Celebrate Life

With the many duties and responsibilities that we have each day, it is very easy to lose focus on the things that are important to us. By daily recognizing things that are good in our lives, I believe that we will live a happier and more fulfilling life. What does this have to do with scrapbooking? I think that by enjoying life and appreciating all that is going well in our lives, we will find more moments that we want to preserve through scrapbooking. This year I have decided to record one good thing that happens each day. It only … Continue reading

Exciting Things Happening at Big Picture Scrapbooking

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that I love the classes that are offered at Big Picture Scrapbooking. It was such a pleasant surprise earlier this month when I visited the site and it had undergone a complete make over. Not only has the look of the site changed, but also they have some fun new changes implanted and coming in the future. One of my favorite updates to the site is the daily quote and weekly color inspiration. I love quotes; I figure that you can never have too many quotes. The color inspiration … Continue reading

Scrapbooking Goals for 2007

With a New Year upon us, I thought that it would be appropriate to set some scrapbooking goals for the New Year and share them here with you. Make an album for my husband. So many of my layouts focus on my kids, so I think that it is important this year to include my husband more in our albums. I’m thinking about a “Favorite Things About You” album or and “all About You” album. I’ll share what I come up with once it’s done. Include more about myself in our albums. Most scrapbookers do not take time to include … Continue reading

MyBook – The Adaptable Planner

With the new year just around the corner, it is time to start thinking about organizing and finding the right planner that will keep you on schedule and have things in order for the year to come. I have just come across a planner with a lot of creative potential called MyBook – The Adaptable Planner. This planner comes with the space for one week of planning on each 2-page layout. One side has the dates and lines for notes the opposite page is left blank for you to have a place to include a photo or memorabilia from that … Continue reading

Big Picture Scrapbooking – Free Classes

Are you looking for some fun scrapbooking projects to help you fill up these least few days of summer? Stacy Julian and two members of her team at Big Picture Scrapbooking are offing 3 free classes that you can take anytime in August. Most of the classes at Big Picture Scrapbooking run on a set timetable with one start date and set dates for assignment completion, but these three summer classes are available for you to download and complete at your leisure. They will be adding more projects for you to complete during the month of August. Each mini class/lesson … Continue reading