Janet sent in theblog challenge for today:
"Now that Thanksgiving is over for us Americans and the Holiday is fast approaching, blog about what you want to create this holiday season!"
So, I know several of you are making your own Christmas cards. I am helping teach a card class -- we're using the Basic Grey card kit. Beautiful cards! Other than that, is anyone making Christmas gifts? Please share :-) There's just something about receiving home-made gifts! I love it!
Post to your blog and don't forget to leave a link so we can visit you! If you don't have a blog, post in the comments.
How/Why did you start scrapbooking? My grandmother kept her photos all over the place - loosely in drawers, boxes, basement, etc… So, for her 75th birthday I decided to create a scrapbook for her. I had never scrapped before and didn’t even know how to start. I got her three daughters together and we went through all the photos trying to figure out who was who.
How long have you been scrapbooking? Since 1998, so 9 years.
What is it about scrapbooking that you really love? They creative process that I go through to preserve a memory.
How many hours a week do you scrapbook? Around 15
How long does it take you to complete a layout? Way too long!!!
Where do you get your inspiration? Everywhere…sometimes the photo, sometimes an add, maybe the paper I’m using. Plus, there is tons of inspiration in on-line galleries and magazines.
Describe your scrap space. Do you like/dislike it? I love that I have my own scrapspace! But, I’m not all that happy with it. I’m a very messy scrapper and my desk and everything around me is covered with stuff!
What are your favourite colours to scrapbook with? Anything that is not bold and bright.
Do you enjoy other crafts and/or hobbies? I spend most my free time scrapping, though I do manage to get some reading and sudoko in!
What scrapbook magazines do you read? I think I have read all of them at one time or another.
How thick is your cardstock and paper stash? Do I really have to measure? I’d say at least 3 feet thick.
Are you an organized or messy scrapper? Very organized when everything is put away. But once I start…totally messy!
Here's a neat site I found while surfing. Great for those of you who are getting ready to send out their Christmas cards.
7 Tips to Help You Write Better Family Christmas Letters
And this is such a cool site -- you can set up the newspaper with your own name and write an article to add to your scrapbook page. Super fun way to do your journaling!
The Newspaper Clipping Generator
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Deanne
Sisterhood...a celebration of the he[ART}
"Yep that's right, $1000 for a pumpkin. Our homeowner's association gives away pumpkins to all the kids in the subdivision. We pay approzimately $1000 in fees (actually it was $1118 this year); granted that money takes care of the pool, community center, landscaping, and common areas. It still cracks me up that they give away pumpkins and so I have named it the $1000 pumpkin!"
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Check out Janet's blog. Leave a comment if you can, to let her know you dropped by!
Here is her Scrapperie gallery.
We'll learn more about Janet during the week :-)
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Favorite Snack: Anything so long as it’s chocolate!
Favorite Drink: Tea, milk, no sugar (well, I am English, after all!)
Favorite Paper: This week it’s still Daisy D’s Paisley Sugarplum (or possibly Bo Bunny’s Homespun Holidays) paper range – next week I guess it will be something else. I love, love, LOVE HOTP all of the time! LOL
Favorite Technique: Hmmmm! This changes on a daily basis too! At the moment I’m doodling a lot.
Favorite Embellishment: Silk flowers, chipboard, buttons, ribbon. Don’t make me choose one – it’s too mean!
Favorite Scrap Tool: A good pair of scissors – mine are by Janome. They cut beautifully & have cushioned, lilac handles. If I have them, patterned paper, a pen and some adhesive, I’m a happy bunny!
Favorite Adhesive: You can’t beat double sided tape. I use the 3mm width the most.
Last Friday, Carla asked you to think BIG!
Well, today, I want you to think small.
Find some tiny things (like candy sprinkles, ant, sand, snowflake...) to photograph and ,remember to post them in your gallery or on a blog for us to see!!!
Beverley sent in today's Text Thursday. Thanks, Bev!
"Thursday already & HAPPY THANKSGIVING AMERICA! I guess we all have things to be thankful for - I have to thank Carla, Deanne & Susan for asking me to be their sister - this week has been so much fun I wish it could last forever!
So today’s blog challenge, wherever in the world you are, is to post about what you are thankful for – and if you want to create a layout on that theme, go for it! Don’t forget to post a comment here with a link to your blog – I’d love to come visit!"
Today's website shares come from our sister, Bev!
