Good site for photo tips

I read about this website that gives you tips for taking pictures and editing them. Check it out, they have some good ideas: www.pictopix.com/podcast

Journal Journal Journal

I'm all about journaling. I know they say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but honestly when you are scrapbooking you still need to write those words! I have a picture of my great great grandmother-and it is a wonderful thing to have. BUT, my mother has her hand written will. Talk about amazing!

Think of how great it would be to have notes from your ancestors on everything from what their "average" day was like, to their tips on making a family, or even the types of parties and get togethers they had.

There is so much more to just the photos! I would love to have even a letter from my great great grandmother. Leaving a journal of your life and your children's life is a wonderful gift to the future.

P.S. Don't forget to write!

Our New Page Kits

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Father's Day is a big event at our house. This kit was actually inspired by my son who is always trying out new slang terms that he hears on the school yard playground. While some have not been too successful at our house (as you can imagine), his telling his Dad that he is the total bomb went over really well, LOL.

The Bomb layout will also work for any other person you think totally rocks. You can skip putting "Dad" on the title tag and add any name you want.

Plus, the mesh pocket with the beading is sooooo cool. It is really easy to make. All you need is a good strong glue like glossy accents or diamond glaze to attach the mesh to the back of the pocket.

The "Big Smiles" layout is so much fun. I have to give a serious "THANK YOU" to KI Memories for helping me out with the paper for this kit. We originally had a different paper coming, but we were told at the very last minute that it would not be arriving. KI Memories stepped up to bat and got us the new background paper immediately! They could be the subject of a U DA BOMB page for us right now, LOL.

I'm actually really glad that we had to switch the paper. This background paper has so many colors and is so cheerful that it actually made the page kit so much more colorful and exciting. I’m much happier with how the boarder came out on this page than on the other one. The extra color on the boarder really makes it pop. Also, I think the multi-colored photo mattes are super cool.

Another Sketch for the Monthly Ensemble Club

I did one more sketch for this month's Ensemble club.

Monthly Ensemble Club on haitus

I just wanted to remind everyone that the Ensemble club is on hiatus for the summer. Michelle is heading to LA to work for a division of Sony. She is super excited about working in the music industry this summer, but I’ll really miss her! Until she gets back, the Ensemble club will be on hold.

The page kit club and project club are NOT on hold. They will continue as normal.

Great Feedback!

I got the nicest email from one of my customers. She said it was OK to show it to you all so here it is:

Hi! Just some feedback... This is by far my favorite e-mail I receive every month. I'm so thrilled to have found a kit club that I LOVE. I've done others, but I loved about 1/2 the spreads or they didn't come with directions. While I don't follow the directions exactly, at least I have an idea on what I can make. And your kits are G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S. :) Happy Friday! Michelle

There are alot of people in our club that I call my "kit club recovery group" LOL. Lots of people sign up for a monthly scrapbooking club and end up with kits they don't want or like because other clubs don't let them skip or preview. Since our club lets you skip every month you want and you preview it in an email BEFORE it arrives, you don't have to worry about getting a kit you aren't going to use.

We just love getting such nice emails from our customers!

Happy Monther's Day!!!!

I really love this page kit. In honor of Mother’s Day, we made the most beautiful layout. We all learn how to be the best mom we can be, so celebrate all those people who taught you how to “love by example!” Don’t let the story of all the people that influenced you to be the mother you are die. This layout is a great way to pass on all the words of wisdom you have collected over the years.

Not a mom? Then be sure to use this layout to tell the stories of all the people who have really influenced the way that you relate to other people, especially the ones you love. Or, use it to celebrate you own mother and how she shaped you into the person you are.

Sketch for May 2008 Ensemble

I did one more sketch for this month's Ensemble club.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!!!

I hope you all went to some fabulous crop and had the time of your life! I was busy with a camping trip with the kids this past weekend so I didn't get to crop :::sniff, sniff::: But, I had a great time camping:D

I made another sketch to go with this month’s Ensemble club. Wow, these Ensemble kits went sooooo quickly! The last of the kits shipped today and our newsletter (with the very cute page kits from Wendy Chang) will be going out on Tuesday.

Time Flies Clock May Project Kit

This month’s project kit ROCKS!!! The clock is so much fun I can’t stand it. I put it up in my hallway and I just keep smiling every time I walk past it. It is so bright and colorful that it really cheers up my hallway.

I know everyone tells you that time flies with kids, and it is just so true. I loved adding my kid’s photos to this clock. I got 11 photos total on the clock. I started with their baby pictures and went all the way up to the last photo I took of them together. I can’t believe how big they have gotten! Every time I look at it, it really reminds me how you need to stop and smell the roses.