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And it's happening all day today over at my new location! Come join me - lots going on today - hope to see you there!

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Although I'm nowhere near done setting everything up the new blog site, I've opened it up and we're ready to go! I'll probably post a few more reminders here on Blogger, but all new content will be going on my brand spanking new WordPress blog! Click on the link and check it out! Don't forget to bookmark the new site and sign up for the RSS feed over there as tomorrow is the big Blogoversary

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Ok. So now that I've frustrated myself all morning with Blogger and trying to make it do what I want it to do, I've come to the decision that it's just time to move. I'm going to work on the new site (it will be Typepad) and make the switch once it's totally ready (hopefully on the 25th). Until then, I'll continue to post here and when I move I'll put the link up. Soooo, in the meantime, bear

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Well, I think I'm ready to take the plunge and get the blog re-organized! I've spent the past several days trying to figure it all out and copying down code I don't want to lose. Eek. Wish me luck! I'm going to start this in the morning but since my son will be home this weekend I anticipate it probably taking all weekend to get it all tweeked since I'll have to do it in spurts in between

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Yup, getting organized is at the top of the list! Starting on my blogoversary (August 25, 2008 - don't forget to go to the link and post there to win!), I'll have a nice, neat little schedule of posts for during the week. Of course, I'll throw in other posts (there are those crazy days when I just want to blog every five minutes, lol), but I'm going to start working ahead so that you can always

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Although I have a ton of pics from the Maya Road booth (their designers are AMAZING!), this is about my roomie and new friend from the show! Originally I had planned on rooming with a friend, who decided she couldn't go. So then I changed my plans and was going to room with another girl from 2Peas and two other girls she had found to share the room. Well, a few days before the show and the day

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I made this frame to hold a picture I love of my grandparents. I pulled the red and black from my Grandpa's jacket (eek!) and picked out these papers from American Crafts. I put several coats of spray gloss over the frame not only to protect it, but I also really liked the shine to it for this project. I used felt flowers from American Crafts and added black Stickles (Ranger) to dress them up

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I made this to keep some of my crafty supplies close at hand. I honestly have so much stuff that I will forget about it if it's not in front of me so this is my solution. Here I can keep a selection of rubons, stickers, and other similarly packaged embellishments handy. I left slots for seasonal, new, and favorites. This piece is actually pretty darned big (24 inches high) so it will fit a

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Come on over to Scrapbook News + Review and check out the latest issue! Well over 300 layouts, cards, altered items, and more! Don't forget - by subscribing, you not only get the current issue, but also all the back issues!

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Scrapbook News + Review is looking for your altered and home decor creations. September's Issue will feature things to alter for your kids' rooms and Back to School. In particular, we are looking for:Artful Rooms – things you have altered for use in your kids' rooms – all ages from baby to teen, boys and girls! Options – our Options item this month will be message boards. Chalkboards,

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I have NOT fallen off the face of the earth. Feels like it though, huh? Just been insanely busy for some reason. And what should one do when they're so busy they can't think straight? Of COURSE...do a major re-do of the crafting workroom. Yea. I'm out of my mind, lol! And my house is now a complete maze as I have made little piles of product everywhere while I organize everything I removed

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I know I've been a horrible blogger this week - I really do have a ton of stuff to get posted if I can just find some extra time!But to make it up to you I'll leave you for the moment with my happy find of the day. The incomparable Suze Weinberg has a blog! Seriously, she is absolutely amazing and her blogging style will inspire you, make you laugh, and make you want to be her BFF (yup, I'm her

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I passed this joke along forever ago and had to go hunt it down to post it here! Totally made me laugh and still does. :)The WashclothThis has to be read, laughed at and passed on. There is not a woman alivetoday who won't crack up over this! I was due for an appointment with thegynecologist later in the week. Early one morning, I received a call fromthe doctor's office to tell me that I had

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See that little countdown clock on the right side of the screen? Yup! One month from today my blog turns a year old! I've really been enjoying my little blog and hope you have too. I'm making some plans so you'll definitely want to check back to see what I'll be up to that day - giveaways, tutorials, a guest post or two...and whatever else I can come up with to celebrate!To start the ball

