Here is my in-depth review of CHA!! Trends: Fabric: I saw alot of Fabric being used in layouts, on minibooks–everywhere! Donna Downey is releasing a new book through CK Media called Fabric Finishes in April 2008–saw the mock-up of it there at the show and it was awesome. Also saw alot of mini book covers
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Off to Crop! PLUS Stretching Your Patterned Paper
Tonight I am packing to go cropping tomorrow at Scrapbook Royalty’s event to benefit the Cancer Coping Center held at Pink Pineapple Scrapbooks in Vista CA!! Woohoo! I’d better get packing… BTW, Here’s a quick tip: I use this technique often in my classes–making a piece of patterned paper stretch across tow pages. I’d like
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3D on the Cheap
I don’t know about you, but I love the look of “popped” up items and pockets on layouts. This “look” comes with its challenges: Foam squares or circles do a mighty good job of popping stuff off the page–but they can be expensive and the plastic tabs you have to peel off to reveal the
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Gift Card Mini Books
At a recent Scrapbook Royalty crop, my friend Nan Paturzo, had the cutest little mini books that she created from old gift cards! They were so cute! I decided to try my hand at one tonight and here is what I came up with: First I had to get a TON of gift cards from Target (cuz they
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To Stamp or Not to Stamp–never mess up again!
If you’re afraid of stamping directly onto a scrapbook page, this tip is for you! Never mess up your page again. I stamped directly onto the page on this layout. Here’s how I did it: I frequent scrapbook.com, a message board/forum for scrappers and a thread was started asking, “To stamp or not to stamp?”.
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Flower Power Class Instructions
In case you missed today’s class, here are the instructions! This class was a one time offering and I don’t post intructions very often so take advantage while you can! I know we all have jars and jars of Primas and other fun flowers we have purchased with the best intentions but they are still
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