Issue 3: October - December 2013
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Issue 3: October - December 2013 Creative Director/Editor: Manda Moore Assistant Editor: Ruth Bonser Design Team: Ashley Horton Alex Gadji Allie Stewart Becki Adams Carol Piexoto Chantelle Huizenga Danielle De Konink Gina Lideros Leanne Allinson Louise Beerens Lucia Barabas Marielle LeBlanc Nina Stenzel Stephanie Grenouillat Design Team: Aimee Dow Bernii Miller Lisa Webb Contact Us: lifepaperscrapbook@gmail.com Advertising: lifepaperscrapbook@gmail.com Submissions: lpssubmissions@gmail.com
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Products Fab Four.....................................7 Featured Designer Jen Ritchie...............................22 Galleries Design Team.............................12 Scrapbook.................................45 Water Colours............................89 Stampin....................................99 Mini Albums............................105 Day Books...............................114 Cards......................................122 Project Life..............................132 Features Hybrid Project Life...................142 Not Project Perfect Life............150
Oh Deer Me Kit by freckled fawn
www.ohdeermekit.com
Since the last issue we have lost a few DT member but we have gain some too (and a Project Life Team!) so this issue is absolutley packed with DT inspiration as well as inspiration from all our wonderful readers. The other exciting thing that has happened since the last issue is that we have released our LPS Day To Day Project Kit (pictured below), an exclusive kit for your pocket memory keeping and other projects. It has been a great success and we plan on doing some other one off kits including a scrapbook one coming soon and some christmas mini kits which will be anounced on the blog and our Facebook Page. We do still have some kits available and you can find them here: www.lifepaperscrapbook.bigcartel.com We offer shipping to the US, NZ, Singapore but if you are in another area just email us and we will get a quote for you.
EDITORS LETTER
Hello everyone, welcome to issue 3 of Life.Paper.Scrapbook. The last 4 months have been a bit of a learning curve for me. As much as I would like to pretend we are a big fancy publication, LPS is infact just me and a computer so I have had to accept that I couldn’t do everything by myself. I have been lucky enough to have the lovely Ruth Bonser come on as my right hand gal and she has been a complete blessing. We also put this issue back two weeks, that is because I had to learn the hard way to back up my files. During all these struggles our Design Team has been incredible supporting me and helping out where they can, I honestly do not know what I would do without them!
Thank you to all of you for making the kit and LPS such a sucess, I hope you enjoy this issue. Grab a cuppa, sit down and get ready to be inspired.
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FABFOUR
The Chalkboard trend is impossible to miss right now, but like many of our trends it extends beyond scrapbook. At LPS, we think it is a terrific neutral trend that will go with your other supplies to make them fun and fresh.
Washi Tape
This mix of words and patterns from My Mind’s Eye is a great way to add chalkboard to your projects in just a small way, not too much all at once. Either mixed with your title or just for embellishment, this set of tapes include a geometric, organic, typographical and classic stripes with a little colour. My Minds Eye Decorative Tape www.mymindseye.com/Chalkstudio.asp
Flair
Patterned Paper
In their new mid-season release, Printshop, Studio Calico mixed chalkboard elements with really bright colours. Most of the other chalkboard lines have been teaming it with softer tones. This paper covered in chalkboard doodled frames is a versatile page for fussy-cutting or border strips. The black and white makes a good base for any other colours, even some of those neon products we have seen a lot of recently. Studio Calico Framed from the Printshop Collection www. studiocalico.com/shop/printshop/paper-framed
We love that the chalkboard trend doesnt always have to be about typography, these chalkboard hearts on flair by Greatest View are a little extra touch to add to any project.Chalkboard Album’s Made Easy Card Set www.etsy.com/au/ shop/greatestview
Journal Cards
For the Project Life enthusiasts this set of project life style cards from WRMK are a filled with a variety of chalkboard themed product. The black is teamed with mint, coral and golden yellow, making a great palette no matter what season it is around the world right now. The set includes a mix of larger and smaller cards plus die cut cards too.Chalkboard Album’s Made Easy Card Set www.weronthenet.com/Chalkboard
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Jen Ritchie Hong Kong www.jenritchie.com
Our Featured Designer this issue is the very talented Jen Ritchie, a Canadia Designer living in Hong Kong where she also co-owns Mei Li Paperie, an online store dedicated to bringing Asia Pacific the latest trends and inspiration in scrapbooking. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your life: I am a Canadian living in Hong Kong. I moved to Asia 10 years ago when my parents were relocated to China for work. I never imagined I would be here this long but I fell in love with the adventure and a handsome man with a rugged Aussie accent. We have since married, started our own businesses and adopted our mongrel pup. I started scrapbooking 5 years ago when I moved to Hong Kong. Life is never boring here and I wanted to find a way to record our adventures but hated the idea of just writing journals. Photography has always been a hobby of mine, so after attending my first scrapbooking class I knew I had found yet another love in my life. This year, scrapbooking really became my newest adventure when I became co-owner of an online scrapbooking supplies shop www.meilipaperie. com created to help those of us scrapping in parts of the world where supplies are not easy to get. You can also see more of my adventures on my blog www.jenritchie.com
When you sit down to scrapbook, which comes first, the photo or the paper? When I scrapbook I often begin with a challenge or sketch I want to do. I also create a list of rules or guidelines that I want to follow for my layout.. the best way to describe it would be like a mood board in my head. My mood board often has a limited colour palette of 3 colours at max as all as textures, techniques or design elements I would like the layout to have. Sometimes I even print various inspirations, which could be furniture, a magazine ad, a photo of a stylish room‌ anything that inspires the direction I want my layout to go. From there it goes either way‌ sometimes I know what photos I want to use, but other times I have supplies or a collection that I would like to create with. Once the photo and paper have been chosen I pull embellishments that follow my "mental mood board" and have them all out on the table ready to grab with and inspiration I have printed out. Layouts often curate in my mind for days before I begin working on them, and I am usually working on quit a few in my head at a time.. ha ha
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What elements do you find yourself reaching for over and over again? I find I am most inspired when I am working with large printed photos. Lately, I can't get enough enamel dots (peach, pink and turquoise), sequins and anything metallic or sparkly. I have also been playing with watercolours a lot. How do you store your collections; all together ie papers/accessories or split them apart according to colour, pattern etc? Store? You mean a scrapbooking room is supposed to be organised? ha ha I love kits and so I tend to keep them together as kits until the kit is dead. When I do have a large portion of a collection, I try to keep the collections together, however bits and pieces often get mixed into kits that I think they may work with. How do you feel about your first layouts? Do you like them or do you feel like re-doing them? Has your scrapping style changed since you first started? Oh man my first layouts are really honestly cringe worthy! They are deffinatly on my to-do list to redo, however I plan on still trying to keep in the colour scheme or feeling I was originally going for. So a redo but attempting to keep it similar. My scrapping style has changed a lot! I have a better understanding of design, colour and techniques. I used to really stress about having coherent groupings all over the page and making sure they had enough "stuff" on them, but now I am really exploring minimalism and simple effectiveness. Do you ever throw away or give up on a layout because it's just not working? Yes! I have a rule that I scrap by‌ if I am feeling its not working I make my self sleep on it. When I am feeling frustrated or just pushing stuff around too much I put the layout in an area of my house that I will see it often and leave it. I have a look at it as I pass by or have a cup of tea and often looking at it with fresh eyes sparks ideas of where I can take it. If a layout sits around too long it gets put in the box
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of unfinished layouts. Every few months I go through that box and either pull photos off and toss or start new. Right now, what is your favourite colour combination? Just one?? I love grey… anything plus grey has been a fav of mine for years. A current obsession is peach and gold or turquoise and gold. I also really love working in monochromatic.
