As I was working on my Studio A column for the May issue of Creating Keepsakes I was thinking about my basic supplies - those things I turn to again and again and like to have in bulk. I have highlighted some of my usual favorites (pens, albums, ...
A short & sweet Three Things this week featuring three cool gift ideas for people who like to capture life + make stuff.
To Capture: My favorite camera strap from Emily Falconbridge (variety of colors $32).
To Create: My favorite ...
I am a classic typeface kind of person. I like clean lines in both serif (letters with the "little feet" on them) and sans serif styles (without the "feet"). I also mainly pick up black, white, red, and brown. Here's a few of the ...
A few weeks ago we had the outside of our house painted. I was waiting until that was finished to start bringing out the Halloween decorations. And now I am so, so excited to get down to ...
Last week I visited one of my favorite scrapbook stores: Scrapbook Fever in Salem, Oregon. While there I picked up a few new things, three of which were textured papers. These are so hard to tell how cool they are online, ...
Regular readers know about my affinity for the Marvy Giga square punch. It is probably my most used tool (next to the crop-a-dile). Punches tend to be a bigger ticket item but are in it for the long haul especially ...
On the heels of the release of my new book I wanted to share with you three of my favorite minibooks:
1. D Reeves Design House 3-Ring Acrylic Album Style File : This is the album I used that is ...
As I was answering the Q & A's this past week one of the things that came up was my choice of embellishments. I tend to gravitate towards ones that feature universal themes: life, memory/remember, today/everyday, photography/capturing moments, travel (often includes ...
Two more weeks of summer here.
The last couple of days here have included rain + thunder + lightning - all very exciting for a six-year-old fascinated by storms and weather (not to mention a mama who loves, loves, loves the changing ...
As the summer begins winding down (we have just a month left here before Simon goes back to school and I know there are lots of places around the country that go back sooner) I wanted to share three of my favorite ...
Most weeks three things tend to be products I have around here, things I have tried and loved or been inspired by. This week I am bringing you three things that are in my shopping cart that I am planning to ...
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