Free scrapbooking layouts can be downloaded from various websites or they can be directly printed to serve as a page support for a nice album. The alternative is to create the layouts on their own. Well, it’s a matter of whether you have a few hours for the task or not. Choosing the right photo arrangement with the right background and leaving space for quotes, poems or messages take time and lots of adjustments. When you just get the layouts without too much trouble, the rest of the scrapbooking tasks seem less time consuming.  Read more... (428 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Tags: Arts, Family, Hobbies, home, Scrapbooking

Well the time is passing by pretty quickly. The crop is in 2 more weeks I hope I feel better by then. I think I have a sinus infection it is just killing me first the headaches, then the stuffiness, and finally the chest congestion. It in a whole it has made it hard to sleep and get enough rest to function that is for sure. I will be glad when I am rid of it. So the news is that The Diva Design is having more vendors than the last crop. I love the vendors if you get there and forget something they usually have it is great. I am looking forward to scrapbooking for hours on the 24th. We have not done much scrapin since everyone is taking turns getting sick these days. I will have plenty of pictures of us at the crop and some of the pages we got done too. So look forward to the up coming blog entries when I get back from the crop. Stay well all. Goodnight.  Read more... (177 words, 1 image, estimated 42 secs reading time)

Tags: Arts, Conditions and Diseases, crafts, Headache, health, hobby, memories, Organizations, Recreation, scrapbook pages, Scrapbooking, Sleep Disorders

So there is a crop coming in a few weeks. I am really excited. I love going to the scrapbooking crops. They are so much fun and when you get away from the house for the day we get so many pages done it’s great. We get to meet alot of other scrapbookers. And WOW! the ideas you can get and give at the crops it is really helpful too. It is on a Sat Oct. 24th so not too far off huh?? Well hopefully I get a few pages done this weekend too. Between my allergies and my friend DD we have not had a chance to get much done. So I will have to keep you update on the progress made this weekend. And of course we will talk alot about the up coming crop too. It is in Topeka with Diva Designs. There I did it a plug for them HEE HEE!!  Read more... (160 words, 1 image, estimated 38 secs reading time)

Tags: Arts, crafts, Digital, Events, How-To Sites, scrapbook pages, Scrapbooking, United States, website

Hi, I’m back it’s just been a trying couple of weeks but we are muddling through them. Anyway. WOW!!” Americas Got Talent” winner?! I think that he is exactly what that show is about. Someone who can’t move forward in his career without something like this show to show him he can be a singer and move forward.  It was sad to see the others lose tho because they were equally talented but some body has to lose right. I wish them all luck and I hope Grandma Lee had the time of her life.  Read more... (203 words, 1 image, estimated 49 secs reading time)

Tags: Americas Got Talent, Arts, Business, crafts, creativity, cricut cartridges, cricut expression machine, embellishments, Family, GrandmaLee, scrapbook pages, Scrapbooking, Singing, stickers, Supplies, United States

The days have been crazy with appts. fo everyone and of course I am the driver. LOL! And in the evening I can’t miss “Americas Got Talent“. Even Torrie is addicted to to it. She wants to learn to dance like them and go on the show FUNNY!! I am so addicted to it it’s not even funny. I love Grandma Lee OMG!! I hope she does make it but if not I hope she had fun. And I really like Kevin Skinner such a great big heart and such an innocent sole. I want him to make it for sure. Well we will soon know huh?? Take care. Talk Ltr.  Read more... (119 words, 2 images, estimated 29 secs reading time)

Tags: Americas Got Talent, Arts, competition, dance, DavidHasselhoff, Family, Festivals, Got Talent series, Performing Arts

Have you heard of the hobby that has the entire North America in a frenzy? It’s scrapbooking. From ordinary cutting of photos and putting flourishes, the craze of making scrapbooks has gone beyond the simple and expanded into one complicated activity.

With the tremendous growth of this craft in recent years, many scrapbook tools and scrapbook materials have been created to make it more enjoyable. Over are the times when you have to dye the paper yourself, cut the visuals and paste the garnishing. Most people don’t even use their own drawings any more. And certainly, only a couple of even make their own scrapbooks.  Read more... (650 words, 2 images, estimated 2:36 mins reading time)

Tags: Adhesive, Arts, crafts, embellishments, glue, memories, Paper, scissors, scrapbook pages, Scrapbooking, shopping, stickers, Supplies

A child’s self esteem is built throughout the course of childhood. Although ultimately the child develops her own perceptions of self and builds her own self esteem, reinforcement from the outside world is crucial in fortifying the child’s self assessment.

Appropriate responses to the child support the child’s opinion of herself, “I think that I did a nice job completing this arts and crafts project.” “Yes, you did a terrific job completing your arts and crafts project. I can tell by the quality of the finished piece that you really put your all into it!”  Read more... (786 words, 2 images, estimated 3:09 mins reading time)

Tags: Arts, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Crafts, Business, Craft, Kids and Teens, Periods and Styles, Pre-School