New Found Feature

I just found out about this new feature in my own camera, it's called "Color Accent" and it allows for me to chose one color and then make everything else black and white. That is how the flowers and the ribbon came to be colorful and everything else is in a grayscale. So cool! Specially because I don't have a photoediting program that would do this for me.

I thought this was funny,..

This is a panic button that is on a website that sells scrapbooking products so that you can click on it in case your hubby comes in. What pops up when you click it? You have to see it for yourself. LOL

No-More-Spending Help

How to “not spend” ideas:

1. Try not to take any card (debit or credit) where ever you go, instead be a kid again and try using cash only!!! This way you are more aware of how much you are actually spending.
2. Use your paper!! I know that what we have most is paper. So if you do decide to buy something, but either tools or embellishments, no more paper, and no more ribbon. For ribbon it is good to have the basic plain colors and that is it!
   
3. Once in a while look through all of your stuff, chances are that there are things I you have forgotten about and now you might have a fresh perspective on how to use them.
   
4. If you have to have a magazine each month then subscribe to one, it is cheaper and will keep you away from going inside a store.
   
5. If you can, try to do all of your shopping at the grocery store, they hardly have anything for scrapbookers.
   
6. Avoid the scrapbooking sections in stores. (i.e. Walmart)
   
7. Don't even enter Michael's, Joann's, Hobby Lobby, and if you have to, take your friend or your husband, he is sure to keep you in check. And make a list and stick with it.
   
8. Don't search for good deals. Whether you get coupons by the mail or by emails, just delete them and don't open them. If you are addicted chances are there will be something that you will like and will want to buy.
   
9. When you do decide to shop in those special dates (i.e. birthdays), don't go wild and spend $500 dollars! Look through your magazines and ads for a week prior to that date and select the things that you MUST have and stick to a budget.
   
10. One of the great things about the Cricut and the new software is that the only thing that you really need is paper. So use that to your advantage and make embellishments of your own. It will also make your page much nicer. On this blog I have made some really cute hot glue and Shrinky Dink embellishments. And at http://cricutsoftcuts.blogspot.com you can download some of my files to use with your software. The great thing about these files is that most of the things I have made are using just George, so even if you don't have all the cartridges, at least you have that one.
    
11. For albums 8.5x11” or smaller you can try and do some hybrid scrapbooking. There are some great free digital kits online that you can download, just look them up on google. And if there is a special paper that you like then you can scan it and then use it in your creation. This will save you paper and adhesive, and all you have to do is add a couple of extra elements. To get digital buttons, just scan your own, or ask a friend to scan them for you.
    
12. Of course, one of the best ways to save money is to get help from your friends. Trade with your friend half opened embellishments that you no longer want. And ask them to lend you their stamps, tools, or cartridges that you might not have.
    

You should print these ideas out and post them in your scrapping area to keep yourself in check. Happy scrapping!

Arlo

This is probably the only picture I got of my fish, it is soooo hard to take pictures of it. Part of it is because it is scared of me, and also because it just keeps flapping his fins. He's cute though isn't he?

My favorite tool

Nancy,

This is the punch I was talking to you about. It is my all time favorite tool I think. Any tiny little scrap that I have, I can just turn it into a little tag that I can use for later on a layout, a card, or even a present. Just love these little guys how they come out. You can click on the picture to better see the dimensions. Can't wait for the one you got for me. :o)

My favorite glue

I know that the picture is blurry, but you can still see how it looks like. I love this adhesive and I can now never scrap without it, it keep everything in place, and it will even glue down metal, so this one, is a keeper.

As of today:

The new Fall semester starts tomorrow. I really don't feel like going to school again, but I do still feel like becoming a teacher, so I guess I have no choice.

Lately I have been doing a lot of scrapbooking on mini-albums which I like so much, but I have also been scraping a lot of old pictures from the time when I first lived in the USA. Hopefully I will start taking many pictures of my projects and I will start posting them here for my scrapbooking buddies to see. We'll see how it goes.