How many of you like your handwriting? Even though we all did handwriting all up through school, somewhere along the way our writing seemed to get sloppier and messier. I just wanted to encourage you, though, to not be afraid to use your own handwriting on your layouts. As long as it's readable :-) I think years down the road our families will enjoy seeing our handwriting -- and it can make our pages feel more personal.
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Describe your scrap space. Do you like/dislike it? I love my scrap space – I have a big L shaped work surface and lots of organized drawers and shelves. All my embellishments are in pretty jars so I can see them and remember to use them!
What are your favourite colours to scrapbook with? I don’t have a favourite – I love them all!
Do you enjoy other crafts and/or hobbies? I am an avid reader and breed/show German shepherd dogs.
What scrapbook magazines do you read? Primarily Simple Scrapbooks and Creating Keepsakes, although I seem to pick one up every time I’m at the grocery store!
How thick is your cardstock and paper stash? A couple feet??
Are you an organized or messy scrapper? M-E-S-S-Y!!!! It’s part of the creative process for me. But I have to put everything away when I’m done scrapbooking for the day, because starting with a messy space is definitely UN-inspiring for me!
Favorite Snack: Pretzels & French onion dip
Favorite Drink: Mmmm….coffee
Favorite Paper: It varies, but Basic Grey, Bo Bunny and Crate are perennial favorites
Favorite Technique: Doodles!
Favorite Embellishment: It’s hard to pick one – but I would have to say brads, since you can use them for so many things
Favorite Scrap Tool: My CraftRobo
Favorite Adhesive: Glue Dots
SUSAN
CARLA
DEANNE
Send us an email to sisterhood.of.scrap@gmail.com with your creation, by Sunday evening (March 2nd) You could be our next "sister". Your name will be entered to win a prize from Itty Bitty Scrap Shack. Aren't you an itty bit interested in winning a prize?!!! hehe!
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Tell us about your family: I’ve been married to my husband, Adam for 10 years in May and we have a beautiful daughter, Alexa, who is almost 4. We are in the process of adopting a baby boy from Russia and we should be traveling in late April to meet him. We have 2 German shepherds, a cat and a big tank of tropical fish – and they’re definitely part of our family, too!
How/Why did you start scrapbooking? I started scrapbooking in 2000 when I was introduced to Creative Memories at a home class, and I never looked back! It didn’t take me long to discover "contraband" supplies….I’ve recently really started digital scrapping and now I’m about 60% digital/40% traditional
How long have you been scrapbooking? Since 2000
What is it about scrapbooking that you really love? I work full time in a corporate environment, so scrapbooking is my creative outlet and I just really enjoy the process – from editing the photos to designing the layout to actually putting it together.
How many hours a week do you scrapbook? Somewhere between 10 and 20…
How long does it take you to complete a layout? It can take me 15 minutes or weeks, it just depends on how quickly I get "the idea." Generally, though, actual time spent on an individual layout is somewhere in the neighborhood of an hour.
Where do you get your inspiration? Everywhere – galleries, blogs, magazines, magazine ads, cereal boxes, catalogs….
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Looking forward to reading more about you this week, Tracy!
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Hope you are all having a great weekend! We have a beautiful layout sketch and sample for you today! It's by Jolene.
Here's a little about her:
Happy scrapping, everyone and don't forget to post a link in the comments so we can see your creation!
and some of her favorites :-)
How long does it take you to complete a layout? Depends on the LO, but more times approx 2-3 hours.
Where do you get your inspiration? From everything! I look at a lot of online galleries, and magazines! But mainly, I use the photos them selves to inspire each page.
What are your favourite colours to scrapbook with? Brown, red, and pink
Do you enjoy other crafts and/or hobbies? I don’t have time for any other hobby!!
What scrapbook magazines do you read? Scrapbook Etc, and Canadian Scrapbooker
Are you an organized or messy scrapper? I’m a messy scrapper. But, I like to clean up after each LO!
Favorite Snack: Potato Chips!!
Favorite Drink: Water and coffee
Favorite Paper: Scenic Route
Favorite Technique: Inking (I ink EVERYTHING!)
Favorite Embellishment: Chipboard!!
Favorite Scrap Tool: I love my exacto knife
Favorite Adhesive: glue stick
Today, I'd like to post a photo challenge.
Many times we like to take photos of the "big" things, and we can easily overlook the small things. So...... set your camera on micro and show us some pictures of some small things around your home.
My husband and I received a lovely card in the mail this past week -- just a "thinking of you" sort of card. The sender wrote some encouraging words for us and our family. It was so neat and meant a great deal to hubby and I.
We got to thinking that this is something we all need to be doing more of -- encouraging and uplifting others, whether by sending a little card of letter, zipping off a quick email, or phoning a friend -- whatever is most comfortable. Even if it's not especially comfortable for you (which for me it is not!), just think how you would feel being the recipient of such a note.