What is your "scrapbooking dream"? I have a few different scrapbooking dreams. One is to help build the scrapbooking community stronger globally , creating better connections and making supplies easier to come by. I dream that meilipaperie.com will grow and become a go-to online community and shop for global scrappers. On a personal level, I am a teacher and I dream that one day I won't be teaching English full time but scrapbooking instead. Being on a design team for a kit club or manufacturer would be a dream come true as well…
What do you do when your mojo leaves for vacation? This happens way more than it should…seriously if my You can see more of Jen’s work on her blog: mojo was an employee it would totally be fired! ha ha.. One of my go to cures is scrap lifting. I just find a layout I www.jenritchie.com or on Twitter: @jenmritchie or super love and straight out scrap lift it, it seems to always instagram: @jenmritchie do the trick!
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Aleksandra Gadji Sweden www.colorsofalex.blogspot.se
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Happy Together (left) Materials: Paper - Teresa Collins; Embellishments - Teresa Collins, Studio Calico; Other - Silhouette Die Cut Machine
3 Cups a Day (above right) Materials: Paper - October Afternoon; Embellishments - October Afternoon; Stamp - October Afternoon; Ink - Stazon;
You Bring Color to Our Lives (right) Materials: Paper - October Afternoon; Embellishments - October Afternoon; Stamp - October Afternoon; Ink - Stazon; Other - Shrink plastic. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Gina Lideros USA
www.canoncreativegirl.blogspot.com
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Days Like These Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Glitz Designs; Embellishments - Studio Calico; Other - Watercolour, Silhouette Die Cut Machine, vellum, sequins, clothes peg.
Beach Fun (above right)
Materials: Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Crate Paper, American Crafts; Other - Machine stitching, sequins, vellum.
This Place... (right) Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Bella Blvd; Embellishments - Bella Blvd, My Mind’s Eye; Ink - Studio Calico; Other - paper straws, machine stitching, Silhouette Die Cut Machine.
Designer Tip Gina created these custom straws by wrapping pattern paper strips and washi tape tape around plain white straws. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Chantelle Huizenga Australia
www.chan3boys.blogspot.com.au
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Hello (left) Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Dear Lizzy; Embellishments - Echo Park Paper Co, Prima Marketing, Greatest View; Other - Stampin Up Punch, stencil, modelling paste, crochet heart, resin flowers , mist.
Smile (above right) Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Embellishments - My Mind’s Eye, Stampin Up; Other - twine, buttons, stamps, ink, modelling paste, stencil, wooden pegs.
Happiness (right) Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Echo Park Paper Co, Dear Lizzy; Embellishments - Echo Park Paper Co, My Mind’s Eye, Stampin Up; Other - twine, buttons, stamps, ink, modelling paste, stencil. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Becki Adams USA
www.beckiadams.blogspot.com
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Lovely Glasses (left)
Materials: Paper - American Crafts, Dear Lizzy, Amy Tangerine; Embellishments - American Crafts, Dear Lizzy, Amy Tangerine; Ink - Heidi Swapp; Other unknown washi, doily.
Stunning Photos (above right)
Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Bella Blvd; Embellishments - Bella Blvd, Amy Tangerine, American Crafts; Ink - Clearsnap; Other - Silhouette DIe Cut Machine.
My ‘Lil Shadow (right)
Materials: Paper - Carta Bella, Fancy Pants; Embellishments - Pink Paislee, Fancy Pants, Bella Blvd, American Crafts; Ink - Stampin Up; Other - machine stitching. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Allie Stewart USA
www.magicalmesses.blogspot.com
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Wedding Party (left) Materials: Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Crate Paper, Webster’s Pages, American Crafts; Other - Sequins
My Soul Loves (above right)
Materials: Paper - Glitz Designs, My Mind’s Eye; Embellishments - Freckled Fawn, My Mind’s Eye, MAMBI, Crate Paper; Ink - Heidi Swapp; Other - Close To My Heart Paper Distresser.
Summer Memories(right) Materials: Paper - Simple Stories, Studio Calico; Embellishments - American Crafts, Crate Paper, My Mind’s Eye, DCVW; Other Martha Stewart Punch. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Carol Piexoto Brazill
www.carolpxto.blogspot.com
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Smile (left) Materials: Paper - Maggie Holmes, Crate Paper; Embellishments; Crate Paper; Ink Unknown Mist, twine, doily.
Love You (above right) Materials: Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Crate Paper; Stamps Unknown.
1000 Years (right) Materials: Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Crate Paper, Basic Grey; Other - Flair, stamps, mist. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Ashley Horton USA
www.ashleyhortondesigns.com
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Summer Memories (left)
Materials: Paper - Maggie Holmes, Crate Paper; Embellishments; Crate Paper; Ink Unknown Mist, twine, doily.
Adventure Awaits (above right)
Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Pretty Little Studio; Embellishments Pretty Little Studio, The Paper Bakery, Prima Marketing, American Crafts; Ink Studio Calico; Other - Washi, glassine bag.
Be Me (right) Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Crate Paper, Simple Stories; Embellishments - Studio Calico, Recollections, Cocoa Daisy; Ink - Heidi Swapp; Mask - The Paper Bakery; Other Modeling paste. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Lucia Barabas Slovakia
www.luciabarabas.com
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Driving In The Rain (left)
Materials: Paper - Pebbles; Embellishments - Pebbles, Studio Calico; Other - Vellum, thread, tissue paper.
Our Friendship (above right)
Materials: Cardstock - Core-dinations; Paper - Color Conspiracy; Embellishments - Echo Park Paper Co, Whiskers Graphics, Color Conspiracy, Papero Amo; Other homemade pink fabric button,tissue paper, white thread, white doilies, black ink
Cutest Bunny (right) Materials: Cardstock - Core-dinations; Paper - Studio Calico; Embellishments - Studio Calico, American Crafts; Other Acrylic paint, hemp cord, thread, tissue. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Louise Beerens Australia
www.madeatnumber27.blogspot.com.au
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Learn and Grow (left) Materials: Paper - Studio Calico, October Afternoon; Other - Machine stitching, Silhouette Die Cut Machine.
Ready Set Go (above right)
Materials: Paper - Basic Grey; Embellishments - Basic Grey; Other twine, stamping.
Water Play (right) Materials: Paper - Studio Calico; Embellishments - Studio Calico, Dear Lizzy; Other - Vellum, sequins, twine. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Leanne Alinson Australia
www.leanneallinson.blogspot.com.au
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Baby (left) Materials: Cardstock - Kaisercraft;Paper - Echo Park Paper Co; Embellishments - Echo Park Paper Co,Greatest View, Bella Blvd, Kaisercraft, Zva; Other - staple, enamel dots.
