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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 to marketing. Us [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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