Are you anything like me? Do you have a pile or stack of unread books--books you've been meaning to read, but just can't find the time? Even more, can you believe it's already Fall and we're only 3 months away from a new year? If you can relate, you'll love the plan I have for conquering that pile of unread books that keeps calling your name. I've joined Katrina at Callapidder Days in her Fall … [Read more...]

**ANNOUNCEMENT** Website Contest is still open! Anyone who signs up for the FREE e-zine, "Your Life and Layouts" by next Saturday, 8/19, will be entered in a drawing to receive one of two free autographed copies of the book Real Women Scrap or a free t-shirt. Leave a comment or send me an email to sign up now!Now for the thankful part of our Thursday-- In honor of my wedding anniversary … [Read more...]

The results of the Creativity Challenge are in and we have a winner of the free book giveaway... Malissa from malissasmerrygoround.blogspot.com. Malissa found my blog through blogging chicks! Check out her winning scrapbook page and read about her experience liberating her creativity! Congratulations Malissa! … [Read more...]

Another installment of Scrapbooker of the Year! Thank you for the great response to part 1 and my lesson learned. Sometimes we have hard choices to make about what is good versus what is good for us. This was one of those times. My mother's favorite words...Can't You Two Just Get Along! Me and My Brothers: He Started It! (truly he did!) … [Read more...]

Ever since the announcement about Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooker of the Year contest, I've waffled back and forth about entering. For some reason this weekend I got inspired and said I was going to go for it. Of course the deadline is July 1st so I didn't leave myself much time. But, that's often how I do things so I wrote the 500-word essay, pored over my pages to see which ones were … [Read more...]