tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24547583081516895102023-11-16T09:42:15.929-05:00Kay Wallace: scrapbookingCelebrating the art of scrapbooking life!Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-90407463826033563482012-07-28T18:32:00.004-04:002012-07-28T20:08:43.410-04:00ACHIEVING GOALS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In cleaning up my craft space, I came across a photograph I had recently printed of a very young lady that I have known since she was about 3 years old. She was one of the first neighbors to visit our campsite when we moved our travel trailer to a "seasonal" site in New Hampshire. Liz and her sister Emma (a toddler then) became frequent visitors to our campsite over the next few years, and my husband and I had the privilege of watching these two sisters grow. Sadly, Liz and Emma's family moved away from our campground a few years ago, but we have "tracked" the girls' activities, not to mention growth, over these past few years through Facebook! One of my favorite photos is of Liz in her equestrian clothing! Not wanting to lose this photo, I took time today to document Liz's great accomplishments in horseback riding! Here's to you, Liz!<br />
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Recently, my husband and I have been guests at social functions which definitely needed a "thank you" card! The first card (below) was into the mail before I thought of photographing the steps I used to create it. For the second, I took photos as I went along to augment the directions and measurements.<br />
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The card we are creating is called an "easel card" and is mailed flat, but propped up by the buttons for display. The inspiration for the design of this card came from card sketch artist DebbyD on the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap website</a>. <br />
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Here are the tools and supplies you'll need to create this card:<br />
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<li>tacky glue or other adhesive to layer your papers and affix the button(s)</li>
<li>one large or two or more smaller buttons</li>
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Let's begin! Using a paper trimmer, cut your base paper 5" x 9". You will want to use a sturdy paper for your base.</div>
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Next, you will place your paper face up and score at 5" and 7".</div>
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The next step is to cut your smaller pieces of paper (use scraps!!). Here are the measurements of the papers you will cut:</div>
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<li>4-7/8" x 4-7/8"</li>
<li>4-1/4" x 2-1/4"</li>
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Here are the cut scraps and their approximate placement before adhering anything:</div>
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A quick "aside" here. I have always saved my larger "scraps" of paper and just threw them all in a box--but, sadly, never thought to use them and/or didn't want to take the time to find the right color for my projects. On the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap website</a>, there was a forum discussion about scraps, and one of the members shared that she stored her scraps by color. Well, that motivated me. It literally took hours for me to separate all my scraps by color, but now I actually use them. In this case, I was able to pull all these "blues" together in just a few seconds!</div>
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I find it easiest to assemble the smaller pieces, then attach that to the card base. You can arrange the pieces any way you chose, but the square block on top is where your sentiment will go. I always look for the easy way, so used a rub-on here, then added some twine:</div>
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I love using pop dots to raise up elements to add a bit of "dimension" to my projects, so have done this with the sentiment square:</div>
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The next step is to attach what you have just created to your card base. I have marked it here with a red "x" so you know that it goes on the end of the base that has been scored at that 7" mark.</div>
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Here is what your card should look like. The scissors are holding the card in its "easel" position before we add those buttons!</div>
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I found two heart-shaped buttons and adhered them to the card base using tacky glue:</div>
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And here is the completed card with the buttons holding it in the easel position.</div>
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Since the celebration for which I am sending this "thank you" was centered on a baby, I wanted to add additional baby embellishments.</div>
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Lastly, when you lift up the front of the card, there is a place for you to sign you name or leave an additional comment:</div>
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The outside sentiment is "thank you" and the inside reads "~ for including us in your celebration!"</div>
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This is actually quite an easy card to make but packs a big "WOW" factor. I hope you will try it.</div>
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Thanks for coming by to view my blog! Please leave a comment so that I know you were here. Also, let me know if you made the easel card.</div>
