From the monthly archives: July 2012

Photo Challenge | ME

By On July 30, 2012 · 1 Comment

This week’s photo prompt is ME.

Oddly enough I found this photo challenge more difficult than any of the others. It’s a simple enough prompt, but I find (like many of you I’m sure) that I take a million photos of everything..my dinner, cute shoes, fun finds at the thrift store, but I rarely snap [...]

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Sunday Gratitude | 07.29.12

By On July 29, 2012 · 3 Comments

It’s true. Even in the hardest moments, you have SO much to be thankful for. Some days those things are easier to see than other days that’s for sure.

Easily forgotten are all those little things we often take for granted in the hustle and bustle of life. You know, like when [...]

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Photos Galore

By On July 26, 2012 · 2 Comments

I work backwards on almost everything I do. I don’t know why, but I’ve been that way for a long time. So probably 90% of the time, I start a scrapbook layout and have the page completed before I figure out what picture I’m going to add. And probably 90% of the time, that works [...]

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Project Life Inspiration | 7.25.12

By On July 25, 2012 · 1 Comment

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Today I thought I’d throw a little Project Life inspiration out for you all in case you want to tackle this week (or past weeks). I am still taking notes and planning to do some pages. At this point, I realize I will never “catch up,” but I will still get some [...]

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Photo Art Fun

By On July 23, 2012 · 2 Comments

The benefits of digital photography are endless…. pairing that up with Photoshop just extends that even farther!

Natalie of SmART Class, has proven this fact with a really fun DIY tutorial on how to blend your children’s art work WITH your photos!

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Isn’t that a [...]

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Sunday Gratitude | 7.22.12

By On July 22, 2012 · 1 Comment


via Sheila McKenna on Pinterest

Today I am grateful for the internet. It sounds like a silly, shallow thing to say I guess, but when you stop and think about it, it has changed our lives in so many countless ways. Earlier in the week, in the forums, we were [...]

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Gallery Pretties | 07.20.12

By On July 20, 2012 · 5 Comments

Konnichiwa!

This is Beth aka kewl_jive. Thank God it’s Friday baby, let’s all have a good time. Are you ready for another round of Gallery Pretties? Grab your coffee and look at this gems that I found in the scrap world.

Here are my top 12 faves!

Adore by Michiko.K

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Everyday Inspiration: Cards & Mini-books

By On July 19, 2012 · 2 Comments

Do you ever have those grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side feelings?

I’m a total digi girl. I love that digital scrapbooking allows for me to have a no muss, no fuss hobby. I’ve found that having a two and a half-year old running around the house grabbing everything in sight doesn’t make a good environment for attempting paper [...]

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Show Me: Ice Cream

By On July 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!! Who doesn’t love it? More importantly, who does? July is National Ice Cream Month & Sunday was National Ice Cream Day! Having 3 children, ice cream faces are the subject of many digiscrap pages & tons of photos. In honor of such an [...]

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Everyday Inspiration: Title Me

By On July 17, 2012 · 4 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I frequently struggle to come up with titles for just about anything… blog posts, poems, short stories, long stories, and especially scrapbook pages. Scrolling through my layouts, I find that about 35-40% of my layouts don’t have titles or they aren’t obviously titled. Not good!

Ms. Lauren [...]

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