Today (above right) Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - KI Memories, Echo Park Paper Co; Embellishments - American Crafts, Authentique, Graphic 45, KI Memories ; Stamp Hampton Arts; Ink - Dylusions, Studio Calico
Make It Work (right) Materials: Cardstock - Kaisercraft, Bazzill;Paper - Fancy Pants, Jillibean Soup; Embellishments - Jillibean Soup, Greatest View, Pretty Little Studio, Dear Lizzy; Other - twine, bulldog clip,mist, gelatos, staple, ink, washi tape; tools typewriter, The Crafter’s Workshop stencil,. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Ruth Bonser Australia
www.scrapmachine.com
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One Perfect Day(left) Materials: Paper - WRMK
Right Here (above right) Materials: Cardstock; Embellishments - American Crafts, Elle’s Studio; Stamps Amy Tangerine; Other - flair, wooden clips
Rock Collection
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Materials: Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Crate Paper, Jenni Bowlin, Frackled Fawn, Amy Tangerine; Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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StĂŠphanie Grenouillat France
www.monbricascrap.over-blog.com
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Go (left) Materials: Shipping tag, thread, patterned paper, wood veneer, stamps, mist.
Pour Toi (above right) Bon Heur
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Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Embellishments - Freckled Fawn, Studio Calico; Other - stamps, ink, sequins, feather, thread, shipping tag. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Nina Stenzel
Germany
www.meinlebeninscraps.blogspot.de
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Am Strand (left) Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - American Crafts, Studio Calico, My Mind´s Eye; Embellishments - Studio Calico, Ikea, Twine & Ink; Other - Doily, Star Stickers, Sequins, Silhouette Die Cut Machine, Thread
You & Me (above right) Materials: Cardstock; Embellishments - Websters Pages; Embellishments Websters Pages American Crafts, Studio Calico, Twine & Ink; Other Twine, Mist.
Hi Mr Crabs
(right)
Materials: Paper - Basic Grey, other; Embellishments - American Crafts, Amy Tangerine; Other - Mist. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Marielle LaBlanc Canada
www.escrapdemarilou.blogspot.ca
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Oh Boy (left) Materials: Paper - Elle’s Studio, Simple Stories; Embellishments - Elle’s Studio, Simple Stories, My Mind’s Eye; Other unknown mask and mist.
You & Me (above right) Materials: Paper - Jillibean Soup; Embellishments - Jillibean Soup, My Mind’s Eye
You at Ten
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Materials: Paper - Fancy Pants; Embellishments - Fancy Pants; American Crafts, Studio Calico, My Minds Eye. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Danielle De Konink The Netherlands
www.picsandcheesecake.blogspot.nl
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Magic Kingdom (left) Materials: Paper - Elle’s Studio, Embellishments - Elle’s; Other - Silhouette Die Cut Machine, Tiny Attacher, machine stitching
Miami (above right) Materials: Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Crate Paper, Jenni Bowlin, American Crafts.
Margarita Ville
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Materials: Paper - Elle’s Studio, Embellishments - Elle’s Studio, Simple Stories, American Crafts, Crate Paper, Heidi Swapp, Jenni Bowlin, Ormolu; Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Manda Moore Australia
www.mandalikadesigns.com
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Love (left) Materials: Paper - Amy Tangerine, Jillibean Soup, Kesi Art; Embellishments - Amy Tangerine, Dear Lizzy, Maggie Holmes, American Crafts, Doodlebug, Freckled Fawn; Stamp - Amy Tangerine; Ink Brilliance.
Paws (above right) Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Stampin Up, October Afternoon; Embellishments - American Crafts, Freckled Fawn, Little Yellow Bicycle; Ink Studio Calico.
Mali On Parade
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Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Studio Calico; Embellishments Amy Tangerine, My Mind’s Eye; Ink - Studio Calico; Other Sequins. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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You Colour My World Anastasia Teologlou Greece
www.astero-en.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Embellishments - American Crafts, Studio Calico, The Twinery, A Flair For Buttons, Kaisercraft, Freckled Fawn; Distress Paints - Ranger.
Designer Tip To make the twine spirals Anastasia cut circles out of cardstock, covered them with glue and starting from the centre added twine winding round and round. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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My Loved 1
Denise Espindola Sachet Brazil
www.nadacomoscrap.blogspot.com.br *Page inspired by Two Peas In A Bucket Garden Girl Coree J Materials: Paper - Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper; Embellishments - Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper; Dear Lizzy; Amy Tangerine; Other - texture paste, ink, pan pastel, doily, misc ephemera. 46
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Delight in Moments Like These Diana Poirier Canada
www.dianasscrapbookingblog.wordpress.com Materials: Paper - Little Yellow Bicycle, Elle’s Studio; Embellishments Little Yellow Bicycle, Elle’s Studio, Heidi Swapp, Jillibean Soup, Echo Park Paper Co, Queen & Co; Other - Paint, thread.
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Hello Toes Tricia Romo USA
www.madewithlovecrafter.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Echo Park; Embellishments - Echo Park, Crate Paper, Doodlebug, Elle’s Studio, My Minds Eye; Mask - Pink Paislee; Ink - Studio Calico; Printable - Two Peas In a Bucket; Other - Gesso.
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Best Nephew... Brenda Ragsdale USA
www.granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Echo Park; Embellishments - Echo Park, Simple Stories, The Twinery.
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Smile
Yana Smakula Ukraine
www.zrobysama.com.ua/?lang=en Materials: Paper - Echo Park; Embellishments - Echo Park, Blue Fern Studios; Ink - ClearSnap; Embossing Powder ClearSnap.
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USA Road Trip Cassandra Chen Singapore
www.thescrapperinme.blogspot.sg Materials: Paper - Studio Calico, Crate Paper; Embellishments - Studio Calico, Crate Paper, October Afternoon, MT; Other Doily, machine stitching, sequins. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Vintage Girl Julia Akinina Russia
www.monjolibricolage.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Prima Marketing; Embellishments - Prima Marketing, Echo Park; Other - Texture paste.
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Moments
Erica Houghton USA
www.ericahoughton.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Prima Marketing; Embellishments - Prima Marketing, American Crafts, Karen Foster; Ink - Tim Holtz; Other - Martha Stewart Punch.
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Sunny Day
Tanya Privalova Ukraine
www.diaryofcards.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Papirdesign; Embellishments - Papirdesign, Wycinanka, Bumaga Maraka, Studio 75, Tim Holtz; Other - Ink, lace, doily Martha Stewart Punch.
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Inner Child Riikka Kovasin Finland
www.paperiliitin.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Color Conspiracy; Echo Park Paper Co; My Mind’s Eye, Graphic 45; Embellishments - Prima Marketing, MT, Color Conspiracy, Garn Und Mehr, K & Co; Ink - Ranger, Tattered Angels; Other - tag, buttons, paper clip, tickets, pen, punches. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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I Love You
Michelle Stokes - LPS Design Team Australia
www.gettinhercrafton.blogspot.com.au/ Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - My Mind’s Eye: Embellishments - Glitz Design, My Mind’s Eye; Other Twine, Resin Star, Sequins, Sequin Bow. 56
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Washi Addict
Manda Moore - LPS Design Team Australia
www.mandalikadesigns.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Amy Tangerine, The Paper Bakery, October Afternoon, Studio Calico, Freckled Fawn, MT. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Snack
Isabelle Giasson Canada
www.leblogacoccinelle.blogspot.ca Materials: Paper - My Mind’s Eye, Crate Paper; Embellishments - American Crafts, Artisan Elements, Prima Marketing; Mask - The Crafters Workshop; Ink - Studio Calico, Tim Holtz; Other - Cord, sequins, modeling paste 58
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Happy Days
Daphne Wuenn-Rihm UK
www.dapfniedesign.wordpress.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Echo Park Paper Co, My Mind’s Eye; Embellishments - My Mind’s Eye, Studio Calico, Echo Park Paper Co, October Afternoon, Jillibean Soup, Freckled Fawn; Ink - Heidi Swapp, Studio Calico; Other Sequin butterflies, machine stitching. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Ice Cream
Shawna Saucier USA
www.scrapyourmamanevertaughtyou.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Webster’s Pages, Cosmo Cricket, Studio Calico; Embellishments - MAMBI, Studio Calico, Basic Grey, American Crafts; Ink - Heidi Swapp; Other - Sequins.
