

  29 Oct 2009 | 7:14 pm

  This is a stretch, isn't it? I tried it on purpose, to use Graphic 45 papers in an unusual way, especially considering it's the Fashionista line for Halloween! I did this layout for the call for Halloween pages by Memory Makers back in March this year. LOL. Good try, Jing-Jing, LOL. It's not all bad, after all, the story of the bug costume has been recorded. I have to laugh though, talk about one incoherent looking layout, and I added a Cosmo Cricket bug to boot! LOL. Don't forget the huge Purple Cows contest folks!! Help me win, please! LOL.

• Me? Over the Top?

  BabyBokChoy

  28 Oct 2009 | 7:34 pm

  I interrupt the regularly scheduled Halloween week to accept an award...Thank you Lydia for passing on this award! I hope at least the content of my blog is of some interest to those who read it!Here's the rule: I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.1. Where is your cell phone? None2.Your hair? Ugly3. Your mother? Hardworking4. Your father? Smart5. Your favorite food? Italian6.Your dream last night? None7. Your favorite drink? Tea8. Your dream/goal? Unrealized9. What room…

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  Kim Watson's blog

• Meet the team!

  Kim Watson

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:07 am

  This is the new CK 2010 Dream Team.I am so honored to be included in this group of talented designers, and am so looking forward to getting to know them all alot better!Cindy TobeyDeena WuestJen JockischKim WatsonLaura VegasMaggie HolmesSara WinnickSusan WeinrothSuzy PlantamuraWendy Sue AndersonCK sent each of the Dream Team members a welcome gift provided by these wonderful sponsors:Adornit – Carolee’s Creations, Advantus, American Art Clay Company, American Crafts, Anna Griffin, BasicGrey, Bazzill Basics Paper, Bella Blvd, Bisous, Bo-Bunny Press, Buttons Galore, C.R. Gibson, Clearsnap,…

• Have you heard....?

  Kim Watson

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:27 am

  The new Creating Keepsakes 2010 Dream Team has been announced.....& guess what?I'm on it!Yup! I can hardly believe it. Me, a member of the Dream Team *gulp!* Those of you who know me well will understand how huge this is for me. It has been a dream of mine since I first started scrapping. I must admit, I honestly never thought it would ever be possible. Well, today is the day....& I am so grateful & giddy at being part of this amazing experience called 'The Dream Team'.OK, I am off to do my customary  *Happy dance* ....shimmy to the left...shimmy to the right...shimmy to the…

• Pink Paislee pubs!!

  Kim Watson

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:54 am

  Morning guys!I trust you are having a super week so far??? I know I am *evil laugh* because the weather here today was fabulous. I am happy to say that today I had my first swim of the season, and as a notoriously cold-water-ninny, it is a serious feat for me...seriously! It is times like this that I don't regret for one instant the money we spent on installing heating panels on the garage roof to warm the pool water. Our pool was as warm as a bath (well not quite as warm maybe :o) & heavenly. Oh don't get me wrong...the big day was mine alone because the kids have been swimming for…

• Fashion week at Cocoa Daisy!

  Kim Watson

  2 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm

  Now that the big Nov reveal is over @ Cocoa Daisy, I thought I'd show you my Oct projects. For more details hop on over to the Diva gallery my folder is up there tooI have a detailed tutorial I want to share with you, on how to make the photo wallet & flower but you'll have to wait for the Nov crop for details...so watch out for the dates.TFL!!

• Come play along with the reveal tonight and win!!!

