Since I started scrapbooking I’ve been intrigued by creative teams. Most papercraft manufacturers have creative teams as a way to highlight their product through the beautiful layouts the team members make. Class or membership-based communities usually have creative teams to highlight the resources they offer such as prompts and sketches. I’m happy to announce that I’m…
How to Start Organizing your Memory Keeping Supplies
There are so many ways to be a memory keeper. I happen to love scrapbooking. As a scrapbooker, I enjoy pairing photos with words using pretty paper and embellishments. The physical process of rifling through my stash of goodies is probably one of my favorite parts of being a creative. The only time it’s hard, is when…
34 Things I Want my Daughters to Know About Me
“I miss my Mom everyday. I miss her love and support. I miss how she was a wonderful grandmother to Reya. I feel really sad that she never got to meet Lola. But one of the things I miss most of all is not learning more about who she was before she had kids. I…
An Anniversary and 34 Things
This post is part of a series of 34 Things I Want My Daughters to Know About Me. You can see my additional things here: #5-14 | #15-24 | A Birthday and #25-34 This picture, from April 1977, is one of my favorite pictures of my Mom. I don’t know much about the background of this…
My 2014 Crafty Goals
Last week I mentioned that I was participating in the Start Fresh planning workshop over at Simple Scrapper. Well the workshop wrapped up last Sunday and I wanted to share what I learned and some of my crafty goals for 2014. The workshop assignments focused on reviewing what I learned from my crafting activities and…
Start Fresh
I’ve been a member of Simple Scrapper since January 2013 and my membership has done wonders in helping me accomplish my scrapbooking goals. This week I’m participating in Simple Scrapper’s Start Fresh event. Led by Simple Scrapper owner, Jennifer Wilson, the goal of this five day event is to “help you release the excess, create…