Challenge blogs are a great way to have fun and beat scrapper’s block. One of my favourite sites is Di Hickman’s. She has a card sketch challenge every week, a monthly layout sketch, loads of free digital downloads and inspiring samples to see.
There’s loads more daily inspiration over at Blog ‘Til You Drop , a new challenge every Saturday and a monthly prize for the design team’s favourite entry. These girls never cease to inspire me!
And as you can never have enough freebies, make sure to visit My Creative Classroom . This is a fabulous new site, where I am fortunate enough to be on the Design Team. Some of the teachers there are offering free classes this fall (visit each class to see what they have available). If you sign up to the newsletter, you’ll be offered more free classes at the end of January in our official launch week. In particular, you gotta visit my buddy Pam Sandy , she is the most wonderful, talented lady & has freebies up for grabs too!
Check them all out – they are fabulous!
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A couple of weeks ago we played the "Texas Hold'Em" game here and on "Teaching Tuesday" we had you all post tips and techniques.
Well today , I thought I'd post some of them here for anyone who may have missed the game or missed reading the comments.
QueenBee Rowe:
"I've only been scrapbooking since May, so I don't have many techniques to share, but I do have one tip that I've found really helpful. I found it difficult to start the holes to anchor brads on my layouts....it's awkward with the tip of scissors, and sometimes it damages or crinkles the paper. Someone suggested that I carry a simple little pushpin in my toolkit and use it to push a hole through the paper. It works like a charm. If you need to make the hole a little bigger, you can just wiggle the pin around a bit. It'll expand the hole without tearing."
shesacutie:
"ok here is a little tip I discovered to help save on my "special" paper, but when I mat my photos I cut a square hole from out behind the photo, or anything else that I may be matting on the paper, this gives me a nice little scrap for my cards."
MsGrace:
"This is not a new idea, but one I have used lately. I have been using alot of my mixmatched chipboard alphabets. The ones that you just have leftover letters in & not enough for a full title. I choose the letters I need out of the pile of leftovers & then I paint them in one unifying color & use them. It has looked pretty cool."
VanillaCarmel:
"ORGANIZATIONAL tip--- I just bought a plastic silverware tray at Big Lots for two dollars...using it to organize my stamps and pads."
Tracey:
"My best organizational tip right now would be to put a peg board up in your scrap room. this way you can display layouts as well as keep many embellies right there facing you whenever you are creating a project."
Timi O. Mercado:
"Tip for doing titles: If you are not good at cutting titles or don't own a die cut machine, you can readily utilize your alphabet stickers. You can add glitters to add dimension or adhere letters on cardtock and cut it into tiles or shapes that you desire (circle for example)"
Amanda:
"My favorite organizational tip is: I hang a lot of stuff up....as much as I can...i usually leave stuff in a package so I can hang it!! I have a slat board that I hang hooks on and have my stuff hung on it! And another one, i put my acrylic and unmounted stamps in CD cases and have an old CD holder on my table...it makes your stamps accessible and useable!!"
Thanks, ladies!!!
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~*~Woohoo! This is our 300th post!!!~*~
Today's challenge is an AD challenge. We used the following magazine AD which we got from Just Ad Inspiration.
We would like you to take inspiration from it-- could be the placement of the photos or the title, maybe you like the colors. This challenge is definitely open to interpretation :-)
Here are the sister's "takes" on this challenge.
Beverley:
Carla:
Deanne:
Susan:
This week's sketch comes from...
Here's a little about Anne:
Describe your scrap space. Do you like/dislike it? I love my scrap room because it have all I need in there.The room is 14 square meters. There is a 4 meter long table and a extra table where my daughter can sit a scrap with her mom. There is a TV and a bed to relax in.
What are your favourite colours to scrapbook with? I love colours but if I have to pick it must be orange, light blue and dark brown.
What scrapbook magazines do you read? My scrap corner ( Danish) CK, Scrapbooking MM (Swedish)
How thick is your cardstock and paper stash? Way to thick!
Are you an organized or messy scrapper? both
Anything else you want to share? I'm so lucky to be designer for my local scrapbook store ,where I'm also teaching in different techniques like distress and doodling. I just love to teach and share my ideas. In august 2007 Denmark got its first Danish scrapbook magazine called My Scrap Corner and I'm so proud to be on the magazines design team.
Think BIG!
