In the May issue of the Artisan Notebook we feature the design talents of Catscrap designer Fiddlette. This month she is featuring a FREE online event with the goal of helping you to jump-start your digital art-journaling expression. She is joining with other designers at Catscrap to offer you FREE supplies and ideas along the [...]

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We are so thrilled to be able to feature the wonderfully quirky scrapbook site, Deviant Scrap, in our May issue of the Artisan Notebook ™. To get to know Deviant Scrap, you must first get to know its owner Hollie Haradon who is the heart and soul of the site. When you understand Hollie’s journey [...]

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In the May 2011 issue of the Artisan Notebook ™ we are so excited to be able to feature the design talents of Christine Honsinger who designs under the name Fiddlette. Many digiscrappers were first introduced to Fiddlette when Scrapartist had a design contest and she was one of the winners.  Her style is fun, [...]

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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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The May Guild kit is a little bit quirky, a dash of whimsy and a whole lot of fun. Inspired by illustrated art journals this kit works well for “All About Me” layouts and light-hearted art-journal style layouts. It includes 10 hand-crafted painted and collaged backgrounds, more than 50 coordinating elements, a upper and lower [...]

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Quirky scrapbook pages are, by definition, a little odd, and layout artists who are passionate about this style say there are no rules for creating a quirky page.  This freedom can be liberating for an artist, but also difficult for some who like to follow a process or be in familiar territory.  With that in [...]

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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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