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Because this is just too cool! A good chunk of my blog feeds were showing off their Wordle creations and I just had to have my own! Check out Wordle and join the "club"! ;) You can enter your blog addy and it will randomly pick words from your posts and make a collage out of them. You can change colors and remove words and tweak things OR rather than putting in your blog, you can just enter

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This was one of my favorite new toys released at the show! Around the Block always comes out with the most inventive doodads, lol! This is the BradMaker. Several companies have the little brads with center artwork under a flattened dome, but Making Memories comes to mind as having really done a lot with this look. Well, now you can do it yourself! Add ANYTHING - photos, pieces of patterned

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Another interesting tool that I suddenly can't figure out how I ever lived without! Magic Mesh has come up with the coolest use for their own meshy technology. This mat solves several problems scrapbookers and cardmakers come across in everyday creativity.First, especially for those who don't have a dedicated space (with a door that CLOSES, lol), you can use this to pick up your project and

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I kept forgetting I had my camera, much less that it was a videocam, lol! Then when I would pull it out I did get a couple of those "deer-in-the-headlights" reactions from people who could demo the product for hundreds upon hundreds of people live, but froze in front of a camera. Sigh. But I did get a few good videos. They'll have a permanent home on Scrapbook News + Review's site once we

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I have sooooo much to share I don't have a clue where to begin! I have to upload all my photos and video still and all kinds of things, but thought I'd share this quick photo of me with Cathie and Steve from Creative Juice! Can I just say he is soooo much yummier in person? But I was a good girl - I tried really hard to focus on Cathie just to avoid slipping up and asking if I could have his

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While I'm off seeing these in person, just thought I'd give you all more to drool over while you wait! :)

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Hopefully I'm on the road when this posts, lol - if not, I'm running WAY behind! I'll be in Chicago for the next few days at the CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) Show basking in all the creativity and new products. I'll have some posts for while I'm gone to keep you busy, then I'll be back on Sunday (probably won't blog until Monday though, lol) with lots of pics from the show! Check back in!

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Ok, I'm now officially addicted to making these! Still perfecting the technique. I've found several different ways to do this with varying success. They all come out fine in the end, I'm just hoping to find a way to reduce some of the time in between. But anyways, here are some of my recent butterfly earrings that are finished! Forgive the photography - I couldn't find the little doodad

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Well I won't even attempt to try the video version on this, lol! Anyways, I split the groups up a bit more so that when you click on the photo to see the big version they'll be even bigger, lol! Enjoy your drooling! 44 hours until I hit the road for CHA! It's only about a 3 hour drive. I'm trying to get a few posts scheduled so those of you not going to the show will have something to do

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What is it about these awards that makes me all giddy? Especially when it comes from a complete stranger (translated "potential new friend"!) from far away! Christa, whose blog is here (go look!) gave me this award and I'm so honored! Cough - of course, my high school French is completely rusty. So I wanted to see what it was she had said and my brain just would not let me translate. So I

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This was another card in the June issue of Scrapbook News + Review. It was the featured technique (rather by accident - I just sent the card in on assignment not knowing she was looking for a technique to feature, lol!) and it's a really easy one. The flower embellishments were made by taking the double-sided paper used for the card and curling thin strips around a wire hanger then looped in

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I'm so glad I picked up the collection pack for Basic Grey's Archaic line. I really have enjoyed using it over and over! This was a little box I altered for my son to put his little rock collection in. Just a simple $1 wooden box from Michael's and now I can (cough, hopefully...) stop finding his little rocks here, there and everywhere in my house! I love the little dirt/worms/rocks sticker

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I did this page for Scrapbook News + Review (the July issue dropped yesterday, by the way - it's FABULOUS! Over 300 projects!) in the June issue for the sketch column and I REALLY was happy with how it came out. And it was even a page about something me (or at least my shoes, lol)! Yay me! :) Supply list: Patterned papers - Organic Honeysuckle and Organic Poppy from Bo Bunny Journaling pen -

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Color me happy! I just got word on the new Mod Podge formulations releasing for CHA Summer - woohoo! I will be ALL OVER the Plaid booth at CHA next weekend, lol!Glow in the dark...Shimmer Silver...Shimmer Gold...Glittered Silver...Glitter Gold...Sigh - I need it all!!!!

