Countdown to Taylor: 3 days to go
As a way of documenting and celebrating the countdown until Taylor returns I have been sharing some photos, layouts, and memories of Tay. As I have been looking at stuff I created I thought it would be fun to share some favorite boy pages. (not just about Tay)
Scrapbooking about boys
Obsessed with circles
I am loving using circles in all my current porjects, can't seem to stop as a matter of fact. I like them whole, cut in half, layered, glittered, colored, even sticking out. Loving circles-some of my obsession came from this awesome scrapbooker, Vivian Masket and her top ten post here. Love these layouts!
Write Click Scrapbook, It has been a good year
Layouts I have contributed to Write Click Scrapbook since I joined with them last year.
Excited for another year
CHA Winter 2011: Lovely colors
Each product release from our favorite scrapbook companies provide inspiration for so many projects. The colors that were introduced this year in new product lines drew me in and seemed so new and fresh. I selected mainly floral patterned papers to pull colors from.
A handful of my favorites are below.
Daily Junque by Pink Paislee
Floral Soiree by Pink Paislee
Five and dime by October Afternoon
For the Record by Echo Park
Portrait by Crate Paper
Ava by Melody Ross for GCD Studios
Lastly I used the banner for Fort Lauderdale by Basic Grey
What do you think? Are these new color combinations to you? Are you excited to try them out?
Why do I care so much??
source via www.etsy.com
I can not state how strongly I care about, love, the scrapbooking industry. It is such a part of my life and who I am. Sometimes I wonder if I care too much-- but I do not think that is possible. What is it I care about? what makes it so important to me? As many of you know I lost a job I loved 2 years ago and for that entire first year I explored other industries, hobbies, fields, publishing, places to put my heart and time into. Nothing compared to what I have come to love as The Scrapbooking Industry.
It is where I have chosen to dedicate my time and talents. I have been a scrapbooker since High School and will continue to be in some form or other my entire life. I will seek out and look for other rewarding past times but I will continue to be focused on this industry, scrapbooking, memory keeping, story telling, whatever you call it.
So what is it I CARE so much about?
- people telling their own stories and experiencing the magic of scrapbooking
- introducing people to the hobby and helping them gain the confidence they need to do it!
- scrapbooking with others and connecting with them on such an intimate level
- photographing what I love, my family and friends, nature, my home
- looking at the photographs and contemplating what I care enough about enough to photograph
- sharing my memory projects and layout with others
- the people that create the products that serve as a canvas for my memories
- talented and brave women (and a handful of men) who have dedicated themselves to encouraging and inspiring others
- the beautiful product waiting to be used
- people who work in the industry and give their all to keep it going
- visiting a local scrapbook store and talking with the people who work there about product, projects, tools, techniques, and more
- the innovation that never stops
- the willingness of scrapbookers to open their hearts and give
It may not make sense to anyone but me. But I am putting it out there for all to read- I am here to stay and so thrilled with my current opportunities at Ella Publishing and Big Picture Classes as I prepare to head off to the Scrapbooking trade show I am eager to embrace friends, see new product, make partnerships, and look for opportunities to work with others.
For now I am enjoying looking at layouts I have created over the last 10 years.
Assorted 8 1/2" x 11" pages
Assorted 12" x 12" pages
and that is why I LOVE Scrapbooking
** some of the layouts featured above are reprinted with permission
(As seen in various issues of Simple Scrapbooks magazine. Copyright Creative Crafts Group. Posted with prior permission from the publisher.)
Start Scrapbooking: my latest book
Wow- hard to believe this gets to happen to me again. I am so excited and passionate about scrapbooking and I have always focused on encouraging and educating the new scrapbooker.
I had the opportunity to author The Complete Idiot's Guide to Scrapbooking the first and second edition in 1999 and 2002.
And of course the fabulous book I co-authored with the esteemed Aby Garvey, The Organized and Inspired Scrapbooker in 2007. Luckily, a publisher picked up the rights and is reprinting the Organized and Inspired Scrapbooker as a paperback which will be out November of this year. Yeah!!!
and my newest book available September 15 2010 is called Start Scrapbooking.
This is what the promotional copy says.
"Forget feeling overwhelmed by stacks of photos. It's time to get down to basics and Start Scrapbooking!
Packed with everything you need to know to dive into the craft, Start Scrapbooking redefines stereotypes, showing you can have fun and scrap in simple ways. Along with more than 100 fresh layout ideas, you'll find all the essentials for getting started and staying on track. Determine your goals and then stock up on the tools of the trade. Set up your space and keep it organized. Find your starting point, then design layouts following basic principles. Plus, find a gallery of theme ideas for scrapping every occasion.
Start Scrapbooking your memories with:
- Info on all the essentials: supplies, organization, design, writing and more
- 100+ simple but creative layouts
- 20 step-by-step basic techniques
- Bonus layout sketches
Perfect for beginners looking to get started as well as any scrapbooker looking for simple ideas, Start Scrapbooking will help you record your memories with ease."
I am going to share more tomorrow about this book including who contributed, so come back!
