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July

“Bleeding Cowboy Font” from: Da Font.com

What books and/or magazines did I read this month?

	Family Scrapbooks Michele Gerbrandt Please click on thumb-nail Look inside the book here Customer Review
	Making Scrapbooks by Vanessa-Ann Look inside the book Reviews here
	Cutting Edge Photo Cropping for Scrapbooks Memory Makers Reviews Look inside the book
	Memory Makers Wedding Idea Book
	I read quite a few Creating Keepsakes Magazines
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What were my accomplishments this month?

Passions	My Great Grandparents	My Grandfather

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"Bleeding Cowboy Font" from: Da Font.com Blogging:  Posts for  July 2010 (14)

Anything else noteworthy to include?

We went to the Stampede Please click on thumb-nail for more.

Sun and Salsa ’10 Please click on thumb-nail for more.

Canada Day long Weekend Please click for more.

Waiparous Please click for more.

Ghost River Please click for more.

Oklahoma City Please click for more.

Tutorial: How to make faux polished stones

Cherish I love the bracket frame, flowers, colors, etc. Such a pretty mess I love Gabrielle's Style and tutorials.

Use your scraps

Using Twitter for Genealogy

“You know you're an artist if: you go through a glue stick faster than a lipstick!” --Cosmo Cricket

Please click on cartoon

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Wait till the popcorn starts popping!

Monthly Round Up from Katie the Scrapbook Lady Please click on button.

June Roundup

Roundup for May

Round up for April

“Bleeding Cowboy Font” from: Da Font.com

My Grandfather

Scrapbooked July 2010 Two pages of 12" x 12" Nikon D70 ©

Envelope on the second page with family-tree, journaling, death notice (see notes), more information, etc. Nikon D70 ©

Detail on first page Nikon D70 ©

Envelope on the second page with family-tree, journaling and more information. Nikon D70 ©

Notes: He was my mother's (Mom’s) father. He was married to My Grandmother ( Ouma) I didn't know who my grandfather's parents were, but we obtained a copy of he's death notice from the National Archives of South-Africa.

Supplies : Acid-free Ledger paper, Blue Rick Rack, blue Gel pen, Card-stock, circle punch, Corner rounder or nail-clippers, Ink Pads, photo-corners, "Forever in time" Paper flowers and black Brads, Wausau® Exact® Pastels Pastel-Colored Paper used or journaling, etc.

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Cole Porter´s Day and Night by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

in Gay Divorce (1932)

My Grandfather Please click on thumb-nail From my book Family Scrapbooks by Memory Makers

Family Scrapbooks by Memory Makers Please click on Thumb-nail Customer Review Look inside the book here

I have put some of my layouts in a Post bound album How to Expand a Post-Bound Scrapbook Photo Album You can see what my albums look like here My Crafts Nikon D70 ©

"Distant Relatives" Nikon D70 ©

"Family Trees" Nikon D70 ©

Supplies, tools, hints, sources, etc.

My Crafts

Edit:  Adding Pages to Post-Bound Albums

• My Great Grandparents

Swimsuits

Scrapbooked June 2010 Size 12" x 12" Scanned: Epson RX 595 Photoshop Photomerge

Detail Scanned Epson RX 595

Close up Nikon D70 ©

The book: "Chicken Soup for the Scrapbooker's soul" by Jack Canfield

Notes:		Journaling and photo in card.
		“Fuzzy Duck” Raft Southern Cross Raft Race October 1984, Richardsbay My one friend made the costumes. That’s me in the Afro Hairstyle. It was very cold. One can't see it clearly in the photo but, there is a striped change house behind us.
		My Mom, Badplaas, South-Africa Circa 1954 Don't you just love her shoes?
Sources:
		Beach Hut Template from The crafty cow
		From Meggiecat orginal free here
Supplies:
	Brads:	Small black Heart shaped “Forever in time”,
	Card-stock	Paperbilities
		Party Pizazz Paperdoodles
	General:	Black Photo anchor , punched heart shape,
		Ink Pads
		Corner rounder punch or nail clippers,
		Bone folder
		Rubber-stamps Banner
		Stencils: Scalloped and umbrella as used in At the Beach
		Small Heart punch
Techniques:
		How to Attach a Brad

Carnival of Genealogy Swimsuit Edition! Carnival of Genealogy Swimsuits Beach Costumes Beauty Queens [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWzF_iLBiIM] Please click for music Kathy Meaney Please click for more

At the Beach More Scrapbooking

Supplies, tools, hints, sources, techniques, etc.