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Your source(s) of inspiration can be obvious, or, sometimes, surprising! There were two sources of inspiration for my project today. The first came from an obvious source, a scrapbooking blog! I daily follow a blog of a very dear friend of mine, Roni Johnson. You can find Roni <a href="http://inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, and I would heartily recommend that you visit her blog. Recently, Roni has been showing followers how to alter a tin box for a Mother's Day gift, even showing us how to create backgrounds for ATCs (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_trading_cards" target="_blank">Artist Trading Cards</a>) to include in the tin. You can see this post <a href="http://inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com/2012/04/mom-altoid-tin-pt-i.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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My second source of inspiration came from my brother! Although I had all the supplies to follow Roni's directions and alter my Altoid box, I had not yet started. As I sat talking with my brother (visiting from the Dominican Republic), he opened a metal box and took out a cigar cutter that he had ordered online. He was about to discard the metal box, when I said, <i>"Hey! I'll take that!"</i> And the rest is now history.<br />
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Today is National Scrapbooking Day, so I wanted to do something creative. When I arrived in my scrap loft (that's fancy for 3rd floor), there was that metal box! I didn't really need to do much with the tin because it was already beautiful with its mesh sides (lacking on that Altoid box!). According to Roni's directions, I did sand the top, bottom and insides of the lid and base so that it would greedily absorb the coat of Mod Podge (adhesive) I was about to apply. <br />
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Next, I went to my scrap drawer and found 4 different patterned papers. Using the top of the lid, I traced around it on each sheet of paper (making minor "fitting" adjustments as I progressed). Although I generally tease you with the details, today, I will show you the (almost) finished project first. This is the top and bottom of the tin (note that stylin' mesh). After applying my adhesive to the outside of the lid, I attached my first piece of patterned paper. I sanded the sides of the paper so that they conformed perfectly to the edges of the lid. I then used a black ink pad to add a bit of color and "aging" to the sides. After adhering the paper to the inside of the lid, I added a ribbon around both the outside and inside of the lid. Then, I embellished the outside with a butterfly. I then added the patterned paper to the bottom.<br />
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Once inside the tin, I added an ATC made by Karen Ladd (received in an ATC swap many years ago on the About.com: Scrapbooking website). To add dimension, I used pop dots underneath it.<br />
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Next, I added the fourth patterned paper to the bottom of the base.<br />
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I liked Roni's idea of filling this tin with ATCs, but, by now, time is running short. I remembered my 3-ring binder of ATCs in which I keep both ATCs made by me and those traded or given to me. Perhaps I should have mentioned this before, but I did not create this tin for a Mother's Day gift, but for my sister Sandy's 70th birthday being celebrated by family next weekend. As I looked through my binder, I found 9 ATC's that immediately reminded me of Sandy for one reason or another. <br />
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I cut strips of black card stock on which to mount the 9 ATCs. I scored these strips so that they would fold easily into an accordian. I allowed for a "tab" so that I could join the strips together. On the back of each of the folds, I adhered paper cut from a lined index card for ease in writing on them. <br />
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Each of these ATCs will certainly jog a memory for my sister, and I am hoping she will write down that memory. The first, "Sister," was made by me and will definitely arouse all kinds of memories; the 3rd, "Eiffel Tower," would be her year of studying abroad; and, so on. Here are a couple more ATCs I used made by special people in my life. The first ("Juice of the Gods") by Roni Johnson, the second ("YADDA YADDA YADDA") by Tammy Birkhead, both crafters that continue to inspire me!<br />
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Now, all put together and back in the tin:<br />
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I thoroughly enjoyed making this project and thank both Roni and my brother for my National Scrapbooking Day adventure into the arts! Happy 70th birthday, Sandy!!<br />
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Please leave a comment to let me know you were here!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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</div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-45107756115216163122012-05-03T17:52:00.001-04:002012-07-17T13:47:51.145-04:00PARENTS REMAIN IN US<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Working with The Past</b><br />
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My husband's sister recently gave my husband a photo of their mother taken on May 11, 1958. That's almost 54 years ago, and most definitely deserving of a vintage background and similar ephemera to showcase it. </div>
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I have chosen a card sketch from the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap sketch site</a> for my inspiration. It can sometimes be difficult to convert a card sketch to a layout because of the amount of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_space" target="_blank">white space</a>" that remains. However, in this instance, it was exactly what I wanted. The original photo was *so* small that all my attempts to enlarge it were fraught with <i>blur</i>. I knew that I would be forced to use no larger than a 3x4 photo. If I had created a very busy page, the small photo would have become lost. Using this white space to my advantage allowed the small photo to remain the focal point! </div>
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First, let me introduce you to Florence Harriet Berry Wallace, always know as Harriet (I just love that she used her middle name, as I do)! She is on the far right, pictured here with her six siblings.</div>