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Yay! I did it! At least I hope I did, lol! I've been collecting! However I started collecting after I'd seen quite a few so now I have to remember what I've missed and go back and find those images to add, but I've still got a nice little collection here for your drooling pleasure! I messed with slideshow after slideshow and then finally figured out I could do this soooo much more easily just

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The countdown to CHA, that is! In exactly a week I will be arriving in Chicago (I'll be driving so leaving VERY early next Friday morning) for a few days of pure bliss! I've been to a lot of these shows but this will be my first NOT going as a buyer but as a member of the press (I'll be going with Scrapbook News + Review). I don't know yet what to expect from this new role but I'm definitely

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I had a great question via email about how to use Future Floor Finish as I've mentioned using it on both the chipboard pendants and the butterfly earrings (which I am now addicted to - I have about 10 more pairs to share once they are all coated and attached to their ear-wires!).First of all, Future Floor Finish will be found in good sized box stores (except Walmart, for some reason - I got mine

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It's been a long summer, lol! While I've loved being home with my son over his break, it's been hard to get things accomplished when he wants my attention all day. I finally decided to make a little door hanger to let him know when I was working (or please give me some peace and quiet) and when I was playing (please come play WITH me!). I used the cover of a Zsiage chipboard peek-a-boo album (

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I hope everyone here in the US is having a wonderful holiday weekend and for my visitors not in the US, I hope you are enjoying your weekend as well! Remember the Cosmo Cricket butterflies I punched too many of for this project? Well this is where they ended up!Cosmo Cricket papers, Stickles, findings from Cousins, the EK Martha Stewart butterfly punch and Future Floor Finish.

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See this in the July issue of Scrapbook News + Review!I've been experimenting with these tile pendants for weeks now but just finally put one into a full necklace. I have quite a few I made out of scrabble tiles and other bits of wood, but have been working with different ways to use chipboard. I haven't found a version I really like yet though. For this particular piece, I used chipboard "

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Well, I didn't end up accomplishing nearly as much as I wanted to over at the ice cream social crop at Scrapperie this weekend. I completed five more cards and two layouts.This was from a sketch challenge. Patterned papers all from Cosmo Cricket. Felt flowers from American Crafts (edged with my favorite yummy cinnamon Stickles), velvet brads from Making Memories, stitching stamp from CTMH,

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I'm immersing myself in actual scrapbooking this weekend (now don't faint, please!)! Yes, scrapbooking with my scrapbooking supplies - who knew. Anyways, hanging out at the Ice Cream Social online crop at Scrapperie. Most of the challenges are for actual scrapbook pages so I'm going to try to get some done. Of course, I've already finished the ONE challenge for an altered item so I'll share,

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It really did. I've been meaning to make a version of Ali's project ever since I bookmarked it back in February, lol! I had gotten the Martha Stewart punch AFTER the first time I tried this (with the circles here). After doing some playing, I found that I really loved this punch layered with a bit of folding to the top butterfly to give it dimension. So I made a pile of them without

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I apologize for the underlining, I have no idea how I made it do that or how to un-do it! Anyone experienced with Blogger who can tell me how to fix this?I picked up this little truck birdhouse from Michael's for my son. I had him pick out the papers and he decided on these beachy papers from Creative Imaginations. Probably not what I would have done with a truck, but he seems to like it! I

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This was in the May issue of Scrapbook News + Review. It's a recipe box I altered to make a little treasure box for my son, who is continually starting up new "collections". I used the Cogsmo line from Cosmo Cricket, which I think is just such a fun line! I also used an old Making Memories ribbon slide with some ribbon poking out from the sides. Not much to it - it went pretty fast and I

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See this in the July issue of Scrapbook News + Review~I made this for my front porch. I got one of these little unfinished scroll plaques at Walmart (hey, it's the only craft supplier left in town...how pathetic is that!). This Fountain Blu paper from Zsiage's Vintered line is still one of my favorites - I just love it! Anyways, it just so happens that the Tim Holtz color Frayed Burlap matches