My challenge to you is to try and find at least ONE way this week to encourage someone else. I promise, you'll feel better for doing it!
Hey ladies :-) Our sister that we had chosen had her computer crash this weekend :-( Hopefully we can get her back sometime in the future.
In the meantime, we'll learn more about Susan this week!
Favorite Snack: Jelly Belly’s, I must have these when I’m scrapping!
Favorite Drink: It’s a toss up between Coffee & Coke!
Favorite Technique: Inking, painting or sanding the edges of my paper or photos!
Favorite Embellishment: Chipboard, I love the dimension & texture it brings to a page!
Favorite Scrap Tool: I’m not a tool person but I couldn’t scrap without my Tonic Trimmer!
Lucy was featured last year and graciously offered another sketch for us this year! Thanks Lucy!!!
Here some info about Lucy:
Hi, my name is Lucy Chesna and I am from Billerica, Ma. I am married to my best friend for 12 years and we have two beautiful children. I am SAHM and love every minute of it!I am completely addicted to scrapbooking, message boards and sketches. I started scrapbooking right after my son was born in 1998 but got into it more in 2001, when my daughter was born and the rest is history. I got into my first message board in 2002 and I got hooked and became a better scrapbooker because of it. There is so much talent out there that that I absorbed all that information and added my own twist to it. The sketches started in 2004 when I had to create a sketch for a contest, I didn't win but it opened the flood gates to more sketches eventually to my own sketch blog this year. I have been very fortunate to be surrounded by talent ladies in the past few years and I thank them for inspiring me every day.I am DT for Scrapbook Doodle ,Happy Scrappin Scrapbooking and Scrap O'Licous.I am a Sketch Designer for Scrapbook Oasis and Serendipity Kits.
I have published many times in ScrapStreet, Ready Set and Create and Becky Fleck NewsletterI am Team Coordinator of Pub Calls Blog and VIP Team for iScrapI have my own sketch blog called My Sketch World that I post weekly sketches and have layout examples from The Sketch World Divas. You can find more of my work at my blog .
Here's Lucy's sketch:
If you try Lucy's sketch, please let us know! We'd love to see your creation!!!
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I was browsing some websites the other day trying to come up with some inspirational ways to journal, or some interesting sentence startes that make great conversation starters too.
While browsing, I found these awesome sentence starters:
It is important that I...
I must make sure that...
I found that I really needed help with...
It really made me think when...
I work better when...
When I do this again I will...
We would love for you to take one of these starters and create a blog entry. And...we'd love to read what you have written, so please provide a link in the comments!
Have fun!
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I thought today that I would post some links to some of my favorite scrapbook maunfacturers. There are some awesome new products debuting at CHA this week. I got these links from a friend, who got them from a newsletter from Craft Critique. Enjoy!
Prima
Basic Grey
Narratives
Fontwerks
Chatterbox
Luxe Designs
Making Memories
Daisy D's
Moxxie
Dream Street Papers
Creative Imaginations
Tinkering Ink
Cosmo Cricket
Fancy Pants
Heidi Swapp
Glitz Designs
Maya Road
MAMBI
Scenic Route
Bo Bunny
KI Memories
Crate Paper
Gel-a-tins
Li'l Davis Designs
My Mind's Eye
Pebbles Inc.
Quickutz
Sassafrass Lass
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Lisa has a great technique for us to try today! This is something I've never done, but I am willing to try!!!
Here is Deanne's LO ~ inspired by a sketch from
Here is Carla's LO!
Don't forget to send your completed LOs to
Tell us about your family: I've been married to my husband Mike for 6.5 years. I'm currently a stay at home Mom to our 3 beautiful children aged 7, 5 & 3.
How long have you been scrapbooking? I've been scrapping for about 2 years.
What is it about scrapbooking that you really love? It's an outlet for my creativity, along with a great way to connect with people and make new friends!
How long does it take you to complete a layout? I'm a bit of a slow scrapper, pages can take me over 2hrs, I like to step back or walk away before putting the finishing touches on it.
Describe your scrap space. Do you like/dislike it? It's not much of a space, just a corner in the basement, but I have a great desk made from old kitchen cabinets by my husband. I love that it's in the rec. room so I can scrap while the kids play around me.
What are your favourite colours to scrapbook with? Bright colors, just looking at them inspires me!
Do you enjoy other crafts and/or hobbies? I recently started painting again, it was something I enjoyed when I was much younger but lost touch with it.
What scrapbook magazines do you read? Scrapbooks Etc. and Canadian Scrapbooker.
Are you an organized or messy scrapper? A little bit of both, I love making the mess while I'm working, but every once in a while it feels great to clean it all up and start fresh!
Anything else you want to share? I'm starting my first Design Team role at The Scrapping Bug which I'm very excited about!!! My first kit reveal will be March 1st, make sure you all stop by and check it out!
