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Finding Inspiration from Valentine’s

It’s another Valentine’s Day.  I’m not sure what Jonathan and I are going to do this year; last year I wrote about how we’ve rarely, if ever, celebrated the holiday.  He doesn’t even need to find me any candy hearts, because the box he bought me last year was so big I still have some left over. This year, I do kind of feel inspired to do something special for him.  However, I’m not sure if I actually want to do it on Valentine’s Day.  I’m still not sure that I like the idea of one day set aside for … Continue reading →

What Inspires Your Blog Posts?

Blogging is an enjoyable form of freelance writing work. Whether you are lucky enough to have found a blogging job, you have your own blog just for fun, or both, once you start blogging you must continually come up with new content that keeps your readers coming back for more. Sometimes, it is easy. You go about your day and then when it is time to sit down at your computer and write, you recall something that you saw or did that day which just so happens to be excellent fodder for a blog post. You spend the next ten … Continue reading →

Finding the Right Title

Do you struggle to come up with catchy titles for your scrapbook layouts? Sometimes an amazing title will just pop into your mind while other times it seems nearly impossible to come up with a unique way to summarize yet another collection of birthday photos. So what do you do when you suffer from title block? Fortunately, there are a number of inspirational resources that are easily accessible, from the Internet to magazines, books to songs, even movies can serve as the brainchild for potential page titles. If you are creating a theme scrapbook and want to title every page, … Continue reading →

Where to Go for Inspiration

It’s that time of the year again. Time when my local scrapbook supply store starts erecting large posters heralding the joys of scrapbook conventions. I have never been to a scrapbook convention, though I would love to go if I could find someone to sponsor my trip. I live in a small rural town and the closest thing we get to a major scrapbook convention is store-sponsored crops that are capped at 20 because of the limited size of the venue. I would probably have to drive to Chicago or Minneapolis if I wanted to attend a large national scrapbook … Continue reading →

The Mormon Mom Blog Squad

There really could be a squad for all the Mormon Mommy Bloggers out there. Actually, it would be more like an army, not a squadron. But, that’s beside the point. I recently wrote an article titled, Mormon Mommy Blogs, that talks about the obsession with these blogs. I have to admit, I’m part of that obsession. Sometimes, I find myself looking at these blogs and my head is spinning. After all, I’m a MM Blogger too. I don’t have advertising, and sponsors, and loads of followers. I secretly might want all of that though. I don’t know, maybe I don’t. … Continue reading →

Finding the Funny

In a previous post I shared my plans to create a family-themed scrapbook using the photos and memorabilia I collected during a recent trip to Hawaii to visit my parents and brothers. Since I don’t have as much time to scrapbook as I used to, I printed out some sentimental family-themed quotes to add to the layouts instead of journaling. However, as of yesterday most of the famous sayings I collected were on the serious side. They described more sentimental moments, and whereas my family is very sappy at times, they are also very funny, which is why I wanted … Continue reading →

Inspiration from Others

One of the first techniques I learned when making my foray into scrapbooking was how to use quotes as scrapbook embellishments. I was taught that it was okay to use other people’s words as inspiration provided you included proper attribution and the sayings were appropriate for the design. I realize that some people look down at the use of quotes in scrapbook designs, but I think they are great timesavers, especially if you want to get the book done and you can’t possible journal every page. Famous sayings can be used as page titles, photo captions, and borders. If you … Continue reading →

Finding and Keeping the Faith

In my two years as a mom to a child with cystic fibrosis, I have me many other parents of children with special health care needs. Each child’s need has been different, from cerebral palsy to epilepsy and spina bifida to Down syndrome. One thing seems to remain the same between these parents, their faith. While each one has been given the challenge of raising a child with a disability, each one also has had the strength and the faith to endure, and to create a safe and happy life for their child. So what came first, the child or … Continue reading →

Using Inspirational Words

I’m not big on using quotes in my scrapbook layouts. I use them occasionally when I am extremely moved by certain words or phrases; however, they really have to fit the theme of my layout in order for me to add them to a page. Some scrappers can’t live without quotes. Their memory books are chock-full of inspirational words that they feel help convey a certain mood or some how describe a sentiment in a particularly eloquent manner. Whether you use quotes to embellish your scrapbook on a regular basis or you only employ them in rare situations, you should … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Books make for great inspiration

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I often find that every few scrapbooks I create I start to get a little stagnant on new and different ideas for creating them. I’ve come of with lots of great ideas that ‘work” but doing them over and over again seems to make those things that looked amazing when they were first created start to look a little ordinary. In talking this weekend with a scrapbooking friend, she tools me she likes to pick up a new scrapbooking book every few months or so for new inspiration. Her and a few friends also share the books, so they can … Continue reading →