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Are you tired of me yet today? LOL! I know this is the third post today and I promise the last (although I have one set up for tomorrow morning...) but I just wanted to share some of the happenings over at Scrapbook News + Review. First of all, if you haven't checked this new e-zine out yet, you're totally missing out! I am working with some amazing talent and each issue gets better and

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Gosh I love happy mail days! Today definitely fit the bill! I got an awesome blog RAK package from Stephanie! Just LOOK at all the yummy goodies she sent me! I really need to get my son to bed on time tonight because I am totally going to do some stamping with these stamps! Soooo in love with them all! And look! 6x6 square envies - I think she's been reading my mind (or my posts at SNR,

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Remember the frame I made a while back using the daisy paper from Imaginesence? I came across the scraps from that paper and realized I had enough to do up a little birdhouse to match.The small design really worked well with my tiny birdhouses! The reverse side made a perfect roof as well. I went a little nuts again with the Scribbles, dotting everything in sight. I also pulled out some

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Yea, I had a weekend where I was working on cards for Scrapbook News + Review and just couldn't stop! I think I ended up with 18 cards that weekend, I'm just not positive where they all went, lol! There are probably some in the pile on my dining room table (it's scary...) so I'll try to dig for them later. But here are a few of them anyways.Patterned papers - Zsiage. Stickles - Ranger. Stamp

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I know, I've been a bad blogger this past week or so! With school out it's just been much harder to sit down at the computer for extended periods of time...already getting the "Mommy, I'm bored - play with me", lol! We're finally starting t settle down into more of a routine though and I've been planning lots of projects for Michael to do his own arts and crafts. So instead of that guilty

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Well, today was the last day of 1st grade for my son, Michael! He's been ready for his 6-week summer break for about a month now, lol!I had originally planned on making another frame for Michael's teacher, similar to the one I made for his kindergarten teacher last year (here), but Michael insisted that I do a birdhouse for her instead (I've got him addicted too, lol!). Since his school loops

Jenna Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226233046536293003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233006406583975992.post-49931521995312007522008-06-02T07:30:00.002-05:002008-06-03T13:58:07.987-05:00

I altered this little wooden gift bag to hold my rubon books from Making Memories. This keeps them neat and tidy because it fits them perfectly! I matched it to the alcohol ink carrier I had made and both are featured in my new article at Scrapbooking.com Magazine in the brand new June issue. All the items used are the same as for the ink carrier and still, between the two projects, I think I

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I've had this very uncharacteristic obsession with pink this year. I've really never been a pink kind of girl, but for some reason I keep picking it up lately! I had this little heart-shaped wall hook from Hobby Lobby ($1, of course!) sitting in one of my boxes of "toys to be altered" and thought I'd whip up something quick. Well, I went a tiny bit overboard on this little project so it wasn't

Jenna Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226233046536293003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233006406583975992.post-22599401520825523832008-05-29T07:00:00.000-05:002008-05-29T07:00:03.236-05:00

This was another project I did for the first issue of Scrapbook News + Review using the same window frame from Walnut Hollow as the clock I shared yesterday. This time I simply painted it black. I cut Prima papers to fit each window opening and actually just used masking tape to attach them to the back of the frame. My intention was to be able to pull these fully decorated inserts out of the

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This is a clock I made from a scrapbook layout sketch for the first issue of Scrapbook News + Review. A lot of sketches really lend themselves well to altered items, whether you use pictures or not. For this one, I happened to use pictures, but I could have just as easily made each of the blocks just a coordinating piece of patterned paper, a quote, whatever works for the piece.I started with

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This was the third custom birdhouse I created for a friend to give as a Mother's Day gift. She had asked for a Southwest theme, which I immediately pictured in my head, but could not for the life of me find ANYTHING that would bring my picture to life. Seriously - cowboy is everywhere, but nothing in those gorgeous Aztec-type designs I was thinking of. So instead, I googled southwest houses and

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Just wanted to share with you that my baby bunnies seem to be doing just fine on their own! I was worried about whether they were old enough to eat on their own (since I know zero about bunny habits, lol) and I am happy to report that they most definitely ARE! I sat and watched one of them yesterday and he was a little eating MACHINE! I have two little areas behind my enormous front bushes that

