New fridge and freezer

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Today's happy mail makes up for a dead fridge right?

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Everybody loves a freebie: Stylish stationary

For a limited time, Tiny Prints are offering three free samples of any of their outstanding stationery products!
This includes their thousands of invitation designs for all occasions, boxed cards, announcements, labels, and more.
Just use the promo code 3FREESAMPLES when you checkout to get this incredible deal. Please note that the offer is limited to three samples per customer and you can only do it once, but it is a great way to try out their stuff. It is truly classy stationery. Just look at these little ducks!

Check them out today and remember to use the promo code 3FREESAMPLES to get them free!

Cute and simple baby card

 A quick baby card I put together with Emily for our cousins.

I just popped some handmade paper over a gingham background, found a matching ribbon from my stash and mounted an epoxy sticker on some white high gloss card.
Rounded the corners and popped in the mail!

Simple and fun for Mumm and Emily to do together!
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What am I talking about here?

An oldie but a goodie...

Create your own Wordle

Melissa
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Do you have a blog? You have to read this!

There's nothing more discouraging than those little "0 comments" links on every blog post you write.

If you are like me, you have a blog and you'd love to grow your readership.

I, too, would like to spread the word about my blog to the world. So you could imagine how thrilled I was to see Lain Ehmann (of True Scrap fame) is teaching her secrets in a live webinar.

Then I was even more excited to see it's free!

In this workshop, on July 23, Lain will share her insights from years in the publishing industry, plus her many years online. Lain will:

1. help you avoid common mistakes before it's too late
2. debunk myths about Facebook and Twitter
3. show you where all the scrappy people are and how to get them to your blog
4. do it all with a healthy dose of humour

Can't make it July 23? there will be a replay available to registrants

Here's the lowdown - on July 23 Lain Ehmann will host a live webinar and teach us how to get more eyes to our blogs.

Can't make it July 23? there will be a replay available to registrants.

Hope to see you there.

Happy blogging!

Melissa

PS Register now!

Our picnic #take12

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It's time again for Ella's Take 12. On the 12th of each month I stop and take (hopefully 12) photos of our daily life. There’s also monthly theme prompts in the Take Twelve pack, but I’m keeping it simple with a toddler and new baby!

What is Take Twelve?

The goal of the 2012 Take Twelve Project is to take 12 photos on the 12th day of each month for a full 12 months—and scrapbook them! You can join in the fun any month of the year, but we hope you'll join in starting January 12. Get the scoop at ellapublishing.com/taketwelve.
Learn more about the history of the Take Twelve project and see Ella’s FAQ section.

Are you taking 12? Don't forget to share them on Instagram or Twitter with #take12 hash tag or in our Flickr group

I've been using Instagram to take my photos each month (mostly) supplemented with my Canon IXSUS point and shoot.
 
Here’s my photos for the Take 12 year so far…
 
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
Melissa
PS Have you got the free Ella Sampler ebook yet?

Mini Mani: Clouds

Emily and I used Essie Bikini so Teeny and Konad Plate m79 for a cute cloudy nail stamping manicure.

Emily's was all done in 15 mins while Edward slept.

It's hard work mummy

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Sleeping in my big boy bed

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Giveaway at Simple Scrapper: Get Organized the Easy Way

I'm sponsoring a giveaway over at Simple Scrapper where you can win my most popular workshop you have until Sunday July 15 to enter - so run and comment!

Managing Supplies with Photoshop Elements Organizer + Giveaway

Do you want to get organized quickly?

For many people organizing scrapbooking files and digital supplies on their computer seems confusing, overwhelming, and time consuming. Did you know you can organize without buying new software, moving folders or converting files? If you have Photoshop Elements you will love this fresh look at digital scrapbooking organization.

Head over to Simple Scrapper to read on and see my video demonstrating how simple it is to organise!

Giveaway

One randomly-selected participant will receive:

• A 55 minute high definition video workshop
• Keyword tags to get your started with your own organizing journey
• Introduction to Photoshop Elements Organizer PDF
• All the links and handouts mentioned in the workshop

To enter, leave a comment at Simple Scrapper.