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2008 Flickr Layouts
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Digital Scrapbooking Blogs
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Let’s Get Crafty
Scrappa Halfway Round Up
Im doing this to keep myself updated and revisit my scrap goals.
So far, from January - June 2008, I finished:
One Shutterfly book - Christmas 2007 (50++ pages)
Two Brag Books - Martha’s and Matthew’s
and 118 layouts.
Accomplishments:
Im getting good at multi-photo layouts and have made a big improvement on my digi shopping spending habits!!! I still havent had a month wherein I didnt spend, but lately monthly expenses are below $10-15 
Yippee! It helps that I am on such wonderful stores - SSD and Peppermint Creative.
I also am about up to date with stuff from my kids THIS year.
Re-evaluating my goals, In now going to concentrate on doing mini-books, like themed stuff, everyday pictures - really channelling Ali Edward’s great concepts of just getting the story done. I also want to try giving away hybrid pens using the promotional pens Edil gives aways to his clients
I badly need a printer. Here’s hoping my back pay from work will cover that.
What’s your stats, fellow Bebots? 
I scrapped!
Yes, I did! Im so happy
I managed to scrap five pages over the weekend - thanks to the husband who is home
I hope to continue to scrap until the month is over. My usual scrap output of goal of 30 a month is nowhere to be seen 
I also have two Shutterfly books (which are free) to use by Tuesday.
Layout share coming later
Friday Share
Acrylic is all the rage lately. Learn how to make them pop with a tut from the >Dani’s Girls CT Blog.
Hybrid is all the most IN thing right now Im so drooling over Stacy Julian’s KOTM over at Lisa Bearnson’s web site. I love her vision at BPS.
Dont forget to use the discount coupon offered by WST at the Shutterfly Blog! It expires June 30th!
And Im so totally going to copy Mich’s idea of Happy Thoughts. Im just thinking of my little logo and when do I post it (Yes Im trying to be organized with my blogging!)
Goings-on in the Digi World
I honestly am not knowledgeable about the goings-on in the digi world - I rely on my Google Reader and scrapping buddies to keep me updated. But I just have to share some things that excited me lately!
Ali Edwards is on a roll lately! She has some fabulous articles on her blog about text and type and now just released her own digital products over at Designer Digitals! She even has a book coming out in August and you can now pre-order it. Anything and everything Ali, I have to get!
ShabbyPickle Designs opened with brand new designers last weekend and a new favorite, Kasia Designs, is now selling there. She had an extra coupon for her customers (and a free kit) that I had to snag two kits I have not owned - Blowing Dandelions and BirdSong (I want to scrap with her goodies soon).
And I got a nice surprise in the mail today. Shutterfly gave me a free 8×8 book. But I have to order it by June 24 - Im clueless what to make (that is also fast). Any suggestions?
DDE Penelope Contest
Have you seen DDE’s newest mega kit, Penelope?
I made a layout with it:
And if you are a Gina Cabrera fan like me, you might want to join this:
I won from her first contest before and got offered a sweet guest CT spot as well - youll never know
And with that I am off to look for North Carolina health insurance options for my relatives.
Peppermint Creative Post NSD Blowout!
Spent.
I think this is the first time I ran out of kits to spend on at NSD! LOL. Most of the stuff I want are from my teams anymore so I didnt feel the need to shop anymore. Id just focus on getting more hybrid stuff for me. I plan to order some more chipboard albums from Robin and have them shipped to Amore, then she will ship them to me by LBC. Now, the scrapper shopper wants to shop for prima flowers and ink pads too. It never ends does it? I guess I need to use what I have bought so far! LOL.
Here is my album project for this month. Take note I have given myself the whole month of may to be able to finish a project (We will be extremely busy by next week for two weeks).
Now that I’ve written my goal, Im off to find the best possible acne treatment for my cousin.
Post-NSD Giveaway
I was planning to do this before NSD but real life got in the way but since I dont want to shop anymore, Ill give away some nifties for scrappers (Tell me if you want PayPal money equivalent!).
I decided to give away $10GCs to SSD, Kay Miller Designs, Nitwit Collections and Peppermint Creative (These are my awesome awesome teams! :D)
Now, what do you need to do? Instead of just letting you guys post comments (I need a little compensation cant you tell, hahaha!), I request that you write about this contest on your blog (if you have one). Link my scrapblog too, that would be awesome
Then you will be qualified for the draw immediately.
But if you write a post about my other blogs - here and here - you get 10 bonus points each post :D. (Put it this way - like you are doing a sponsored blog post, link a blog entry of mine that you like with a keyword you want and tada!).
The nicest post Id get will receive a better prize
Thanks for the backlinks everyone!
Ill leave this for two weeks
Deadline: May 17
NSD SALES
NSD Goodies.
Maybe this will help me be accountable. Jacq and I were talking about the need to scrap what we bought (she is doing good at that category while I havent even scrapped mine yet).
You can also see it here.
Now, I have a mile a list long at The Lily Pad, but I will most definitely be snagging up this awesome collab.
I want this kit by Madame Mim.
And I have worked with SMJ’s designs before and I know this will be such an easy kit to work with.
Now, with DD, I have a list a mile long too, but I might get goodies from Anna Aspnes.
Stay tuned for my product picks from my awesome creative teams (that will be a hard list to do since I love ALL the work they put out).
