Inspiration + Updates

A few things inspiring me from around the web this week (+ a couple updates):

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• Molly's Sunshine In February MiniBook

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• LollyChop's take on the punched butterflies (via Making It Lovely + The Blah Blah Blahg)

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• Studio Calico is giving away 29 sets of stamps I designed for Technique Tuesday. The winners will be announced on the 28th. 

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Kal's custom "You Are Awesome" posters. She sent me one for Simon and one for Anna and I can't wait to get them in frames. I love Kal's super positive outlook on life + creativity.

• And a very warm welcome to my newest sponsors: *Shey*[B] Camera Straps, and The Vintage Pearl

Have a great weekend!

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  1. Gina says…
    02/27/2009

    Thanks for the inspiration! I'm loving the mini book! Have a beautiful weekend with your family!!

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  2. Dana J says…
    02/27/2009

    Such awesome things! I will have to check them out!

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  3. Ginger says…
    02/27/2009

    These are really some cool stuff...very inspiring.

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  4. Karen says…
    02/27/2009

    The butterflies are something I'd love to do for the my grandkiddos playroom at my home.
    Cute poster too!
    Hope you're enjoying the day with your family - happy wkend!

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  5. Miss B. says…
    02/27/2009

    Thank you for the mention Miss Ali, both Lolly and I are floored that a rockstar like yourself would be so kind as add a mention on your blog!

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  6. Amy B. says…
    02/27/2009

    What cute posters! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. young c-m says…
    02/27/2009

    Beautiful stuff! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Carrie says…
    02/27/2009

    Love the butterflies. Glad you are doing well. Absorb as much of these days as you can because they do go so fast. Don't forget to take care of you.

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  9. Wendy says…
    02/27/2009

    Such fun bits of inspiration! Love the picture of Simon feeding Anna, too.

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  10. PJ says…
    02/27/2009

    Amazing, how quickly to get back into the blogging mode after the birth of precious Ana! I think this must mean that you feel good? Hope so!!! That would make me happy too!
    Have a lovely weekend!

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  11. o-girl says…
    02/28/2009

    What a bunch of wonderful stuff! I love Lolly's butterfly collage. It's beautiful! I just made another collage (if you'd like to see it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64193962@N00/3312364200/ ) Congrats on your new sponsors. I'll be checking out the camera straps to be sure!
    Have a lovely weekend with your little family. Hope you're all doing well!

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  12. LizzyM says…
    02/28/2009

    Thank you for linking to Kal's You Are Awesome posters... I'd been searching for just the right little something for our 8-month-old's bedroom and hadn't found anything I loved. These are perfect!!

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  13. kat-in-texas says…
    02/28/2009

    Ali, I think I've said it before, but you catapult people to scrapbook stardom just by mentioning their names on your blog!
    Hope y'all are doing well over there!!! Your children are so precious!!!

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  14. Sara Spencer says…
    02/28/2009

    I love reading your blog! Your post today reminded me of your original post with the punched out butterflies you framed. I've been wanting to try it and yesterday I finally did it. =)Here's what I came up with. http://blog.papersandplums.com/archive/2009/02/butterfly-art.html
    Thank you for the inspiration.

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  15. Kathy says…
    02/28/2009

    Thank you for sharing your pictures and the links to great other blogs. Not only are they a great way to connect to beautiful things, but I have started longing for a better camera I forgot I loved the work I did for the high school yearbook. I forgot that I loved to take photos. I forgot how much I love seeing beautiful images. For a long time I hadn't just stood still long enough to see properly.
    Now I do.

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  16. Mindy Drexler says…
    03/01/2009

    Congrats on new baby Anna. I was trying to figure out what day she was born. The 15th or the 16th? It struck me because Susan Dallas's birthday was on the 16th.
    How bittersweet that would be if they had the same birthday!

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  17. Gabi from Paris says…
    03/01/2009

    Oh my gosh Il love the posters ! Thanx for sharing all this links with us.

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  18. Heather says…
    03/01/2009

    Thanks for sharing Kal's posters. I immediately went and ordered one for each of my boys. And she already has them done (they are awesome)! I'm so excited to get them up in the boys' room.

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  19. Cyndi says…
    03/02/2009

    I was in need of some inspirations and the butterflies did it. Thank you! I didn't do butterflies but I did hearts and Sprinkled some love. You can see it on my blog
    www.endofthesidewalk.blogspot.com

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  20. Tessa Ann says…
    03/02/2009

    Oh, my..... She's just lovely :) My belated congrats to you and your family!
    I loved this post. That butterfly art...wow. I so need that in my studio :)
    Have a wonderful week Ali and family!
    Your fellow Oregonian!-tessa ann

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  21. molly says…
    03/03/2009

    Glad you liked the mini book, Ali. Thanks for sharing it here.

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  22. Ashley @ Domestic Fashionista says…
    03/04/2009

    I love those butterflies...what an easy and fantastic idea! :)

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  23. Marilyn Platt says…
    03/05/2009

    What inspires me lately most of all is ME! Who knew I had such a fabulous brain and such an incredible giving and receiving heart. This new awareness is providing such heartfelt journaling to my pictures of everything from flowers, my grandchildren and not least ME! I think back and feel the experience of my birth to my mother knowing I entered this world directly from God's hands to the lucky person that caught me then to my mom. My birth is a gift to me and to all those I touch through my scrapbooks. I am a gift! Ali, you inspire me too!
    Marilyn

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