Excuse the brief blog silence. I was on the road. Last week I traveled to Nashville, TN to meet up with friends but to also do a live demo of Scrapblog. Me and about 100 other crafty-ladies spent the weekend working on projects that ranged from scrapbook layouts to painting and sewing. On Sunday, with the help of some awesome peeps, we gave a Scrapblog demo and showed how to create the keychains I showed you on the blog a couple of weeks ago (only we left off the chain and just made artist trading cards).
In addition to some pretty awesome Michael Jackson karaoke, the ladies from Scrapinstyle created an amazing event. If you haven’t hopped over to their site, there is OODLES of creativity over there. You can even launch the builder directly from their site!
As you can see from this scrapblog, we had a blast! Thanks to all the girls that helped and those who gave me feedback about Scrapblog. We heart the SISters!
We are bringing the service down to perform system upgrades. The site and builder will be down for a short while as we perform the upgrades. We will update this post when we are back online.
[Update] We are back online and everything went smoothly! Thanks again.
Hello out there in Scrapblog land!
You all know I LOVE travel Scrapblogs. I just get so inspired by all of the great travel photos out there, and since I haven’t done a lot of traveling myself (yet!) I adore looking and dreaming at the places I will visit one day. What better way to showcase your travel photos than by making a Scrapblog out of them? Whether its Big Bear Lake (a popular vacation spot on Scrapblog) or Thailand, your travel blogs are always such a joy for us to experience vicariously. We love to see the things you did, the people you met, the wildlife you found, and oh, the souvenirs!
This weeks Friday Five is about — you guessed it– Travel. Here are some of my fave pics of travelogues this week:
Title: Port Lympne
Author: smartcookies
Our first stop is the Port Lympne Zoo in Kent, England. Fascinating wildlife and eye-catching layouts make this Scrapblog great fun to look at. I did a search on the Port Lympne Zoo, and there’s so much to do there, it looks like they had a great time! Now I know where I’m going the next time I visit England…
Title: Adriatic
Author: dneilg
With it’s ancient architecture and decidedly European charm, Dneilg’s trip to Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia must have truly been the trip of a lifetime. The full color photos of little cobblestone streets and gorgeous night shots are nicely set off by her great layouts.
Title: Valentines Weekend Getaway
Author: Kim McKenzie
The little town of Eureka Spring, Arkansas is just the kind of little town you’d expect to find on a movie set. With it’s fascinating history, museums, beautiful caverns and lakes, it looks like the kind of town that would be hard to pass if one found themselves driving through. They even got to see some snow! All of that makes for one magical Valentine’s getaway!
Title: Port Aransas
Author: alisonthemonster
Take a road trip to Port Aransas, TX with Alison and her family as they travel 4 hours on nothing but open road. It looks like they had a blast at this beachy getaway! Her scrapblog almost makes me feel like I was part of the fun.
Title: Hansens trip to train station
Author: best grandma 2 u
All Aboard! Looks like The Hansen family had a blast on their trip to Union Station in Ogden, UT. They got to play on the trains and spend some quality family time together as they cataloged their trip with these great photographs. With super creative eye-popping layouts, and great sticker placement, this Scrapblog of Union Station sure makes it look like the perfect place for a family outing.
Father’s Day here in the US is this Sunday, June 21st. Even though the mailman (or Fedex guy) might not be able to deliver your gift by tomorrow, you can always make your Pop an online scrapbook and send it to him via email.
If you need some inspiration, I found these great scrapblog tributes to dear old Dad. Enjoy!
Check out this defender of his country, fishing, surfing, & down right incredibly FUN Dad.
Another daredevil Dad, who has clearly won the heart of his daughter!
Finally, go on an adventure with Father & Son as they travel to California.
I hope everyone had an exciting or relaxing weekend, depending on what you were in the mood for! Today it is my pleasure to announce the winner of Challenge 17 - Vintage Family Photos. I spent a lot of time reviewing all the entries for this challenge. I found myself getting lost in the stories told about generations past. You are all wonderful documentarians! I feel inspired to create a heritage project of my own. Before I announce the winner, I want to share with you two other wonderful entries. I’m sure they will delight and inspire you as much as they did me!
First up is Abe and Anita created by rbtaylor. Like many of our entries, this scrapblog tells the story of rbtaylor’s grandparents. It stands out to me because of all the beautiful photos that include many details. I also found the story through pictures quite sentimental.
Next I want to share with you an amazing story of family. This scrapblog spoke to me in so many ways. First of all, BigRedssw is an active part of our community and I see her bopping all over leaving comments and saying “howdy” - she warms my heart! The story told in this scrapblog reminded me of how small the world really can be. Sally’s family inhabited an estate just outside of Georgetown, Kentucky. My husband and I went to college in Georgetown and we often wondered about the mysterious “Cardome.” I feel connected to her now through this scrapblog as it represents pieces of our past that somehow are woven together. I know you will enjoy this story of drama, seduction and family history!
And the winner of Challenge 17 - Vintage Family Photos is trilogymom!! Her scrapblog titled Life in Tomahawk, WI 1950s1980s is simply superb! I love the family history told through her journaling and photos. Page 28 is hauntingly awesome. I am so inspired by her pages. Truly an exceptional scrapblog. Congratulations!!