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Next, let me share the sketch with you, created by Debby de Wilde, card sketch artist and part owner (along with Betty Anne Orr) of the Let's Scrap website:</div>
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One of the super things about the Let's Scrap website is that the sketches provided are for inspiration. You can duplicate them exactly as shown, rotate them, flip them, reverse them or just see where they lead you as the artist. You will see all the elements of this sketch--two ribbons, a bird, a ticket, and a photo (I will admit to omitting the clouds)--in my layout, but you will also notice that some have been moved! First, the detail:</div>
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Usually, I show you the sketch and then show you my layout or card. This week, I will reverse that because I have made some significant changes in both the sketch and one of the photos to accommodate the orientation and size of my photos. <br />
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Meet the Gosky Family! It was actually Molly's senior photo shoot, but Mom decided to take advantage of the opportunity to have the family photographed, as well!<br />
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</div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-90272733594530313922012-03-10T16:09:00.000-05:002012-03-10T16:09:29.622-05:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This is the last month of my Design Team (DT) assignment on the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap website</a>, and things have been so busy lately with Cathy's January LOAD (layout a day) challenge, Mindi's February LEAP Around the World Blog Hop, and now Elizna's special month-long layout challenge! Besides all this, we also have biweekly tutorials from Roulin, Sue, Cathy, Susanna, Elizna and now Erica--with two more to come from Jeanues and Sue! Let's Scrap is obviously the place to be to be inspired. Do come join us!<br />
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Next week, on March 14, Let's Scrap will have the weekly reveal of the new sketch and, as inspiration, the layouts created by members of the DT will be showcased! I finished my layout today! Surprisingly, I seem to be getting back into creating two-page layouts! <br />
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Most times, when families are separated by divorce, one loses touch with in-laws. I have been blessed to remain at least friends, if not family, with some very special people. My niece (by a former marriage) Julie for one! It is Julie's family photo shoot last Fall that is the focus of my DT layout for next week. I cannot yet share my layout with you, but, if you won't tell anyone, I will share some sneak peeks!<br />
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Be sure to check out <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap</a> on Wednesday next week to catch the whole layout. In the meantime, leave a comment to let me know you were here--and because it makes me happy!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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</div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-2593746689285555542012-03-06T14:26:00.002-05:002012-03-06T16:08:57.148-05:00MY NANA'S EYES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Yesterday was a literal blur of taking more than 100 photos of my two-page layout, and, finally, I lost the sun. Today didn't prove to be any more cooperative, but am posting the best of the less-than-perfect photos! <br />
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The inspiration for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monochromatic_color" target="_blank">monochromatic</a> layout challenge on <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap</a> were the beautiful turquoise blue eyes of this little lady and her "white" nana. (Karen is called "White Nana" because her hair is a beautiful white--and because "Red Nana" has red hair. The logic of children never ceases to amaze me!) This picture was taken on the occasion of Karen's son Greg's marriage to my daughter Michelle. Kendall was Michelle and Greg's beautiful flower girl. <br />
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Here is the two-page layout created from this and four other photos of Kendall:<br />
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I did post some detail (teaser) shots of this layout last Sunday, but will post a few of those and an additional one showing the journaling today. (I did take a bit of artist's liberty in my genetics lesson!)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here is the journaling:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgBHK6xw1N1OViszHpqQcqrAQ6hyC5mPnSY9DhYoNMJ7PzTBApbTryQEejeMtqGr8EdY46TgEpZ-fg2NH3zUw4EmekPwG8jHzMt7IcD_kl92RW2rqzFhLgiIiCHWMIH10P5H1y30EAcf2/s1600/P1030978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgBHK6xw1N1OViszHpqQcqrAQ6hyC5mPnSY9DhYoNMJ7PzTBApbTryQEejeMtqGr8EdY46TgEpZ-fg2NH3zUw4EmekPwG8jHzMt7IcD_kl92RW2rqzFhLgiIiCHWMIH10P5H1y30EAcf2/s320/P1030978.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This journaling will be especially meaningful to Kendall, for her white nana died last November. Having her "Nana's Eyes" means she will always carry a part of her nana with her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-46003674633007094432012-03-04T17:40:00.001-05:002012-03-04T17:50:25.947-05:00FACING NEW CHALLENGES...literally!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Yesterday, I promised to post the details about the new <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/forum/topics/march-month-long-challenge" target="_blank">Let's Scrap website</a> challenge for the month of March. Yes! It's a month-long challenge! You can create one or as many layouts as you have the time and inclination to do, but each must follow a monochromatic (having or appearing to have only one color) theme. This challenge is hosted by one of the Design Team members, Elizna Parsons. Elizna has chosen to use blue for her beautiful layout, but we are actually free to chose any color for our layout(s). During succeeding weeks, Elizna will suggest additional colors, but, again, it's only a suggestion. Elizna has also provided us with a sketch to follow--which she designed just for this challenge. Here's her sketch: <br />