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Explore Sandy Ang Singapore
www.angsandy.blogspot.com Materials: CITRUS TWIST JULY KIT Paper - October Afternoon, Studio Calico, Pebbles, Simple Stories, Crate Paper, Cosmo Cricket; Embellishments - October Afternoon, Studio Calico, Wycinaka; Stamp - Citrus Twist Exclusive; Ink - Prima Marketing;
Designer Tip One tip for working with vellum die-cuts : sewing them on without too much tension in the thread allows creates the effect of vellum floating above the page.
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Puppy Love
Ashley Horton - LPS Design Team USA
www.ashleyhortondesigns.com Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - American Crafts, Embellishments - American Crafts, Studio Calico; Ink - Heidi Swapp, Close To My Heart; Mask - The Paper Bakery; Other Amy Tangerine Stitching Kit, washi, doily. 62
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Mini Garden
Lucia Barabas - LPS Design Team Slovakia
www.luciabarabas.com Materials: Paper - Pebbles; Embellishments - Pebbles, Simple Stories, Whiskers Graphics, Lucia Barabas, October Afternoon, Papero Amo; Other - tissue paper, thread, white cardstock.
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Beautiful
Melissa Elsner USA
www.theprofoundbrunette.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Simple Stories; Embellishments - Simple Stories, Petaloo, Gina’s Designs; Stamps - Maya Road; Ink - Versafine; Other Silhouette DIe Cut Machine. 64
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Designer Tip To create a title that takes center stage, I used my Silhouette Cameo, along with various fonts, to create my title work. After cutting, I simply layered some cardstock and patterned paper on the back to create some fun and unique texture to any project.
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Little Ball of Fur Carolina Orellana Chile
www.apapermess.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Little Yellow Bicycle; Embellishments - Little Yellow Bicycle, Amy Tangerine, American Crafts
Little Miss Sunshine Michelle McClure USA
www. outofmybook.blogspot.com Materials: PAPER BAKERY KIT CLUB Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - My Mind’s Eye; Embellishments -SRM, May Arts, Doodlebug; Stamp - Fresh Squeeze Stamps; Ink - Tsukineko; Other - Silhouette Die Cut Machine, pet tag Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Designer Tip Use packaging for embellishments journalling or layering. Anastasia just the branding strip from some paper to the top of her page because the words worked perfectly with her page.
Which Button
Anastasia Muratova Russia
www.kazoulis.blogspot.ru Materials: Paper - Echo Park; Embellishments - Basic Grey; Ink - Ranger; Other- washi tape, thread.
Something Good... Andrea Warren
USA
www.reallifecards.wordpress.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts, Bazzill; Paper - American Crafts, Basic Grey, Simple Stories; Embellishments Basic Grey, Queen & Co; Stamp - Amy Tangerine; Other - Watercolours, bakers twine, gold thread, Silhouette Die Cut Machine. 66
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Missing Best Friend Svetlana Mardyban Ukraine
www.fotiniascrap.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Studio Calico; Embellishments - Studio Calico; Mask - Studio Calico; Ink - Studio Calico; Other brad.
Wish
Stephanie Ho Canada
www.skylinepaperie.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Glitz Design; Embellishments - Glitz Design, Studio Calico, Dear Lizzy, Amy Tangerine. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Mr. Science
Leanne Allinson - LPS DT Australia
www.leanneallinson.blogspot.com.au Materials: Paper - Jillibean Soup; Embellishments Jillibean Soup; Other - Grid stamp, mist, circle punch.
Banana Phone Mary Pat Siehl USA
www.siehledwithakiss.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Elle’s Studio; Embellishments - Elle’s Studio, Studio Calico, Doodlebug, Jillibean Soup; Stamps - Some Odd Girl, American Crafts; Ink - Jenni Bowlin; Other - machine stitching, Silhouette Die Cut Machine, Some Odd Girl Digi Cut File. 68
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You Make My Heart Go...
Christine Meyer USA
www.scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Teresa Collins, Pebbles; Embellishments - Jillibean Soup, Bella Blvd, Momenta, American Crafts, SRM, Echo Park, Queen & Co, My Mind’s Eye, Lawn Fawn, Studio Calico; Other - watercolours.
Good Eats
Sanna Lippert Austria
www.papierstau.at Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Embellishments - Freckled Fawn, Knot & Bow, My Mind’s Eye, 3rd Eye Craft, Studio Calico, Pebbles; Ink - Tattered Angels, Studio Calico; Other - machine sewing, staples. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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What Goes Inside?
Milagros C Rivera Puerto Rico
www.paperboutiquescrapbookingstudio.blogspot.com
Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Websters Pages, Prima Marketing; Stamps - unknown; Other Recycled packaging.
Nehemiah
Brenshevia Baker USA
www.brensheviapapermemories.blogspot.com
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Basket Full of Cuteness
Brenda Ragsdale USA
www.granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.com
Materials: Cardstock - Close To My Heart; Paper - Simple Stories, Pebbles, Dear Lizzy; Embellishments - Close To My Heart, Simple Stories, Jillibean Soup; Stamps - Becky Fleck, Meljen Designs; Other chipboard, button, twine.
Bust A Move Diana Poirier
USA
www.dianasscrapbookingblog.wordpress.com
Materials: Paper - My Mind’s Eye; Embellishments - American Crafts, My Mind’s Eye, Simple Stories, SRM; Other Buttons. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Hello Sunshine Shawna Saucier USA
www.scrapyourmamanevertaughtyou.blogspot.com
Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Crate Paper, Studio Calico; Embellishments - Studio Calico, Citrus Twist, Crate Paper, American Crafts; Stamp - Citrus Twist; Ink Heidi Swapp, Smooch Spritz; Other - Molding Paste
Towards the Beach Thandar Aye USA
www.mycraftloft.wordpress.com Materials: Embellishments - Prima Marketing, Lamroses, Tim Holtz; Stencils - The Crafters Workshop, SaCrafters; Ink - Tim Holtz; Other Book pages, Newspaper pages, Burlap, Acrylic Paint, Pearl Medium, found shells. 72
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Hello Hayle
Daphne Wuenn-Rihm UK
www.dapfniedesign.wordpress.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Echo Park Paper Co; Embellishments - Echo Park Paper Co, Bella Blvd, Jillibean Soup, American Crafts; Ink - Studio Calico
Summer Fun Leslii Wagner USA
www.scrappingalong.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Echo Park Paper Co; Embellishments - Echo Park Paper Co.
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Waiting for Love...
Inna Karpova Ukraine
www.kotyawka.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Lemon Owl; Embellishments - UA; Ink - Adirondack, Tattered Angels; Stamp - 3rd Eye; Other Gesso, punch, Spellbinders Dies.
