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Our House
Papers are signed, boxes are packed, and we are ready to move into our new (old) house: The house is "new" to us, but it's actually much older than anyone in my family -- built in 1914 and lovingly...
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It's about time...
I've been thinking a lot about this blog. I love it, but sometimes writing it becomes a chore. Not so much the writing -- I love writing, and it comes easily -- but the pressure to share fresh ideas --...
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Book-lovin'
You know what I love? When you discover you have more in common with someone than you originally thought. For example, you're talking to someone you've known for a while and the conversation turns to...
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My Word for 2013
New Year's Resolutions never really worked for me, so I stopped making them years ago. Instead, I choose a word that I want to focus on for the year. It's kind of a common practice in scrapbooking...
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Brrrrr!
This warm-weather girl has had just about enough of the heavy-coat-and-glove-wearing weather. Too much, actually.Sure, it was kind of cool seeing big, fluffy snowflakes coming down on Christmas...
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Little teenager
My girls are big for their age -- as in tall -- which usually makes them seem older than they really are. Sometimes I have to remind myself that they're still just little girls. I don't want them to...
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CHA Prep (and a few peeks!)
Today's the day...getting on a plane and heading to LAX. Suitcase is packed, itinerary printed, stack of business cards ready to go...California, here I come!I'm headed to the Craft and Hobby...
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CHA Download, Part 1: Favorites
I flew home from CHA on Monday and woke up this morning to a mix of snow and sleet for my drive to work. Reality is so cruel.But back to the trip...it was fabulous in EVERY way: oohing and aahing over...
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CHA Download, Part 2: On Display
Continuing along my CHA recap series, today's post is all about the "wow" factor. Yes, it's fun seeing the new products at CHA. But even more fun is seeing the clever and often jawdropping ways they've...
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CHA Download, Part 3: Projects (+ a giveaway)
If you're not completely sick of hearing about the Craft and Hobby Association Winter show yet, indulge me for one more post, okay?Today I'll share some of the projects I made for display at the show....
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Just playing with paper...
One of the things I love (and hate) about the new house is that my scraproom is adjacent to the upstairs TV area. In some ways, it's nice not to be isolated and to have the occasional visit from one of...
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Lucky in Love
Happy Valentine's Day! Whether or not you celebrate this holiday, you can't help but be amazed at all the ways people express their love on this day. Flowers, chocolates, singing telegrams...the list...
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It's that time again
I'm so excited to share that there is a brand new Front Porch Kit being released on Tuesday, March 5th!Tracy has done an amazing job (as always) putting together a kit that inspires me to go a little...
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Sneaks continued...
Ready for another sneak peek of the new "Say Cheese" kit from Front Porch Kits?There's lots more to see, so be sure to visit the other design team members' blogs for more sneak peeks from this fun kit...
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A few more sneaks...
I hate Mondays. Seriously. Hate them. But there is one glimmer of happiness on this particular Monday. ONLY ONE MORE DAY TO THE BIG REVEAL OF: It's such a fun kit, and every time I look at the...
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Front Porch Friday
Happy Friday! It's Front Porch Friday at The Little Blue House, which means I get to share one of the projects I created with the Say Cheese kit for this month.In this kit were two pocket folders, and...
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Good Friday
Happy Good Friday to those who are celebrating Easter this weekend! I have a few spring-themed projects to share from the We R Memory Keepers Simply Spring collection.This is a Cinch book I made to...
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Life documented
Sometimes I look at the growing collection of scrapbooks on my shelf (and the growing stack of pages waiting to be put into said scrapbooks), and I think: why do I keep making these things?Well, (a)...
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Oopsie
My brain doesn't work the way it used to. I blame it on having kids. Pregnancy and childbirth have been scientifically linked to the loss of brain cells. Really!Aaaaanyway...These are the three layouts...
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It's all about the details
Well, I did it again. I created a whole slew of classes that are way more complicated than I originally intended for them to be. Conveniently, I had this "epiphany" last night, less than 12 hours...
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