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One of the great things about the Let's Scrap sketch website is that the sketches are provided for inspiration! We, as the creative artists, are free to follow the sketch exactly, to make some changes to accommodate the photos with which we are working, or to rotate, flip or even reverse either or both sides of the sketch. My suggestion here is to use the sketch as you see it. I followed the sketch almost exactly and, while it was a lot of work manipulating my photos, in the end, it was worth every moment invested. Additional directions to complete this challenge are to use a stamp somewhere on your layout and to include a handmade embellishment--handmade by YOU, that is! For all the details, you can check out Elizna's post in the Let's Scrap Forum under "<a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/forum/topics/march-month-long-challenge" target="_blank">March Month Long Challenge</a>." If you are not a member of the Let's Scrap website, it's free, easy and quick to join, just go <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Now, just a tease from me! I have completed the challenge. I will be posting the two-page layout in the Let's Scrap Gallery tomorrow, after photographing it outside in the bright light. In the meantime, here are a few sneak peeks:<br />
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OK, I promise I will be back tomorrow for "the big reveal" of <b><i>MY NANA'S EYES</i></b>. Don't miss it! In the meantime, please leave a comment to let me know you were here--and because it makes me feel good! <br />
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</div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-65492708418063166612012-03-03T14:52:00.001-05:002012-03-03T16:14:40.059-05:00LEAP AROUND THE WORLD BLOG HOP WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Please check the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/forum/topics/winner-winner-chicken-dinner-1" target="_blank">Let's Scrap website</a> for a complete list of winners!<br />
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Just to refresh your memory, here is the Let's Scrap sketch I showcased:<br />
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</div>And, my blog challenge winner is (drum roll here, please.........) MINDI BROWN!!! Here is Mindi's submission:<br />
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A dramatic replication of the sketch...virtually <i>literal</i>! I would hope that you will check out <a href="http://scrapchat-n-coffeetalk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mindi's blog</a> and become a follower, if you have not already done so through this blog hop! Mindi is a young scrapper with lots of savvy, style and spunk! You will find family, funk and freshness (interpret that anyway you like!) in Mindi's creations.<br />
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Thanks to everyone who visited my blog during this hugely successful hop, with over 1200 cards and layouts submitted using 50 different sketches! If you are looking for inspiration, you need look no further than the Let's Scrap Gallery!!<br />
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Tomorrow, I will post information on the month-long March layout challenge hosted by Elizna Parsons!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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</div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-51793909929353126282012-03-01T07:22:00.002-05:002012-03-03T08:32:43.520-05:00LET'S SCRAP LEAP BLOG HOP IS OVER!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Winners to be announced on or before March 3! Watch for a list of all 50 winners on the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap website</a>. As soon as that list is published, I will announce the winner of MY blog challenge right here! If it's YOU, please contact me through the Let's Scrap website with your mailing address! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A big THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK to each of you who took the challenge! </span><br />
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</div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-83856676888576427822012-02-29T11:01:00.001-05:002012-02-03T09:03:00.124-05:00LET'S SCRAP LEAP BLOG HOP HAS BEGUN!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">THIS POST WILL STAY ON TOP UNTIL THE BLOG HOP ENDS AT 11:59 p.m. ON FEBRUARY 29TH, ACCORDING TO THE CLOCK ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THE <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">LET'S SCRAP</a> WEBSITE. </span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Hello, Hoppers, and welcome to STOP #18 in the</b><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>I am so excited to be a blog host for such a creative, fun and HUGE blog hop! </b></span><b style="line-height: 115%;">Here is the Let's Scrap sketch (created by Sketch Artist DebbyD) I am showcasing for the hop:</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b style="line-height: 115%;">SKETCH 8-18-10</b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43cgHDdN48XSmFPYzTVrbnxUlLSRO9-7CFeT9kTH4iVZHCxqJ21JTiSKb7xFHWkoiFo3E6EYXpqYaE3H1kelU_L3p8K63NvSLr40oUHVUnHUkZ8elECn8b6RlNx5wLUtE6bXyf2ISNbzQ/s1600/8-18-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43cgHDdN48XSmFPYzTVrbnxUlLSRO9-7CFeT9kTH4iVZHCxqJ21JTiSKb7xFHWkoiFo3E6EYXpqYaE3H1kelU_L3p8K63NvSLr40oUHVUnHUkZ8elECn8b6RlNx5wLUtE6bXyf2ISNbzQ/s400/8-18-10.jpg" width="265" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>And, here is my interpretation of this great sketch:</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Your card, layout or other project, if you choose to create one, can be an exact duplication of this sketch, or a variant that is created using this sketch as your inspiration. I made my card 6x6 because it was easier to do the math! I used scraps to make my card!</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
