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Astounding work you'll see
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Hats off to you for doing the above!!!

Treasuring
Every
Accomplishment our
Children
Have

T-turning photos and
E-embelishments into
A-amazing
C-creations and preserving
H-history

(to the tune of Take me out to the Ballgame)

Take me out to the scraproom
Enable me to create
Advise me on how to distress my mats
Can't wait to complete even more layouts
Hooray Hooray I have finished - Now I will upload and share - That's 1, 2, 3 techniques I've learned, come & show me more!!!

T - touching lives
E - Encouraging expression
A - Accenting the possitive
C - Can-do attitude
H - Helping Hands

T - Thinking Outside the Box
E - Expressing Oneself
A - Allowing uniqueness
C - Challenging the norm
H - Having a heart

My LOs:

Tumbling & T-Ball
Excursions & Expressions
Attitudes & Awards
Camping & Cheer Camp
Holidays & Hunting

Hey Kelly...does that count for two?? Lol

Some say we are:

Talented
Eccentric
Artistic
Creative
Humble

Time to TEACH everyone about my favorite scrapbook brands!

T ombow
E K Success
A merican Crafts
C olorBox
H ands down favorites: Fiskars , Bazzill Basics, and BasicGrey

Cindy

I scrap about:

T- traveling
E- everyone in my family
A- accomplishments
C- Community
H- Home

Does this count as #4?


My niece and I host a group called Croppin' 4 Christ. Once a month we hold a crop and teach a new technique to the members. We made this TEACHING board to excite the others and to show them what we would be teaching. It was very fun to create. We even learned some new techniques ourselves. Teaching others is fun!

Teaching By Croppin4Christ

Today, my daughter decided to start her 2nd LO. She had her
Eye on my new SEI paper kit, finally choosing a pretty glittered paper (oh, how I wish I could say “NO, that’s mine!”)
After she took my beloved pp along with some others to offset the color. She chose her pics, cropped, and stitched
Chalking & Chipboard, her techniques & embellies….add the adhesive…it’s ready to go!
Haughty she acts, she did this herself

A common question from beginners is what to take to a crop. Here's a handy list to help!

T ools. Trimmer, microtip scissors, paper piercer, and centering ruler are musts for me. And don't forget a great journaling pen.

E mbellishments. Keep it simple- you don't need to bring everything you own to a crop. I'd recommend brown fluid chalk, Stickles in a clear color, and brads, buttons, and/or jewels in a variety of colors.

A dhesive. Lots of it. It's easy to bring too much to a crop, but you can't have too much adhesive. Set aside what you think you'll need, then double it.

C ardstock. Bring a wide variety of neutral colors, plus a few sheets of your favorite brights.

H ealthy snacks and drinks. It's easy to overindulge on junk food at a crop. To prevent this, I'd recommend bringing bottled water and a healthy snack to eat while others are eating candy and drinking soda.

Cindy

Haven't submitted one today so:

T ake time to
E njoy the
A rtistic
C ompletions
H appily

A list of things I've learned about scrapbooking:

Time: It is very time consuming but very worth it
Expressive: You get to express yourself in ways you never thought possible.
Accomplishment: You get a major sense of accomplishment after you've finally completed a project
Care: You can make gifts for your friends and family to show how much you care.
History: You can preserve your history in a fun and completely new way

CricuT------------
------Embellishment
-----cArdstock-----
-punCh-----------
-----cHalking------

Take me by the heart. It needs no
Explanation, the
Amazing thing you
Create. Taking
Hold of the strings that tug at our souls.

#5 Scrap it!
(to the tune of Celebration by Kool and the Gang)


Scrap it! Come and learn
Watch me! I’ll teach you how

Emboss, punch, tear, create
Techniques
Paper, zots, brads, frames
Supplies

Let’s learn

There’s a teachin’ goin’ on right here
Techniques to make your layouts pop
So bring your adhesive and your paper too
We gonna scrap your memories tonight

C’mon now, try it yourself
Let’s all scrap our pictures tonight

Scrap it now

We gonna scrap and have a good time

It’s time to scrap a layout
It’s up to you, what’s your pleasure
Distress, grunge or flowers?
Do it

Great job! You did well
There’s more! I’ll teach you now


(This one was a little bit harder!! I wrote a whole song about going to a retreat and my husband said, "Where's the word "teach"?" UGH! I was having so much fun I forgot what I was doing!)

Don'ts

Try to achieve another's idea of perfection
Expect every line to be straight
Adhere pics & embellies until you are sure
Criticize yourself, but feel free to critique
Hesitate to try something new or unique

(I think this is #10)

Turquoise
Eucalyptus
Aqua
Cinnamon
Holly

I LOVE STICKLES!!!!