The other day I was reading a new post on the Scotty Girl Designs blog and was really moved by her willingness to talk about her struggles with depression. I’m not sure if it was sympathy, admiration or a connection but I was drawn to creating a page using her kits. I suppose the melancholy […]
Category: Other
Layout: Happy
Anita from Anita Designs came out with a gorgeous kit last week. I quickly found this baby photo of my youngest son and started to use the kit along with a template from Scotty Girl Designs to make this page. I didn’t have a story to tell, just wanted to play! And, well, that baby […]
Merry Christmas!
I have done more scrapping this month then my entire scrap “career”. I think it’s been all the inspiration over at The Digital Press where I help with their Facebook and Pinterest pages. I’m very grateful this year to have been able to work for them and also for Simple Scrapper. I have often been overwhelmed with […]
New Layout: PL Week 34
I am very, very slowly catching up with this year’s Project Life album. Very slowly. This is week #34 which was back in August. KIT: Cloudy With A Chance of Happiness collab by Amanda Yi and Cornelia Designs
New Layout: Crafty
I have been doing more scrapping lately! I’m hoping to share more of my pages here. Crafty by Jen Conlon KIT: All Year Round December by Digital Scrapbook IngredientsTEMPLATE: Be Merry Template by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients
Guest poster on Real Life Scrapped!
I’m a guest poster today on Real Life Scrapped! Take a look at my picks for Real Standouts! Miss Independent by Tanyia Deskins – click more more!
Before Your Story class GIVEAWAY plus 34 Things About Me
I’m participating in Jennifer Wilson’s 34 Things Blog Party to celebrate all about me scrapbooking and her upcoming Big Picture Classes workshop, Before Your Story. Before Your Story is a 6-week, online course. [I’ve updated links in this post to go to Jennifer’s website, Simple Scrapper as her class is no longer available at […]
Pin my work as DIY, PLEASE!
In which I share my opinion on the “pinning handmade products on Pinterest as DIY” controversy. Jane* is a crafty person and she luvs Pinterest. She also loves perusing through all the gorgeous handmade items for sale on Etsy. She finds things she likes, says to herself “I can make that!” and pins it to […]
11 Free Social Media Icon Sets for Craft Blogs
Original and arty social media icons perfect for craft blogs: Embroidered Badges by Peachpops Hearts from August Empress Scribble by Kawsar Ali Vintage by Nikola Lazarevic Glittery Icons from Hazel & Agnes Picasso by iconshock Handy Icons from Webdesigner Depot Vintage Stamps by John Negoita Woven from Webdesigner Depot Stamps from Design You Trust Fabric […]
6 tips for making a great web ad for your small business
Designing web ads is a whole different creative endeavor for most of us crafters. Even digital designers (like web or digital scrapbook designers) can have trouble working in such a small — itty-bitty really — space. Here are some tips to help get you get started on your stand-out ad art: 1. Add a Call-to-Action: […]
Sunday Reads
RANDOM STUFF: 5 Things Friday: Children’s Books Worth Reading More Than Once (because you always read them more than once) from Lyrebird Images I too have suffered from the reading-of-the-children’s books over and over and over so to have a list with the favorites of both kids and adults was something I had to take a […]
Sunday Reads
I find so many great blog posts every day that I’d love to share with you all. But that would get kind of annoying, no? If 5 times a day I update my blog with a single link to a cool article? Here’s a run-down of what I’ve been reading and enjoying this week… SCRAPBOOKING […]