Friends are Sunshine in Life
Cassandra Chen
Singapore
www.thescrapperinme.blogspot.sg Materials: Paper - Studio Calico; Embelishments - Studio Calico; Other - Silhouette Die Cut Machine, machine stitching. 74
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Beautiful
Melissa Elsner USA
www.theprofoundbrunette.com Materials: Scrapbooking from the Inside Out Kit: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper Echo Park Paper Co; Embellishments - Prima Marketing, Maya Road, Echo Park Paper Co, Webster’s Pages; Ink - Ranger.
Fashionista Gina Lideros - LPS Design Team USA www.canoncreativegirl.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Bella Blvd; Embellishments - Bella Blvd, My Minds Eye; Other - Silhouette Die Cut Machine. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Happy Little Moments
Jodie King Australia
www.jodiemking.blogspot.com.au
Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Echo Park Paper Co; Embellishments - Echo Park Paper Co; Ink - Tim Holtz; Other - Martha Stewart Punches, machine stitching.
Stina Pia Duva Riikka Kovasin
Finland
www.paperiliitin.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Prima Marketing; Embellishments - Prima Marketing; Mask Prima Marketing; Stamps - Prima Marketing; Ink - Ranger, Tattered Angels. 76
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My Joy
Caroli Schulz Chile
www.chileanhappyscrapper.blogspot.com
Materials: Paper - Simple Stories; Embellishments - Little Yellow Bicycle, My Mind’s Eye, Lily Bee, Jillibean Soup; Ink Studio Calico; Other - Vellum, doily, washi tape, shipping tags.
Love, Actually
Stacia Brandt USA
www.happyandscrappytoo.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Lily Bee, Elle’s Studio; Embellishments - Elle’s Studio, My Mind’s Eye, Recollections; Queen & Co, Studio Calico, Glitz Designs; Ink Studio Calico; Other - washi tape, stick pin, ribbon. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Curls
Tracey Gregory USA
www.lifetimeofpages.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Maja Design; Embellishments - Prima Marketing; Fabscraps, Petaloo; Stamp - Prima; Ink Heidi Swapp, Ranger; Other - Martha Stewart Punches, Perfect Pearls, diamond pearls.
Special Day Katie Lamb UK
www.whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk Materials: Paper - Hot Off the Press; Stamps - Kaisercraft, Bo Bunny; Ink - Tim Holtz; Other - flowes, buttons, lace, found objects. 78
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Memories
Kimberly Clark Canada
www.leokc34.blogspot.ca Materials: Paper - Pink Paislee; Stamps Close To My Heart; Ink - Close To My Heart; Other - Unknown flower and cameo.
Jayla
Brenshevia Baker USA
www.brensheviapapermemories.blogspot.com
Materials: Paper - Prima Marketing; Embellishments - Prima Marketing, American Crafts; Other - Twine. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Welcome to the 80’s Sue Taylor-HIll Canada
www.suetaylorhill.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Close To My Heart; Paper - Simple Stories, Pebbles, Dear Lizzy; Embellishments - Close To My Heart, Simple Stories, Jillibean Soup; Stamps - Becky Fleck, Meljen Designs; Other - chipboard, button, twine.
Heartbroken
April Childs Canada
www.livewelllaughoftenscrapmuch.blogspot.ca
Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper Echo Park; Embellishments - Pink Paislee, Dear Lizzy, Studio Calico, Little Yellow Bicycle, Making Memories; Other - Ink, Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser, ribbon. 80
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Playing with Daddy Joefil Cate USA
www.joefilcate.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, My Little Shoebox, Pink Paislee; Embellishments - Pink Paislee, Recollections, Simple Stories, Colorbok, American Crafts; Other - Border punch.
Just Beautiful
Rochelle Spears USA
www.rochellespears.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - GCD Studios; Embellishments - GCD Studios; Ink - Tattered Angels; Other - Ribbon, date stamp, gel pen. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Smoothie With Mommy Crystal Schneider USA
www. crystaljustus.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Dear Lizzy, Amy Tangerine; Embellishments - American Crafts, Dear Lizzy, Amy Tangerine;
Little Bookworm Elise (Lil Gik) USA
www.feedyourcraft.com Materials: Paper - My Mind’s E; Embellishments - Freckled Fawn. 82
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Sweetest Memories Shirley Mijares Mascarina Canada
www.mascarinashirley.blogspot.ca
Materials: Cardstock - DCWV; Paper - My Mind’s Eye; Embellishments - My Mind’s Eye, American Crafts, Basic Grey; Ink Dylusions,.
Focus
Laura Whitaker Canada
www.scrappinaroundtheclock.blogspot.ca
Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Pebbles; Embellishments - Pebbles, Bazzill, Stampin Up; Ink - Studio Calico; Other - Fiskars Punch, doily. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Special Day Irit Shalom Israel
www.iritshalom.blogspot.co.il Materials: Paper - Basic Grey; Embellishments - Fancy Pants, Flourish with Bling, A2Z Scraplets; Stamps - Paper Wings Productions; Ink - Clearsnap; Other - EK Sucess Punch, WOW Embossing Powder, Gelatos, micro beads
Swing With Me Shawna Saucier USA
www.scrapyourmamanevertaughtyou.blogspot.com
Materials: Paper - Unknown; Embellishments - American Crafts, K & Co, Little Yellow Bicycle, Citrus Twist, Studio Calico; Stamps - Micheal’s; Ink - Heidi Swapp, Tim Holtz, Colorbox; Other - Molding paste, jute, gauze, thread, twine. 84
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Luxury...
Leanne Kroschel Australia
www. leanne555.blogspot.com.au
Materials: Cardstock American Crafts; Paper Kaisercraft; Embellishments - American Crafts, Maya Road, Carolee’s Creations; Other Buttons, thread.
At The Beach
Shirley Mijares Mascarina Canada
www.mascarinashirley.blogspot.ca Materials: Paper - Fancy Pants, My Mind’s Eye; Embellishments - EK Success, My Mind’s Eye, Recollections, American Crafts; Mask - Heidi Swapp; Stamps - Studio G, WRMK; Ink - Studio Calico, Dylusions, Brilliance; Other - Embossing powder, ribbon, shells, beach glass, decorative pins. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Vacation
Brenda Caldow Australia
www.brendalcaldow.blogspot.com.au Materials: Cardstock - Authentique; Paper - Authentique, Kaisercraft; Embellishments - Heather Schwartz, Couture Creations, Kaisercraft, Twiddleybitz.
Smile
Karen Sessions UK
www.karensessionsartandsoul.blogspot.co.uk
Materials: Cardstock - Coredinations; Paper - Recollections; Embellishments Recollections, K & Co.; Other - eyelets, glitter, thread. 86
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Summer Starts Here Leah Cameron Australia
www.leahcameronscorner.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Dear Lizzy, Studio Calico, Lily Bee; Embellishments - October Afternoon, American Crafts, My Mind’s Eye; Stamps - Give A Girl...
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http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/
Big Picture Classes is the leading online education program for scrapbooking, photography, journaling and personal well-being classes worldwide. Their focus is to inspire anyone with a desire to capture memories, explore creativity and celebrate life Founder of Big Picture Classes and visionary, Stacy Julian’s simple, step by step thematic approach is incorporated into a wide range of convenient and imaginative on-demand projects and progressive multi-week workshops. Each offering gives students fresh ideas to unlock their creativity and help them to easily create stories that celebrate life’s special moments
www.bigpictureclasses.com
Water COLOURS
Spring
Tatiana Yemelyanenko Ukraine
www.timeforscrapbooking.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Little Yellow Bicycle; Embellishments - Studio Calico, Helz Cuppleditch, Dovecraft; Stamps - Prima Marketing, Bo Bunny; Ink - Dovecraft; Other - sequins, watercolour. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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My New Fav Colour Yana Smakula Ukraine
www.zrobysama.com.ua/?lang=en Materials: Paper - Echo Park; Embellishments - Echo Park; Stamps - Elle’s Studio; Ink - Clearsnap; Other - watercolours.