  Kim Watson

  29 Oct 2009 | 1:55 pm

  Join in on the Cocoa Daisy message boardtonight, when we reveal all the yummy add-ons we have with the November kit!  And… you’ll also have a chance to win one of the “Spiced Cider” add-ons!  There are x3 being given away!!Spiced Cider add-onAnd don’t forget  — leave a comment on Amy Martin’sguest blog post before Monday November 2nd and you could win a $10 gift certificate!!All Cocoa Daisy Subscribers, there have been so many questions about Ali’s December Daily, that is one of the November products. I am sure all your questions will be covered in the newsletter due to be…

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• Coffe and Naps

  Erica Hettwer

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:08 pm

  Nope, I'm still not drinking caffiene but I did go to coffee with my Granny this morning. It's quite the feat as it involves getting myself and the kidlets ready to go when she shows up at 7:10 am! We went to the Hitchin' Post in Molalla and stayed for about an hour and a half. Mickey had bacon and eggs and toast and I had water ... and one of his pieces of bacon and his leftover eggs and toast edges. LOL!About 10:00, I put Audrey down for her nap and then took one myself. Apparently Mickey thought that this was the thing to do as he put himself down for one, too!

• I Got My Halloween Scrap On!

  Erica Hettwer

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am

  Well, my craft on at least. ;) The night before Halloween I plopped myself down in our master and plopped the kids in the living room with Daddy. And, here's what I created. :)First up, a sign for the trick-or-treaters (we did have some!) so that they wouldn't miss the basket of Play-doh by the front door. The paper is Pink Paislee, the black glitter letter stickers are American Crafts and the other black glitter stickers are Making Memories. I cut out a smaller piece of chipboard to adhere to the back to make the piece a little sturdier. I also adhered the ribbon to that piece. Oh, and you…

• My Little Farmer and His Little Baby Cow

  Erica Hettwer

  1 Nov 2009 | 6:47 pm

• Halloween

  Erica Hettwer

  31 Oct 2009 | 10:31 pm

  Kathy, John and Karly came over late this afternoon to see Mickey and Audrey and give little man some Halloween candy. After that, we finished dressing the kids in their costumes and I had a little mini photo shoot with them. Much better results than the pumpkin patch. LOL! Mickey was a farmer and Audrey was his cow. We lit our jack-o-lantern, set out our Halloween goodies (Play-doh) for any trick or treaters we may get and hit the road. First stop, Brian and his family. No dice as they weren't home. Probably a good thing as I found out Ellie has the flu. So, off to my dad's. Mickey rang the…

• Hardcore Potty Training

  Erica Hettwer

  28 Oct 2009 | 4:31 pm

  is happening here today. Mickey is in unders (except for nap and bedtime) and I will be doing a lot more laundry. Sigh. He's so mellow about some things and not really easily influenced about others, that it's hard to bribe him or use peer pressure on him. This will be great when he's a teen but right now I just want to be done with diapers! LOL! Our training right now consists of me asking him if he needs to go and sitting him down every 15-30 minutes to try. He hasn't "gone" yet so I'm going to up the ante after his nap and give him as much apple juice as he wants and I'm going to have him…

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• Park City - Olympic Center!

  Tracey Locher

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:35 pm

  WOW, what a day!!!  We spent 4 hours today touring (and hiking) around the site of the 2002 Winter Olympics... the long jump, freestyle, louge, bobsled... what an AMAZING facility... and better yet... the US Team was practicing while we were there! We were standing about 2 feet away from the athletes as they FLEW by at over 80 miles per hour... THAT TOTALLY ROCKED!!!  Again, I don't have photo editing, but I wanted to share these pics I was able to get of Anna and Jeff watching a run at Curve 6... there was some SERIOUS SPEED!

• On Vacation...

  Tracey Locher

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:28 am

  Ahhhhhh... Jeff, Anna Banana and I are on vacation in Park City this week... enjoying the most wonderful and relaxing vacation... no plans... each day a new adventure... AND LOVING IT!  Our 2,100 square foot condo is INCREDIBLE...the weather is UNBELIEVABLE... and we are enjoying our first vacation with just little Anna.  The teens are back at home... they were busy with work and school and thanks to our FANTASTIC neighbors and friends (Hi, Tom and Sandy), Jess and Chris could stay at home and take care of business.  I am using Jeff's laptop at the moment and he doesn't…

• OGHS Varisty Team Dinner!!!

