We were just talking on the Scrapmuse board the other day what we do when we (gasp!) make “mistakes” on our layouts. I’ve done it several times….one simple misspelled word. Most of the time I know I’ve done it the minute my pen leaves the paper. Sometimes a friend will point it [...]

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There are alot of pretty background papers available in the scrapbook industry these days.  I know sometimes they are intimidating and I’m not quite sure how to use them.  Today, I want to tell you about how I designed this page and I’m really proud of the finished look.
First the laid out the background paper and [...]

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I was super excited this month to be able to present you all with my first ever sketch for ScrapMuse. Sketches are such a fun way to kickstart your creative juices into motion – combine that with the awesome >> MARCH MEGA MUSE << and you are onto a winner .

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You are going to *LOVE* Scrapmuse’s March Mega Muse Kit!  It’s bursting with fabulous papers, gorgeous flowers, to die for alphas and so much more!
My favorite layout that I did this month is one of some old engagement photos.  These are some of the ‘outtakes’ that got shoved in a box because they weren’t “perfect”.  [...]

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This month’s Mega Muse has EVERYTHING a scrapper’s heart desires….the papers, the embellies AND everything is super hot CHA stuff.
It did not take me long to create this layout using the delightful Scribble Scrabble and My Minds Eyes papers. I love how their designs invite me to get busy with a pair of scissors for [...]

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Here’s another look at the March kit using mostly the Scribble Scrabble papers. This kit is just so versatile and I’ve used it for several different things.  I added some border punching to the pp strips and check out that cute little flower! I hand stitched along the circle with the baker’s twine, which you [...]

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Here’s one of my layouts with this amazing kit! I just love the combo of colors and papers this month! So bright and fresh with some distressing thrown in! So much more vibrant in person! Check them out in the store to order yours if you haven’t already done so!
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A fun use for those kit scraps is to make bookmarks. My little granddaughter loves using these in her books as well as I do.
First you need an 8.5 in. long x 2 in. piece of cardstock to use as a base. Then, you will cute 2 pieces the same size for the front and [...]

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Even though the January ‘Parisian Nights’ kit is sold out you can still buy the paper addon in the store. What a great deal on those too! I’m tempted because I’ve nearly used all my kit papers!

The January “Sweet Nothings” kit is still available as shown here. WOW! Amazing pretty goodies there! The paper addon [...]

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Our January monthly theme was about the resolutions, goals, or word we were working on for the New Year. You can read more detail about it in my article for the Jan. Newsletter. If you haven’t already scrapped a page about it I urge you to do so today. Get those thoughts down on paper.  [...]

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