Bragbooks are just plain fun!  I see blog trains all the time with blog pages that are all done and coordinate so you can go through the process of collecting them that way.  Or you can buy a ready made book; I found this artist because she is doing a call for creative members (no, I am not applying, but was tempted).  Biograffiti. Her name caught me, I had to investigate further.

HEY, she talks about PicTales right in her description for her brag books!!

Upload the JPG pages to MyPicTales and have them printed as single page 8×8 layouts. Then assemble the pages into an 8×8 scrapbook album, print and assemble the matching card and package up with double sided adhesive and an acid free pen. This is the best baby shower gift!!

I was so in awe of this idea!

I kinda felt like a detective on this week’s entry, or digital stalker! As I went to look at Biograffiti’s work as a scrapper and wow…just look at my nana.

Kinda of a glimpse into her talent!  I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week!  Never lose the joy of scrapping!

The warmth is peaking in here in Raleigh, NC.  And I’m beyond overly anxious!  Axious enough that I flipped through last years Digital Scrapbook collection of flowers, grass, and sunshine inspired pages!  I just can’t get enough of the vibrant happy colors or the constant reminder of growth and new beginnings it unfurles!  Would you like to join me in this lovely little garden of happiness?  Check out the layout of the day for some spring inspiring goodness!

Spring by DirtyFeetDesigns

The simplicity is just stunning, and the picture drool worthy!  Fabulous job capturing the beginnings of such a wondrous time of year DirtyFeetDesigns!  Be sure to head over and leave this stunning layout some love!

I’m currently taking classes to reinvent myself, so I’m on a creative kick…not just in the arts department, but in the mundane life as a worker bee department as well.  So when I ran across this kit the name captured my interest, but the colors and quality sold me!  Needless to say it piqued my interest enough to be marked product of the day by little ol’ me!  Check out Free Spirit by Amanda Resende & Kristen Rice:

Free Spirit by Amanda Resende & Kristen Rice

That is all the fabulous digital scrabook goodies I have in store for you all today!  Enjoy your Monday!  See you soon!

Whether working on pages for photo greeting cards, custom photo books, or to create a photo album, I like when the photo (or photos) are the feature and there is journaling to explain or tell a story.  Many scrapbook ideas come from templates and product reviews.  Spend time browsing through online galleries and scrapbooking magazines to find styles that you like.

I find this layout delightful, from the special photo, balance, journaling, white space, and appeal.  It can be found here, share the love.  The kit is called “Light” and is found at Oscraps.  Tell your story in a memory album or in a special page made for framing — I hope you find layout inspiration here, and in the many galleries found online.

Happy Scrapbooking!

As Ever,
Pam

I’ve got a confession. I’m looking forward to spring. Yup. About this time every year the itch starts. The please, let all this snow melt and the days get warmer. The attempts to reason with the kids that, yes you do need to still wear hats and/or gloves is growing old.  The other day, my 7 year old asked me when he can wear shorts to school! As I bit back laughter, I replied not until it’s at least 70 degrees!

So, in my quest for spring I found this semi-fantasy kit from Studio Alana entitled Golden Moments.  This scrapbooking kit can be found at Scrapbookgraphics. 

I’m usually not drawn to fantasy kits, but this one caught my eye. I loved the colors, the sparkle and the angel wings.  I can imagine this kit being used from cards, to calendars and of course, scrapbook layouts!  It even seems to me that it is something that can be used year round.

The layout I’ve chosen is entitled Dear Baby.

This layout is done by Alana from Studio Alana and can be found in her gallery at StudioGraphics. The letter is incredibly touching - it is to her unborn child 5 days before he was born.

So, Happy Friday and What Stories will You Tell this week?

Mary

I just love the month of March. I think because it’s kind of a turning point in the year, especially where I live. It means spring is just around the corner, and we’ll be leaving winter behind. I love winter when it starts, but by about this time every year I’m just done with it. I love finding cute, happy layouts in the gallery’s around the digital scrapbooking community. This one just caught my eye, and once I read the journaling, I knew it’d be my choice for Layout of the Day. “His Name is Nemo” by lionsimba at ScrapMatters. It’s like this kit was made for this layout to be created! Just perfect and a really cute story. The layout is linked to the gallery if you’d like more information or to leave a comment for lionsimba:

I also want to show you a beautiful digital scrapbooking kit I found at the ScrapMatters store. This is “Into the Night” by Stolen Moments. I’ve worked with some other kits by this designer and they are just wonderful, so I’m going to be picking this beauty up to hopefully get my scrapping mojo back. I’ve been sick for a while and that really hasn’t left me feeling up to making many scrapbook layouts. Sometimes the perfect kit will just jumpstart my creativity.

