CT Confessions | Catching Up on Layouts
“I looked back and realized I last blogged for FOREVERJOY DESIGNS in April of 2015. Where the heck did the last three years go?? And more importantly, why am I STILL trying to finish up...
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Why It Works | Visual Triangles
Sometimes- especially after a binge on Pinterest admiring amazing scrapbooking layouts- I get a mental block of how to actually begin a page. Analysis paralysis I guess you could call it. Where to start? That’s...
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Why it Works | Using a Shelf Foundation
A forever ago, when there were tons of scrapbooking magazines to choose from each month, one of most popular features were the “page maps”. Visual templates you could follow and scraplift to put your...
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Proof that anything can make a good story-
Sometimes, when I’m looking at other people’s scrapbooking projects on Pinterest I think- Man! That’s a great story to tell! Their Week in the Life, December Daily- even Travelers notebooks- all seem full of...
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This ONE thing will make scrapping easier!
Guys! – I like to think I am up on all the tips, tricks and newest workflows in the memory keeping world- but- believe it or not- it wasn’t until last Fall that I...
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Scrap Happy | Winter Layouts
How about a roundup of a few tricks to scrapbooking winter memories that will make your layouts as awesome as those glorious summer, bright spring and rich Autumn pages? First- lets start with the photos-...
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4 Quick Tips for Felt Board Joy!
Felt Boards. Oh- how I love you! They are like my own 3D cozy squares of wisdom. They can be snarky, silly, personal or uplifting- and man! They look so darn cute! My love for...
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The Joy of being a Football Mom!
Truth told- I have always loved Football. I am a native New Yorker- but for a little while, my family transplanted to Irving Texas. It was in the late 70’s, and I was in love...
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Unboxing the JOYFUL PLANNER | McIntosh Edition
Hi guys! So many of you have dropped me a note asking for a return of the JOYFUL PLANNER collection– I’ve decided to make it a regular design in the shop- starting this month! Say hello to...
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The Danger of Using a Daily Planner
I’ve been thinking- it’s mid year and the perfect time to take stock of how the year has passed and how I would like it to wind up- and it came to me that while...
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Introducing the 15 minute memory Challenge-
It’s mid year, and looking back on the number of pages I have created this year- it’s a little lacking. I have the photos, the supplies and the desire- but somehow getting all three to...
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Teen School Photos | Mission Impossible?
Let’s face it, there’s no getting around the fact that the photos you take when your teen goes to High School and College are much different than the ones you take when they went...
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