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Pfingstrosen
Alexandra Boehnke Germany
www.tandi-works.blogspot.de Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Elle’s Studio; Embellishments - American Crafts, Prima Marketing; Stamp Swissgirl Designs; Ink - Studio Calico, Stampin’ Up; Other - Copic Markers, Gelatos, Sewing Machine.
Designer Tip If you don’t have special watercolours, you can use FaberCastell Gelatos. Just use your waterbrush to soak up the color directly from the stick then paint like normal watercolours. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Ducks
Tatiana Yemelyanenko Ukraine
www.timeforscrapbooking.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - DCWV; Embellishments - My Mind’s Eye, Prima Marketing; Stamps - Bo Bunny, Prima Marketing; Ink - Tsukineko; Other - Silhouette Die Cut Machine, embossing powder, watercolours. 92
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Nobody Ain’t Never Gonna Disconnect Us Carol Peixoto - LPS Design Team Brazil
www.carolpxto.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Glitz Design; Embellishments - American Crafts, Glitz Designs, Freckled Fawn; Other - Watercolour, machine stitching, embossing powder. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Chilling in the Summer Sun Designer Tip Sanna has created another faux watercolour background. She combined water and distress stain to give the watercolour look.
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Sanna Lippert Austria
www.papierstau.at Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Basic Grey; Embellishments - Studio Calico, Prima Marketing, 4heures37, Zva Creative; Ink - Hero Arts, Ranger, Tattered Angels; Stamps 3rd Eye Craft, Dear Lizzy.
WaterCOLOURS
So Blasée Claire Barrin France
www.scrapandspots.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Hema; Embellishments - American Crafts, Ephéméria, Scrap FX; Ink - China Ink; Other - watercolour, paperclip, washi tape.
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Sweet
StĂŠphanie Grenouillat - LPS DT France
www.monbricascrap.over-blog.com Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - I Lowe Scrap; Embellishments - American Crafts, SODAlicious, Kesi Art; Other - Watercolours, thread, shipping tags.
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You Are Crazy Sharmaine Kruijver Australia
www.skruijver.blogspot.com
Designer Tip Use watered down mist to get a water colour effect.
Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Websters, Studio Calico; Embellishments - American Crafts, Crate Paper, Evalicious, October Afternoon, Basic Grey, My Minds Eye; Ink Dylusions; Punch - Martha Stewart; Other - doily, found book page, thread. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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This Is Ddr Cult Nina Stenzel Germany
www.meinlebeninscraps.blogspot.de Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Paper - Basic Grey, Studio Calico, I Lowe Scrap; Embellishments - American Crafts, Twine & Ink, Jenni Bowlin; Stamp - American Crafts; Ink - Tsukineko, Studio Calico; Other - Watercolors, Paillettes, Silhouette Cameo, Tiny Attacher, Thread
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Stamping GALLERY
Eat Your Heart Out Katniss Michelle McClure USA
www.outofmybook.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Basic Grey; Embellishments - WRMK, SEI, Basic Grey, Authentique, Doodlebug, Studio Calico; Stamps - Studio Calico, Sandylion, Lil Davis Designs; Ink - Studio Calico; Other - Ranger Glitter Glue, Copic Markers.
Designer Tip If you don’t have embellishments in colours that work for your page, colour wood veneer or chipboard with Copics or ink for the perfect colour match.
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Taking the Yearly Family Portrait
Petra Offrell Sweden
www.mittkreativakaos.blogspot.se Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - SODAlicious; Embellishments - Pink Paislee, Prima Marketing, Studio Calico; Stamps - Designers own using Teresa Collins Stamp Maker; Mask - The Crafters Warehouse; Ink - Ranger. 100
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Listen to your heart Tetiana Komarova Ukraine
www.taniko.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock -American Crafts; Paper - Glitz Design, Simple Stories, Echo Park Paper Co, 13art; Embellishments - Tim Holtz, Dovecraft, Bazzill; Stamps - Kaiserkraft, Prima Marketing; Ink - Tsukineko; Other - Acrylic paint, fabric, paperclips, gesso, staples. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Smile
Karen Sessions UK
www.karensessionsartandsoul.blogspot.co.uk
Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Stamps Rhonna Farrer, Fancy Pants, Hero Arts; Ink - Versafine; Other - brads, unknown star transperancy.
Say Cheese Michelle Looi Singapore
www.scraposition.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Embellishments - October Afternoon, MT, May Arts, Made With Love, Farmhouse; Stamp - Bo Bunny, Impression Obsession, Stampers Anonymous; Mask - The Crafters Warehouse; Ink - Dylusions, Hero Arts, Heidi Swapp, Ranger. 102
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Purrfect Petra Offrell Sweden
www.mittkreativakaos.blogspot.se Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Teresa Collins; Embellishments - Teresa Collins, Studio Calico; Stamps - Designers own using Teresa Collins Stamp Maker; Mask - The Crafters Warehouse; Ink - Staz-on, Tim Holtz; Other - Doily, Tiny Attacher.
Totally Cool
Danielle De Konink - LPS DT The Netherlands
www.picsandcheesecake.blogspot.nl Materials: Cardstock - Kraft; Paper - Basic Grey; Embellishments - Basic Grey, Freckled Fawn, Scraptastic, My Mind’s Eye, Ormolu, Evalicious, Teresa Collins; Stamps - Amy Tangerine, Scraptastic; Other - Black Ink. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Asia Pacific’s best source for Scrapbooking, Card Making and Stamping. Delivering the latest awesome from our door to yours. Now shipping all over Asia, Australia and New Zealand!
www.meilipaperie.com
MiniALBUMS Travel Mini Album Jennifer Haggerty USA
www.livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Teresa Collins; Embellishments - Teresa Collins, Studio Calico, Whiskers Graphics, A Flair for Buttons; Ink - Ranger - Other - Machine stitching, buttons, Silhouette Cutting Machine.
MiniALBUMS
7 Mini Album Caroline Hancock New Zealand
www.cazhancock.com Materials: Paper - My Mind’s Eye, Studio Calico, Dear Lizzy; Embellishments - Freckled Fawn October Oh Deer Me Kit; Basic Grey, American Crafts. 106
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I Love to Travel (mini book) Yana Smakula Ukraine
www.zrobysama.com.ua/?lang=en Materials: Paper - American Crafts, Carta Bella; Embellishments - Carta Bella, May Arts, Prima Marketing; Other - Echo Park Paper Co. Page Pro 108
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Places I Dream To Visit
Aimee Dow - LPS Project Life Team Australia
www.betwixtandbetween.com.au Materials: POLKA DOT CREATIVE JULY PL KIT Paper - Studio Calico; Embellishments - Basic Grey, Studio Calico, American Crafts, Typo, Dear Lizzy, Freckled Fawn, MT; Stamps - Kelly Purkey; Ink - Brilliance; Other - Doily, Indian handmade paper 110
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Chi-Omega Mini-album
Madeline Fox USA
www bayoubytes.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Bazill; Paper - American Crafts, Basic Grey, October Afternoon, Echo Park Paper Co; Emebellishments - Echo Park Paper Co, KI Memories, Maya Road, Studio Calico, Prima Marketing; Other - Buttons, stick pin, doily, ribbon, brads, felt flower. 112
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MiniALBUMS
Amy Tangerine Mini Album Cassandra Chen USA
www.thescrapperinme.blogspot.sg Materials: Paper - Amy Tangerine; Embellishments - Amy Tangerine; Other Sequins, button, elastic.
