Goodbye to Scenic Route

A glance through my gallery will tell you that Scenic Route is one of my favorite scrapbook manufacturers. The company’s papers and embellishments have been a staple for me for years.
Now it’s official. Scenic Route is closing its doors, and although I’ve been expecting this for sometime, I’m still saddened by the news. Here [...]

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This made me happy…

One of my layouts for the summer issue of Scrapbooking & Beyond magazine has made it onto the web as a featured project. I was quite honored and pleased to see it there yesterday. The layout was built around an idea I had for creating a mosaic inspired by a piece of art. The technique [...]

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Opin-ion-ated

Here’s my layout for week 6 of the Ultimate Summer Challenge at the Scrapbooks Etc. website. For the fourth week in a row, I was selected as a semifinalist, which is very flattering indeed. You can check out the work of the other semifinalists and vote for your favorite layout here.
The challenge this week was [...]

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The color of London

I’m in the top ten at the Ultimate Summer Challenge at the Scrapbooks Etc. website again this week. The challenge was to use this photo collage template in a layout. Here’s my page:

Here’s the journaling:

Supplies: Patterned papers, chipboard letters, and chipboard accents—Scenic Route; cardstock—Bazzill.
You can see the work of the other semifinalists and vote for [...]

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That’s gotta be some sort of record…

I gave the Ultimate Summer Challenge at the Scrapbooks Etc. website another go this week, and again my layout was selected for the top ten. (You can vote for my layout here, if you are so inclined. Thanks!)
The challenge this week was to use at least eight photos on a layout. I’m thinking now that [...]

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Oh, my stars! He’s nine?

Woohoo for me! I’m a semifinalist in this week’s Ultimate Summer Challenge at the Scrapbooks Etc. website! This was my first week participating, and I entered kind of on a whim, so I’m surprised to have been chosen. The challenge was to alter an embellishment and use it on a layout. I combined this challenge [...]

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What’s that woman doing with my husband…on television!?

No need to panic. It’s just Wendy Smedley of Simple Scrapbooks showing a layout I created of my husband on a PBS television show called Scrapbook Memories. The series is scheduled to begin airing next month.
Here’s my guy, in case you miss his television debut. The layout appears in the May/June issue of Simple Scrapbooks.

Supplies: [...]

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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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Oh, happy day!

Have you missed me? I’ve been having problems with WordPress for a couple of weeks and have been unable to post. I’ve just updated my browser (Safari, for those who care), and it looks like everything is back to normal. Prepare for a blizzard of blog posts because I’ve got lots to share…

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ScrapMode blog contest (May)

There’s a new challenge up on the ScrapMode blog. To participate, visit the ScrapMode DT gallery, find a layout that inspires you, and scraplift it. Your page must contain at least 80% ScrapMode product to be eligible for the random drawing. Send a photo or scan of your creation to info@scrapmode.com for a chance to [...]

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