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An Apology
I feel I must apologize for the lack of blog content. We have been in a transition phase and coming up with new and exciting things that we will share with you…. very soon!! For now I will go back to posting and getting us all back on track. I ...
Guest Designer Call: weScrap.com
Guest Designer Call for weScrap.com (October) School of Scrap Contest Call Closes: Friday September 18th Come and participate in the School of Scrap Contest for your chance to win a Guest Designer spot on the weScrap iTeam for the month of October. A...
Call: myStamp BOX Design Team
myStampBOX Design Team Call myStampBOX is searching for additional members for their design team. We are interested in designers with a variety of styles who can creatively showcase myStampBOX designs in their cards, altered art and scrapbook layouts...
Word Wednesday
Today’s word is: Cutest: - from the word “cute” - adjective - clever; sharp; shrewd - pretty, childish, youthful or dainty way Here is my layout: ...
Wordy Wednesday
This week’s word is CRAZY! Definitions of crazy on the Web: * brainsick: affected with madness or insanity; “a man who had gone mad” * foolish; totally unsound; “a crazy scheme”; “half-baked ideas”; “a ...
Challenge Monday - Bring on those Photos!
For this week’s challenge, I want to see you use some of your fun photos in a little bit of a different way! I want to see you use them on a card! Yes… let’s incorporate a photo into a card! Here’s my fun example… it...
Challenge Monday
I have a tendency to scrap one photo on my layouts and they generally are 5×7 in size. Your challenge this week is to include at least two photos on your layout using two different sizes. Here is the layout I did of Paige for Let’s Capture...
Wordy Wednesday - Father’s Day Poetry for Cards
I am always at a loss as to what to write in the inside of my cards so today, I thought I would share some fun Father’s Day themed poems and short notes that you might want to include in your up and coming cards! A Father Means.. Author: Unkno...
A Creative Chick ~ Anne Marie Brenner
I am thrilled to introduce our next Creative Chick!! Here is …. Anne Marie Brenner: Here is a little about her: I just turned the big 40 this year arrrrrggg!!!!! No really it’s not so bad. I will be married to a wonderful man for 15 years this ...
Tutorial for You!
Today I have the honour of sharing a fun and easy project on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog. So take a moment and hop on over to the SCT blog this past Tuesday and check out how I made the fun flowers for this card! Celebrate Enjoy!...
Sharing Saturday
My gang at weScrap are offering the new Instructor Program at half price!!! Special offer! For a limited time we are offering the Instructor Certification Program at 50% off! Sign up now for only $99 Please use Promo Code: SCP 100 For more informat...
Sharing Saturday
One of my favorite sites to go to when I need inspiration is Denny Davis. It is a great site to search for quotes, titles and poems for my pages. Denny Davis -Jackie Also… check out my blog at http://www.thynner5.blogspot.com/ and join me this...
Sketchy Sunday!
I have designed a special sketch for today. Let’s have fun and play a game to get it…. Here is a medium version and a hard one. They are both of the same sketch! medium version hard version If you have any problems printing this sket...
Tutorial Thursday - Fun Tutorials!
Instead of showing you something this week, I’m going to post a few links to fun tutorials I have found recently. Enjoy! Making a Mini Album Out of Coasters by Nichole Heady Creating Glittery Icicle Embellishments by Julie Buhler Circular Embos...
Wordy Wednesday: WILD
This week’s word is WILD. I thought I’d stay on the crazy theme this week! LOL! Wild is defined as: marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; “wild talk”; “wild parties” in a natural state; not tamed or ...
Tip of the Day: Straight Titles
I have a serious addiction to all alphabet stickers! Especially American Craft’s many, many Thickers! One thing I have learned over my years of crafting is that putting letter stickers straight is HARD sometimes! Here’s my trick for a...
Earth Day
I hope everyone did something special to celebrate Eart Day. Did you go out for a walk and pick up some trash? Did you use fabric bags when you went shopping? Let me know what you and your family did to celebrate Earth Day and you will receive a ball...
Tip Tuesday: Deco Scissors and Ink
Most of us have deco scissors tucked away deep in some corner. I get mine out ocassionally because they do have some fun designs. On a heritage layout, I used the victorian edge deco scissors on one side only of one of my patterned papers and it look...
Challenge Monday: Pretty in Pink
Howdy everyone! I hope you enjoyed all the amazing stuff that our first Guest Creative Chick, Michelle Galloway had for you last week! To start you off for this week, I’m going to make this week’s challenge an EASY one! Create a card wi...
Sharing Saturday
Here are a few things going on around the web: Tara, Ally and I can be found at Scrapfest in Kitchener this coming weekend. We hope to see you there. For more info please click here: Scrapfest Check out Tara’s blog for a chance to win an amazin...
Creative Chick ~ Michelle Galloway
Our very first Creative Chick is……… Michelle Galloway!! My Name is Michelle Galloway, I am a mother of 3 wonderful kids, been married to my husband for over 15 years, and we run a family business together. I have been scrap booki...
Wordy Wednesday
This week’s word is: Beautiful 1 : having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure 2 : generally pleasing : excellent This week’s word is such a pleasing one to say and can mean so much. There is beauty all around us, in our everyd...
Challenge Monday
I love starting off the week with a challenge. This week I would like to see you do some stamping directly on your background paper. I used to cringe at the thought of doing this but I am starting to enjoy the look it can add to a page. Besides, I qu...
Wordy Wednesday - FREE
This week’s key word is FREE. FREE is defined as… 1. a. To state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example). b. To describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain: define the properties of a new drug; a study th...
Word Wednesday
This week’s word is: Embrace 1 a: to clasp in the arms : hug b: cherish , love 2: encircle , enclose 3 a: to take up especially readily or gladly <embrace a cause> b: to avail oneself of : welcome <embraced the opportunity to study ...
We’re Back!!
We’re back after taking a little break for the holidays. I sure hope you’ve missed the challenges, the tips and techniques, the sketches, the fonts and all the cool sites we share with you on Saturdays. Now we are ready to start fresh for...
Happy Holidays!
Font Friday
I love discovering new sites of fonts and I just happened upon this site filled with a HUGE list of very cool fonts! Come and check out Kevin & Amanda’s site for all the coolest fonts! This simple font called “Pea Leanna” can b...
WINNER!
And the winner of the winter issue of the Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine is…. 2008/12/07 christy http://www.punkyandpapaya.blogspot.com | nickandchristy@rogers.com | 72.141.177.189 Woot Woot!! S&CT is CANADIAN!!! Yehaw!!! C...
Word Wednesday
This weeks’ word is: Wonder 1 a: a cause of astonishment or admiration : marvel 2: the quality of exciting amazed admiration 3 a: rapt attention or astonishment at something awesomely mysterious or new to one’s experience b: a feeling of...