  Tracey Locher

  30 Oct 2009 | 9:17 am

  WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!  We have been planning for this team dinner for the past several months!  Ladies, you know that we have to set a "deadline" when we start a home construction project, right!? :-)  Months ago we started preparing our backyard for stage 1 of reconstruction... and our "deadline" was to be ready to host about 50 for the Varsity Football Dinner!  35 pounds of homemade chili served in bread bowls, cornbread and homemade butter and honey, chicken caeser salad and the MOST AWESOME DESSERT... apple slices drenched in carmel with whipped cream and crushed walnuts on…

• "This is MY Daddy!"

  Tracey Locher

  26 Oct 2009 | 7:52 am

  While we are stuck at home dealing with the Swine Flu... Chris and I have been through it and Anna has it right now... I had some time to create this layout of Anna and Jeff at Disneyland.  I used Tim Holtz Distress PAINT (guess what color... YEP, Vintage Photo PAINT!  LOVE IT!) on the edges of the layout, the flower and the chipboard, then added a bit of sparkle.  (I'm not sure that like the paint on the flower, but I wanted to try it.)  I have also been wanting to try a ribbon border, and I do like the way the border turned out.  Add a…

• This One's For You, Dad!

  Tracey Locher

  24 Oct 2009 | 4:44 pm

  Alright, Dad!  Since you may not be able to come down for Halloween since we are all sick, I thought I better post updated photos of our construction for you to see! :-)  You will see Jeff (literally) pulling down the arbor... the start of the patio pour... proof that the new drainage works... proof that NOBODY can keep Puppy Abby away from wet concrete...more work by the crew and the final pad.  The concrete is still curing, so there is still some variation in the color.  We also (obviously) have a lot of clean up and planting to do... the storage shed has been put back…

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• Meeting a Scrappy Friend and a Digi

  Chrispea

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:38 am

  Today I'm going to meet a sweet scrappy friend for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. Her name is Kim aka Destiny1 and we met on the All Moments Remembered board. She lives pretty close to me, on the other side of Pittsburgh, so we're going to meet in the middle. Should be super fun. I've got some scrappy goodies to cheer her up. I'm going to take my camera and hopefully get some shots. Gotta make sure that battery is charged up!Yesterday, I did a digi Christmas layout. It was fun to do digi for a change. I pulled some photos from last Christmas and whipped it together.I used the November Page…

• Smells Like Carrot Cake...

  Chrispea

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am

  in my house...much better than teen spirit, don't cha think?I just made a delicious homemade from scratch carrot cake! Mmmm, can't wait to ice it with cream cheese icing and dig in. Besides scrapping, I love to cook and bake. Cleaning... not so much, although I do that nesting thing once a month, ifyouknowwhatImean. ;) Although I do like a clean house. Thank goodness my hubby likes to use the vacuum and he sweeps. It's nice to have help.This past weekend, I finished up my "pimped" bra for the Serendipity Scrapbooks Pimp Your Bra Contest. Finished just in time, too. I didn't add the photos yet…

• Funny Story...

  Chrispea

  30 Oct 2009 | 8:12 am

  On Monday I had to get my blood tested for my white cell count to see if I could get chemo on Wednesday... all the counts were good and I got my chemo. While I was getting my blood taken, this nurse walks in and is staring at my hair (aka my wig) and I'm getting rather paranoid... I kept thinking she knows it's a wig, she knows... then she blurts out..."I love your highlights!"OMG, I was floored. Talk about making my day. You have no idea how weird it is to walk around with a wig on. At first it was itchy, and made me cry, now it's not so bad, I'm getting used to it, but I feel like I'm…

• She's so sweet....

