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Monday, December 6, 2010

Community Spirit

Have you browsed over to Scrapbookgraphics lately?

With a gorgeous new look and an awesome store Scrapbookgraphics is a great home for you on the web.
Here's some of the reasons I love coming back daily!
  • Each Tuesday at 9pm EST there's a fun chat with Kate who runs a fun set of games and challenges, and you are rewarded with coupons from from the Studio girl sponsoring! Awesome!
  • Miss Behaving has some fun and informative tutorials - seriously they are a hoot!
  • Keep an eye on the blog for announcements, weekly features, free gifts and tutorials!
  • There's a pile of fun challenges - I love the Finish a Photobook in 2010 - see my post about it
  • A friendly bunch of scrappers in Comments Central
Enjoy some community in your scrapping today and check Scrapbookgraphics out!
Melissa
Get Your Digi Game On

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PS This post first appeared on the mgl Scraps CT blog

Saturday, December 4, 2010

1 December 2010

December 1 2010

Emily and I addressed and posted the first 10 of our Christmas cards. Meanwhile, Teddy was making progress on his potty training with Emily’s help. Emily’s been in training for over a week now, with some success.
Phill and I finished off the day with a delicious fresh mango with icecream, lindor ball and cherry ripe sprinkled on top! How decadent!

I used
SpeedScraps SupplyTracker
Microfek and Studio Phuong’s Holiday Shimmer
Songbird Avenue Nest Egg Kit paper
Chelle’s Creations Ribbon (from the Digi Game)
Songbird Avenue Flight Plan 1 Template

I’m now thinking I’ll add more photos on the facing page using Katie’s tutorial for mosaics in Photoshop Elements.

Friday, December 3, 2010

2 December 2010

Today I downloaded the latest member kit from DigiShopTalk (I became a diamond member back in 2008 I think) and I used it to create my first December Daily page in this years album.

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Queen of Quirk Little Red Flag Template (from the Digi Files 19)
Merrily - December 2010 Gold Member Kit by creashens (from DigiShopTalk)
Syrin’s Stitched Christmas Stiches

Emily, Phill and I picked up our ‘real’ Christmas tree from Mandy’s place a few doors down Foss St. It is a gorgeous tree, I’d say about 7ft tall. A bargain for only $55! I wonder what a real tree will cost when Emily grows up. Emily made a new friend in Milly the cocker spaniel and spent most of the time trying to hug and pat the dog.During the day Emily and I had a visit from Lauren and fielded more calls asking after Ray.Steve came over after volley ball for tea.

Yes, call me a rebel but I started on December 2! Now to go back and work on the page from December 1 2010.

Melissa

December Daily Inspiration

All around the digital world there’s so many creative ideas for your December Daily projects!

Prompts at Log your Memory for daily photo graphs

Journal your Christmas online scrapbooking class

Journal Your Christmas by Shimelle

Cranberry Pear Pie

Noell Hyman is running a Christmas Photography series for Paperclipping Members

Over at Jessica Sprague’s Mouse Paper Lovely there’s more inspiration for Holiday Journalling Cards

Hope you are feeling inspired! I’ll be back with my latest December Daily page soon!

Melissa

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

December Daily part two

Our December was not a usual one for us, as Phill’s beloved grandfather passed away so we made a trip Townsville (7.5hrs driving, 7hrs flying) to attend the funeral and spend time with the family up there. Even though it was a not a happy reason to get together, we still have some very happy memories from the trip.

So here’s page two of my Holidays in Hand/December Daily album for 2009.

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In my earlier post about December Daily I have linked up the products I am using. You can also see the full credits here.

How are you remembering your December?

Melissa

Monday, November 29, 2010

I signed up for Yesterday and Today with Ali Edwards

After listening to Pile on Ali, I was thinking I’d really love to take Yesterday and Today at Big Picture Classes. Here’s more about it from the Big Picture blog

Yesterday + Today
Ali Edwards | author and blogger
When we asked our BPC community to share their favorite workshops of all time, Ali Edward's Yesterday + Today is at the top of the list. We are therefore delighted to bring Ali and Yesterday + Today back to kick off our 2011 4Experts series. This information and inspiration packed course is dedicated to helping you tell your story, past and present. The New Year is brimming with fresh-start motivation and year-gone-by reflection and Ali will help you recognize and commemorate both as you compile a self-affirming life project that celebrates you in the context of your everyday life. Look forward to infusing your 2011 with all the things Ali believes in practicing: words + photos = scrapbooking, embracing imperfection, and going with the flow. You'll even tackle the tough questions like, "What stories are really going to matter 10, 20, 30 years from now?"
Join us in January, February and March for a remarkable journey with Ali Edwards. You can learn more about Ali at aliedwards.com.
Audio Message from Ali:  
After much thought, we decided to click on buy! I’ve already heard some of my online friends are taking the class, and of course in Pile on Ali Izzy wants us all to join in, so no doubt I’ll meet a lot of Roundtable listeners in the class. It should be fun!
This is my first “paid for” class at Big Picture, but I’ve participated in the Big Ideas Festival and done a couple of free classes and I like their style, so I can’t wait! Want to join me?
If you decide to register at Big Picture using my link and purchase your first class, we'll both receive a code for 10% off** your next order of your choice. Of course you can always just sign up and select from one of the free classes.
If you are looking to get a discount off your first class, listen to any recent Paperclipping Rountable episode for details. Ali also has a coupon code for Yesterday and Today on her Facebook page.
I’m excited to start the class, and I’ve just downloaded pre-workshop PDFs. I hope to blog about my progress on the class. So stay tuned people!
Melissa
**Disclaimer: For each new account created with your Registration Code as a "friend", a 10% off code will be issued once the new account has purchased one class. Code will be available under "My Rewards". 10% off code can be used towards Self-Paced classes and Workshops. Code cannot be used towards gift certificate purchases. Melissa’s registration code is D952F179 - or click on http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/register.php?refer=D952F179

Friday, November 26, 2010

I’m orange!

I got totally hooked using the pedometer in my iPod nano at the beginning of this year.
  • First of all I just recorded my steps
  • Then I started adding steps to my daily Wii Fit Plus routine.
  • Then I created a Nike+ Account and started their round the world challenge – I’m onto my fourth city now. It is so motivating to see how many steps you are doing (thought I rarely hit 10 000 per day!).
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Nike + SportBand (Black/Challenge Red)As a going away gift from a friend in Kalgoorlie, I was given a Nike+ Sportband, and now I can start collecting kilometres instead of just steps.
I’ve just reached orange, the second level after having run/walked 50kms!
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It’s fun to try to catch up with my fit running friends, but I’m not sure that will ever happen!
Do you have a site/club/fitness buddy to keep you motivated? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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