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Why I Still Haven’t Given Up on Project Life
Four years ago, I wrote a blog post entitled Why I Haven't Given Up on Project Life. In that post I shared pictures from the four albums I had been working on up until that point: 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. A lot of time has passed since then, but I've been silently...
Why I Haven’t Given Up on Project Life
I first fell in love with Project Life at the end of 2011, just in time for the start of a brand new year. Despite many ups and downs over the last four years---and the fact that I am woefully behind in every album, except for one---I haven't given up on Project Life!...
One Little Word 2016 | January
As I mentioned in my previous post, this year I'm participating in Ali Edwards' One Little Word class! (It's really awesome---if you are on the fence about joining, you should just do it! The community is very supportive and full of inspiration.) We are working...
One Little Word 2016 | Celebrate
The first time I heard of the concept of having a One Little Word, I fell in love with it. Since then, each January I've picked a word that came to me. These words felt like the theme for each new year. My list of past words includes: 2012 :: Now 2013 :: Enough 2014...
Closing Up Shop & Retirement Sale
A few months ago, I had to make a tough personal decision... I had to face the fact that the day had finally come where real life was calling me to press the pause button on my design career for a good, long time. When I first started designing, I knew this day could...
Pixels to Paper : Spring Crafts
My new self-passed class, Pixels to Paper : Spring Crafts, begins today at Scrapaneers! Now that I've taught an introductory class that covers all the basics of hybrid, I've created a projects-based class that focuses on showing you just how to create three gorgeous...
Team Digital Press at CHA 2015
For the last ten years, I've been dreaming of the day that I would get to fly to California and attend the Craft & Hobby Association's annual convention. I had first heard about CHA when my rubber stamping friends would start to ask "Who's going, who's going?!"...
From Pixels to Paper : Hybrid Basics
I'm not sure if you heard the news, but there's a new face at Scrapaneers... and it's me! I have been invited by Tiffany to teach on a topic that I really love---hybrid papercrafting! I've been spending a lot of time in my studio over the last few months, working on...
How to Turn a Digital Kit into a Paper Page
Last month, I shared a little about my reasons for taking my Project Life digital in 2013 and why I loved the end result so much. A lot of that had to do with the quality of my prints. After hearing many good reviews of Persnickety Prints for many years, I decided to...
Taking Project Life Digital
In January, I shared a little bit about my Project Life journey and what I've done in my albums over the last two years. At the time, I had not printed out any of my digital pages from 2013 to compare to my paper pages from 2012. But this March I finally sent them all...
My Plans for Project Life | 2014
I am embarking on my third year of Project Life in 2014, and the question I'm hearing most often from my friends is "What are you thinking of changing up this year?" Honestly, I am in such a state of limbo right now, it's hard to think about it... First, I'm still...
Happy “All or Nothing” Day
So, I heard that today was "All or Nothing" day, a day in which you are willing to take a chance on something you have always wanted to do. Sounds like the perfect day to bring my long-time dream to life! Welcome to Sugarplum Paperie!