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<li><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Click <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">here</a> to join the Let's Scrap website. It's free, simple and quick!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Find all those scraps of paper you have been setting aside for the last 5 years. You will need them because the blog hop is all about making <b>CARDS</b>!</span></span></li>
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These are turkey feathers, guinea fowl feathers, and porcupine quills along with some skeleton leaves--all now very hot scrapbooking and cardmaking add-on's, especially in vintage-themed creations. That, my dear friends, in an RAK! <br />
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Thank you, Heidi--and cheers to my good friends who actually read my blog. If you did, leave me a comment so I will know you were here....and don't forget:<br />
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THE LET'S SCRAP <b>LEAP AROUND THE WORLD BLOG HOP </b>starts tomorrow!! Look for details right here on my blog at about 11:00am Eastern Standard Time!<br />
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</div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-65501652714007784152012-01-30T18:12:00.002-05:002012-01-30T19:55:13.578-05:00THE LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD--WOOHOO!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I have received the</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> <a href="http://www.cathysobsessions.blogspot.com/2012/01/liebster-blog-award.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b>Liebster Blog Award</b></i>....</span></a></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">In accepting the award, the recipient agrees to:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Thank the person who gave the award and link back to their blog (I just did that!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">Copy and paste the award to your blog (done!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">Reveal the 5 blogs you have chosen to award this honor and why, and then let those bloggers know they have been chosen by commenting on their blogs.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">Hope they pay it forward by accepting and awarding it to bloggers they would like to honor.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small; line-height: 23px;">Now I just need to choose 5 blogs that I love and think deserve a bit more TLC </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 23px;">and</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 23px;"> </span><u style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 23px;">definitely a visit</u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 23px;"><u> from you</u>. The hardest part is to only choose 5! The only limiting factor for the award is that the blog must have fewer than 200 followers. Here are the blogs that I would like to award the Liebster Award:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 23px;">Beth @</span> <a href="http://bakscrapsplace.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: brown; font-family: Futura, 'Century Gothic', AppleGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://bakscrapsplace.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Beth has a special way with color, placement, and journaling, check it out!</span></li>
</ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 23px;">Ava @</span></span> <a href="http://cottagerca.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: brown; font-family: Futura, 'Century Gothic', AppleGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://cottagerca.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">Ava is an artist when it comes to the vintage style!</span></li>
</ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 23px;">Carmen @</span></span> <a href="http://kalahenscrapjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: brown; font-family: Futura, 'Century Gothic', AppleGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://kalahenscrapjoy.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">Carmen has a special ability to capture FAMILY!</span></li>
</ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 23px;">Bobbie @</span></span> <a href="http://bbsbluebutton.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: brown; font-family: Futura, 'Century Gothic', AppleGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://bbsbluebutton.wordpress.com/</a></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbie keeps us up-to-date on not only what's happening in HER world, but is always directing us to what's cool in someone else's world!</span></li>
</ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 23px;">Cathie @</span></span> <a href="http://cathiehollins.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: brown; font-family: Futura, 'Century Gothic', AppleGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://Cathiehollins.blogspot.com</a></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">Keeps us abreast of what's new, trendy AND functional!</span></li>
</ul></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">So, these are my picks for this award. I think you should go and check them all out to see for yourself and support them by becoming followers! These are girls from all over the world, but all belong to the Let's Scrap website. If you haven't yet checked out Let's Scrap, you can do it right <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Beginning February 1, Let's Scrap is hosting the <b>LEAP AROUND THE WORLD BLOG HOP</b>. Check the site for details and join many talented and inspiring ladies who love what you love...scrapping and cardmaking!</span><br />
