Two Notes

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First off, I wanted to share my first layout for Tara Sroka Designs. I used elements from Tara's "Love Muffin Kit", "Love Seal Brushes", "I Do 2 You Kit", and "To Do Lists." Paper is from Tara's "Spring Fling Kit."......

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Prima, Prima, Prima!

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I am very pleased to share that I received an Honorable Mention in the PrimaHybrid Creative Team Call! They chose four new designers and eight honorable mentions. Of course, I would have LOVED to have made the team, but I'm......

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HUGE news to share!

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I've been bursting! Dying to share! Rosy and Linda over at My Kits & Pieces have asked me to design some acrylic stamps for them! Eeeeeek! The first ones come out this June and I can't wait! I might be......

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Kitchen Sink Stamps Rock!

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I am in love. Last year, I had the opportunity (through Craft Critique) to review two sets of acrylic stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps. I gave them a rave because I think the quality is amazing and I totally dig......

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Photoshop Elements Tutorial

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Next Monday, my four week course on using Photoshop Elements for Hybrid Scrapbooking will begin at My Creative Classroom. I thought that I would share a quick tutorial from the classroom to give you a taste of the class in......

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January and February at Just Let Me Scrapbook

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Just Let Me Scrapbook has a brand new website (and she just uploaded a ton of fabulous American Crafts' goodies). Here are my January and February design team projects: Finally, I just wanted to point out a great article for......

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Ten From Photo-a-Day

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After almost two months of doing Photo-a-Day, here are ten things I've learned: 1. I am embarrassed to take photos in public. 2. Your flash is not always evil. 3. I need to have my eyes checked (or my manual......

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Histoires de Pages and Sultane

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Well, I fielded a phone call from France this week. You see, I'm going to be featured in the French scrapbooking magazine, Histoires de Pages. They do a one page feature on a different scrapper each issue and I am......

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Happy Valentine's Day!

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Man, I have been such a good blogger! I've been posting almost every day! Anyway, just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day and share two hybrid cards I made. One for my Mother and the other for my Husband: If......

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Sultane Winner and Some Good News!

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Drumroll, please... The winner of the Sultane papers is... LORI W. You didn't leave your e-mail, Lori, so be sure to drop me a line with your mailing address! Also, a bit of good news in my inbox last night.......

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