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This was a spinoff of the adorable butterfly collages showing up everywhere using the Martha Stewart punch. I didn't have the punch (but I do now - woohoo!) so I just grabbed a circle punch and a pad of Daisy D's papers. This was soooo quick! It gave me a place to store some coasters on a table in my living room that was looking bare, and the colors were perfect. The shadowbox with drawer is from

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This was another one of the birdhouses I was commissioned to make for a friend to give as a Mother's Day gift. I have to admit, this is my new alltime favorite one I've made! I love how the colors came together and the little basket and hat were so fun to play with! The paper is from Daisy D's. Flowers from Prima. Mini buttons are mixed from Making Memories and Dress It Up. The paint is also

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This birdhouse was one that I was commissioned to make for a friend to give as a Mother's Daygift (there were three of them altogether - I'll share the other two this week). The paper is from Bo Bunny and is Stickled and Scribbled everywhere! Lots of Prima's and even THOSE have centers of Scribbles covered with Stickles, lol! The closeups (click on each picture to get a larger view) show the

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I want to wish all the Mothers out there a VERY Happy Mother's Day!!! Teehee, now a moment of rudeness to my own Mom (sorry, Mom!) but you can't see this until you get it! So go away! Love you though! :)Obviously, this Scrap-O-Dex is something I made for my Mother in honor of the holiday. While this did take a lot of time, it was all using simple techniques. I've already mentioned the flower

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Zsiage's Scrap-O-Dex's come in these cute little gable boxes. So far I had been going the simple, straightforward route in decorating mine, but my fellow design team members at Zsiage have come up with some absolutely amazing things being more creative. Soooo, I decided to try something beyond just covering one in paper and adding a few embellishments to it. I made a Scrap-O-Dex (which I'll

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I am so in love with Basic Grey's new Archaic line! To be honest, when I first saw the previews online, I just wasn't feeling it. It wasn't until I saw it in person that I found myself wanting every single piece, lol!My first birdhouse without a resident birdie, but I decided the the little dinosaurs I cut from one of the papers (were just too cute not to use instead. All I used were a few pieces

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Jess over at The Crafty Cafe gave me this lovely award! First, let me just say that Jess has a great blog - can't go wrong with a coffee theme, after all! She has some great inspiration and links there - I had her blog up for the past week trying to find time to go through all her links (until my Internet connection crashed last night and I lost all the pages I'd been saving to look at more in

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I know, I have been a horrible blogger this past month! I have been extremely busy, and to be honest, most of what I've created (and there's been a LOT!) I can't even share yet as they're all for various articles and calls and such. I have articles going in the May and June issues of Scrapbooking.com Magazine - look for an article on birdhouses in May and storage solutions for crafters in June!

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It's been a bumpy ride with some of the website issues but I've been sooooo very excited about being a part of this new magazine! Both the website and the first issue are now up and running and ready to go and I am extremely proud to be involved! We have a talented staff and our editor, Caitlin Koch, has worked very hard and I'd like to give her a big thank you and a round of virtual applause! If

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In case you couldn't tell, I just finished up my taxes, lol! THIS year I think I'll try being organized. I've forever got receipts scattered everywhere so I thought I'd make up a little holder to tuck them into - not just my tax stuff, but also major purchases, etc. and stuff I just tend to keep. I started with an accordian folder album from Zsiage - it's 6x12 so this came together really fast. I

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I just can't seem to resist the sparkly stuff here lately! I found this daisy paper with glitter from Imaginescence and just HAD to make something with it! Used one of the $1 wood frames from Michael's simply painted white. Of course, the glitter of the paper wasn't enough, so I edged the whole frame with glittering crystal Scribbles, then added little iridescent yellow flower sequins around the

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So since my son is still home on three weeks of Spring Break, I thought I'd let him help me with the winner. I had to interrupt a video game to get this, lol, and then after I turned the camera off he asked if HE had won! So here's the first video I've tried to upload...hopefully this works right! (Well, it works, but I think I need to upload it to Youtube next time - this took FOREVER and it's

