2010 March | confessions of a cropaholic

Entries from March 31st, 2010

the wacom bamboo craft pen & touch tablet: product review & giveaway

March 31st, 2010 · 266 Comments · product review

UPDATE: The winner of this giveaway is #72, Kelly! I love when art and technology get married and have a baby. Like the Cricut, or the Gypsy and the (drumroll, please) Wacom Bamboo Craft Tablet. I’m a total sucker for technology, especially when it involves the world of creative arts. I was lucky enough to [...]

Fiskars Hearts Scrapbookers

March 26th, 2010 · No Comments · product review

The perfect trimmer. Its the Holy Grail of scrapbooking, no? I have used dozens of trimmers in the past. If you’re a serious scrapbooker or paper crafter, its like an extension of your arm…you want it to be comfortable, exact, fluid and fast. If you’ve found one you love, you never want it to break [...]

cropaholics in training: scrapbooking for beginners

March 12th, 2010 · 5 Comments · cropaholics in training

When I first started scrapbooking 13 years ago, I was scared. I wanted to learn how to use all the pretty stuff I saw in the catalogs and on the shelves but I hadn’t a clue where to start. I’d go to the craft store and sneak a peak at the (one) scrapbook isle from [...]

free digi graphic of the month – march

March 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · digi graphics

As you may have heard, I recently opened my Digi Graphics Shoppe on this blog. And each month I will be offering a free graphic for that entire month. Feel free to download and use the free PNG file and if you need tips on how to work with them, see this tutorial. For March, [...]

is the latest…the greatest?

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · confessions

(Warning: A bit of a rant below…) I tend to focus on the big picture sometimes. Probably to a fault. I also don’t have the luxury of spending however and whenever I want on scrapbook supplies. Its interesting to me that the scrapbooking industry ranks right up there with the fashion industry when it comes [...]