Our Wedding

Scrapbooked May 2010

Scanned with an Epson RX 595 Scans merged in Adobe Photoshop

Detail Nikon D70 © Please click on thumb-nail

Detail Nikon D70 © Please click on thumb-nail

Detail Nikon D70 © Please click on thumb-nail

Detail Nikon D70 © Please click on thumb-nail

Hint:
	When Printing Multiple Photos, clip-art, etc. on a single page in
	Adobe Photoshop Click on File- automate-photomerge -
	choose interactive layout- drag and drop from the top
	My original documents aren't acid-free, so I made faux copies.
	I have a office chair mat which protects my carpet from
	spills as well.
Inspiration:
	"New Zealand wedding" from the book Designer Scrapbooks with
	K & Company by Kay Stanley Have a look inside the book. Google books Please scroll down

Sources:
	Clip-art			Angel tubes from Gerdesdesign
				Vintage Holiday Craft,
				Hub Pages
	Wedding Certificate			Ocean City Wedding Minister
	Envelope Template			Chia’s Rubberstamp Art Templates
	Mini File folder template			Mirkwood designs

Supplies:
	Adhesives:	"Make it special" Mounting squares,
		"Forever in time" double sided 3 D Pop Dots
	Paper:	Wausau® Exact® Pastels Pastel-Colored Paper used or journaling
		K & Company
		Reflections Textured card stock
	Other:	Lace, ribbon, Ink-pad pretty color # 30, background rubber stamp, black photo anchor,
		clear stamp, Sticker King stickers, black inkadinkado® pigment ink, red gell pen, etc.
Techniques:
	Inked edges:	Scroll down to see how Ali Edwards does it.  Watch a great YouTube video here
		How to Set Mini Brads, How to Attach a Brad,

Tools:
	Fiskars Home/Office Photo Guillotine 15cm, Bone folder, Lightbox,
	Fiskars® Paper trimmer, ruler, scissors, erasers, etc
	I use a plastic see through grid for captions and journaling.
	Here is mine.
	You can print one on a transparency, remember to use the transparency setting on your computer.

Weddings

Photographing your Scrapbook Layouts

Cars

Scanned with an Epson RX 595 Scans merged in Adobe Photoshop

Close up Nikon D70 ©

Detail

Album:	Family
Alphabet:	Title: Dymaxion Script from Da Font
Date:	March 2010
Inspiration:
	"Family reunion" from the book "Scrapbooking Your Family History" (Paperback) by Laura Best (Author) Please click on thumbnail
Notes:	The second page is a mirror of the first page.
Pages:	2
Photo:
	My Aunt and uncle at the Voortrekker monument in Pretoria, South-Africa Circa 1940
Size:	12" x 12"
Sketch:
	Made in Adobe Photoshop
Sources:	Vintage clip art from Aisling.net
	Brackets and Arrows - Free Shapes for Scrapbookers
	Vintage car ads
Supplies:
	Skeleton leaves, brads, photo anchor, "Paperbilities "card-stock, Aleene's Memory Glue - 2 oz, green Aquarelle pencil, Paper: Celebrations memory block 4, Eyelets, Make it special mounting squares, ink-pad, etc.
Techniques:	How to Attach a Brad
	How to set Eyelets
	Color Blocking Speed Color BlockingColor Blocking by Denise Medeiros
Tools:	Corner rounder punch or nail clippers, Lightbox, etc.