Does your town have any BIG objects/tourist attractions? We have seen many in our travels. Of course, we always like to get out picture taken next to them :-)
Here is one that can be found in our small town.
.... and another (a big moose) somewhere in our province of Newfoundland&Labrador.
We'd love to see any pictures you would like to share!
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Happy Thursday, everyone! Wow, can you believe that it's the middle of November already??
Maybe Carla and Susan can post one of theirs too because I know they have done this as well.Lisette has a website she would like to share:
"One of my favorite websites -- Scrap Shanty. The ladies there are just so sweet and friendly. They make you feel welcome no matter where in the world you live and no matter how great a scrapper you are. I just love to look in the gallery over there where you can find a lot of inspiration from ladies all over the world. So go check it out! "
Here's a blog I found while surfing today:
The Hostess With The Mostess - LOTS of helpful ideas for planning parties, cooking, home decorating, kitchen tools and contests! Lovely site!!
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...... Challenge 28 and 29. Just wanted to share! There is some awesome talent out there in the scrappin' world! Thanks for the submissions, ladies!
Lisette has today's technique for us :-)
"One of my favorite scrapbooking techniques is to use sandpaper on my photos, and afterwards ink on the photos edges. I think it lifts the photos and makes them stand out."
.... and some of Lisette's favorites:
Favorite Snack: Chips with sour cream and onions from Kims
Favorite Drink: Coffee
Favorite Paper: Crate paper and My Minds Eye
Favorite Technique: Doodling
Favorite Embellishment: Buttons, flowers and ribbon
Favorite Scrap Tool: paper trimmer
Favorite Adhesive: Glue dots
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A Beautiful fall day in October turned out to be so much fun. We started out taking pictures that we could use for Christmas cards - very posed pictures. It turned out that the best pictures were the ones we took of you playing around in all the leaves. Isn't that the way it always is?
I've sorted through the challenges and kept track of each hand.
Let me know if there are any discrepancies.
Amanda N - pair of sixes
Jacqueline - great hand -- flush (diamonds)
Jean - not good -- not even a pair :-(
Lois - pair of nines
Laura - two pair -- kings and nines
Mandy - not even a pair :-(
Tracey - not even a pair :-(
Jennifer - two pair -- sixes and Kings
Brenda - not a pair :-(
Tina - not a pair :-(
Lisa - didn't participate
Bev - two pairs -- aces and twos
From looking at the rankings, Jacqueline has the best hand!
Congrats, Jacqueline!!
Tell us about your family: I have been married to Anders for about 12½ years. We have a daughter called Signe and she turns 11 the day before Christmas. We also have a crazy dog called Speedy, and yes, he is very fast!
How/Why did you start scrapbooking? I first heard about scrapbooking back in 1996 when my daughter was born. Iwanted to make a book for her, but I wasn't satisfied with those books in the stores. In my local hobby store I found a scrapbooking kit for beginners. The size of the layouts was A4( letter size) and the kit contents some cardstocks in different colours and stickers, no pattern papers at all. We didn't havethings like rub-ons, pattern papers, ribbons and such in Denmark back in 1996.
In November 2005 I searched for the word "scrapbooking" on the internet and was surprised to discover that scrapbooking is so big a hobby all over theworld and I have been addicted to scrapbooking ever since.
How long have you been scrapbooking? For real since November 2005
What is it about scrapbooking that you really love? Telling my family's heritage. My family's and my story is very important to me and I think it is a gift for the future generation.
How many hours a week do you scrapbook? It depends but about 10- 15 hours
How long does it take you to complete a layout? About 3-5 hours
Where do you get your inspiration? From magazine and internet galleries
This Saturday's sketch artist is JULEE TILMAN.
Here are a sketch and a card by Julee. BTW, the stamps that Julee used on her card are available TODAY at her store!
Thanks so much Julee!
Let us know, ladies, if you try this card sketch! Post on your blog or gallery, and leave a comment for us to see!
OK, still in keeping with the Texas Hold 'Em challenge we have going on here this week, it's YOUR turn today to tell US about some of the websites/blogs, forums, galleries that you visit regularly for inspiration!
List at least 3 places and tell us what or who inspires you. Post on your blog or post here in the comments. I know everyone will be excited to read about more places they can go for inspiration.
*If you post on your blog, give us the link to find it :o)
is Laura S. Thanks for adding the crop blinkie to your blog!
Look for a RAK in the mail :-)