  Chrispea

  29 Oct 2009 | 7:17 am

  A few weekends ago, I took some photos of my niece. She is going to be 18 years old. I really can't believe it. I did a photo shoot with her in my back yard for her senior casual portraits. I used my bricks on my house for some texture, the bench by the trees, and a chair. Her dad (my brother) was real pleased with them, so we're going to get some more prints made, and I'd like to give some to her mom (they're divorced).Anyway, I had her wallets sitting on my desk and thought they'd make a cute layout, so I pulled out this fun BoBunny paper and here's what I came up with. The title tells it…

• 15 Minutes of Fame, and a Layout

  Chrispea

  26 Oct 2009 | 8:22 am

  Saturday, I was cruising the Two Peas top 10. That's always my first stop... when OMG, there was MY layout in the top 10!! Woot!! It was there for a whole half a day, but still, it WAS there. I was sooo excited.And, look, I took a screen shot of it!!It was my Fabulous Fall leaf layout, which just happens to be my very favorite layout. So, that was pretty cool.I finally finished my layout that I started a week ago. I used the Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday, I think... or is it Girl Thursday?? At any rate, this is about my "Super Best Girlfriend" Carol. We met in art school a long time ago. She…

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• Sponsor Giveaways : Log Your Memory, Ella Publishing, Shabby Chic Memories

  Ali Edwards

  7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

   Log Your Memory is giving away the following this weekend:  • One winner will receive their choice of either a coil-bound or perfect-bound print edition of the Scrapbooker's All-In-One Memory Logbook 2010 • Two winners will receive the Print-It-Yourself Digital Download version of the Scrapbooker's All-In-One Memory Logbook 2010 The Scrapbooker's All-In-One Memory Logbook is a combination planning calendar, idea book, journal and sketchbook created especially for scrapbook enthusiasts. The 392-page book is the core product of Log Your Memory, a new Web site aimed at…

• Found.

  Ali Edwards

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am

• And the Journal Your Christmas Giveaway Goes To...

  Ali Edwards

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:14 pm

  One person and a friend of their choice will recieve a spot in Shimelle Laine's fabulous Journal Your Christmas online workshop. ms ellie • This year will be less about the gifts and more about the time together. My boys are 12 and 13, and I know our time with them is becoming more and more precious. So happy we enjoy each other still!Congratulations ms ellie! Please email me ali at aliedwardsdesign dot com and we will get you set up with the class. 

• Journal Your Christmas Giveaway

  Ali Edwards

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  The first time I did any sort of journal/creative adventure during the holiday season was Shimelle Laine's Journal Your Christmas back in 2005 (check out my December 2005 archives for moreMy experience in Shimelle's workshop inspired me to create my first December Daily in 2007 that was published in my Studio A column in Creating Keepsakes magazine. The main differences being that I set up the structure of my album in advance (trying to keep it simple) and that I wanted to focus on documenting the daily activities over the course of the 25 days leading up to Christmas without…

• December Daily 2009 Q&A and Holidays In Hand

  Ali Edwards

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Album cover in progress.In the comments yesterday I received this series of questions from Jennifer. I thought it might be helpful if I addressed them in a new post today: Ali, I am in LOVE with this December Daily album. I have been following your blog for years and have been a major fan of the December Daily album you have done the last few years. I have collected things and then get so overwhelmed at the concept because I tend to get "stuck" in the wanting it to be perfect and then it consumes me and I don't even get started! This year I am VOWING to get one done. I have…

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• in retrospect

  eMeLiNe Seet

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am

  now that the year is wrapping up, can't help but took a walk through the months that had past. this year has been a year of growth as i learned to accept the meaning of what it means to be not in control of our lives. We plan our steps but the Higher Divine Almighty One steers our path, we believe.Past year hasn't been a healthy year. We'd been surrounded by many who are inflicted with illnesses (critical)and our household are not spared (don't worry it's nothing terminal but something tame-able). Now it has drawn closer how important our health is to us. it makes me sit back and think of how…

• Laken & Lila Giveaway

  eMeLiNe Seet

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:44 am

  Ms Connie, please email me your address and details will ya ?.... my contact is at the sidebar.