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Trace Your Family Genealogy

Weddings

Created March 2010 4 pages 12" x 12" Please click on thumb-nails Scanned with an Epson RX 595 Scans merged in Adobe Photoshop

Close-up:
	Nikon D70 ©
	Nikon D70 ©
	Nikon D70 ©
Font:	Used for title: Monotype Corsiva
Hint:
	I collect paint-chips free from stores that sell paint and it helps me choose co-coordinating colors. You can also use a color-wheel, the covers of your Card-stock Paper Pads wrappers, etc.
Inspiration:
	Ester and Edwin. Dave's grandparents from "Simple Scrapbooks: Ideas and Techniques" book
	"Atholeen's 18 th birthday" from the book Scrapbooking Life's Celebrations Please click on thumbnail Scroll down for more from the book
	Captions: Project idea from Fiskars
Journal Pockets:
	Pocket Invitation Template
	I love using journaling pockets as I can hide personal details inside, save space on my layout and tuck in more information as it comes available.
	Please see Dad for other journaling pockets.
Notes:	I have found that black and white photos print better on mat paper.
Photo:
	My Grandmother and Grandfather's wedding 9.2.1931 My Ouma and Oupa Please see Timeless
Sources:	Victorian clip-art;
	Pocket Invitation Template
	Darlin works;
	Template;
	Make-your-own-invitations;

Supplies/Tools
Paper:
	K&Company®, Kobi wind The Paper Company, Blueline Columnar green ledger paper, Paperbilities card-stock,
	Homeland collection fabric flowers, Gold foil stickers, Scalloped stencil, small Heart punch, hole punch, small photo anchor and brad, Eye Shadow Applicators ( optional)
	copies of photos and documents, "Stamp Craft" acid free Coffee dye ink pad, Speedball elegant writer Felt Tip Pen with scroll point, Duncan Enterprises - Aleene's Memory Glue - 2 oz
Techniques:	Apply a sepia tone in Photoshop

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My Parent's wedding

Do you know how your parents met?

My Ouma

Timeless

I ♥ my Lightbox

Family Portraits

Bird's eye view Please click on thumb-nail Nikon D70 ©

Getting help. Please click on thumb-nail Nikon D70 ©

Scrapbooked February 2010 Two Pages Size 12″ x 12″ Traditional Scrap-booking Album: Family Themes: Heritage Color: Brown Layout: Block photo, please see sketch

Key to people in photos and more information inside pockets. Sketch made in Adobe Photoshop

Key to people in photos and more information inside pockets. Sketch made in Adobe Photoshop

Supplies and tools: Paperbilities Card stock in different colors, Forever in time floral embellishments, Alphabet stencil, "Forever in time" Eyelets, brown ribbon, photo anchors, Sticker King gold colored foil stickers, (I use a craft knife to remove the stickers), Victorian clip-art free from Hubpages, Speedball elegant writer Felt Tip Pen with scroll point, small scissors, Photos, "Make it Special" mounting squares, "Forever in time" gold colored photo corners, "Forever in time" anchors, rubber stamps for logo and date, Ink-pads, Ruler, scissors, pencils, erasers, etc.

I used a Fiskars® paper trimmer, which I use with each layout.

I also used a light-box, for the title and captions, which you can see here. You can also use a plastic see through grid for the title. Here is mine. You can print one on a transparency, remember to use the transparency setting on your computer.

Techniques: Inked edges: Scroll down to see how Ali Edwards does it. Watch a great YouTube video here Inset Label Line on captions and title by erinmicheleIf you don't have a corner punch, see the Ticket corner tutorial at Campbell creations. Setting Eyelets Impress Rubberstamps How to set Eyelets

Sources: Block photo layout: Download the PDF file - Adobe Acrobat Required from Class brain.com Seven-Block Photo Collage from Scrapbooks etc. For more Templates from Scrapbooks etc. please click here Please click here for more Scrapbooking Sources

Notes: To fit three photos next to each other on a 12 x 12 page, print the photos 3 x 5 instead of 5 x 7. The mats are about 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" , which leaves a small gap for the background to show through. I have found that black and white photos print better on mat paper. My grandmother (My Ouma) is in every photo, do you recognize her? My Dad is also in some of the photos. I love it how serious almost everyone looks in the photos, but I do find it very interesting to see what they wore and looked like. I wonder what they would think of today's casual photos.

