Heart-to-Heart from Scrapbooks from the Heart

Print your Photos!

Ok, I may be stating the obvious here, but I have just realized something very important.  I just had the "aha" moment that if I print out my photos, rather than just leaving them on my camera or computer until I think I need them, I am much more excited and motivated to get them scrapped!  I got an envelope in the mail from Walgreens yesterday and woke up today with that "I can't wait to do something cool with these pictures" feeling.  So, my advice for the day...PRINT YOUR PHOTOS!

Sweets for Your Sweetie!

Join us at the ArtBar

on Saturday, January 9

10am-6pm

to make this

Sweet Valentine Cone

for

FREE!

Perfect for Sweets for your Sweetie!

Handmade Hellos

Join us!  Space still available!

Handmade Hellos~Thursday, January 7, 6:30pm~Karen~$20
This year Karen's classes will include the following:  positive affirmation cards, holiday themes, masculine cards, birthdays and lots of techniques!  This month's card--can you say BRIGHT COLORS and BLING??!!  Just what we need to combat cabin fever! Samples in the store now!

Project 365 Ideas

Think you might need some help with what to take pics of every day of the year?  Here are some ideas to get you started:

your computer

your phone

groceries

The Sonic

your mailbox

your favorite store

your porch

the family pet

your planner

filling your car up with gas

your morning coffee

family outings

your jewelry

your closet

your scrapbook supplies

your feet

dishes you have cooked

traffic

the weather

the tv

places you visit

people at work

a hug

a package you are sending

a new purchase

your friends

a completed project

the newspaper

Starting to get the idea?  The whole point is to use your camera to help you become more in tune with your world.  I will share my pics here weekly.

Have a great one!

The Year in Photos

As you may know, a growing trend in scrapbook circles has been to document your life by taking one photo every day for an entire year.  The practice has been dubbed Project 365.  Several of my friends have participated in this exercise for several years now.  Some post their photos daily to facebook, others post pics weekly to Shutterfly.  It has been captivating to view their photos--a great way to stay in touch with friends and learn more about each other.  These ladies have expressed how rewarding it has been to look back over the days, weeks and months to remember even the most mundane details in photos. And of course the ultimate is to do one double page spread for each week of the year.

So, are you in????!!  I am going to participate wholeheartedly this year!  Who's with me??  Of course as in anything we do in scrapbooking, you can make your own rules.  So what if I miss a day--so what?--just take a pic that represents the day before.  And don't let the thought of scrapping the photos keep you from participating!  If you post them to a website you will have them stored digitally and then you can go back and scrap some or all of them.

The whole point is to take a photo of something that is representative of the day--regardless of how ordinary, or seemingly unimportant.

Leave a comment here if you have questions or want to play!  Come on!  It's gonna be fun!

Saturday at the Art Bar!

Come by SBFTH on Saturday, January 2 to make this clever bookmark for FREE!  Anytime between 10am-6pm!  I guarantee you will be looking at double sided paper in a new light to make these for all your friends!

Blessed!

This was one of my favorite gifts I gave this year.  I bought the purse at the SBFTH garage sale (the next one's in April!), printed a great pic of my dad-in-law and his girlfriend Gayla, and created a layout to slide in the purse.  I used a Fiskars Border punch, of course, on the bottom, did the title with a QuicKutz alpha and even machined sewed around the edge. I love how it turned out and I loved her reaction.  Merry Christmas Gayla!

  
 

Got cabin fever? Need to get out for some incredible deals??!! Come by SBFTH! All calendar stuff 1/2 off, American Craft Christmas Ribbon 1/2 off, and all Clearance stuff 1/2 of 1/2!! Only through Thursday! While you're in check out this GORGEOUS Snowy Serenade collection from Bo Bunny!

December Daily: Journal Prompt 25

Merry Christmas! You've made it through the month all the way to the BIG DAY! Make sure you enjoy it! Stop and BE in the celebration, not just sitting back observing! Save some wrapping paper scraps or ribbon for memorabilia in your album. Think about the way the day is registering to all 5 senses: what do you see, how does the house smell (especially if you are cooking!), are you feeling warm/cold/emotional? What did you get to touch? A soft sweater you unwrapped or some freezing snow outside? How did the candy in the stocking taste? Journal about all 5 or just one or two favorites!

We hope you've enjoyed this journey through the December Daily Countdown! Peace and joy to you and your loved ones today and always!

Guest blogger: Joyce McCall

December Daily: Journal Prompt 24

Oh the weather outside is frightful...I know I probably already did a weather prompt, but have you stepped outside??!!

Seriously though, today is about the last minute frenzy vs the "stop and enjoy the moment" calmness that you'll probably go through today. Case in point: I had to brave the blizzardy ice this morning to get groceries (no time to shop early in the week because of work and no way to put it off till the weekend since I'm cooking 2 Christmas dinners!) and then this afternoon I sat back and watched through the window as my boys played together in the snow. You have to realize that my boys do not play together. But they are sooo excited about tomorrow and the snow so they have apparently called a truce. Ahh...peace on earth.

Merry Christmas girls and boys! Enjoy your special day tomorrow!