The Artist's Creed

A Visit With Dad

Still using Project Life's Rain Edition, I created a more traditional 12x12" layout showing son Eric with his dad as they prepare for a fishing and camping trip.

Again, this went together very quickly - a bit of journaling is all that's needed to complete this page.  I may add a touch of embellishment (fish or fish hooks?), but - with the color and texture of the Project Life materials - it is not essential.

Time To Catch Up

A busy summer means lots of scrapbooking to catch up on.  In my case that means day trips, overnight trips, a wedding, and more.  Project Life by Becky Higgins is a great product line that can help speed up our process - not that I'm ready to give up traditional scrapbooking by any means!

To start recording our trip to Multnomah Falls, I used the Rain Edition of Project Life. (Can you think of anything more appropriate for the Pacific Northwest?)  The page went together very quickly, I added a few pieces of green ribbon, and now all that's left is to do a bit of journaling.

For more information on Project Life, go to http://www.beckyhiggins.com and the many other on-line resources available.

Busy Times = Scrapbooking Ideas

Since I last posted to this blog, I have welcomed company from North Carolina, traveled to the Oregon Coast, enjoyed a fantastic scrapbooking retreat at Long Beach, Washington, and much more.  July 4 was especially significant for our family this year as we celebrated the wedding of my brother Michael and my new sister-in-law Vicki.

All of this activity provides more material for scrapbooking - not just the photos, but also the journaling of my thoughts and feelings throughout each experience.  I'm looking forward to recording all my adventures and savoring the memories of these special times.

Women in Business Expo

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Here I am at last night's Women in Business Expo, an event jointly sponsored by Portlandia Club (www.portlandia.org) and Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon (www.oregonweo.org).  It was a great opportunity to show off some of my scrapbooks, display boards, and greeting cards.  More of my work can be seen on the Scrapbook Gallery and Misc Gallery pages of this website.

No-Photo Scrapbooking

Sometimes there is an activity or an event I might want to include in my scrapbook, but I don't have any photos.  Someone forgot their camera, or the pictures didn't turn out, or whatever.

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For this 2-page layout, I wanted to show how my son Eric and I spent many hours of our time when he was growing up.  We enjoyed board games and card games, as many families do, but we also liked to make up our own pencil-and-paper trivia game, which we called "Quiz."

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I had no photos at all of this activity, but I had managed to save some of the "Quiz" papers which I reduced in size using a photocopier.  I partnered them with bright colored cardstock and embellishments cut from game-themed paper.  The result:  a fun and simple layout that reminds me of happy times spent with my boy.

Are you a scrapbooker?  If so, challenge yourself to create a no-photo scrapbook page this week.

Simply Stunning

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We all enjoy using those fun and colorful brads, stickers, ribbons, buttons, and other embellishments on our scrapbook pages.  But sometimes all that is needed is one photo and a little text.  This 12x12" layout reminds me of my 2010 trip to Sedona, and I feel good every time I look at it.