Easy Hybrid Scrapbooking Tutorial

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This is a super easy way to play with some hybrid scrapbooking! I posted a slightly different version of this tutorial on the Scrapbook Dimensions blog a few weeks ago. PRINTING YOUR PHOTOS ON PATTERNED PAPER The title pretty much......

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Reeves Gouache: A Review

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This is a review that I originally wrote for Craft Critique. I thought I'd share it here too.... Favored by illustrators, gouache is commonly known as “the opaque watercolor.” I came by my set of 24 tubes by Reeves through......

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SDV: Burlington

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Mom and I (above is our traditional ladies room photo) spent the weekend at the Scrapper's Dream Vacation (SDV) in Burlington, MA. We have gone to this event for the past two or three years. We felt like we had......

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Scrapbooking in Manhattan

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About a year or so ago, I found the Manhattan Scrapbooking Meetup Group. I was thrilled! There are no scrapbooking stores in Manhattan (no LSS and no box stores), so finding other scrappers was such a delight. This wonderful group......

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Miss Crow in July

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This month, Miss Crow has a truly fabulous Patriotic Kit called "Liberty." Check it out: I made one very patriotic layout with it... and one totally non-Americana themed layout: As you can see, it's a very versatile kit! With a......

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July Sketch for K&P

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So, I'm going to be doing a monthly sketch for My Kits and Pieces (K&P). They have two kits this month... Oh Beautiful The "Oh Beautiful" kit has this fabulous star frame stamp of mine: Bask I did a big......

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Woven Mariposa

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You may recall that I posted a photo from The Bead and Button show of my class with Barb Switzer called Woven Mariposa. Here's that photo again: The class was all about wire work. We learned to form the butterfly......

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Right Angle Weave: My New Favorite Stitch!

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So, I spent a few hours today finishing up some beading projects from The Bead&Button Show. Both of them use right angle weave, which isn't a stitch that I've used a lot. I mostly use peyote stitch for my bead......

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3 for Miss Crow

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I just realized that I forgot to post these layouts I did for the Murder of Crow's Creative Team last month. Her kits are so lovely (and *huge*) which is so great. Here are two I did with her Midsummer......

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What I Like About You! (online class)

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I'm going to be teaching some online classes for My Kits & Pieces. They're going to start offering classes that are both kit-based and non-kit-based. My first class is available now and it's this fabulous mini album: As always, with......

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