click here and read back issue August 2013 to see the full version.


Hey, Ya'll,

Fall is just around the corner...crazy! Our home school Monday Classes are about to start and soccer practice too...things will be a bit busier around here probably. : ) But, Lord willing, I'll still be publishing an e-zine once a month and updating my YouTube channel...right now, mostly what you'll find over there are updates on my 2013 Project Life inspired album that I'm working on. Stop by and check it out...link below....

Hope you enjoy the scrapbook layouts this month!



What's Semi-New?

YouTube Videos

Scrapbooking on a Budget


Pregnancy Scrapbook


Scrapbooking TV



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Ephemera from the Dating Years

As I was looking through "old" stuff/photos to try to decide what to work on, I found a list I had made shortly before I met my husband. I was a teenager and my Mom encouraged me to make a list of what I was looking for in a husband. I used 2 categories: "Must be" and "Would be nice if" and that was 15 years ago this month. My husband pretty much fits all the things on the list...well, mostly...but it was really fun to look back on that. So, I decided to scrapbook it but the photo I used was from last Summer so it is kind of a "Then and Now" layout...love those!!!

So, I used a blue/purple textured/patterned paper for the background. Then, I cut a strip of paper from the same paper pack (with a lot more pattern on it but still in the same colors) and added it to the left side of the layout. Next, I inked around the edges of the chip board pieces and smeared some glitter glue over the tops of them. Finally, I added the 3 x 4 photo and inked around the edges of the 12 x 12 card stock.

Supplies:

Background paper: DCWV Die Cuts with a View paper pack called The Old World Stack - got it at Michael's

Chip Board Pieces - Big Board Chipboard Paisley Pieces from Fancy Pants Designs. Item #953