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PageMaps’ My Little Shoebox sketch contest
Every once in a while I run across a sketch that really makes me yearn to pull together some photos and products and get scrapping. This PageMaps sketch had that effect on me when I saw it on their...
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Sketches for Scraps: Birds of prey know they’re cool
Do you love to buy the 6×6 paper pads that many companies are issuing when they come out with a new line? Me too! They’re much less expensive than a full 12×12 kit, and I usually like the patterns in...
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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal
My husband doesn’t care about clothes…at all. If he ruled the world people would all wear clean but wrinkled shorts and t-shirts to everything. Fortunately, we live in low-key Austin, Texas, where...
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Blogtoberfest Day 16
National Feral Cat Day Today is National Feral Cat Day! This annual event is coordinated by Alley Cat Allies as a way to raise awareness about feral cats, promote Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), and...
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Us girls
Twisted Sketches has revealed its latest sketch, #127, and the twist is “chipboard.” Be sure to head over to the site to grab the sketch and see all the other design team members’ beautiful examples,...
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The one with no turkey
This has been two-page layout week on Sketch Support, and today my layout is live! Please head over to grab the sketch so you can use it in your own crafting, and while you’re there I would love it if...
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Merry
Have you ever wondered why we say “Merry Christmas” to each other but don’t use the word “merry” in any other salutation throughout the year? You hear nary a “Merry birthday” or “Merry Valentine’s...
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Promises to keep
Twisted Sketches has revealed its latest sketch, #137, and the twist is “promise.” Be sure to head over to the site to grab the sketch and see all the other design team members’ beautiful examples,...
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What a loser
I'm so proud of Matt for all his hard work to get in shape. I was recently looking through some photos when I noticed a few of Matt that I had taken exactly one year before, and I could not get over...
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Homecoming 1984
I went to the dance with Mike Lisi, and my brother took Jill Berlin. A lot of my Facebook friends have children in high school, so I’ve seen my fair share of homecoming photos being posted lately. You...
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Out & about
Building my whole layout around tags was new for me, and I'm really happy with the look. This layout was fun to pull together! I gathered four photos of Matt and me just out doing our thing in Austin...
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There’s always room for ice cream
I know it's hard to believe, but I actually do love these two more than ice cream. I thought I would share a Silhouette technique today. I had a lot of fun concocting this layout in my head, then in my...
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College coterie
All photos taken on the beautiful Ohio University campus in Athens, Ohio, from 1985-89. I had an absolutely wonderful group of friends during college. Most of them I made during the first quarter of my...
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Who rescued whom?
We rescued our beloved Oliver from a busy highway in 2002. He was a tiny kitten and sorely needed our help. But ever since whisking him out of harm’s way and bringing him home to live with us, we are...
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Wildflowers
I love wildflowers. I took these photos along the long and winding path we had to walk from the parking lot into Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet, Texas. This was back in May 2012 on the day that Matt...
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Derbycon 2015: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of 2016. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Creative Embellishments and Scrapmatts. Last September my husband, Matt,...
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BSides Austin: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of June! Grab the sketch and play along for a $20 gift certificate from Evalicious or two large pieces of chipboard from ScrapMatts. The story We...
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July 4th tradition: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of July! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Wycinanka and DCWV. The story Our July 4th tradition has evolved over the years into:...
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Pumpkin patch: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of October! Grab the sketch and play along for a $20 gift certificate to the 7 Dots Studio online store or two large pieces of chipboard from...
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Concert club: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of June! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from The ScrapRoom and Crafty Ribbons. The story Recently we decided to donate to public radio...
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2017 top ten blog hop and giveaway
Well, this is fun! I’m delighted to be joining a group of like-minded scrapbook enthusiasts to review our ten favorite layouts from the year. And if you read through to the end of the post, you’ll...
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2017 highlights: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of 2018! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Scrapmatts and Spiegel Mom Scraps. The story I’m not gonna lie: I found 2017 to be extremely...
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