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• 20 Minutes...

  

  Last night, on my way upstairs to bed, I passed by my scrap space and suddenly got the urge to make something.Usually I would just keep on walking and head to... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Entertaining This Season? Easy Place Holders and Gift Card Holders......

  

  Two (of the many) things I really love about the holidays are:1. Entertaining.2. Making stuff.Today's project incorporates both...so, yay!Last month I hosted a... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Christmas Photoshoot...a Layout...

  

  Yesterday, on the Heidi Swapp blog, I shared a layout I LOVE...in fact, I think it's my new favorite.Here it is...My assignment for this project was to use... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Eye-catching "Walden" Layouts...

  

  The December Park Ave. kits have shipped...and, if you're a Studio Calico subscriber, or if you just picked up some great stuff at Reveal or Black Friday, you... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• SPARKLE...a New SC Class with Shanna Noel

  

  The start of a new month means just one thing at Studio Calico...a brand new class!This month brings us "Sparkle" with the wonderful Shanna Noel! Yayay!And I'm... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Park Ave. - My Layouts...

  

  So, we've gotten through December sneaks, Reveal, Thanksgiving, Black Friday Small Business Saturday...that's an awful lot of stuff in just a week...How... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Some Things I Grabbed Yesterday...

  

  If you live in the US, then you know just how crazy Black Friday can get.I'll admit it...I've succumbed to the chaos of this amazing sale day...in previous... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Project Life® Meets Stampin' Up!® in My December Planner!

  

  Hey everyone!I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!We were all sick here, but that's a story for a different day...or never.Anyway - I'm so excited to... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• My December PARK AVE. Sneaks...

  

  I just can't believe it's almost December...I mean, really...December???Studio Calico is wrapping up this amazing year with some of the best kits they've ever... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Fun Stuff in the SC Shop...

  

  So, every once in a while, I just can't help myself and I buy stuff from Studio Calico during non-bundling times. I know. I know.But like I said...sometimes I... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Walden...November at Studio Calico

  

  It's been another amazing month at Studio Calico......and the kits just keep getting better and better...This past Monday, the 27th, was the big reveal of the... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Gratitude Documented with Shanna Noel...only at Studio Calico

  

  You know how you have scrapbookers (or bloggers, or chefs, or dog-groomers or whatever) that you absolutely adore and you make sure to read everything they writ... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Walden...the Studio Calico November Kits...my Sneaks

  

  I can't believe I'm typing "November."November.already?ca-razy.seriously crazy.The only thing that makes the scary-fast passage of time even slightly... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• New SC Class...with the Outstanding Ashley G!

  

  I can not even begin to tell you just how excited I am for this class!I met Ashley Goldberg last year at CHA. I was walking around checking out booths and... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• My SC Underground Layouts...

  

  Were you there Saturday? At the Studio Calico October reveal?ACK!!! Amazing kits, right???If you haven't had a chance to see The Underground yet...check out... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• The Underground...SC October 2014...my Sneaks...

  

  Hey Hey everyone!I've got some sneaks for y'all today! woo hoo!Let's get right to it, shall we?Main Kit + printablesMain Kit + printablesPiccadilly add-on... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Easy Scrapper Caddy...a Tutorial!

  

  The month of September is National Sewing Month at JoAnn Fabric Craft Stores!And all month long, JoAnn and Pellon (you know Pellon...the leaders in... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Win a Seat in BPCs Quizapalooza!

  

  Are you ready for another fantastic class by the awesome Angie Lucas???Well, here you go!Angie Lucas Big Picture Classes are bringing you Quizapalooza!I'm so... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• the Brand New Heidi Swapp collection...September Skies PLUS Scrapbook...

  

  So...not only did Heidi Swapp just release ANOTHER brand new collection...the lovely September Skies (shipping to stores today!)...but she is also the focus of... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Blog Hop! (some Of) My Favorite Scrappers!

  

  One of the most talented scrappers I know, Barbara Picinich, recently asked me to join in on one of the coolest blog hops I've ever participated in...My Favorit... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME