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Using non-traditional colors in a Christmas layout
Color plays such an important part in our layouts. It gives our viewer a quick insight into its theme. It sets the mood for the story we want to tell. It brings all the elements together into a...
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How to use a movie poster as scrapbook inspiration
After seeing the movie “Julie & Julia” in 2009—which intertwines the story of Julia Child’s start in the cooking profession with blogger Julie Powell’s challenge to cook all the recipes in Child’s...
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Go green: Recycling your designs is good for creativity
Once you’ve created a layout would you consider it a crime to reuse that design? Are you a one and done kind of scrapper? Let me show you why I believe designs should be a reusable resource in your...
View ArticleHow megapixels translate to photo size
Because photos are so important to scrapbookers, I don’t think you can ever know too much about color correcting, sizing and printing yours. If you have a digital camera and prepare your photos to be...
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Six ways to combat a common crafting conundrum: How do you fight the...
Are you like me? When a holiday is just around the corner, you feel like buying the newest seasonal products and scrapping your heart out? Note that this means we get the desire to scrap memories...
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7 tips for packing for your next crop
The first time I went away for a weekend crop with a friend in 2003, I about lost my mind while I was packing for it. I kept running from pile to pile in my craft room, sure that I would “need” some of...
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Field notes from a scrapbook convention
This weekend I attended the Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention in San Marcos, Texas. I have made the short drive from Austin to San Marcos for this convention two or three other times over the...
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Keep Austin Weird Festival + 5k
There were lots of great costumes to enjoy while attending the Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5k. Is a part of your summer fun to attend sporting events in support of a family member? Well, now that my...
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My first visit to Disneyland
Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Not me! My mom lived in California from the time she was seven until leaving to attend college in Ohio right after high school, but her parents lived there for the...
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Tim Holtz Distress Markers 5-pack color lists
When the Tim Holtz Distress Markers by Ranger came out months back, I loved the idea. But rather than buying the whole set before even getting to try out one marker, I decided to look for ways to buy...
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