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Look for this in the July issue of Scrapbook News + Review! This is a fun little frame I made because I walked past this bag of shells at JoAnn's, lol! I'd never actually used Zsiage's Surf and Turf line of papers for a beachy theme and I love how it turned out!{pic} For the title, I used 1.5" Monica font film letters from Zsiage. If you haven't played with these yet, do it! They are rather

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Look for this in the June issue of Scrapbooking.com Magazine! I've had my alcohol inks stored in a drawer for quite some time now and always forget about them. I like having my supplies visible - I'm one of "those" people who has to SEE my stuff to remember to use it. I also rarely create IN my dedicated space these days so even when I remember, I've got to drag it all out to the dining room or

Jenna Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226233046536293003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233006406583975992.post-19261794271158109912008-03-26T09:32:00.009-05:002008-03-26T10:25:59.585-05:00

On Monday, Scrapbooking.com Magazine's newsletter went out and editor Jami Petersen had bestowed the great honoron my blog! This was obviously beyond exciting to me, lol! Thank you so much, Jami!! And thank you to all the new readers who discovered my blog through the link - I hope you enjoyed it and will come back to visit!I made this wooden frame a while back and never did post it. I used Prima

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend!I've been dying to find a way to make Marah Johnson's papers work for a birdhouse but the designs are so large compared to these tiny birdhouses I didn't think I could. On Saturday I went over for a crop at Blessed 2 Scrapbook in Champaign and in looking at the corners of one of the papers, found enough design in a small area to give it a try and I'm

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Gotta love being a crafter on days like today! Because of Spring Break I agreed to watch the two girls from next door today and Monday. A bucket of beads I'll never use, some safety pins, and some sequins and I've got hours of almost quiet with these three (which is rare, lol)! With a boy in the group it goes beyond the "princess" jewelry making and those pins of "jewels" are suddenly princesses

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As seen in my article in the May issue of Scrapbooking.com Magazine!Found some of Basic Grey's Mellow line at Creekbank Creations when I was there and couldn't pass up these two for a birdhouse! Added my usual bunch of Primas (the bottles with these tiny flowers hold a LOT - no matter how much I use them the bottle never looks touched, lol, gotta love that!) and some dots of Scribbles in

Jenna Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226233046536293003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233006406583975992.post-5989222833259363312008-03-19T07:12:00.006-05:002008-05-30T14:17:39.858-05:00

This is another one for the Bringing it Back Challenge - this time for the bottlecap challenge. I started with a wood frame from Michaels and blue paint from Plaid. I Mod Podged on a paper from Reminisce and finished it up with a few printed bottle caps (some flattened with a rubber mallet and one left alone) from Li'l Davis. My printer went a little wonky on me and spit a few droplets of ink

Jenna Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226233046536293003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233006406583975992.post-89770141724119999422008-03-18T20:16:00.004-05:002008-05-12T19:28:14.600-05:00

Let's face it. No one looks at a bottle of Mod Podge and feels the need to read the instructions. Myself included. And then we wonder why we can't get the results we're looking for! So here I'm going to add some tips and tricks for how I've perfected my own technique using Mod Podge to avoid bubbles, warps, tackiness, etc. I hope they help!The Basics:First, prep your surface. This isn't totally

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Michael's had these little glass votive holders on sale 2 for $1 recently and I grabbed a bunch to play with. While looking for things to do with some of the challenge items from the Bringing it Back Challenge, I found a few fun ways to put them all together. For the slide mount challenge, I simply picked out some preprinted slide mounts from Design Originals, stacked them up and used my

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Well, I have officially taken my Michael's store out of stock on the mini birdhouses. I still have a few left to decorate, but for the past month, they still haven't restocked. I knew I should have bought more when they had them! Anyways, I did find these in the next bin - still birdhouses but quite a bit smaller and they are windchimes - and also $1. These are rather a pain to do - dismantling

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Ok, somewhere I DO have a million page protectors to finish this project but my 8.5x11's are buried somewhere in a box in the basement. This is what I'm trying to duplicate.The original credit goes back to Britney Mellen from the book Organization Tips for Scrapbookers from Creating Keepsakes Magazine by Denise Pauley. Of course, I couldn't leave things alone and use just a plain old paper towel