• it's Time ...

  eMeLiNe Seet

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:32 am

  This month at Scarlet Lime, u'll be treated to a lovely mix of Peachy orange, purple, navy, and yellow... I'm inspired each time i see the palette of colors. Not only are the pattern papers compatible; the embellishments and accessories are so well coordinated too ! Here are my take with their colorstruck-chockful of goodness kit in a bag :Using the Main Kit -here're some pictures of my newly wed friend ... thanks for the pictures, J :) !i did a tutorial for the muslin flower; if u like it do check back here or Scarlet Lime's November's newsletter ...and here are those using the Project Kit…

• Vacy and Scarlet Lime Sneaks

  eMeLiNe Seet

  29 Oct 2009 | 6:39 pm

  i thought i would have melted in the sun ... and wonder if the sun will get any hotter ...i thought there's no place hotter than this now! but it was Great to be away on a small island... funny thing is no matter how hot it was, i didn't get any much darker or sun burnt. and i hate it !! All efforts to get a safe tan but no results ...anyway, i know i've forgotten How to blog ...i need to start my engine again and here's what i haven't blog about (Using Graphic 45's):this layout is about my little man . his cheeky sister loves to run so fast knowing he has trouble catching up and loves to see…

• Winner - Zutter's Blog Hop

  eMeLiNe Seet

  26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

  A BIG Thank You to ALL of you who came by and visited.It is so rare to have SO many comments and it was such a treat to read ALL your comments. So Thank YOU !Now, let us announce our winner for the Zutter's Blog Hop: (yes..., i notice my girl's double chin :) ) CONGRATULATIONS !! Kindly forward your details to Nan at nan@binditall.com Please put BLOG HOP WINNER in the subject line. THANK YOU once again and hope you'll come by soon ! :)PS: Laken&Lila's Giveaway is Still on... i'm not gaining anything from doing this...do lend her your support... :)

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• The Great Virus of ‘09 – PC to Mint

  MissMint

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:36 pm

  Oh lordy! What a rotten week. My computer took a nose dive into virus-ville last week and I was without my trusty desktop for about 4 days. It was a mean virus; a NASTY virus. One that required wiping the entire hard drive clean and re-installing everything from scratch. Oh whoa is me!! What a miserable 4 days it was. It’s a certain kind of torture to not have your computer at home. Its different when you’re out of town, busy on vacation…but when you’re at home it’s AWEFUL. I decided to use the time to catch up on the stuff I’ve been neglecting. Cleaned the house, steamed the…

• Halloween Hybrid: Monster Corn Holders

  MissMint

  27 Oct 2009 | 1:35 pm

  Monster Corn Holders By: Claire Skeps October brings at least one Spooky Movie Family Night to our house. I love Halloween and just can’t help but enjoy it all month long. So this fun, fast hybrid project provided a fun way for us all to celebrate together. This year I just couldn’t resist Miss Mint’s awesome Popcorn Box Template to create the perfect Monster Corn Box to provide the mood! Step One Open the template and use your favourite Halloween papers and embellishments to create the holder. I used paper from Monster Mash Add On and Kooky Spooky I also used embellishments from Hocus…

• Shrinking Templates & Your Favourite Photos

  MissMint

  27 Oct 2009 | 8:49 am

  Ladies ladies LADIES!!! My little Mint Chickadees are SOOOOO talented, BOY do I have an OVERFLOW of good stuff to post this week. Keep your eyes peeled because I have TWO adorable Halloween tutorials ready to go and an AWESOME new MBM challenge that we all have to try as well as a Click-a-Pic Challenge that we have no excuse NOT to partake in PLUS a super special Halloween treat. Got all that? I’m not sure where to start!!! Ok I’ll start with the challenges and I’ll post Halloween Hybrid Tutorial #1 later today. Is it considered a blog faux pas to post twice in one day? Let’s be…

• Getting READY for Halloween?

