Just Let Me Scrapbook: June

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Yesterday, I had a scrappy day and finished up my June projects for the fabulous store, Just Let Me Scrapbook. MaryBeth (the owner) is the nicest woman ever and she is always running amazing sales. And let me just say......

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Oh yay! Some *great* news! And two layouts.

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I just had to share! In what must be the quickest reply time ever for a magazine submission, I sent a layout (just a general submission) to Creating Keepsakes at 8:04pm and they picked it up the next day at......

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Heidi Swapp Mirror Album

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I can hardly believe it. I never finish class projects. Ever. Generally, I don't like something about them or they're not my style or it just feels weird to copy someone else. Well, I went to a crop (with the......

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SISiversary 2008 - Online Crop

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I spent most of Saturday and several hours on Sunday at SIStv's online crop. They had a bajillion really interesting challenges that ran around the clock! SIS has a lot of international SISters, so for someone like me who keeps......

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Fun Mail!

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My mailbox has been an endless source of joy in the past few days! 1. Got my copy of the July/August Memory Makers and found my layout on page 46! 2. I opened up a big airmail package and found......

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Tim Holtz Idea-ology Texture Hammer

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I'm leaving Milwaukee today. After 10 days away, I'm looking forward to getting home. In the meantime, this is an article that I wrote for Craft Critique.... The moment I saw the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Texture Hammer advertised online, I......

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The Bead & Button Show 2008 - half way point

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So, we're a little past the half way point, but I finally found a spot of sun to take a few photos of what I've been making here at the Bead&Button Show in Milwaukee: Above, you can see the glass......

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WINNERS!!! (And a bit about the Bead&Button Show)

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True Story: On Saturday morning, I went to bed at 7am. (I had a lot of stuff to do before I left for the Bead & Button Show, so I stayed up to do it.) I set my alarm for......

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May at Just Let Me Scrapbook!

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I'm enjoying myself here at the Bead & Button Show. But, I'm exhausted! I'll try to post some pics of the beads I'm making tomorrow or the next day. In the meantime, here are some layouts for Just Let Me......

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June at My Kits & Pieces

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I thought I'd share some of the things that I made with this month's "High Tea" kit at My Kits & Pieces. As I mentioned in my previous post, this is the month that my stamps debuted with K&P and......

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