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Try something new today.
I had a little time on my hands today, and I also had a creative itch. Lately I’ve been scanning Pinterest for inspiration on layouts, and I’ve also been going back over all of the Scrapbook Trends...
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I’m off to Boot Camp!
As some of you may already know, I have a thing for Big Picture Classes. I love them; I have fun, explore, learn new things and play to my heart’s content with paper and photos. My latest class? I’ve...
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More boot camp drills.
I am now finished with drill #3 of Tracey Clark‘s section of Big Picture Boot Camp. This drill was to use one of the photos we took of our ‘muse’ and do something tangible with it. Suggestions were to...
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More Boot Camp Drills, part II.
Drill #2 from Cathy Zielske (Big Picture Boot Camp): Single Font Pages, as in, use the same font, any font, throughout the layout, from title to journaling, and even the date. This can give layouts a...
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Things That Make Me Happy.
“…Or, rather, people who make me happy”….Thus is the beginning of my journaling for Cathy Zielske’s third drill for Big Picture Boot Camp (I am way behind!). This drill is all about symmetrical...
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Boot camp is over, kids!
Yep, Big Picture Boot Camp is officially over. I just barely got my last drill posted yesterday; tomorrow there are drawings for some fabulous prizes for those who shared their projects in the...
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December Daily prep.
I know it’s just the beginning of November, but I am already in the mood for the Christmas season! Why? December Daily madness! Ali Edwards started it a few years ago, and it has spread like wildfire,...
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December Daily…..finished!!
Finally! I have completed my December Daily album! I am so excited, but, now I have to finish Project Life and get 2013 started! Egad! I’ve been busy with work, getting sick, Christmas, New Year’s, and...
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This year, it’s all about striving.
Happy New Year! Once again, I am enrolled in Ali Edwards’ class One Little Word at Big Picture Classes, and the word I have chosen this year is: At first, I was going to go with the word LEARN, but...
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Life Is What You Make It.
Sorry for having been gone so long. Let’s be honest here. Life has thrown me some pretty powerful blows. And, depression runs in my family. No, this is not an excuse, just a statement of fact. I have...
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Times, they are a changin’….
Hello! It’s been a while since I was last here, and I owe you all an apology! My daughter and I have moved to our own place, I’m working a lot, spending a good amount of time trying to take care of...
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Happy International Scrapbook Day!
I know that “Scrapbook Day” was yesterday, but I’m still working on some of the challenges from Big Picture Classes, and I know I won’t be able to finish for a few more days. Oh, well! The deadline...
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Summer Manifesto
One of the challenges in the International Scrapbook Day Creative Crop at Big Picture Classes was “Create a summer bucket list to create and capture memorable summertime adventures.” I didn’t have a...
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One Little Word, May
Finally caught up with my One Little Word assignment for May; Ali provided digital elements to use and the words she came up with were so appropriate for me, so I used them rather than my own (I think...
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Project Life, weeks 18-21
I have been behind in my Project Life because I’ve been busy with work, a little bit lazy (I’ve been so tired lately!), and working very slowly on my pages. I’m trying to improve how my weekly pages...
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Having fun with my Portrait
I don’t know what’s gotten into me lately; I’ve been very keen on using my Silhouette Portrait more than usual for the past week or so. Perhaps Pinterest has had something to do with it, or the...
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Taking a break…see you in 5 weeks.
This week I started on a new and very exciting journey. For the first time in 20 years, I enrolled in a class at a local city college to work on my prerequisites for the nursing program. In all these...
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DIY Project Life Cards
Summer school is out. Whew! That was a rough semester. I do not recommend taking any class that may be even a little difficult during a summer semester….especially if you have not taken a college...
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Project Life Weeks 23-32.5
Hi, everyone! I’ve been back in the Project Life groove once again and having a great time getting “elbow deep” into my creativity, and making a complete mess of my bedroom! Uh, as you can see, I’m not...
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Good bye.
Alas, a difficult decision has been made. This is my last post for Retrospect. Family, school and work have been my utmost priority as of the last several months leaving me little time for much...
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