  MissMint

  24 Oct 2009 | 5:45 pm

  A few more ADORABLE Halloween layouts for your enjoyment with the new Hocus Pocus kit !! ;) Page by: Ingrid Card by: Mary Jo Page by: Kirstie   Page by: Ingrid     Everyone getting all ready for the big day? Costumes picked out? Candy ready? I LOVE this time of year. It’s just so much FUN! Hope you’re all getting into the Halloween spirit!

• Current Scrapbook Publication Calls

  MissMint

  19 Oct 2009 | 3:10 pm

  Are you looking to submit your work for publication? Did you know that Peppermint Creative has an updated listing of all the best publication calls around?  Bookmark this page: Current Publication Calls We update it every month with new calls and delete the expired ones so you never have to fish through pages and pages of garbage. All you see is the most current listings!

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• OCTOBER WINNERS

  Beth Perry

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm

  Hey everyone! B here! Thanks for putting up with my witchy friend, Belinda. She's a crazy one, isn't she?Geez, if you haven't seen all the submissions for this month's challenge, I would suggest you go back and look at all them. They are all so awesome and spooky and so much fun! I love Halloween!Without further ado!!! The winner of the awesome CHALKBOARD TEE IS......(drumroll...baddabadda..)Scrapmum!!! We absolutely adored your handcrafted wreath! So amazing and creative!!!The next winner, who will receive the Pink Paislee Twilight collection is....... (baddabaddabadda)....Callista!!!! What…

• HAPPY MONDAY EVERYBODY!!!

  Beth Perry

  2 Nov 2009 | 5:03 am

  We had a few people add some more projects over the weekend. And since I have a day job (boo. lol), I will look at the new additions and confer with my fellow witches this afternoon.I will be posting the winnerS this evening. Okie dokie, pokies? OH! and how was everyone's weekend? Any funny stories to tell? What did you dress up as?See you peeps soon!B (aka Belinda)

• TWILIGHT

  Beth Perry

  14 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am

  Hello, my faithful little subjects! muwahahahaha I am Belinda the witch and I have taken over the ScrapJacked blog for the spooky month of October. I have gotten together with my witchcraft cult and we have come up with some eerie inspiration for you. So, put your cauldron on simmer and sit back to enjoy these delicious treats! First, me and the ghouls looked into our crystal ball for some input and it spoke to us. It said..... "CHARITY HASSEL....CHARITY'S SOUL IS THE NEXT VICTIM! MUWAHAHAHAH"The ghouls and I saw Charity's scary creations over at the Pink Paislee pad where she casted a guest…

• Another peekie poo...

  Michelle Sanders

  10 Oct 2009 | 8:02 pm

  That's all you get for now! This is gonna be a killa jack y'all!!

• SPOOKY SNEAKY

  Beth Perry

  9 Oct 2009 | 4:18 pm

  Hey peeps! B here! Don't forget to check back on the 15th!!! We are going to have a spooktacular time! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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  What's new at Scrapbook-Crazy for Mini Albums

• Oct 12, Fabric Mini Album Tutorial

  11 Oct 2009 | 6:43 pm

  Here is a video scrapbook tutorial to make the Simplest Fabric Covered Mini Album. Check it out and see if it is something that you would like to make. Then send me a picture of your finished mini album - id love to see it...

• Sep 29, Military Scrapbooking

  29 Sep 2009 | 4:24 am

  military mini scrapbook made for those who have loved ones in the armed forces, be it the army, navy or air force titled 'Missing You'. Fill it with photo's and precious memories.

• Sep 24, Making Mini Books for Summer

  23 Sep 2009 | 8:47 pm

  Wether or not you are leaving summer behind you or about to enter into it you should make a wonderful Summer Mini book with this tutorial written for us by Michelle.   Wonderful and wavey you will find the scrapbook template that you can download and print to create the very cool pages. Not an ordinary mini book is this mini.

