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Don’t stop me now ’cause I’m having such a good time!

Today sketch #103 has gone up at the Twisted Sketches site. The twist for this one is “stop.” Twisted Sketch #103 Here’s what I put together based on that sketch (click the image for a larger view):...

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Talk to the animals

Twisted Sketches has revealed its latest sketch, #112, and the twist is “fun.” Be sure to head over to the site to grab the sketch, then create something and link it up! Here’s my Design Team layout...

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Because it’s there

George Mallory was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. Mallory is famously quoted as having replied to the question “Why do...

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Juicing for health

Twisted Sketches has revealed its latest sketch, #119, and the twist is “start.” Be sure to head over to the site to grab the sketch, then create something and link it up! Here’s my Design Team layout...

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The Whos down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot!

Sketchabilities has revealed its latest sketch, #60, and it’s a great one! Be sure to head over to the site to grab the sketch, then create something and link it up! Here’s my Design Team layout...

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Merry

Have you ever wondered why we say “Merry Christmas” to each other but don’t use the word “merry” in any other salutation throughout the year? You hear nary a “Merry birthday” or “Merry Valentine’s...

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Strawberry jam

This photo of Mom and me is from June 1989, right after Phil and I had graduated from college and moved back home. One summer we decided we wanted to go strawberry picking, so we found out about...

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Honey & Bunny

My layout highlights a photo of Phil and me on Halloween night in 1977. We were all ready to head out for some heavy-duty trick-or-treating. Because I think it’s kind of funny, let me take a moment to...

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It doesn’t matter where you’re going, it’s who you have beside you

We're just running errands together on a sunny Sunday afternoon in July. When I saw the 3×4 cut-apart sheet from Jilliean Soup’s “Happy camper stew” collection, I knew that I had to have it for this...

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Reminds me of childhood memories

I think this may be the last time that anyone could call me leggy! LOL The eleventh sketch challenge has been posted at the SCRAP & MUSIC challenge blog! Head over to the site to grab the sketch...

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College coterie

All photos taken on the beautiful Ohio University campus in Athens, Ohio, from 1985-89. I had an absolutely wonderful group of friends during college. Most of them I made during the first quarter of my...

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Imp

My title was a no-brainer, considering that imp was the first word to occur to me when I saw this photo. This is just a photo of me at around two years old, in my pajamas, grinning for the camera. I...

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Using stitching on a layout as more than just decoration

Say bon voyage to boring layouts with hand stitching! Stitching on scrapbook pages is used all the time—I use it all the time—to accent and decorate. It’s a beautiful way to highlight a portion of your...

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Piano recital

I was fortunate as a girl to be given piano lessons. Our church’s organist, Ms. Shimmels, would come to our house weekly and patiently work with me on theory and technique. I’ll admit that I loved it...

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The lanky years

The first thing I thought of when I came upon this photo of me and my baby bro in the summer of 1982 was of how skinny we both were! That seemed like a good enough reason to do a layout....

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Cub Scouts circus

My brother and I were in Cub/Boy Scouts and Brownies/Girl Scouts in the 1970s and learned so much by participating. These photos are from a circus that Phil’s Cub Scouts pack put on for their families...

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Here’s looking at you, kid

On this beautiful Friday in May, Matt and I decided to cut out of work early and grab a late lunch at our favorite taco joint. While we waited for our order to be brought to us at our sunny spot on...

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Don’t stop me now ’cause I’m having such a good time!

Today sketch #103 has gone up at the Twisted Sketches site. The twist for this one is “stop.” Twisted Sketch #103 Here’s what I put together based on that sketch (click the image for a larger view):...

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Talk to the animals

Twisted Sketches has revealed its latest sketch, #112, and the twist is “fun.” Be sure to head over to the site to grab the sketch, then create something and link it up! Here’s my Design Team layout...

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Because it’s there

George Mallory was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. Mallory is famously quoted as having replied to the question “Why do...

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