Category Archives: Scrapbooking

Going back to school – sort of

Posted on October 21, 2014 by gracieed

I always enjoyed school.  Mostly I think I always enjoyed learning.  As a kid, we had a set of encyclopedias and I loved just sitting quietly reading through them.  (Nerd alert!! – I discovered you can download the Encyclopedia Britannica … Continue reading →

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Strolling down memory lane

Posted on October 2, 2014 by gracieed

I’ve always been a person that like to keep bits and pieces of ephemera from every day life – as a memory.  And on this past trip to England, I discovered that my grandmother was too.  While sorting through the … Continue reading →

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10 Things {} Blogs

Posted on June 9, 2014 by gracieed

I happen to think that blogs are just about the most wonderful thing on the internet.  Anyone can start one and you need very little to start:  a computer, an internet connection and an idea.  If you’re consistent, provide good … Continue reading →

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Project: UWYH

Posted on June 5, 2014 by gracieed

I don’t know about you, but I still feel like Summer days are radically different from any other day during the year.  I think it all goes back to being a kid and spending 9 months of the year in … Continue reading →

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Top Ten reasons why I love my iPhone

Posted on May 15, 2014 by gracieed

I’ve owned at iPhone 4s for almost a year and a half  and I have to say it was one of the best buying decisions I ever made.  Recently I found myself in a situation where I didn’t have my … Continue reading →

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Otherwise known as…

Posted on May 6, 2014 by gracieed

I made four layouts for National Scrapbook Day and the final two were similar in technique and title, but with a couple differences.  One was titled “Otherwise known as ‘Ellie’” and the other “Otherwise known as ‘Woody’”. I was inspired … Continue reading →

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National Scrapbook Day | Layout #2 – Teddy

Posted on May 5, 2014 by gracieed

Layout #2 is called “Teddy”. I started with a 12X12 piece of textured brown cardstock.  Once again I used my Dylusion inks (white linen) to splatter diagonally across the page.  From there I searched for brown and red papers and … Continue reading →

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National Scrapbook Day | Layout #1 – Lilly

Posted on May 3, 2014 by gracieed

It should be no surprise that my layouts today will feature dogs. I’m not sure how many I will complete but I’m going to give it the old college try. And I’m posting everything using my iPhone today. I forgot … Continue reading →

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National Scrapbook Day

Posted on May 3, 2014 by gracieed

Today is National Scrapbooking Day and in honor of that I’ve joined Big Picture Classes for the National Scrapbooking Day “10K”. A race you say?  Well, sort of.  Big Picture Classes is asking all scrapbookers to flood Instagram with 10,000 … Continue reading →

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5 Things I’m loving right now.

Posted on April 20, 2014 by gracieed

There are 5 things right now that are making me weirdly happy.  They are all things that are either helping me to be more efficient, helping me to get things done or just making me feel good. 1.  Groove book … Continue reading →

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