Scrap Stop to close

I have some sad news: Kathy Wallace has decided to close the Scrap Stop in mid-July. I’ve had the pleasure of serving on her design team for two years, and I can’t say enough about how sweet Kathy has been to me. I’m sorry that she’s closing her business, and I’ll miss the great ladies [...]

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Scrapbooking This Month: May

Scrapbooking This Month is the name of a monthly column that I’m writing for the Scrap Stop newsletter. Register at the Scrap Stop to subscribe to the newsletter, or check back here around the first of every month for a regular dose of scrappy inspiration.
Read on for this month’s holidays to celebrate, quotes for layouts [...]

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My new ribbon hang-up

For someone who doesn’t use much ribbon, I certainly have a lot of it. I like ribbon. I like to buy it. I like to collect it. And I like to look at it. Add to this the fact that I can’t bring myself to part with even small pieces of ribbon, and it’s a [...]

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Scrapbooking This Month: April

Scrapbooking This Month is the name of a monthly column that I’m writing for the Scrap Stop newsletter. Register at the Scrap Stop to subscribe to the newsletter, or check back here around the first of every month for a regular dose of scrappy inspiration.
Read on for this month’s holidays to celebrate, quotes for layouts [...]

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“This and That” jars

I love to collect little nonscrapbook items that might come in handy–used raffle tickets, fortunes, patches and labels from kids’ clothes, and so on. Some of these items prove useful as unique embellishments. Others are just a delight to horde. You could call all this stuff “found items,” but really it’s just fun junk.
I used [...]

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Scrapbooking This Month: March

Scrapbooking This Month is the name of a monthly column that I’m writing for the Scrap Stop newsletter. Register at the Scrap Stop to subscribe to the newsletter, or check back here around the first of every month for a regular dose of scrappy inspiration.
Read on for this month’s holidays to celebrate, quotes for layouts [...]

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Scrapbooking This Month: February

Scrapbooking This Month is the name of a monthly column that I’m writing for the Scrap Stop newsletter. Register at the Scrap Stop to subscribe to the newsletter, or check back here around the first of every month for a regular dose of scrappy inspiration.
Read on for this month’s holidays to celebrate, quotes for layouts [...]

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Scrapbooking This Month: January

Scrapbooking This Month is the name of a monthly column that I’m writing for the Scrap Stop newsletter. Register at the Scrap Stop to subscribe to the newsletter, or check back here around the first of every month for a regular dose of scrappy inspiration.
Read on for this month’s holidays to celebrate, quotes for layouts [...]

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From trash to . . . tree!

I wrote the following article for the Scrap Stop newsletter. I hope you enjoy it.
From Trash to . . . Tree!
by Judith Mara
I’ll be hanging some trash on my Christmas tree this year. How about you? It doesn’t sound very appealing, I know, but just look at what you can do with common throwaway items. [...]

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New challenge for the new year

I’ve just gotten the word: I’ll be writing a monthly column for the Scrap Stop email newsletter. It will be published near the beginning of the month and will include
*a list of common and unusual holidays for the month
*a collection of seasonal or otherwise appropriate quotes for scrapbook pages and cards
*several page starters (ideas or [...]

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