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</span></div></div></h3></div></div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-40494499648659854262012-01-28T12:26:00.002-05:002012-01-28T12:48:42.856-05:00LETTERBOXING<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">While you might think <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing" target="_blank">letterboxing</a> has to do with everyday mail delivery, it does not. It is actually an intriguing pastime combining map-reading skills and rubber stamp artistry in a treasure-hunt style outdoor quest. My husband and stepdaughter have been letterboxing for years. They not only search out others' boxes, but have hidden their own and posted clues on how to find them on the internet. By clicking on "letterboxing" at the beginning of this paragraph, you can read all the details and perhaps start a quest with your own children, although adults enjoy the pastime, too!<br />
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</div><div>I created this layout based on this week's two-page sketch from the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap</a> website. I guess I have kind of gotten away from two-page layouts recently, but thought I would give this one a "go." Here's the sketch:</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Once my layout was completed and I began to get it ready for posting, I discovered something very interesting: I like each of the layouts (left and right sides) individually, but, together, not so much! So, I will post them here for you to see as "singles."</div><div><br />
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</div><div>And, here, of course, is some of the detailed photos--my favorite part:</div><div><br />
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</div></div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-80957846162997375632012-01-20T16:42:00.004-05:002012-01-20T18:28:17.117-05:00TAKING A SECOND LOOK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hope everyone is having a productive January! Things over at <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap</a>, where I serve on the Design Team (DT), have been hopping busy! Speaking of "hopping," let me first remind you that beginning February 1, Let's Scrap is serving up a blog hop involving 50 host blogs!!! This will be such a fun time (being coordinated by DT member Mindi) for all who become involved. You will have the opportunity to create 50 unique cards--which should replenish your supply of cards for this year! You will also have the opportunity to win free stuff! Check back in a few days, when I will post all the details here for you.<br />
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For now, I have been working on my DT creations, as well as participating in the January LOAD (<u>L</u>ay<u>O</u>ut <u>A</u> <u>D</u>ay) challenge, coordinated by Cathy, another member of the DT on Let's Scrap. I am falling dreadfully behind, but hope this weekend will allow me the opportunity to catch up!<br />
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In the meantime, let me show you the Let's Scrap card sketch (created by Sketch Artist DebbyD) for this week, with my two interpretations of this challenge.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside it reads, ". . . but I *do* do lunch and would like you to join me!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many fellow Let's Scrap members don't make a lot of cards, so just skip doing anything on the third Wednesdays when the card sketches come out. Other members, perhaps with more of a "vision," look at a card sketch and can see it as a layout sketch and off they go to their scrap tables. This week, that happened to me! One of my favorite photos of all time was given to me by Lorie, a dear friend of my daughter Michelle. In fact, if I remember correctly, the photo may actually have been taken by my daughter! Here's the photo of Lorie and her son Maddox. If you enlarge the photo by clicking on it, you will see that Maddox has picked a dandelion and is closely examining its intricacies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't start out with the idea of making this a monochromatic layout, but it turned out to be one--all about shades of black and white. Before you check it out, take just a moment to scroll back up to the card sketch. Now look at the layout with the card sketch in mind:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kay</div></div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-40060911651239275322012-01-09T18:02:00.001-05:002012-01-09T18:32:20.246-05:00TAKING THE PAPER TAPE CHALLENGE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well, I have been challenged, and I think I just might have lost! I want to share with you a layout I finished today. The layout was created for my own pleasure from a <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap</a> sketch, but I was challenged this week by Sue, one of the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap</a> Design Team members, to create a flower using paper tape. You can find this tutorial and technique challenge on <a href="http://4scrappitite.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sue's blog</a>. What seemed a simple tutorial was not at all simple for me--but I am going to continue to practice, practice, practice! I will let you decide if I met this challenge! <br />
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First, let me introduce you to my mother, but as a very young girl! I have always loved having this photo of my mother, yet, only in working with it to create this layout, did I discover that I really think I looked like my mother when I was a "bit" younger. This realization led me to include a second, but smaller, copy of the same photo in my layout.<br />