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Day BOOKS
My Australia Trip
Josie Teh
Malaysia
www.hearts-n-arts.blogspot.com Materials: Amy Tangerine Day Book; Paper - Park, Crate Paper, Pink Paislee, Dear Lizzy; Embellishments - Crate Paper, October Afternoon, Dear Lizzy, Amy tangerine-Get,Set,Go collection, Studio Calico, My Mind’s Eye; Other - Silhouette Die Cut Machine. 114
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2012 In Review Julia Persico
Australia
Materials: Amy Tangerine Day Book; Embellishments - Amy Tangerine, American Crafts. 116
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DayBOOKS
Julia tells us about creating her daybook: I wanted a creative and different way to remember the year, 2012 being our first “full� year living in Victoria, and also be able to use tickets and souvenirs that I had collected along the way. I used mostly Amy Tangerine products taking inspiration from her vibrant colours and loved that her Daybook included pocket pages so I could include info booklets and loose items. I also found stickers and embellishments that related specifically to events that happened during the year which I used throughout and for the front cover. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Chicago
Jamie Leija USA
www.paperheartproject.blogspot.com Materials: Journal-Moleskine; Embelilshments - American Crafts, Glitz Design, 7 Gypsies, Studio Calico, Freckled Fawn, October Afternoon; Stamps-American Crafts; Ink-Prima Marketing; Other - paper clips.
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Amy Tangerine Day Book
Ali Moloney Austraila
www.moloneystylestamping.wordpress.com 120
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Card GALLERY
Blossom
Inna Karpova Ukraine
www. kotyawka.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Lawn Fawn, Echo Park Paper Co; Embellishments - Little Yellow Bicycle, Mamking Memories; Other WRMK and Martha Stewart Punches, Adirondack Paint Daubers. 122
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Hello Friend Erica Houghton USA
www.ericahoughton.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Fancy Pants; Embellishments - Fancy Pants, Pebbles, Prima Marketing, Petaloo, Websters Pages; Ink - Tim Holtz; Other - Martha Stewart Punch, doily, embroidary floss. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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Maritime Card Julia Akinina Russia
www.monjolibricolage.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Teresa Collins, Simple Stories; Other - Twine, brads, adhesive pearls, clothes peg.
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Happy Birthday Card Gayatri Murali Australia
scrapawayg3.blogspot.com Materials: Cardstock - Papertrey Ink; Stamp - Papertrey Ink; Ink - Hero Arts, Ranger; Other - Sequins.
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Happy Birthday For Her Cassandra Chen Singapore
www.thescrapperinme.blogspot.sg 126
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Materials: Paper - Crate Paper; Embellishments - Crate Paper, Studio Calico, Timeless Twine; Other - Sequins, Gelatos, Glossy Accents.
CardGALLERY
Happy Moments Tetiana Komarova Ukraine
www.taniko.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Simple Stories, 13art, Melissa Frances, First Edition; Other - Acrylic Paint, ace, buttons, ribbon, die-cut flowers, crystal stickers, treads, waxed cord, beads.
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A Great Day With You Svitlana Vyazmina Canada
www.wanttocrafteverything.blogspot.ca Materials: Paper - Webster’s Pages; Embellishments - Webster’s Pages, MT; Other - Ranger Liquid Pearls, Fiskars Punch, Sequins, Machine Stitching. 128
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Hello Friend
Sandy Ang
Singapore
www.angsandy.blogspot.com Materials: CITRUS TWIST KITS Paper -Basic Grey; Embellishments - Queen & Co, Twinkle Blooms
Happy Moments Tetiana Komarova Ukraine
www.taniko.blogspot.com Materials: Paper - Authentique; Embellishments - Pink Paislee; Ink - Tattered Angels; Other - Ranger Crackle Medium, washi tape, ribbon, die-cut frames and air balloon, peg
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Hello
Sanna Lippert (above) Austria
www.papierstau.at Materials: Paper - Amy Tangerine, Lemon Owl; Embellishments - BadgesFolie, Studio Calico, Prima Marketing, MT Deco Tape; Stamps - 3rd Eye Crafts; Ink - Ranger.
Birthday Card Tyra Babington (left) USA
www.justtyra.com Materials: Paper - Echo Park Paper Co; Stamps - CAS-ual Fridays, Blinks of Life, Sweet Stamp Shop, Technique Tuesday, Paper Smooches; Ink - Momento, Versafine; Other - Basic Grey Star, Sequins, Kraft Cardstock. 130
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It’s A Beautiful Day Leslii Wagner (above) USA
www.scrappingalong.blogspot.com Materials: Paper and Embellishments Echo Park Paper Co.
Here For You Always
Alyssa Bennett (right) USA
www.MyThoughtsExactlyStamps.blogspot.com Materials: Stamps - Lawn Fawn, Unity Stamp Co; Other Copic Markers. Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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April 14-20 2013
Susie Bell
New Zealand
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Week 6
Lisa Webb - LPS Project Life Design Team Australia
www.intheeyesofmoonie.blogspot.com.au
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Week 6
Bernii Miller - LPS Project Life Design Team Australia
www.weekendatberniis.blogspot.com.au 136
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Your Project Life album is exactly that YOUR project life which means you can do it however you like. We are loving how Lisa has combined the best of both worlds with tradiotional and project life memory keeping coming together. This is a great way to record a special picture from your week, month or whenever and can add a special something to your albums.