• Sep 8, A Hybrid Mini Scrapbook Made at CropMom

  7 Sep 2009 | 8:14 pm

  This is a little mini album that I made with CropMom.com. I guess it's a year in review mini scrapbook for 2009. It was heaps of fun to make and I can't wait to finishe it with all the extra photos I've taken of my dd.    Check out the rest of the pictures of my Cropmom Mini Scrapbook

• Aug 26, The Cropmom Interview and Giveaway

  25 Aug 2009 | 5:24 pm

  Have you seen the mini CropMom Giveaway? It ends in a couple of days so you still have time to enter. We featured an interview with the owner of CropMom, Kathryn Ballint in our newsletter and she has generously donated a couple of prizes for our little competition. You can read the full interview and find out how you can win a prize here  .

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  Salt Lake City Scrapbooking Examiner

• CK Media seeks online editor

  18 Oct 2009 | 12:30 am

  Ever wanted a job in the scrapbooking industry? Now's your chance to apply. CK Media has posted a job opening on craigslist for an online editor. Following is the text of the ad: Online editor for scrapbooking magazine (Bluffdale, Utah) ...

• Breaking News: Scenic Route Paper Co. closing its doors

  25 Sep 2009 | 6:04 pm

  I have to say, I was shocked to find this email in my inbox tonight:With a landslide of conflicting emotions we have decided to close the doors at Scenic Route.  Our last 6 years doing business in the scrapbook industry have been both fun and ch...

• Make a teacher appreciation card with paper clips

  27 May 2009 | 4:26 pm

   I was inspired by this thank-you card to make a similar one for my son's second-grade teacher. With apple patterned paper, a cardstock "chalkboard," and letters made from paper clips, this card is a fun way to show the teachers in you...

• Lasting Impressions warehouse sale, June 1-5, 2009

  23 May 2009 | 11:41 am

  Lasting Impressions and Memory Mixer will hold a warehouse sale Monday, June 1 to Friday, June 5, 2009, in North Salt Lake. Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Warehouse sales are often the cheapest way to buy scrapbooking supplies. For a list of Utah s...

• Memory Makers closing, but other mags plan to stay the course

  21 May 2009 | 12:01 am

      After hearing the news about Memory Makers magazine's plans to stop publication, many online readers had the same question: which scrapbook mag will close next? I spoke with Lin Sorenson, editorial director at CK Media, and David Ross...

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• Stickers and scrapbook pages! [5]

  Shimelle Laine

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:03 pm

  ©twopeasinabucket.com. Supplies: Making Memories patterned paper, Hero Arts stamp with Ranger Distress Ink, stickers by Making Memories and Narratives, square tag maker edges, Heidi Swapp clear die cuts, Fiskars border punch and Tia’s Toy Camera Frames on the small photos. The pink doilies are paper coasters for drinks that I found in a 100yen store in Tokyo and I have been rationing them for perfect projects ever since! Every year or possibly every season someone says ‘stickers are on their way out’. Well, if stickers are ever not cool, I don’t want to be cool. I…

• An online class for the holidays :: Journal your Christmas [38]

  Shimelle Laine

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm

  With the calendar turned over to November, it’s going to get more and more difficult to ignore that the holidays will be upon us…so perhaps it’s best to stop ignoring and start embracing the Christmas season! After all, the shops already have aisles filled with Christmas chocolates and stocking stuffers, so it must nearly be time to celebrate! It’s something that started small. One year it was just me and my pen and my book, trying to take back Christmas and rediscover my love of the holiday after a few years when Christmas lacked a certain sparkle. The second Christmas, I…

• Blogging for Scrapbookers has started - here's the winner! [3]

