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Entries from October 30th, 2009

How To Make Rounded Corners Using Photobucket: Video Tutorial

October 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · how to

‘member last week when I shared with you a tutorial I did on my other blog on how to round corners in Photoshop Elements? Well, for you Photobucket lovers, here’s how to do it there, too!
There’s one thing you should know before you watch, and this is important (and of course I forgot to mention [...]

scrap the hard times

October 28th, 2009 · 3 Comments · this and that

Today is a special day. It marks the anniversary of a rather traumatic even in our family.
Two years ago today…
It was a beautiful Fall day.
We enjoyed the picnic and drive up the mountain.
It was time to come home, but we made one more stop.
Everyone scrambled up the cliff to see the squirrel.
Including the youngest Boy [...]

Video Tutorial: How To Make Rounded Corners in Photoshop Elements

October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · how to

I blogged over here yesterday, sharing a video tutorial on how to round corners on photographs, using Photoshop Elements. You can access the video below too.

Check it out, m’kay?

just your typical scrapbooker?

October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · this and that

When you think of a scrapbooker, what image comes to mind? Is it Blanche Gunderson from New In Town?

Gosh, I love her. She’s a good hearted, generous scrapper who doesn’t joke around about Jesus (you’ve got to see the movie to get that last part).

But let me share with you a few statistics that may [...]

how to use a crop-a-dile eyelet setter

October 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · how to, product review

Are you new to blogging? Well, today I want to demonstrate one of my favorite, most indispensable scrapbooking toys…the Crop-A-Dile, by We Are Memory Keepers. It may look like something you’d find in a dentist’s office, but don’t be afraid of it. Really.

I use eyelets and brads a lot in my scrapbooks. Its makes your [...]

stylicious

October 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments · this and that

You know when someone tells you that you and your house have a smell? Not in a “its high time to take the trash out or put more deodorant on” way, but a “your stuff, your furniture, your candles, your laundry detergent” kind of way.
And you know when someone tells you your son or daughter [...]

why I scrapbook

October 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · confessions

More reasons why I scrapbook:

Its good for my mental stability.
It affords me time with some good girlfriends.
I get to play with blingy, shiny things.
Its a fun and meaningful way of journaling.
Its an artistic and creative outlet that almost anyone can do. (…and don’t mumble under your breath “but I’m just not artistic” at this point [...]

my very first scrapbook

October 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments · confessions

I started my first scrapbook when I was 13.
It’s a Pioneer scrapbook, which I still buy today. The pages are yellowed, half the stuff is ripped out (a casualty of the fickle and tumultuous teenage years) and its probably not acid free.

But flipping through the aged pages, I relive some incredibly meaningful memories and defining [...]

i confess {and i have a giveaway}

October 1st, 2009 · 117 Comments · confessions, giveaway

UPDATE: The winner of the giveaway is #112, Nicole (not me, the other one ). Congratulations, Nicole. I will contact you shortly!
Hello. My name is Nicole. And I’m a cropaholic.
Oh yes, its true. For 13 years now. It used to be Mrs. Grossman stickers and oval templates. Now its cute little brads, glittery things [...]

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