Here is the masterlist for NSD sales this weekend - don’t miss it = May 3 and 4
SSD Saturday!
I just love SSD Saturdays!! I picked up Julie’s YesterYear: Baby Collection:
And this awesome Cross My Heart element pack:
It’s not often that designers come up with items that can help one scrap about their Faith so this is perfect! Look out for it at a challenge near you soon
SSD Saturday
It’s another new release Saturday at the Shoppe!
I always love how I can shop for free every Saturday. *heehee*
Check it out!
I got Dani’s collab with Shabby Miss Jen’ Vintage Garden Fairies and Zoe’s Intergalactic Kit (and her stitches as well) - one kit for my son and daughter!
I cant wait to scrap with these!
Songbird Avenue March - Fresh Outlook
Did you read the blinkie? Design + Charity = Happiness
This month’s guest designer is none other than Kate Teague and she chose to have National Multiple Sclerosis Society as the recipient of the proceeds of this month’s kit! I have made it a point to buy Songbird Avenue’s monthly kits so I can somehow help and still feed my shopping addiction to digital kits.
I hope you help make a wish come true by buying the kit for a limited time only this month!
New Products at Kay Miller Designs and NitWit Collections!
First, I have to tell you to check out the combined gallery of Kay Miller and Mary Fran! They have teamed up together and had one creative team (I know, how lucky am I right?) and the gallery is absolutely amazing if I may say so myself
Here are some new products from Kay. I hope to be able to work with them soon
And you know Mary Fran does so much awesome stuff she cant help but extend a kit into a whole collection 
**All images are linked to the store *wink wink*
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Scrap Mojo.
It seems I am finding it easier to scrap more if I just stick to whatever I have on my stash! *LOL*. If you have noticed, almost all the layouts I have put out lately come from my Creative Teams - SSD and Kay Miller (and DDE, which I was a guest). I want to prove that I can survive not shopping for digi-goodies for a month! LOL. Im sorely tempted though as LDD and Catscrap has beautiful goodies lately, but 19 days into the year, I havent bought anything yet Not even dollar deals - yay! I plan to scrap with at least four goodies of my non-CT designers before I buy anything, and yet I still would be waiting for a sale or a deal. With belt tightening measures, I have realized I can scrap so many pages with ALL my pictures with my current digi stash. It is all about the memories, they say. Im happy my style jives with the CTs I’m on. I think I might experiment every now and then but Im always pressed for time! So, without any option, I stick with the tried and proven - the clean and simple route, LOL. I mimic paper pages all the time, I find them easier, more friendly to my style and the kids
PrimaHybrid.com
Some great news for hybrid scrappers!
Prima Marketing, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of unique flower accents and scrapbooking materials, is about to set another trend – products that seamlessly build a bridge between traditional paper and digital scrapbooking. PrimaHybrid.com will launch on January 15, 2008, offering exclusive hybrid scrapbooking products, projects and resources that will appeal to both traditional scrapbookers and digital scrapbookers.
The foundation for PrimaHybrid.com is already in place, set to provide the hybrid scrapbooker with a variety of resources to create meaningful hybrid projects:
• Products that instantly coordinate to combine paper and digital product lines
• Step-by-step hybrid scrapbooking project examples
• Inspiring articles to help the digital scrapbooker to visualize how digital “translates” into traditional paper projects
• Tutorials to help the traditional scrapbooker cut the learning curve into learning about digital scrapbooking techniques
• A weekly newsletter to showcase newest trends and tips, such as “A Step by Step Guide to Your First Hybrid Project”
The site will also offer complete digital kits and elements created by leading digital artists such as Gina Miller, Weeds & Wildflowers Designs, Meredith Fenwick, Iron Orchid Designs (IOD), Carrie Stephens, Corinna Nielson, Dianne Rigdon, Nancy Kubo, Trish Jones, Kim Christensen, Vera Lim and Doris Castle. One of the first offerings available in the shoppe is a collaborative kit, called “First Blush” featuring creations by each of the artists.
Goal: Print those Layouts!
I was saving up my pennies once ScrapbookPictures.com goes on sale, since Fuji prints (8×10) are quite out of the budget for me still. However, me and Glo talked with Buge over YM the other day because we are inquiring about albums (self mounting and magnetic) which Glo intends to take to the US.
The topic of printing came and Buge referred Fans Digital in Quiapo. You can get their pricelist here. The complete pricelist made me gasp! An 8×10 is only 40pesos (roughly about 99cents to a dollar), and if you print by batch you get free chemical lamination on all prints - it looks like you get to upgrade to their 50peso print for free! (And you get nicer finishes too!). Even their picture books are a steal. Ill definitely print my Christmas Book there. Shutterfly has the advantage of having custom covers though. However, Buge also referred me to DigiPrint Pro where you get 20% off printing if you become a member - you need to show a class you went to (photography), or a photography magazine subscription you are subscribed to. The requirements automatically wont let me in! LOL. They use the same printer Fans Digital uses so it is cheaper.
Speaking of printing layouts, I need to make sure our adapter to the PC wont have any power surges. Electricity has been quite erratic lately.We only have one HDMI input on my TV and want to hook both the computer and the DVD to it that we are advised to get HDMI splitters. I hope there is one in Quiapo. If the weather changes, Id like to ask Edil if we can go to Hidalgo and check the printers out.
DAM - January 2008
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