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I usually show you the finished layout first, but, this time, I want to show you all the pieces'n'parts that make up the whole! From time to time, I have been sharing more vintage-themed layouts with you--first, because I really am lovin' the look, and, second, because a lot of the photos I have and want to scrap are older photos, which don't look quite right on the newer, more trendy and vibrant papers. Here we go:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, here is that troublesome flower:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, finally, the finished layout:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am happy you stopped by so that I could share this layout--and its construction--with you. Please leave a comment so that I will know you were here--and because it makes me feel good! If you are not already a follower, please join others who come by from time to time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy New Year to each of you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kay</div></div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-71071269403182997352012-01-01T15:21:00.001-05:002012-02-16T20:10:10.241-05:00FOREVER FAMILY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well, it is the new year, and I have agreed to participate in a LOAD (LayOut-A-Day) challenge for the month of January! This idea is the brainchild of Cathy, one the current <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank">Let's Scrap</a> Design Team members, and she now has quite a following. I am going to do my best here, especially since Cathy is allowing two-page layouts to count as 2, and cards as 1. I was thinking 31 cards! ;-) Here is the direct link to the directions, if you are thinking you are "man" enough for this challenge: <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/group/100-lo-s-in-2012/forum/topics/load-challenge-for-january">http://letsscrap.ning.com/group/100-lo-s-in-2012/forum/topics/load-challenge-for-january</a>.<br />
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I want to share here my very first layout for 2012, which also will be submitted for the Let's Scrap DT challenge 126, posted by Jeaunes last Friday. I will first post the Let's Scrap sketch I used, then my layout, then all the detail--up close and personal. Enjoy!<br />
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Remember, we are at liberty to use the Let's Scrap sketches as a starting point, copying them *exactly* or allowing the sketch, as well as our photos and embellishments, to lead us where they may:<br />
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Thanks for visiting! If you have not already done so, please sign up to "follow" and do please leave a comment so I know you were here! HAPPY NEW YEAR to all who pass through this blog. May the next year provide you with good health, happy times and prosperity!</div>Kay Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783818676891235725noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454758308151689510.post-45858830333246137812011-12-09T13:53:00.000-05:002011-12-09T13:53:15.244-05:00THE LET'S SCRAP DESIGN TEAM HAS BEGUN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">On December 1, the photos of the new Design Team (DT) for <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Let's Scrap</span></a> appeared on the front page of that website. To those of us who now serve on that DT, this is akin to our photos appearing on the front page of the New York Times! Check us out. We are a lovely group of creative scrapbook artists with literally decades of scrapbooking experience among us!! We each applied to the website to serve on their DT for different reason, I am sure, but, the common bond we all share is our desire to create and to share. <br />
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Many of us on the Let's Scrap DT have our own personal blogs (like this one), where we share insider information (sometimes) about the website and, of course, the sketches, challenges, layouts, and now...tah-dah...tutorials. I am going to add a list of the DT members and their blog addresses shortly.<br />
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In the meantime, here is the layout I submitted as part of my application. To see other DT application layouts, check out the <a href="http://letsscrap.ning.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Let's Scrap web site</span></a>. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A great big THANK YOU to <a href="http://www.horganphotography.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Horgan Photography of Boston</span></a> for permission to use these photos!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for visiting, and leave a comment so that I know you were here...and because it makes me happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With December well underway, the holiday cards have begun to arrive. I received the most beautiful Christmas card I have every received from my friend <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Gisèle. I met </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px;">Gisèle </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">on an online scrapbooking website called <a href="http://bellacreations.ning.com/">Bella Creations</a>. This card is truly a work of art, and I am so touched to be remembered in this very special way by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px;">Gisèle. Thank you, my friend!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px;">First, even before opening the card, I was greeted by this gorgeous handmade envelope:</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, the front of the card. If you look behind the image, you will see a tag poking out--that is a personal greeting to me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px;">This beautiful card will be a cherished decoration each year from now on. Thank you, my friend, for making me feel so very special!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px;">So glad you stopped by my blog today. Leave a comment so I will know you were here....comments make me feel special, too!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px;">Cheers!</span><br />
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