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Check out Lisa's recent submission:
Lisa's blog - Imagine, Create, Inspire
Lisa's gallery at Love is in the Details
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Pop by tomorrow to see more of Lisa's work, and to see our next weekly challenge!
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What a cute layout!Look how Stacey made her circles! Very creative! Must try that!
Remember, everyone, if you try Stacey's sketch ,let us know where we can see your creation! Your creation doesn't necessarily have to be a layout! I've recently taken a layout sketch and created a card. So, if you are a card-maker, I challenge you to use this layout sketch and create a card!!! It's fun trying to figure out how to get everything on your card on a smaller scale!!
How often do you back up your photos? I've had two friends this past week lose all their digital photos when their computers crashed! It happens! One friend had a removable hard-drive sitting on his desk, but just hadn't gotten around to saving his photos on it. And now they're GONE!
I've been putting off this chore, but now all my photos are on my removable drive AND on dvds. Yaaah, me!
So, here's a reminder for you!! Back up your photos on a removable drive or burn them on a CD/DVD. Make a plan that you'll do this every month, or every week if you take lots of photos. And while you're at it, save your documents as well :-)
This topic's been discussed this week on a couple of forums I'm on, so I thought I'd post a challenge to you!!!
Blog about your favorite childhood candy!!! If you don't have a blog, leave a comment here and reminisce about your childhood memories of your fav candy treats!!! Are you able to buy these treats now? Do they still taste the same as they did back then? Or has the taste changed?
When you eat these treats, or think about them, what kinds of memories do they bring back?
Here are some visuals to get you thinking back!
Can't wait to hear your stories!!!
I blogged about it! Go see!
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We have another challenge for our members this month -- just trying something new :-)
The challenge is "mystery envelopes" -- the mystery being that you don't know what's in the envelope. I have 8 envelopes packaged and ready to go to the first 8 members to email me. Each envelope has the same products - an assortment of patterned paper, ribbon and some smaller embellishments.
*****Edited to add: We have our eight players! Ladies, your envelopes will go in the mail tomorrow! Thanks, everyone, for emailing. If you didn't get picked, try again next month! *****
Your challenge, if you chose to accept an envelope, is to do a layout using at least one of everything in the envelope. You add your own cardstock. You may add other products but please keep it to a minimum. Deadline for layouts is February 29th.
You would then need to scan or photograph your layout and send it (or a link) to me. At the end of the month, we'll display your creations on our blog.
Sound like fun?! I've participated in this sort of challenge before and really enjoyed it. It's neat to see how everyone uses the same items in such different ways/styles.
So, a recap of the DETAILS:
Please don't email for an envelope unless you can complete the challenge. By accepting an envelope from us, you are agreeing to us posting your layout on our blog.
We are planning on running this challenge more regularly, so, if you don't get picked this month, try again next time!
One of Rose Ann's favorite techniques at the moment is distressing the edges of paper with stamp pad ink or paint. It really does add a neat touch to a layout or project.
Another distressing idea is to lightly sand the edges of you pp or even your photos. I really like the look of sanded photos. I use a emery board or a nail file for my sanding needs :-) Just lay your photo on the edge of your table or mat and sand in a downward motion.
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Here's your challenge for this week:
The winner of the blog link RAK is ROSEMARY!!! Congrats Rosemary. And a HUGE thanks to all of you who have linked us on your blog.It is greatly appreciated!!!
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Congratulations, Colleen H.! You are the winner of our sponson prize for January -- a $25 gift certificate from Crafty Designs !!
Please email us at sisterhood.of.scrap@gmail.com and we will make the arrangements for your prize :-)
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Favorite Snack: Hershey Milk Chocolate: Bars, kisses, nuggets you name it -- I love Hershey Milk Chocolate!
Favorite Drink: Mt. Dew
Favorite Paper: SU's Berry Bliss DP, SU Card Stock, Paper Trey White Card Stock, anything Basicgrey -- "lilykate" is my fave pattern right now, DCWV glitter paper
Favorite Technique: Blocking
Favorite Embellishment: Ribbon and brads (tough call for this one so I have to say both)
Favorite Scrap Tool: My Fiscar Paper trimmer
Favorite Adhesive: Scotch Double Sided Tapeand my Xyron
I did a card today using Toni's sketch as inspiration!
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The bonus kit for February!!!
Sound exciting???
The Itty Bitty Scrap Shack is an amazing online scrapbooking store with a wonderful monthly kit and a fantastic message board where you can chat with very friendly scrappers! The design team is very talented and full of inspiration.
Tiffany has also informed me that today they are starting a contest called "So You Think You Can Scrap!!" that will run for the whole month of February!
So get on over there and register to join in on the fun!!
Thank-you so much Tiffany for your support of this blog!!
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