From the monthly archives: April 2011
I’m sure that all of us have been overwhelmed at times as we think about the recent events in Japan. The devastation from the earthquake and tsunami has been so massive it seems hard to comprehend. The ongoing fears generated by the situation with the nuclear power plant causes creeping anxieties and if one is [...]
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In the April issue of the Artisan Notebook we are “Falling into Spring” and “Springing into Fall,” taking an in-depth look at these two very different seasons of the year. The one thing both seasons have in common is their association with the color purple and so the April Guild kit takes its cue from [...]
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Depending on what hemisphere you reside, April is either the beginning of cool autumn breezes or spring showers. This issue celebrates both Spring and Fall with inspirational challenges for you. Meet this month’s featured site, The Lillypad, and have fun playing with the kit they provided for this month’s Scrapped contest. The One Word Photo [...]
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The Lilypad is a wonderful scrapbooking site formed in partnership between Amy Martin and Natalie Braxton in 2007. In early 2011 Kelly Carothers and Laura McCandless became the current owners of the site. The designers at the Lilypad have a reputation for designs that are “hand-made, hand-drawn, hand-cut, and very unique.” The community at the [...]
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In the April 2011 issue of the Artisan Notebook ™ we are delighted to feature the design talents of Danielle Donaldson known as “Wish Bliss Studio” in the digital scrapping world. Danielle has been a craft person all her life. She was originally a paper-scrapper and paper crafter. Over the years she has translated her [...]
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Our featured site in the March issue of the Artisan Notebook ™ was Catscrap. They sponsored a One-word photo contest based on the word “FRESH.” Here are two of the wonderful photos submitted for that contest: Contest winners will be announced in the May issue of the Artisan Notebook. For the month of April our [...]
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Here in Southern California the weather is starting to warm up and the hillsides are beginning to bloom in orange poppies and our thoughts are turning to the delight that is spring. This morning we spotted this absolutely adorable layout that perfectly exemplifies the reason that we all love spring. Rather than extracting the image [...]
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In conjunction with the April 2011 issue of the Artisan Notebook we are issuing these fun, creative challenges. These challenges are intended to inspire you in your scrapbook artistry and give you fun new ideas for very special scrapbook pages. We hope you will take up one or more of these challenges and share your [...]
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