My Simple Scrapper Finishing Day project was to continue work on my Mom Trips album. It was a pocket page album, but it had been a struggle to make the photos fit into the page protectors and fill the pages.
Opinion
Trigger Warning: discusses gun use, regulation, and may contain a swear word or two. I saw this gem on Facebook this morning, prefaced by a well-thought out introduction from someone I respect. Growing up, there were guns in my house.
How Scrapbooking Projects Really Work
One Saturday morning, my friend Natalie and I went on a riff about the actual steps in a large scrapbooking project. We’ve both done our fair share of large projects; there’s some serious experience behind these words. Now, for your
Time to Freshen Things Up
I’m playing around with themes for the blog. Please ignore the mess! At least it’s still readable.
And Suddenly, It’s Summer
Minnesota is doing it’s usual seasonal flip-flop, skipping seasons, and going to extremes. This week, we’re roaring into Summer. A suitable greeting for Rachel, who came home from college yesterday for the summer. Here it is!! I really enjoy May
April 2022 Organization Journey
April 1st – 15th I continue to keep up with my Book of Me and Layer on Layer layouts. I finished my Portlandia album and completed the March update. I consider this goal complete. Yeah! I moved the serger into
Process Post: Shimelle’s Layer on Layer on Layer, Class #8 – Stamping
When I first watched this video, my thought was “Oh boy.” I’m not one to stamp on my layout, but I have been known to stamp and precision cut images to use in a layout. I decided to pass over
My March Organizing Journey
Here it is the last day of March. I’m feeling a little achy, but also a sense of satisfaction. I dedicated March to a major decluttering and reorganizing of MY spaces: the office I am writing in, a new sewing
“Alexander Hamilton” Book Review
Here’s what I wrote on GoodReads: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow Finally finished reading “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow. It is a VERY good book, full of detail of the behind the scenes machinations of the early republic. I could
Graphic Design Desire
Since grad school (turn of the millennium) with the encouragement from two of my profs, I’ve been trying to educate myself about graphic design. It’s been hit or miss, due to time and other constraints. Also, everything seemed to be