The Blog

Hello Fellow Scrapbloggers!
For those of you that missed the D23 Expo - “The Ultimate Disney Fan Experience”, Carlos made you a little video tour of our booth and show. Enjoy and don’t forget to enter our challenge to win a D23 membership and a Scrapblog prize package!

Rebecca

Happy Friday, Everyone!
As the twilight of summer approches, and the onset of fall is almost here, it can be hard to remember the hot months full of flowers and sunlight when viewed from the long path of mid-winter. Living in Florida as we do, one cannot imagine NOT having year-round heat, but I can recognize that we are in the minority and those long winter months can get dreary from time to time. Soon the cooler air will sweep in and picnics in the garden will seem like a distant memory. Here’s a healthy dose of those sunny days spent in the garden for your not-quite wistful perusal.
For all those who love to garden, or just appreciate them, this week’s Friday Five is for you:

Title: Mom’s Garden
Author: goldensundrop
Goldensundrop really has a great eye for color and placement. I really like her layouts, and her vivid photos are really pretty!

Title: Lucies Garden
Author: ScrappyMar
I really like that this Scrapblog is so simply done, using almost no embellishment at all, yet its so sophisticated and beautiful. ScrappyMar’s layouts really bring the colors in her photos to life.

Title: Trees
Author: Ellex
I love the way Ellex pays homage to trees in her Scrapblog, “Trees”. With eye catching layouts and really nice layering techniques, this was a fun one to look at.

Title: Walk in the Garden
Author: brujahrose
Brujarose provides us with a little botany lesson as well as show us some of the beautiful plants in her garden. This Scrapblog is colorful and very nicely put together, and her house looks really cozy and cute!

Title: In the Garden
Author: trogfoot
Trogfoot shows us how she spends time with her family in the garden, and I have to say it sure looks like fun! There really is no greater joy than spending time in the garden sewn from your own hands and being able to share that time with the ones you love.

What kind of AWESOME gift can you get for $10? If you are thinking “nothing much” you would be wrong, my friend. Today I’m going to share with you another crafty little project that takes minimal effort, but will bring maximum praise and affection from your recipient. All this awesomeness can be yours for just under 10 bucks.

Here’s what you do:

1. Click Create A Scrapblog from the homepage.
2. Start with a blank page and get your photos, stickers and backgrounds. - You can get the free stickers, but for just $5, buy the small credit pack and buy some extra special stickers they deserve something special, right?
3. For my project I chose a background and stickers from super cute and whimsical Claudine Hellmuth.

4. Add your photos and a personal message.
5. Click Save & Publish
6. In the upper left hand corner of the builder, select File, here you can download a low res jpeg for free or download a high quality (super-duper nice) jpeg for just a few bucks.

7. Print your page as a 5×7 from your home printer.

Now that you have your Scrapblog page, you can add it to your frame. I chose this frame from Ikea. If you don’t have an Ikea near you (poor you!!), they offer online ordering.

I painted the mat so that it would coordinate with the colors in my Scrapblog page and I added a piece of Cosmo Cricket patterned paper as a backdrop. However, if you print your photo 5×7, you won’t need the backdrop.

Now, just pop your Scrapblog page into the frame and you’re finished. How easy was that? Try it and send us pictures, links, & happy thoughts.

Enjoy!
Rebecca

Hello Fellow Scrapbloggers!

Are you ready to get a look inside summer CHA for Scrapblog? Jen has been snapping some photos throughout our journey and we’ve seen some pretty neat stuff! New, cool embellishments and designs and just tons of people to talk to about our wonderful community. Below are some pics of our booth.

We also met with Miss Mint herself from Peppermint Creative (her real name is Pam) - she is super cute! AND Amy Hutchinson (we should have snapped some photos with them too!). They loved seeing all the scrapblogs you’ve made with the goodies from their stores. Enjoy the pics and I’ll post more tomorrow!

Rebecca

Good Morning Fellow Scrapbloggers!

We are in Orlando this week for the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) tradeshow and craft supershow. Yesterday was buzzing with activity as all the creative booths took life. This show is important to us because it gives us a chance to see what new designs are coming out from our content partners as well as meet new designers. Something new is happening this year, on Friday & Saturday, the show will open to the public!

If you are in Orlando, come and check us out! We would love to meet you and show you some cool, new things going on behind the scenes at Scrapblog! If you can’t make it to the show, keep your eyes on the blog, we will be posting pictures and providing updates all week. Keep track of what we are up to by following us on Twitter. See you at the show!

Rebecca