  Shimelle Laine

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:45 am

  Oh goodness, thanks so much for your enthusiasm in the comments! Here’s our lucky commenter… Sharon Brown Says: I really like the sound of this, I’ve been longing to have a go at blogging but don’t really know where to start Sharon, I’m emailing you now to get you all set to go! If you’ve signed up, you should now have received this morning’s email. If it didn’t arrive, you can download it from the class forum but also send me an email so I can make sure your emails don’t disappear into the ether. If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not…

• More about: Blogging for Scrapbookers...and you can win! [298]

  Shimelle Laine

  29 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am

  It’s just a few more days until day one of Blogging for Scrapbookers, a new online scrapbooking class here at shimelle.com. This week, the class forum has already been abuzz with everyone getting excited. I love that we have a great mix of long-time bloggers, those dusting off old semi-abandoned blogs with new intentions and brand new bloggers joining us to see how this system can rejuvenate the way they document their stories for scrapbook pages to come. The class starts with Blogging Blueprints, a step-by-step workbook for starting your blog, how to post, change the look of the blog…

• Last minute Hybrid Halloween Party [4]

  Shimelle Laine

  28 Oct 2009 | 5:28 am

  I’m sure right at the beginning of this month I had every intention of creating lovely Halloween decorations and sharing them with you. Somehow that plan ended up derailed! Instead I’m on a bit of a last minute kick with these party printables. The printable set comes with little cards that can be used on their own, matted on the front of a greeting card or added to a treat bag, plus cupcake topper flags (just cut out and glue on a toothpick) and a poster too so you can put something on your door even if you didn’t have time to carve a pumpkin. Just thought I’d share…

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  Altogehter Too Happy - Life and Scrapbooking with Stacy Julian

• Just a Reminder ...

  stacyj

  11 Oct 2009 | 10:16 pm

  That my blog and I have a new home at stacyjulian.com To subscribe to RSS feeds on my new site, usehttp://stacyjulian.com/bloghttp://stacyjulian.com/sprinkleshttp://stacyjulian.com/ilovecolorCan't wait to see you!

• My blog ...

  stacyj

  1 Oct 2009 | 10:13 pm

  and much more is now at stacyjulian.comcome see.

• FIVE + ONE + a very timely email. (LONG)

  stacyj

  1 Oct 2009 | 3:18 am

  It's October 1st, 2009 -- no way.YES way.but first ...WOW. I am so amazed by you. Your answers to ..."Where will you be FIVE years from today?Are so encouraging and inspiring. Your answers are absolute evidence that people have great desires to do good things. If I could I would set up some kind of PhD project that would follow each and every one of you and find out what moves you toward or away from these goals and dreams. Wouldn't that be fascinating?Anyway, this was very hard to do, but I've selected five responses that I loved -- and I wasn't looking for any kind of…

• Where will you be FIVE years from today?

  stacyj

  29 Sep 2009 | 6:00 am

  It's no secret that I am enamored with Compendium books and products. My most recent favorite is a book called "5." This book has been an inspiration and a resource for the presentations I've given over the last year or so. If you haven't seen this book, PLEASE do me a favor and buy it with bllind faith in my honest efforts to NOT lead you astray. If you're at all hestiant ... then watch this! OK, super inspiring. That's all I'm going to say.I just happen to have a copy of this book that I'd like to give away, but you're going to have to work for it.

• I'm HOME and looking forward to ...

  stacyj

  28 Sep 2009 | 10:36 am

  Yay. It's NO MAKE UP MONDAY and maybe even no shower Monday.What an AMAZING adventure we had in Japan. I am working on my highlights post (coming soon) In the meantime (WOW) Every room of my house is calling me. I feel like I'm drowning in sea of piles and mess. I am NOT kidding. I'm taking a new approach to unpacking this time. It's called make your bed/empty all suitcases on top and go from there. this is what this approach looks like.As I was getting all five of my darlings out the door at various times this morning, I started in on the knife drawer. I mean really, you…