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Monthly Archives: March 2011

Friday’s Five: Trends You Can Incorporate Into Your Scrapbook Pages

Posted by askings on March 18, 2011 in Inspiration, Page Ideas | 0 Comments

#1 Chalkboards Try using pastels or chalks, white sharpies, milk paints or chalk inks on your dark paper backgrounds for a fun chalkboard effect. #2 Dress Forms Vintage dress forms can bring a very feminine feel to your layouts. Try using the shape of their silhouette for a bolder look or in a beautiful background for a softer feel. #3 [...]

The Color of My Life + A Chance to Win the Latest Issue of Somerset Studio’s Green Craft Magazine!

Posted by askings on March 17, 2011 in Giveaways, This is My Life... | 9 Comments

Take a good hard look at my life and everywhere you look you’ll see GREEN! In my closet, in my scrapbook room, in my decor and even in my fridge–you might say its become a slightly unhealthy obsession! And worst of all…it seems I’m passing it on to my son–who’s favorite hot wheel (the one that never leaves his hands…not [...]

Inspired By…Pretty Faces

Posted by askings on March 15, 2011 in Inspiration, Page Ideas | 2 Comments

I am in love with the trend of “silhouettes” that is sweeping over the photography, scrapbooking and craft worlds, as of late. As I was browsing through Etsy, I ran across this fun little shop that specializes in custom silhouette prints and ceramics called Pretty Faces. Photo Source: Pretty Faces Not only would I love to have one of these [...]

Monday Makeover: Making Over Your Workspace (Part One)

Posted by askings on March 14, 2011 in How-Tos, Organizing Your Supplies, Workspace Series | 0 Comments

They say the first step to overcoming any obstacle in your life is to acknowledge the problem and confront it head on! So it would make sense that before we can have that beautifully inspiring workspace we’ve always dreamed of, that we must first acknowledge the problems with our current space and address them one by one! Even if the [...]

Photo of The Day: Together

Posted by askings on March 13, 2011 in Photography | 2 Comments

(Captured with my LG Vortex Phone) For daily or even weekly photo prompts delivered right to your inbox, visit: Capture Your 365

Friday’s Five: Oscraps Celebrates Their 5th Birthday!

Posted by askings on March 11, 2011 in Announcements, Challenges & Events, Design Teams, Giveaways | 0 Comments

Today Oscraps turns 5! And they’re celebrating all week long! There’s new products in the store like these beautiful NEW Flight Plan templates from One Little Bird Design Credits: One Little Bird’s Flight Plan No. 6 and Instinct Kit They’ve also got fun challenges, freebies, chats and prizes–just check out their Birthday Bash forum for all of the details! And don’t [...]

Paper Vs. Digi Scrapbooking: Do I Have to Choose?!

Posted by askings on March 09, 2011 in Digital Scrapbooking, Hybrid Scrapbooking, Scrapbooking Supplies | 4 Comments

The simple answer here is NO! When I first started scrapbooking over ten years ago I was of course a paper scrapper only. It wasn’t until about five years ago that I had even heard of the digital form of my favorite hobby. Just like DVDs and BluRays after them–I swore off digital scrapbooking, mainly due to the fact that [...]

Happy International Women’s Day!

Posted by askings on March 08, 2011 in This is My Life... | 1 Comment

Today is my sister’s birthday and also the 100th Anniversay of International Women’s Day! To tell you the truth, this is the first year I realized that her birthday falls on such an important day! It wasn’t until I awoke this morning to my photo prompt from Capture Your 365, that I realized that this was not just a special [...]

A Monday Meet & Greet…

Posted by askings on March 07, 2011 in Favorites | 2 Comments

Here is a collection of blogs, shops, classes, websites and people that have really caught my eye as of late…and if you haven’t had the opportunity–I’d love to introduce you to them! Craftaholics Anonymous This crafting blog has it all–great tutorials, blogging tips and even recipes! Check out her fabric flower tutorials…they are beautiful! Laura Roeder She’s a [...]

March Guest Designer for One Little Bird Designs!

Posted by askings on March 03, 2011 in Announcements, Design Teams, Digital Scrapbooking | 2 Comments

I am very excited to announce that for the month of March I’ll be flying high with One Little Bird and her Flock! I’ve been a huge fan of her products for a while now…so as you can imagine…this is a HUGE honor for me! Below are a few layouts, the first of which features her latest kit Time Capsule [...]

Looking Back…

Posted by askings on March 01, 2011 in Announcements | 2 Comments

Glancing back at a my blog posts over the past two years there were a few that really jumped out at me…I’d love it if you took the time to reminisce with me! Mini Me (This was one of my favorite projects I worked on this past year) 2009 in 9000 words (don’t worry its not really 9,000 words long!) Monday Makeover: [...]