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Heres how it works:1. Link to the person that tagged you and leave a comment on their blog, so that their readers can visit yours. Kazan tagged me!2. Post the rules on your blog.3. Share 7 Random facts about yourself on your blog.4. Tag 7 random people at the bottom of your post, linking to their blog. Let each person know by leaving a comment on their blog.Random facts about me:Ok. Here's my

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I was recently asked "why birdhouses?". I know to some it may seem counterproductive to be churning out these little dust collectors and (gasp) wasting my precious scrapbooking time and products on them when I could be actually scrapbooking instead. To be perfectly honest, for the past few years since my separation and divorce, scrapbooking has just been HARD for me. Every time I pick up a pen

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As seen in my article in the May issue of Scrapbooking.com Magazine! This one's definitely all for me, lol, and my addiction to coffee! Paper from Doodlebug, flowers from Prima, coffee beans from the bag I just finished up yesterday, and diecut paper lace from KI Memories. At the moment the beans are making this smell soooo good! I know they're not exactly going to last so once the lovely smell

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Ok, the winner of the custom birdhouse has gotten it in the mail, so I can post the pics now! She had asked for graphic Doodlebug or black and white...I managed to find a nice black and white graphic Doodlebug paper to base it on! This one is actually the second one I made - the original met with the small curious hands of my son before it was dry. While there are some mishaps that can be fixed,

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Basic paper beads are an easy way to make a unique embellishment for jewelry, altered items, album covers, and more! There are very few tools you'll need and about 1/3 of a piece of patterned paper (scrap paper alert!) will make enough beads for a nice length necklace. Just a few inches of scraps of paper? Anything from a bracelet to unique embellishments for a journal cover, a layout, and

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Here's my seven year old son's very first fully altered item (yes, I did the trimming with the Xacto for him)! All the Nemo stickers are from EK and the paper is from Paper Pizzazz. :)And with this post I'm suddenly getting spam. Sigh - sorry guys, time to turn on the word verification!

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After his grandparents left yesterday, my seven year old son, Michael, told me he wanted to make something with me. We went through some of his choices and he decided on a wooden gift bag. He picked out a light blue paint and went to work. Then he wanted to cover it the way I do with scrapbooking paper. We had been at Michael's last week and he usually gets me to agree to allow him to pick out a

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Here are the two projects I made for last week's Bringing it Back Challenge - Magic Mesh.This little harvest basket was super easy. I spraypainted a basket black, then added this rust colored Magic Mesh to the side panels. The rest of the decorations are from two packages of Jolee's stickers from EK Success. I did quite a bit of rearranging of the different elements to make them fit where I

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Yay! Got my copies today!! I have the following projects:Wood Dreams Necklace - page 47 (these yellow wood jasper beads photographed beautifully!!)Pink Drop Bracelet - page 98Spring Green Floral Bracelet - page 101In Full Bloom Bracelet - page 120 (uses scrapbook supplies)There are some really fabulous pieces in this magazine! Some of my favorites:Amethyst Serpentine by Michelle Gowland - pages

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Well, I've now made FOUR new birdhouses this week...but I can't share any of them with you yet! One will be in a special issue of Scrapbook News + Review, two I've submitted and am busy crossing my fingers for, and the third, of course, is the one Kazan won and I want her to see it before I post it so it will still be a surprise for her!So instead, I thought I'd share the mail sorter I finished

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Here's another necklace I made with beads I handmade from scrapbook paper. This is soooo easy and generally uses about 1/3 of a piece of 12x12 paper for a full necklace. For this one, I think I used a little over half that amount (I cut a 4x12 strip and used 6.5 inches of it). The paper I used is Bellisimo from Zsiage's Ti Piace Italy? line. For added dimension, after I rolled and glued the beads

Jenna Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226233046536293003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233006406583975992.post-13170261071376135152008-02-23T13:00:00.000-06:002008-02-23T13:03:31.273-06:00

Well, I haven't gotten my copies yet, but I flipped through this last night in Michael's and this magazine just keeps getting better and better! The photography in this issue is simply stunning! I have four pieces in it - two necklaces and two bracelets - and I was just amazed how the photos came out! I'll get the page numbers up here once I get my copies and can sit down with it.One piece, in

