Ben took the kids with him grocery shopping this morning so I could hang out alone and do some scrapbooking (I know...I'm VERY lucky). I managed to get caught up on Paxton's album, at least through the end of January. Only a couple months left before his year is up!
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Submitted by Andrea on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 15:31.Just in time for my sister-in-law's baby shower last Sunday, I finished up these twin first year scrapbooks. Lucky her, she gets a boy & a girl! The plan is to let her fill in the calendars, photo sleeves & journaling tags as the year progresses and then I'll add additional special pages (showers, christmas, etc) as we go.
*Learn how to make this album in my e-book: 365 Special Days
Supplies:
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Submitted by Andrea on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 12:26.My MOPS group is hosting another fundraiser crop and we'd love for you to join us! We have lots & lots of door prizes, mini-classes & make-n-takes and food is provided. You can't beat it! Hope you can come!
Reserve your spot today by calling or emailing Patricia at Prlinehan@hotmail.com or 824-4459!
Date:
FRI, Feb. 26th - 5 pm to 11pm
SAT, Feb. 27th - 9 am to 10 pm
Location:
Riverchase Community Church, 2053 Old Montgomery Hwy, B’ham, AL 35244
Cost:
$15 per session
Includes:
work space * door prizes * mini-classes * food
SPACE IS LIMITED! To reserve your table space or for more information:
Contact Patricia at Prlinehan@hotmail.com or 824-4459
Crop Sponsors:
Scrapbook.com , Stampin’ Up!, Scrap Etc., Creative Memories, & Close to My Heart
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Submitted by Andrea on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 10:59.I realized this week that I never shared the scrapbook I made for my niece Ani! So here it is:
It follows my standard "Baby's First Year" formula from my e-book 365 Special Days. So easy for the mom to fill-in throughout the year, it looks great, and is a PERFECT gift!
What's that? You want me to make you a custom album like this for your baby (or grandbaby, or niece, or nephew)? Sure! For $250 I'd be happy to get all the supplies and put it together for you.
Contact me for details.
Supplies (roughly $100 at regular retail cost):
We R Memory Keepers - Classic Leather - 8.5x11 - Three Ring Albums - Buttercup
white 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock
Black StaZon Ink
Calendar & Growth Chart templates from A Scrapbooker's Quick Guide - 365 Special Days (E-Book)
misc. patterned papers in a color scheme matching the striped paper (which sadly, I don't remember who makes)
Making Memories - Puffy Alphabet Stickers - Black (actually, I used red)
Heidi Swapp calendar stamps
Paper Shapers Whale of a Punch Nesting Punches - Circle - 1 1-2"
Imaginisce - Wild Things Collection - Glossy Chipboard Stickers - Go Wild
We R Memory Keepers - Page Protectors - 2 Up - 4x6 Inch Photo Sleeves - Fits 8.5x11 Three Ring Albums - this doesn't look exactly like mine...wonder if they changed the style
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Submitted by Andrea on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 10:35.Another CHA sneak peek from Imaginisce. This was my favorite line of the bunch to work with. Rock N Roll, Robots & cool gray, blue, turquoise & orange. Loved it!
Be sure to check out the rest of the gallery & all the other designers' work!
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Submitted by Andrea on Sat, 01/16/2010 - 11:05.I'm stumped. It's a new year, a new decade, and I'd like to change up my scrapbooking "plan" a little bit. Just because. But I can't decide how to do it. So I'm looking for ideas...can you help me?
I've considered this: Becky Higgins Project Life
or this: Stacy Julian's LIbrary of Memories
But neither seems *quite* right for me. Becky's is a little too uniform & segmented. I still like making unique scrapbook pages. But Stacy's is a little too disjointed for me and there's something I like about keeping things chronological.
I've considering switching to a 3-ring style album (instead of post-bound) so that I can use more photo sleeve pages with different layouts in addition to the traditional 12x12 pages. So far, that's my best plan...
Anyone have any spectacular ideas for a mish-mash or new idea? I'd like it to be something I can replicate or maintain for the next decade. Help me out!
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Submitted by Andrea on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 15:30.Though I haven't completed my 2009 album yet (still need to finish up Oct-Dec)...I'm close! As of right now, in no particular order, these are my 9 favorite layouts created in 2009 (Last year I picked a top 10):
Looks like this year I've been leaning towards using more white space, though I still like to cram lots of photos on a page when I can!
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Submitted by Andrea on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 22:01.Instead of doing all the things I *should* be doing today, I was inspired to make these photo tags for each of our Christmas stockings as I was in the middle of decorating the house for the holidays:
I made Paxton one too...but he doesn't have a stocking yet! I gotta get on that...
Supplies:
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Submitted by Andrea on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:38.I'm helping host a "Crafts for Christmas" workshop at my church next weekend, where everyone will bring ideas and supplies to work on crafty gift projects for an afternoon. To prepare, we're sending all the attendees a list of handmade gift ideas. Here's a list I've come up with so far, some I've made, some I've found online...please feel free to add your ideas in the comments as well!
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Submitted by Andrea on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 12:05.Ayla's bedroom was featured today on the Imaginisce "Just Imagine" blog. Check it out!
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Submitted by Andrea on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 12:05.