Things to share + June C2P

I had a fantastic time visiting Amy of Commit2Paper this weekend. As I've said before I'm amazed at what the internet has brought me in my life. I've always felt like I've made great online buddies, but the relationships rarely translate to real life. The fact that Amy and work so well in person blows my mind.It was a fun trip and on top of being a ton of fun it was completely productive. I got my hands on the June C2P kit, and I'm in love with it. I knew what line the stuff was coming from because Amy needed a second opinion about some stuff, but I'm not kidding, I was totally blown away by it once I had it in my hands. I've already cranked out my minimum number of projects for the Inspiration Squad, but I've got ideas for at least two more...

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Much excitement for the weekend!

I'm so unbelievably thrilled for the weekend and visiting Amy. We are going to have a blast, plus the plan is to do some good time, C2P work with the new June kit (are you jealous that I not only get mine early...but I get to play with it with Amy herself?)! Being around her is always so inspiring. The two of us get going and we just never stop. We discuss all sorts of things and talk about all sorts of other things. I thank everything for the internet bringing me such a great friend. I'm a lucky gi...

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Inspired! mini book ideas

OLW this week has a guest designer for the current challenge (THINK). I am totally inspired by her mini book she made that I'm probably going to steal part of the idea for something for Champ. Here's the inspiration. I want to theme my book about what I think of when I think of him. Bear with me while I jot some ideas down...(somewhere where I won't lose them)When I think of you it's:--all the little milestones as we round the corner on two years. Two years since we met, two years since we had our little spring break fling, two years since we were dating but not admitting to it, two years since we actually gave in and admitted to our feelings for each other. Two years for me is this huge thing that I've never accomplished before...I'm going to relish every moment.--Excursions. Braves...

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Some Link Fun

Not sure if you are an avid reader like me, but Ali Edward's series about photos + words this week is fantastic. Today's post is a personal favorite. I'm always pushing for people to explore the world of journaling. In the future when someone looks at your pages that isn't your significant other standing next you while you grab his(her) arm yelling "OH look what I just did honey!" (there are other people that do this right?), you want them to be able to see the whole picture. A picture is typically worth a thousand words, but how many times do you wish you knew which thousand words they actually are? Wouldn't all of our questions be answered if DaVinci had just made some notes on the back of the Mona Lisa canvas?Even more so the only way to get better at writing is to write more. Write...

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Kit Versatility

Three totally different projects, all from the same kit. I'm amazed. It was fun scrapping Junior Prom. I hadn't looked through those pictures in a while because I really don't like the guy I went with anymore. I had originally planned for the LOs to be in the opposite order than how they show now, but I didn't realize I had it flipped until after I photographed them. Looking at the pictures afterward, I realized that it didn't matter.The second LO is my current "favorite" LO. I really like the way it came out and I like the photo strip I managed to put together in Photoshop. I don't use Photoshop much because a) I'm not very good with it and b) it's on the desktop not the laptop, but I did have fun with this. I might have to branch out just...

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