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Mixing It Up Hybrid Project Life By Aimee Dow
Welcome to the wonderful world of Hybrid Project Life! Just looking? That’s okay, here at L.P.S. we are all about filling in the blanks. The best way to describe a hybrid project life spread – a spread that consists of both digital elements and physical product. If you are adding text to your photos either in Photoshop or with an app, you are technically a hybrid project lifer. Hybrid spreads are not particularly new. It has a lifespan equal to that of Project Life itself, it is however becoming more prevalent as more and more scrapbooking companies (like Studio Calico, Basic Grey and Glitz) release digital products. Without doubt, there are some great advantages to hybrid spreads. The first being that you can have the digital collections only seconds after they are released and for the most part, digital papers, stamps and brushes are easily altered. With a click of a mouse or with a stroke of an eraser tool, you can change the colour and shape of an object or paper. Text can be added, products can be layered, its a great way to get a more customised Project Life album 142
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with all the benefits you would get from any form of paper play.The other side of the coin of course, is that adding an extra action to your creative process can be time consuming. I really enjoy my creative time in front of the computer, but I am not na誰ve enough to think that everybody has 4 hours a week to edit photos and custom-make their own cards. Luckily, there are some clever cookies out there that are making the
process easier every day. Jessica Sprague (http://www. jessicasprague.com/) offers fantastic tutorials on how to incorporate digital elements into your projects, along with some awesome digi-packs from top brands such as Basic Grey, Carte Bella, Glitz, Fancy Pants and Echo Park. My personal favourite is The Lilypad (http://the-lilypad.com), where you will find fantastic independent Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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designers such as Paislee Press, Valorie Wibbens and One Little Bird. Notably, all three of these designers (and many more on the pad) have just released digital packs that can be downloaded onto your smart phone! No computer needed. Please don’t take my word for it or judge the hybrid style purely on the examples shown here. This is simply my interpretation. There are some super talented ladies out there such as Caytlyn of Love Design + Sunshine (http://www.lovedesignsunshine.com/p/ project-life.html) and the truly lovely, lilypad alumni, studio calico heavyweight - Shanna Noel (http://shannanoel.blogspot.com.au/) In addition to being on our Project Life team, Aimee is in-house designer to Polly Scrap Kits. To see more of Aimee’s hybrid spreads please visit her blog www.betwixtandbetween.com.au 144
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Spread Credits: Paislee Press and Studio Calico (Woodgrain spread), One Little Bird, Scraptastic, Paislee Press, Kelly Purkey, Studio Calico, Kellie Winnell Stamps and Basic Grey (Floral/Sleepyhead)
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Project Life, not Project Perfect Life. By Ruth Bonser
This year I started project life along with many of you. I had tried it before unsuccessfully, but this time I found my rhythm with this project and have been enjoying the weekly pocket page protector layouts, along with much of the scrapbooking industry. Then life happened. It wasnt happy and it wasn’t smiling and it wasn’t photogenic. Weeks when I would not normally be interested in scrapbooking the memories came along and I was left wondering how I would put this week into my Project Life album. Did I even want to?
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This can be relevant in the “big bad” that could happen, but it is equally relevant for the small details that are not so perfect in your regular everyday life. The messy rooms and the messy lives that we sometimes lead. You dont need to have it all hanging out all the time, but you can still record these ‘less than perfect’ and not-soshiny moments.I asked myself three questions about this difficult time. 1) What would I want to remember in the future about this? Everything, nothing or something in between? 2) How would it help me cope to write and photograph these things right now, how would it help me later? 3) What would I feel comfortable sharing about this time with everyone else who might see this album? That might include small children, family, blog readers or close friends. If I include things that are upsetting, how would they affect these people?
This year someone I care about was in a bad accident. He went to the trauma unit at the hospital and was in a coma for weeks. He did not look photogenic at this point in time, you can imagine I’m sure. The impact on the whole family was intense and life was not a bright happy shiny thing. After waking from the coma he was moved to brain injury rehab, also not the kind of topic to make small talk about really. It was a distressing topic to talk about, there was so much uncertainty about the future and the kids were not allowed to visit him at first as it would be too traumatic. So how does that work when I want to document every week? What can I put in my album, in words or images, that can be seen by those who read it? I found the answer was complex. I wanted to write it all out, it was theraputic, calming and centring to think through the experience by writing it all down. It wasnt always words I wanted to share, but the process of project life gave me a moment to pause and reflect on my week. I would never have considered writing it down (except perhaps in a chat box to a friend to debrief) and found that it was really helpful.
For many years scrapbooking has been about choosing the photos and memories that were “scrap-worthy� for a lot of crafters. We have taken photos of smiling faces and shiny. happy days and our albums are full of bright and good memories. Project Life though is about every day, every week, you can do it however it works for you, but for me it was very much about the minutiae as well as the big events. Those little routines that we will miss next month or next year when they have changed. It is a challenge beyond the change in page protectors and canvas size. More than just a change from working on a 12x12 to working on a 4x6 card, we are documenting the every day details, and they are sometimes not bright, not shiny. So what now? I first turned to the community that is available to us as scrapbookers and found a wonderful, warm and supportive response. I also found some great ideas and solutions that others have used and used several over the months that were challenging.
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Solution 1: Hide in a Pocket There are heaps of products on the market you can use to partially or completely hide journalling or photos in a pocket. From Simple Stories to American Crafts, lots of manufacturers product adorable pockets to fit inside the page protectors. I went with a simpler solution to that and used a glassine bag, so that the photos could be barely visible but the horrid details were obscured from site. Unless you were determined to take out the card and open the bag to remove the photos, they were only a hint and not something to upset the reader, in person or online. This was important in the early weeks as I really didnt want the kids seeing these photos, but they are such a meaningful moment, this was the beginning. This is the goal post from which all progress is later measured. It was so helpful later to look back and see how far we’ve come.
I used this to show a good number of photos from the early hospital visits. Taking the photos was sometimes challenging, it was hard to know when it was appropriate or invited to take photos. What is a helpful and informative photo that will motivate the patient later and what is simply an invasion of privacy when someone is hurt and vulnerable? I had to use my best judgement and try to think what he would want in photos rather than what I felt like photographing. I included a few very abstract images to have some less upsetting ones if needed (hands holding, edge of the bed covers, the building directory board, etc). Another consideration is that visitors are rarely in the mood or feel appropriately prepared in their appearance and behaviour for photographs, however remembering who was there, who put everything down to be there is something important.
I love that this solution, like the envelope, requires the reader to actively choose to engage with this difficult content. The tie Petra Corcoran was among the most helpful was deliberately a little difficult to undo to with solutions and one suggestion from her that discourage my kids, who were also asked not I loved, and embraced many times since, was to open it. It also gave me more room to add to use a flip pocket and a tie to include photos than the envelope, which is restricted to the or journaling that could be seen but would not size of the pocket it is in. I had a lot of pages of automatically be visible. For the second week photos early on.
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Solution 3: Inserts As the months past and the kids were seeing and visiting with him more, it was less important to hide photos and stories, and in fact was an important part of our routine to visit and spend time together. I moved the stories and photos into inserts. This was partly because the story often felt isolated in our weekly routine, and seemed to fit on it’s own rather than part of the weekly spread about regular life, but mostly because it made it easier for me to share my weekly spread on my blog if I could easily remove the section I didn’t wish to share by keeping it in an insert. It was not my journey to share, I wanted it in my album though, my family story is the story of the album. In reflecting on these months, I found it both challenging and extremely rewarding to force myself to document things that were not very happy or upbeat memories. As the difficulties continued for months, it was so helpful to have those earlier times recorded for a reference and to help actually remember what it felt like and looked like, as it was soon a blur in my memory. I was certainly not the only one to appreciate the photos later, the visual evidence of all the progress and sense of achievement that came from being able to see it. Details
we would have forgotten, all the same feelings that Project Life gives with the more positive experiences, like watching your garden through the seasons, or your skill in cooking improve in your instagram photos. If you find yourself in a challenging or negative situation, I would strongly encourage you to consider including it in your scrapbooking and the stories that you are documenting. It wasn’t something I ever planned to do. I personally shied away from the most challenging parts of my life when it came to my scrapbooks. I saw them as a place for happy memories and to escape the hard stuff. Project life challenged me to face that and overcome it, and I love what that has given me in return, strength to cope in difficult times and an irreplaceable perspective on the experience. With a little care and consideration in the process, I think it is, without doubt, an enriching experience to record the less than perfect life we lead.
In addition to being a member of the Life.Paper. Scrapbook. team, Ruth also owns Polly Scrap Kits, a monthly kit club offering scrapbook and Project Life kits. She is also a regular contributor to the Paperclipping Round Table. You can find more about Ruth on her blog: www.scrapmachine.com Life. Paper. Scrapbook.
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