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Well, my friend was disappointed we didn't hit 88 comments (good god, I'm not Tim Holtz, lol!) so that he could use Dale Jr.'s new number so he picked 5...apparently that has some Dale Jr. meaning too, lol! So the fifth comment is this:Kazan said...wow - this is awesome. I think I like the graphic doodlebug stuff right now. I am so into my B/W too. This is going to be fun to see what you make for

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So this is the little chest of drawers that I posted the unfinished picture of a while back. I needed something to keep track of all the little odds and ends I keep next to my bed. I don't have a nightstand with drawers or anything, instead I just have a little bookshelf. Which is nice, however it's hard to keep track of all the little things I have to have nearby - chapstick, lighters for

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I found that I can ship this internationally and it won't be too bad if I send it USPS first class. Now this can apparently take forever, but if you're still interested in entering my little giveaway below, please go ahead and comment here!

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UPDATE!!! Opening this up to other countries IF you're ok with me sending it USPS first class - which apparently can take forever, lol! So if you're still interested in getting in on this, please do! I'm having so much fun making these! My blog's getting all kinds of traffic (still amazes me, lol) but everyone is getting quiet again. I love hearing from everyone - what you think, what you're

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It's amazing the number of little things we have in this house that need to be plugged in to charge. Technology may be amazing, but it's also a pain! I am forever losing the cords when I unplug my phone etc. and the plug falls behind the table I use for charging. I picked up this little wooden tray at Hobby Lobby ($1.50!) and thought it would be perfect with a little modification and a bit of

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As seen in the April/May 2008 issue of Ready Set Create E-Zine.Not really holiday themed this time, although I suppose it could be Spring or Mother's Day, lol! Papers from Paper Studio and I just went dot-happy with the Scribbles 3D paints in watermelon, lime, lemon and crystal over the dots on the paper. Again, I had to use chalk (pink) to tone down the bright red bird. I hand-cut the scalloped

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I make a lot of random jewelry then usually end up "needing" to go shopping...to buy something to wear with whatever I just made!Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!!

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I don't think I ever posted a picture of these little wheelbarrows when I first came across them but they're from Hobby Lobby - $1 in the unfinished wood section! Everything I used to embellish it was from the Noteworthy line from Making Memories except the paint (Sea Foam), which was from the Funky Vintage line. I also used some glittery Scribbles just around the top rim. The only difficult part

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Yup - it's time to switch holidays, lol! Relax - I have surprisingly few papers and zero embellishments for this holiday so there won't be much. I LOVE doing these little mini birdhouses though! There will definitely be one for every holiday by the time I'm done! I started with the Reminisce papers and then got a little Prima crazy. I considered completely covering the rooftops with them, but

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Whew! I've been at it all day long with my fellow Peas and I'm exhausted! I managed to complete four layouts today and that's HUGE for me! I haven't scrapped much for the past several years - altered a lot, but not scrapped. So I'm excited and thought I'd share what I did today! Nothing earth shattering, but I had a blast!!!

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I've decided I have too many projects going at once. Each in various states of "something" needed drying time so it was left "overnight". I just don't always get BACK to said project, lol! I have them everywhere. So instead of finishing any of them, last night I at least started projects I could finish in one sitting. It's a start, isn't it?First is this checkbook cover. I can't believe I've

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This was a little unfinished wood tree kit from Joanne's. The tiny finished sample pictured was just painted and I thought "oh no, we can't have THAT". Yea. I wish I had, lol! This was, in no uncertain terms, a pain in the butt to do. Even with the Basic Grey file kit I broke down and bought. I ended up giving up and leaving it kind of ragged. The paper is from Reminisce (same collection as I

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Love this little mobile! It came as just an unfinished wood piece already assembled from Hobby Lobby - couple of bucks regular price and you know how Hobby Lobby is...closer to the holiday the better the sale! It was actually really easy to alter too. I used double-sided papers (from Bo Bunny's collection from last year) and laid a piece down onto my glass cutting "mat" (ok, it's just a cheap

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