Great America by Nancy Keslin

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today to share with you a fun project I made using a gorgeous kit from Jennifer.  I always love Jennifer’s kits, and this one is no exception.  Filled with gorgeous papers from Allison Kreft for Websters Pages, chock full of the most gorgeous ribbons and trims…and don’t forget the beautiful embellishments, doo
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Iced Enamels

  Designer Craft Connection [ Hop back ] [ Hop forward ] After this KARAZY heat wave it feels good to talk about something “icy”!!! Today’s Designer Crafts Blog Connection is all about “Celebrations”. One of the things that has been repeated over and over at events I have attended the last month has been
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YouTube, ITube, WeAllTube! How to Make Videos & Use YouTube – Part 2

Welcome to our series about how to make videos & use YouTube! After many requests and lots of phone calls and emails about the hows, whys, and whats of YouTube, I decided it would be best to create a resource that anyone can use. Yes, YouTube has alot of resources and there are tons of
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Totally Surprised … by McDonald’s!

Last week I had the honor of attending a Blogger Breakfast arranged by McDonald’sĀ® in So Cal (@McDonalds_SoCal on twitter) and a local nutritionist, Monica Montes. Now, you might wonder why I would be going to a “food blogger” event… As a busy mom with a home office and several businesses, I stay up really
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Cameo, Cameo, Wherefore art thou, Cameo? On my neck!

I have always loved cameos…maybe it is part of being a child of the 80’s when they were in or just how cool and sophisticated they look…who knows?!  Towards the end of last year, 99 Cents Only Stores had cameo earrings and necklaces for 99 cents each. Of course, I went hogwild and bought a
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Simple is Good

For last year or so I just haven’t been inspired to scrapbook much. I didn’t order prints of my photos, I am not organized with the prints I do have, and well, if I can actually get out the door and arrive at a crop, I am ahead of the game! For that reason, I
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Losing My Way

The last two years have meant very different things for me and Hydrangea Hippo. Changes in all kinds of ways and failures and successes and health issues and health improvements and moves and move-ins and working with a design team… well. A lot is different. At some point I did not want to scrapbook any
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