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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

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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

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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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

At the park

Created 2.2010 Please click on thumb-nails

Page 1 Me as a child in the photos Traditional Scrap-booking Scanned with an Epson RX 595 scanner Merged in Adobe Photoshop Please click on thumb-nail

Page 2 Me as a child in the photos Traditional Scrap-booking Scanned with an Epson RX 595 scanner Merged in Adobe Photoshop Please click on thumb-nail

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

Album:		Family
Colors:		Primary
Hint:
		I used a Paper-shredder to cut green Cardstock into strips, I got this idea from the book "Cutting edge photo cropping" by Memory Makers
Inspiration:
		"Every season Scrapbook with success" Book 3 by E.K Success Please click on thumb-nail
Notes:
		Most of the patterns are in the book, except the paper doll's bodies, which can be made using Tracerkins-paperkins templates or other patterns.
Sketch:
		Made in Adobe Photoshop
Size:		12 x 12
Style:		Whimsical
Supplies:
		Rubber stamps, "Paperbilities" Cardstock in different colors, Letter stencil, Chipboard shapes,
		blue ribbon, "Forever in time" brads in different colors, sequins, wire, Photos, white chalk, "Make it Special" mounting squares, rubber stamps for logo and date, "Forever in time" floral embellishments, Aileen's memory glue, Chipboard shapes, Zig Millennium pens in different colors, Aquarelle pencils, Inkadinkado® clear stamps, Decoart Americana Acrylic Paint, "Although not labeled as such, Deco Art Americana paints are acid-free. (Info from Deco Art's chemist)." - Rebecca Baer
Techniques
		Inspiration for Wire art from the book: "Compendium of Cardmaking techniques" Please click on thumb-nail
Tools:
		I used a light-box, for the title and captions, which consists of a perspex computer shelf and a fluorescent lamp. I used a smaller version before, 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.
		I also used a Fiskars® paper trimmer, which I use with each layout.
		Small scissors, Ruler, scissors, pencils, erasers, paper shredder (optional), small pliers (for wire-bending), etc.

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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.

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