Jesus, Family & Scrapbooking

Studio Calico is sharing part of their home with you by sponsoring a giveaway of their brand new line, Home Front. Imagine June Cleaver styled 1950s domestic bliss. Featuring optimistic colors and smooth vintage inspired patterns. You’ll find fresh stained wood grain, retro home décor, an exclusive SC cardstock alpha set, and much more. Home Front is versatile, colorful, and beautiful (can we say that?)….we think you’ll love it.

Each of the Design Team has a collection to give away on their blogs. Simply visit each below and follow their own instructions and you will have up to 14 chances to win this fabulous collection. Oh, and we’re each posting layouts or other designs made with the collection, so you can get some inspiration at each stop along your way. Best of luck!

April Foster
Celine Navarro
Davinie Fiero
Emily Pitts
Jenn Olson
Kelly Noel
Lisa Truesdell
Maggie Holmes
Nicole Samuels
Nicole Harper
Stephanie Howell
Tina Aszmus

And, since you can’t all be winners….this collection is available at many online stores (stopandscrap, amillionmemories, and 2peas are the ones I know of off the top of my head) and maybe even your local scrapbook store (if not, there is no minimum order so please ask them to order it).

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Here is my first project with this yummy line. I LOVE the colors! I love that you can make it bright or softer! I can’t wait to make more! The family tree “title” is from the sheet of odds & ends. My brain immediately thought about that quote about fruits and nuts, and this photo came to mind. I’ve already used this photo before, but I love it so much I had to use it again. We ARE a little nutty!!!

I love the FabRips in this line! They make PERFECT pleated flowers!

April asked us to say something about our homes in these posts…I’m not really sure what to say about it though. I don’t love it. I’m not very “at home” here. My family makes me feel at home though, so wherever they are, I’m home. I left my heart on the East Coast. God has done a LOT of work on me and my family here on the West Coast, but my true heart is still with my mom and dad and brothers and sister in laws and nephews and nieces on the East Coast. Someday we’ll make it back to them, but until then…here I am.

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Post comments until Wednesday morning at 12 a.m. here for the blog hop, and I’ll pick a winner on Wednesday when I get up Word Press immediately puts comments into moderation if it doesn’t recognize you, so be patient. I’ll approve all comments!!

{edited to add, STUPID BLOG, didn’t post yesterday I’m so so so so sorry!!!!}

Last week Shimelle invited me to join her blog party as a jumping off place for her new class Go To Press, and I jumped at the chance. The class starts Monday and is about reducing stress in scrapbooking and getting more out of your printer. There is a set of 20 printables that come with the class.

I got so excited with my assignment that I made two projects for the blog party. Here they be:

I printed out the Family themed printables on Kraft paper. I love how this turned out with our family photos from this past December.

I love love loved this Indulgence themed printable. I printed it on Bazzill Dotted Swiss CS and it turned out perfectly. I messed up my first cupcake journaling spot. I ended up cutting out the cupcake and pop dotting it for Umph on another journaling spot. I love how this card turned out. This printable TOTALLY made me smile.

This blog party is almost at its end, but you can always go back and view ALL the lovliness on Shimelle’s blog. If you want to play with these fabu printables, sign up for the class. It starts tomorrow!!

be there or be square

These are for Scrapbooks.com for the last couple of months!