Wishing you a wonderful March,

Hi Everyone,

This past weekend sure had a lot of tragic events occuring throughout the world and some scary ones.  On Saturday, an earthquake hit Chile which then triggered a tsunami that was headed for Hawaii.  My oldest daughter and SIL live in Waikiki so I was more than a little apprehensive.  I started calling her before she was even up, needless to say, she didn’t hear the phone.  What she did hear were the sirens when they went off at 6:00 am her time!  I guess they are incredibly loud, lol.  Well, we were texting all day.  She went to safeway to stock up on bottled water, but by the time she got there (7:00 am her time) the store was out.  Danielle said the lines were crazy - they waited for almost an hour to buy gatorade.  Then they filled up every available container at home with water, just in case the sewer system was compromised.  We weren’t too worried that they’d be flooded out though, as their condo is on the 9th floor.  As it turned out, Hawaii dodged a bullet that day.  The waters rose about 3 feet, no major flooding and no loss of property or life.  Great news.  Everyone was back out on the beaches that afternoon.  Close call.

I want to remind everyone that the quickpages are out at Rakscraps.com.  It’s a beautiful set this month and they’re free to members.  Simply sign up in RakCenter.  I think you’ll really love these and they’re so combatible with the mypictales printing options.  Simply download a qp, plop your photos in them and then upload to MyPicTales.  You can have single pages printed, or photo albums.  The quality here at MyPicTales is wonderful. 

Until next week,

Hugs,

Snackpackgu

I love Dr. Seuss-and we have already listened to Green Eggs and Ham and my kids are in double digits!  Reading is so so important.  I was flitting thru trying to find a layout with my beloved author of so many books, and had to go in the way back machine to Lizzy Fizzy’s Dr. Seuss Rocks.

Now this layout is from December of 2008! I love it!!  I wanted to find something a bit more up to date and fell in love with Alex Reads by Carolat

So-go read a book, or make one and have it printed here at PicTales!

JennCK comes to us from Scrapbook Bytes, Inspiration Lane and Scrapable. Her digital scrapbook designs range from deep rich colors, to soft and sweet. A little shabby here, a little whimsy there. It all adds up to beautiful pages. This month, JennCK is offering MyPicTales customers her kit “Wish” for just $3.99.

This full size kit is great for all of your everyday photos. Everything is created at 300dpi for quality printing. I know you’ll enjoy the many unique elements (listed below) and touchable papers. This kit is for personal use and is scrap for hire/other friendly.

This kit is sure to make adorable brag book albums or scrapbook pages. We’ll learn a little more about JennCK and her designs in the coming days. In the meantime, check out her blog!

Ok, so I’m sicker than a dog :(  Needless to say this post is gonna be short but you know what, being sick is yet another memory to scrap about right?  Honestly what memory book would be complete with out a few down sided pages!  Life is after all a roller coaster!  So the product of the day and layout of the day, well they will get you to scraping after that bout of sickness!  Without further ado, enjoy the eye candy!

Layout of the day Sickie You by Nietis

Sickie You by Nietis

And the product of the day is:

Ouchies and Ickies by Jady Day Sudio and Suzy Q Scraps

I’m off to drink a hot cup of tea and scrap

My husband & I spent weekends at the river — we had a camper.  It seems like we grew to know our weekend neighbors better than those at home — we spent more time visiting and relaxing together.  Now snowbirds, I find similar bonding in our retirement park.  We’re like an extended family.

As extended family, we hurt when neighbors experience illnesses, family tragedies, and hard times.  Sometimes a special photo placed in a layout with journaling or wordart can be just the right expression of caring during trying times.  We’’ve lost good friends in the ten years at this RV Park, but each has contributed to our memories and has left a special imprint on our lives.

Excursions with the Red Hat group or fun at our annual picnic provide special photo opportunities — and I so enjoy when others share their digital photos with me.  Together we’re building memories and a wonderful scrapbook that remembers those who were also here.  It’s a wonderful way to preserve memories and to introduce others to digital scrapbooking.

Memories and preservation of events are reasons to take photos and keep records, and often these are family events.  But remember to also scrap your sporting events, your social events — church, scouts, and even card club!  Create an album about your 4-H member’s road to a blue ribbon!  Research the “Book of Me” ideas and fill pages with things all about you!

Friends & I are taking an oil painting class.  This simple example illustrates the magic of adding a quote.  (quote is from Pablo Picasso and the font used is Darcy Baldwin’s DJB Liz).  I’ve done many scrapbook pages using photos of fun excursions this winter and I’ll be using MyPicTales eight-inch prints to prepare an album for each of us.

As Ever,
Pam