"A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. " - Wikipedia

My Inspiration

"The gift of friendship" Please click on the thumb-nail. From the book: "Hand lettering made easy" by Debra Beagle (Author) Take a look inside the book

Sketch from the book made in Adobe Photoshop For the second page I rotated the sketch.

Victorian clip-art free from Hubpages

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Christmas

Page three Page pocket filled with cards Some of them handmade by our daughter in law. Please click on thumb-nail

Bird's eye view Please click on thumb-nail Nikon D70 ©

Getting help. Please click on thumb-nail Nikon D70 ©

Scrap-booked February 2010 Three Pages Size 12″ x 12″ Traditional Scrap-booking Album: Canada Themes: Holidays Color: Blue

Inspiration:

One More Seasonal Tradition: Scrapbooking Holiday Cards

Christ·mas (kris′məs)

noun

1. a holiday on Dec. 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
   

Supplies and tools

Alphabet, shapes and Christmas/winter stencils, (this is the same stencil I used for Snow ) Aileen's memory glue, Mod Podge® Dimensional Magic™, Paper: Christmas Magic Nobility Scrapbook kit, Slab V Provocraft, Chipboard star, Paperbilities Card stock in different colors, "Forever in time" square gold colored brads, "Forever in time" round brads in different colors, black acid free pen, rubber stamps for logo and date, string in different colors, Photos, Fiskars Circle template and Fiskars Ultra shape Express, "Make it Special" mounting squares, Ruler, scissors, pencil, ink-pads, cards, Decoart Americana Acrylic Paint, "Although not labeled as such, Deco Art Americana paints are acid-free. (Info from Deco Art's chemist)." - Rebecca Baer

I used a Fiskars® paper trimmer, which I use with each layout.

I also used a light-box, for the title and captions, which you can see here. You can also use a plastic see through grid for the title. Here is mine. You can print one on a transparency, remember to use the transparency setting on your computer.

Techniques: Inked edges: Scroll down to see how Ali Edwards does it. Watch a great YouTube video here Attaching Brads I use a thumbtack to make the hole.

Gingerbread Man Tutorial by Amanda's Home

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Snow

Snow

Scrap-booked January 2010 Two Pages Size 12" x 12" Traditional Scrap-booking Album: Canada Themes: Seasons and Canada

Close up Please click on thumb-nail

Supplies and tools Paper: Christmas Magic Nobility Scrapbook kit, white, black, orange, light and dark Purple card-stock, Forever in time snowflake brads, black acid free pen, Purple ribbon, alphabet stencil, hole punch, Photos, Fiskars Circle template and Fiskars Ultra shape Express Pamas purple ink-pad,White chalk, vellum, snowman stencil, "Make it Special" mounting squares, Ruler, scissors, pencil,etc.

Sketch made in Adobe Photoshop Please click on thumb-nail

Snowman used for sketch from Abyssum.com

I used a Snowman stencil but you could use any pattern, like this Pattern from Glass fusing

My inspiration Winterfun from my magazine Paperkuts

snow n.

Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes.

You might also like: Winter

Winter

Two Pages Size 12" x 12" Scrapbooked December 2009 Traditional Scrap-booking Album: Canada Themes: Seasons and Canada

Bird's Eye view of Winter Please click on the thumb-nail

Some of the Supplies used were: White, light and dark blue card-stock. Alphabet & Word Stickers Scrapbook kit, Paper: Christmas Magic Nobility Scrapbook kit Forever in Time Snowflake Brads, Photos, acid free pen, "Make it Special" mounting squares, Ruler, scissors, pencil, snowflakes foam shapes and Decoart Americana Acrylic Paint, "Although not labeled as such, Deco Art Americana paints are acid-free. (Info from Deco Art's chemist)." - Rebecca Baer

Sketch made in Adobe Photoshop

Winter

/ˈwɪntər/ [win-ter]

–noun

The usually coldest season of the year, occurring between autumn and spring, extending in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox, and popularly considered to be constituted by December, January, and February.

Corel Paint Shop Pro Tube

Snowflakes made in Adobe Photoshop

“Winter-fun” from my magazine Paperkuts

Fall