So we’ve mentioned our trip to the SNAP conference and the fabulous floral arranging workshop, but we’ve also been meaning to share photos from the super-cool tour of American Crafts warehouse that we got to take before SNAP started. So here we go… It is funny that being bloggers now, Aimée and I are totally…
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Word on the street is May is National Scrapbooking Month. It’s been a while since I broke out my scrapbooking stuff and actually made a page — guess I’ve been a little busy with this. To inspire me to get going again, I was flipping through our family scrapbook and re-discovered this page from a…
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It’s particularly fun to look back at this favorite page in our family scrapbook since that little baby just turned six yesterday! This layout might look rather simple, but I remember at the time I was putting the page together, I struggled with how to display these two photos snapped of Attalie and Daddy playing…
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I fell quickly in love with this fun new book that was sent to me. Written by Barney Saltzberg, Beautiful Oops! has a cheerful message that everyday mistakes can be turned into something wonderful with a little creative thinking. For all us want-to-be Supermoms, it is a fabulous reminder to stay positive and make the…
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September 29, 2010 -
Bettijo here...
Being that I am the founder of a spa and bath company, it probably comes as no surprise that my daughters, although just three and five, are borderline spa junkies. (This story comes to mind.) Occasionally I’ll give the girls little pedicures in our kitchen; Attalie likes to call them her “spas.” Thankfully Daddy got…
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September 9, 2010 -
Bettijo here...
I made this page for our family scrapbook in honor of Atty’s birthday. I just love the prim way she is crossing her legs in this photo. What I used… Pattern paper from American Crafts Moda Bella collection (out of print) American Crafts Thickers glitter letters in Shoebox-Black Yellow paper scrap Dymo Caption Maker (one…
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In the middle of Piper’s first birthday party, I looked over and saw this sweet interlude between my older daughter and her Great Grandmother. I was lucky enough to snap this picture to capture that beautiful moment. I have no idea what they were talking about, but it sure looks important.
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Ever since I did my research for our Managing Memories story last year I’ve been dabbling with scrapbooking. I’m following Stacy Julian’s low-pressure approach, which basically means I scrapbook whatever pictures I want and don’t worry about the order they were taken. I find this strategy satisfying because sometimes I feel like making a page…
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December 31, 2008 -
Bettijo here...
Managing Memories. We haven’t met a mom yet who had a good handle on her photo collection. Read our tips for cutting clutter so you can get down to making memories.
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