August at My Kits & Pieces is Here Already!

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August has come early to My Kits & Pieces. The kits are already up for sale. This month you can choose between (or get both if you're so inclined, they're only $18!)... COUNTRY ROAD - Two sheets each 12x12 Bazzill......

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I've Been Tagged

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Meredith from Portrait Bug tagged me with this quick list of questions and then I'm supposed to tag others. So, here they are... What were you doing ten years ago? That would have been the summer of 1998. I had......

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Tutorial: Use Microsoft Word to Embellish Your Photos

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Since a lot of you out there don't have Photoshop, I thought I'd share a digital scrapbooking technique that you can do in Microsoft Word (which most people have). Before we begin, I will mention that I'm on a Mac.......

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Wednesday's Monster Post

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Today, I've got a monster post for you with a lot of stuff to share! 1. Good News I submitted a layout to a last minute call by Scrapbook News & Review. It was my first time submitting to this......

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10 Scrapbooking Techniques

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Today I thought I'd share 10 techniques that I use on almost every scrapbooking layout I make... 1. Ink the edges of the photos. Several years ago I read an interview in Scrapbooks Etc. where the designer said that she......

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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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