For the Love of Books
Hello all my artsy friends and Happy New Year! I just love the start of a fresh, new year with all the excitement it brings. Setting goals, thinking about positive changes and keeping the good things on course – all…
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Options for the One Little Photo Challenges Page
One HUGE page, and ONE little photograph. To some it means pure happy, and they can scrap it all day, but to others fear and trembling. Â Why? Â There are many reasons. Â From loving a full page of either photos, or…
Getting the Most out of One Little Word
Did you select a word for 2017? This is a practice I have took part in for the last several years and I have really come to enjoy it! Choosing a word for the year can really help us to…
New Year, New Me? 3 Tips for Adjusting Your “Failed” Resolutions
So, it’s been about a week since the beginning of 2017. I’m betting you spent time leading up to January 1 coming up with some incredible resolutions for 2017 – resolutions that you most likely have already failed at. It happened…
MOC 2017 Spotlight – Take 1
Hello everyone and Happy New Year! Â It’s Polly Karen here at the end of the first week of the 5th annual Month of Challenges (MOC5). Â I don’t know about you but I LOVE the boost to my mojo that MOC…
Welcome the First BYOC of 2017!
Happy New Year Pad Scrappers! I hope 2017 has been kind to you so far. Â I’ve got a treat for you this first Friday of the year: our January BYOC. Â For those of you who are new to the concept,…
Document Your Favorites
Having just celebrated Christmas and New Years, I bet there are lots of favorites to remember from the holiday season. Why not document them in a layout, so you’ll always remember? You can document in point form, list form or…
Hello 2017!
Well hello 2017! I greet you with BIG OPEN ARMS! I think a majority of us would agree – 2016 was a doozy! Whew! I always love this time every year because I’m always so hopeful about what the following…
Month of Challenges MOC-5 is HERE!!
Some call it the M. O. C. Â em oh sea others Moc like in MACH I call it the MOTHER of all Challenges! but not in mom jeans! This is my 5th MOC, and I want to tell you, it…
Mobile Highlights: December 2016
Now that the holiday dust is settling, it’s time for mobile highlights! This month I picked six layouts that really stood out to me. Incidentally, I recently created an Instagram account just for my scrapping, you can follow me at…
It’s a Wrap: Artful Ideas for Gift Wrap
Hello everyone! Now that the December holiday season is sadly coming to a close, I wanted to share with you some ideas for incorporating gift wrap paper into your traditional art journals and digital designs. It could be paper that…
Scrapbooking Goals for the New Year
Hi guys! It’s Polly Monica here to share with you my personal scrapbooking goals for 2017 and give you some tips for making your own scrapbook goals for a new year. As you can see in this layout I created, my…