Seven for Wednesday

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1. I downloaded several super cool *free* fonts from Urban Fonts today. Check out their "Dirty" fonts in particular! 2. Scrapbook Shopping at Just Let Me Scrapbook: Receive 35% off your ENTIRE purchase when you enter the code HOT35 during......

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Upcoming Classes this month!

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7 DAYS • 7 PRINCIPLES Online Class, August 18-24 • $15** Join me August 18-24 as I take you through the seven principles of design (contrast, emphasis, balance, unity, pattern, movement, and rhythm) as they apply to scrapbooking. These seven......

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Bottle Cap Necklaces

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For the past few years my theatre company has held a weekend retreat. And each year I make everybody in the company a Milk Can (we're The Milk Can Theatre Company) themed gift. The first year I made t-shirts. Then......

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Inspiration Journal: Instructions

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I wanted to share a free class that I created for the recent online crop at My Kits&Pieces. Due to some video hosting issues, all of the videos are password protected. The password is "julie" for all of them, so......

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The Scrapbooking Products That I Use

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Portrait Bug recently asked each of the design team members to send on a list of the products they tend to use a lot. I thought it would be a fun thing to share! I use these products on 85%......

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Marvelous Monday!

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I'm bleary eyed after a three day crop hosted by Christina Steeves of Rubba' Stampa' and Scrapbooka's Attic. The crop was in Haverhill, MA. I was joined by my Mom (of course) and my friend Cheryl (she runs the Manhattan......

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Text Mania

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I'm hot to trot for text! That's right, I'm completely obsessed with typography these days. Here are some things on my hot list: 1. Wordle This is a super cool site that creates a text cloud for you, like the......

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August at My Kits & Pieces is Here Already!

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August has come early to My Kits & Pieces. The kits are already up for sale. This month you can choose between (or get both if you're so inclined, they're only $18!)... COUNTRY ROAD - Two sheets each 12x12 Bazzill......

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I've Been Tagged

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Meredith from Portrait Bug tagged me with this quick list of questions and then I'm supposed to tag others. So, here they are... What were you doing ten years ago? That would have been the summer of 1998. I had......

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Tutorial: Use Microsoft Word to Embellish Your Photos

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Since a lot of you out there don't have Photoshop, I thought I'd share a digital scrapbooking technique that you can do in Microsoft Word (which most people have). Before we begin, I will mention that I'm on a Mac.......

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