the possibilities are endless

favorite online magazines

Have you found a new love for magazines in virtual form as I have? As I have a background in traditional publishing, I have been watching to see how the new media will impact magazines, and for now, it is unclear. I do appreciate and admire those who take a risk and start something new. Check these out and maybe you will find a new source for inspiration...

 

Anthology, Living with Substance and Style

Inspired Ideas, a magazine celebrating the crafty life

House of Fifty, ideas for inspired living

Mollie Makes, Living and Loving Handmade

Scrapbook Round Up

These are turning out to be some of of my favorite posts to compose, maybe I should do it monthly? Let me know if that is a good idea--please

Lots going on in the scrapbooking industry that I think you will be interested in, mostly good.

Let's start with product stuff first

Welcome to the scrapbooking industry Carolyn Gavin- you may not recognize the name, but you will recognize her work. She designs the ecojot notebooks and now she has a product line with K and Company, and it is very bold and happy. A few of my favorite are below. 2peas has it for sale

These border punches from EK Success are innovative and easy to use.

It seems that I cannot keep these in my scrapbook stash, these simple shaped journaling cardstock stickers are so versatile to use on any type of scrapbook project. Great product Adorn It!

Scrapbook subscription kits seem to be going strong still, according to the awesome Scrapclub website, Paisleys and polkadots  is the newest kit club and one of the projects are featured in the image below, and it is quite fresh and cute.

For fun project ideas using the Glitz Halloween Hallow line, visit their blog. 

Bo Bunny has instructions for this cute altered project below.

Sadly Scenic Route is closing. I hope the best for Sarah Milne and her family. For those of you fans of Scenic Route, they are selling many of their products on their website at huge discounts.

Lain Ehmann is running her LOAD challenge for the month of October, check it out!!

cute Elizabeth Kartchner is teaching an online class that encourages you to journal and photograph you- looks fun. 

Paper Crafts magazine is running the World Card Making day this Saturday, read about it here and here

Scrapbookers that are inspiring me lately are these two ladies-

Jody Wenke and 2peas dianaj1012

a few layouts from these two talented ladies

from Jody

(love her creative titles)

from Diana

enjoy!

Simple Contests 4/28

Visit the following  Simple blogs and enter their blog giveaways

Elizabeth

and

Jen Wozab

more tomorrow

this illustration was a feature opener. The feature was about trading pages and supplies-
not sure why I am the lucky one sitting down.

Celebrate Simple all week!

Celebrate this week with me and some of the other Simple

designers all week long with prizes galore! I will be giving

some awesome prizes away on Friday--- and others will be all week.

check back tomorrow for links

Below are some of my favorite photos that have been in

the magazine over the last seven years.

 

in good company

Looks like other magazines are also shutting due to the bad economy, a few that I am going to miss (besides Simple)

Domino, what I love this edgy home decor lifestyle magazine, I am certain they will still have a loyal online following and I will be watching to see how they evolve

Cottage Living, another fantastic niche home dec magazine, dang- I will miss this one also

another one of my favorites that celebrated ten years recently, Home Companion

One of the freshest parenting magazines around barely even got a chance, Wondertime, before it got shut down this month

Goodbye Country Home,wish we had more time together, especially since I have time on my hands to decorate my home

Don't want your favorite scrapbooking magazines to cease publication? (that is corporate speak) 

Subscribe and support their advertisers 

Creating Keepsakes

Scrapbooks Etc

Memory Makers

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." — Albert Einstein

great gift ideas

OK I love giving magazines as gifts for Christmas and it is a great year to do so.
Amazon has a special where you can take an additional $5.00 off the price listed below.
Great gift- Great deal!!

Under $10.00 (after discount)
ReadyMade is a fantastic gift for your friends that are both earth conscious and handy
Sub price is $11.97

You can't go wrong with Family Fun, every issue has great ideas for family activities and crafts
sub price $9.99

I ordered this for myself, Country Living
Sub price $12.00

I also ordered Domino for myself, it always has great and affordable home decor ideas 

Sub price $10.00

Happy reading!

lots going on at CK Media

Sadly CK Media is ceasing the publication of Digital Scrapbooking magazine, for more information visit here.
I have had the opportunity to work with the fantastic ladies of digital over the last few years and I have so much respect for them. They are passionate about scrapbooking, photography, and memory preserving. I am sad to see them go and wish the best for them.

National Card Day

Link: Paper Crafts Calendar.
Paper Crafts launches National Card Day-
pretty cool!

calling all digi scrappers

Link: [fertilepress]: this is news!.

more from Martha

learned from reading the aforementioned design blogs that we can look forward to
more talent, more inspiration, and more shopping lists from Martha and team
Link: Blueprint.