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#acrylicpainting #christmastree #ornaments #diy

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Finally trying to assemble my #diy #embellishments into a #junkjournal. #Scrapbooking #sunday stay tuned.

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Snowy #idahome my #idaho #snow #Scrapbooking

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Made a manly card for my husband to give to his best friend!! It pays to have stuff on hand. (Well kinda manly lol) #cardmaking #distressink #Christmas #Scrapbooking #stamping

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Took a @becraftsy class with Lindsay Weirich. Not bad for a #mixedmedia and #watercolor newbie.

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#idaho #idahome #winter you never run out of things to #scrapbook

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The best #gifts are always #homemade. Merry #Christmas

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Our #turkey pardon. Happy #thanksgiving !!

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"You made a time machine...out of a Delorean?" #onlyinidaho #idahome #idaho

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That one time. When #heidiswapp was 70% off. #mixedmedia craziness is about to commenced! #Scrapbooking #art

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I have fallen in love with my #Projectlife app!!!! I finished 2015-2016 in one month. that leaves me more time for #mixedmedia and #scrapbooking with #paper . my dream has always been to have a history recorded my #family can hold in their hands, but making #embellishments and #journal keeping always interferes. what a great way to include every #photo. im in #digital heaven. lol.

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I swear, I'll draw on anything, just for the practice. #font #handlettering #lettering #distressink #gesso on #junk

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Hoppin on the Trend Train, Woot! Woot!

Hoppin on the Trend Train, Woot! Woot!

How many of you are children of the 1970’s?  I grew up in the time of 8 track players, turning into cassette players, turning into CD’s.  I saw the wonder of the new VHS, the ease of recording  your tv shows on those big clunky tapes for later visual pleasure; the advent of MTV and cable tv.  Remember those big remotes, with the cord that plugged into the tv?? I was a total geek in my middle…

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So you cracked open a new paper pack.  You assembled the mother of all projects.  You pat yourself on the back because you did dang good.

The end result is a pile of pretty big paper scraps.  But the problem is, if you scoop your paper up and put in a box with other scraps, it quickly grows into the big monster in the room that spews out of control, all over your desk, our your file cabinet and all over the floor.  So what do you do – toss it, or keep it?

Every scrapper goes through this dilemma.   There are many opinions on this subject.  Some people set size limits and toss the smaller pieces; some people save everything; some people toss it all.

I’m not going to lie.  I save a LOT of paper.  This blog post is for the paper hoarders.

I thought I would give scrap savers two different ideas for using up those pesky scraps.  After all, every scrap is precious and important.

No. 1:  Cut and punch that stuff up – make embellishments!

I’ve talked about this before.  Use your punches.  Play with shapes.  Don’t be afraid to cut your paper with your scissors, layer and add your own touches!  I used stitching, homemade enamel dots, vellum, and I fussy cut sentiments from an old piece of paper.

Glue those pieces of paper together first, then sew it up!  This is what I came up with:

No. 2:  Make a flip book or journal!

This one is fun because it doesn’t take much forethought.  These flip books are great because you can use all different kinds of paper, you can cut it all different sizes and choose whatever embellishments you have on hand.  Just grab some rings and punch  holes in the paper and put it all together.  Easy McPeasy!

Check out my first YouTube Video that shows off the flip book I made this weekend.  It’s a lame-o video, but it shows the book off!

Remember:  YOU CAN’T SCREW THIS STUFF UP.  If you get frustrated, put it away for a week, then go back to it.  You will be so surprised at the inspiration you incur over a week’s time!

Or… you can toss it.   That doesn’t seem like the best idea to me, but it does leave room for all the new paper you can buy!

Show me your projects!  Happy Scrapping!!!

To Toss or Not to Toss So you cracked open a new paper pack.  You assembled the mother of all projects.  You pat yourself on the back because you did dang good.

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#punches #scrapbook paper old scraps. Use em up to make awesome #embellishments

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Daily Prompt: Careful

via Daily Prompt: Careful Be careful. Why?  Because it’s an unsafe world.  Because we know about bad things happening IMMEDIATELY after they happen.  Because we don’t want to be a victim. We don’t want to be shortchanged at a cash register, we don’t want cancer, we don’t want to be broken hearted, we don’t want to be shot while sitting in a movie theater. So we sit in our homes with our phones…