From the monthly archives: August 2012

Gallery Pretties | 08.31.12

By On August 31, 2012 · 1 Comment

It’s THAT magical time of the week again……

My kids have been eagerly awaiting this day after a loooong first week back at school! I’m looking forward to a relaxing night knowing that I don’t have to get up early to make lunches, wake children up and be anywhere on time!

Now, [...]

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What I’m Loving: Simplicity

By On August 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

What I’m loving… simplicity.

Summer is winding down in the Northern Hemisphere. All over the States, kids are starting back to school. Labor Day is right before us, and a 3-day weekend is just what feels right to close out the slow summer days and star-filled nights. I’m not quite ready to give up on [...]

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Photo a Day | September

By On August 29, 2012 · 8 Comments

Okay photo junkies, we’ve amped up our photo challenge into a month long photo fest! Who’s in?!

Rules of the Game:

1. Starting September 1st, follow the list and take 1 photo each day. Interpret the prompts however you’d like! There’s no right or wrong.

2. OPTIONAL: Share your pretties off around [...]

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Show Me: Heritage Scrapbooking

By On August 28, 2012 · 5 Comments

Most of us who scrapbook are storytellers - we want to tell the stories that matter, the stories that mean something to us. And I cannot think of a better way to tell the stories of your family than to create heritage scrapbook pages. Heritage scrapbook pages allow you to capture the stories of your [...]

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Photo Challenge | WET

By On August 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

We have a new photo challenge for you today. WET

1. wet adj \ˈwet\ a : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (as water) b of natural gas : containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons 2. : rainy <wet weather>

And it’s kind of perfect because we just had one of those [...]

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Sunday Gratitude

By On August 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Good Morning & Happy Sunday to our wonderful blog readers. Shannon G here with our weekly installment of Sunday Gratitude.

As I searched the web for a quote or a photo of something that would sum up “gratitude” I found this wonderful quote.

I know that I am just as guilty as [...]

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Everyday Inspiration: Scrapping Songs or Poems

By On August 23, 2012 · 2 Comments

For today’s Everyday Inspiration, I wanted to talk a little about the idea to scrap songs or poems.

There are so many songs that have hold on us at different times in our lives, it is only natural for us to want to memorialize them in our pages. Sometimes I feel like we need [...]

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Sunday Gratitude | 08.19.12

By On August 19, 2012 · 2 Comments

Sometimes we are so busy worrying about what’s to come or dreading the days ahead that we forget to just be grateful for today. That’s where I was for the last week or so, thinking about today. It’s the end of summer vacation. I can hear some of the mom’s out [...]

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Gallery Pretties | 08.17.12

By On August 17, 2012 · 2 Comments

Hello FRIDAY! Ready for some gallery lovin’? Here are my top 11 fav paper & digi scrapbooking projects from the galleries…

oh the places by vee*

today by Mother Bear


Dream Big by Diane Payne

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Art Journaling Workshop

By On August 16, 2012 · 4 Comments

Last Friday, we kicked off a new feature at One Story Down… a free Art Journaling Workshop. We covered some of the basics, shared some inspiration (examples and links), and started a thread with some prompts that can be used as suggestions to jumpstart [...]

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