A Scrapper's Tale

I Admit It--Going Both Ways

As an avid digi-scrapper, sometimes I miss the smell of glue, the feel of the paper, the thrill of finding the perfect embellishment in the bargain bin at Big Lots. :-) That's why I still have a craft room filled to the brim with scrapbooks, paper, and ribbons galore.

Thank goodness for Scrapbook Dimensions, the magazine for hybrid scrappers. Now I can finally combine two of my favorite pastimes, and show my projects in a gallery designed specifically for hybrid.

This month, I've joined a group that's creating a circle journal made up of digital layouts, embellished with "real-life" elements. We're sharing the digital layouts with everyone who signed up for the project, and showing our embellished pages in the gallery. The theme is "One Thing I Love About Spring."

For my layout, I used a quote by Nadine Stair. The papers and butterfly are from Sausan's Verde kit. Photo from stock.xchng. Font is SS Simple Slab. Crocheted flower from Imaginesce. Ribbon and button from my stash.

Welcoming Some New and Old Faces at SBG

Guess who opened up shop today at Scrapbookgraphics? None other than the very talented and oh-so-nice Dianne Rigdon! Check out her new Bursting Forth collection. Isn't it gorgeous?

I've been a big fan of Dianne's forever. Back when she was at ScrapArtist, I bought nearly everything she put out; she's just that good. She's featured in this month's issue of Scrapbook Dimensions magazine. At $6.99, this issue's a steal, jam-packed with great articles and tons of freebies. 

Also new to the store is Manuela Zimmerman, or Manu, as she's more commonly known. I just downloaded her beautiful Nature Walk kit; I plan to use it to scrap pictures of my grandson exploring the trails in the Smoky Mountains. (BTW: This is one of those cases where the preview doesn't really do the kit justice. These papers are just gorgeous, with subtle coloring variations and textures.)

And, finally, we're excited to welcome back two of our veteran designers, Meredith Fenwick and Doris Castle. Does SBG rock or what?

Impressions of Peace

I'll be the first to admit it; I've been a terrible blogger. Knocked down by a virus that went into bronchitis, I spent most of January ill, and most of February trying to catch up. But it's a new month, and things are looking brighter.

And because it's a new month, that means the Studio Girls at Scrapbookgraphics have a new collaboration kit out. Aren't the colors in Impressions of Peace just gorgeous? It's on sale this month for only $6.99.

I had so much fun using it in this layout of my grandson.

The first of the month also brings a new Spirit Club challenge where you can earn points towards Impression of Peace Add-Ons, designed by the Studio Crew. Each comment you make on a layout or in the forum at Scrapbookgraphics earns you one point; and for every challenge layout you complete, you'll earn 20 points.

I have so much fun when I get to pretend to be a designer. :-) With 250 points, you get my contribution.