anyone know how to make the center piece

of a blogger blog wider - while making the orange on either side here smaller?  if you do please let me know. thanks!

easter finds

i just realized i need to share the easter finds so you have some time before easter. lol.

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printable easter tags

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easter bunny coloring page

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easter bookmark printables

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cupcake flag printable.

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free easter print

i upgraded to a new version of blogger and i'm finding the justification - right, center, left all weird. so i'm playing with things. :) don't mind me!

a dozen ideas for you

1. easter cupcake topper printable (could also be used on a card or layout.)
2. thank you card printable
3. happy birthday word art
4. printable bloom and grow stationery
5. make a matchbook style notepad
6. learn how to make a photo strip style collage in photoshop with paula gilarde
7. address book printable. i think the cover would look cool on a layout.
8. handwriting sentiments word art
9. free wedding stationery set - i love the bike and plan on printing it and using it on a layout
10. make a pencil box out of recycled cereal boxes
11. cool notions display art using ribbon and buttons
12. a neat new tool that let's you browse etsy more easily

sorry the grid isn't clickable - i haven't figured that out yet! :)

i'm never going...

...to be able to share all these ideas with you! i'm going to try and make a mosaic collage tonight. that's my goal for the evening. in the meantime enjoy these two finds!

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free stationery from kenner road - lovely!

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free printables - cute cute!

printable freebies

head on over to write.click.scrapbook today and check out the tons of free printables that melissa kaiserman shared!

copyright free collage images - printable

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ok these might just be the straw on the camel's back to make me figure out how to print and cut my own images with the silhouette! these are so very cool - love them!

pioneer woman actions for PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

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the pioneer woman released her famous actions today for use with photoshop elements. thoguht i'd pass that along. her actions are really very good and best of all they are free. be sure to check it out!

i saw these images on paper crave the other day and thought how inspiring. each in there own way. the top photo uses vintage papers and look at the little houses around the top - charming! love the newspaper nest and the second mobile is just stunning! the envelopes would make great receipt holders or an advent calendar. i'm so trying the sewn circles on that invitiation as well.

april nook kit

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this one is going to be fun. i already have my pics printed and can't wait for my kit to come! sign up now before they are gone! there are add-ons available too and a cute member special if you sign up for a subscription!

the ideas are piling up again

not sure how it happens, but i have a folder full of bookmarks again. i'm going to post two or three ideas each day this week. here goes!

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creativity prompt offers these printable labels to you as well she has a retro set and a rounded set. check it out!

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a photography tutorial from feathers, freesia, and fishing tackle

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apparently this is called "bow easy" and it helps you make nice bows. if you check it out - let me know how it worked!

ok so that was 5 ideas. woot! see you tomorrow!

card class at the nook

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oops i forgot to post a link to my card class at the nook. and here is another layout from the march kit as well.

i love ella

do you love ella? i love ella! if you haven't had a chance to take a look at any of the ebooks at ella - now is your chance. ella publishing is offering this free super sampler e-book for download. click here to go to download.

printed paper garlands

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these are just lovely. i love how the old book paper looks and the simple design. striking!

inspiring

my dear friend, paula gilarde, is showcasing creative and inspiring ideas for jump starting your pages. you really should go check it out! if only to see her amazing creations and to find out what glee has to do with paula!

paper candy gift topper

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nook kits and photo books

the march kits are in at my scrapbook nook and mine came in the mail yesterday. gorgeous - just filled with brand new, can't get it anywhere else right now, pink paislee goodness! i finished two layouts last night and plan to do a layout tonight. be sure to check out my card class - i hope to post it on saturday! my first layout is below. i challenged myself to introduce another color to the kit. very fun!

and another one...

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I have a little find to share with you as well today. DIY photo notebooks! very cute. I made one a few years back for another kit club I was on. You can see it here.

st. patty's day inspiration

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top o' the morning to ya! here's a free printable cupcake topper for you! of course, i see a card sentiment or a title for a scrapbook page. ;)

here's a little fun fact from my dear irish friend paula gilarde. did you know that irish people don't even eat corned beef and cabbage? we americans are a funny lot!

paper flower tutorial and new scrappy goods

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i've been intrigued with paper flowers these past few months - all these great tutorials and seeing them on layouts and cards. i think i ought to buy some punches or start putting my silhouette to better use! there are so many flower dingbat fonts out there just waiting to be cut. :) i should also let go of not suing them on my boy's pages - it's a hangup of mine - i know my little guy doesn't mind! i should have a couple flower tutorials up in a couple of spots over the next few weeks i'll be sure to link you up.

oh the new scrappy goods are putting a hole in my pocket!  just last night i found the new girl's paperie on holiday paper and while putting it in my cart i couldn't resist picking up a few goodies that are in the add-on kits that studio calico sneaked the other day. also, added some jillibean green corrugated alphas (i should have picked up the white too!) and the 7 gypsies avignon paper (i need to find the diagram paper as it was out of stock!) now i should start scrapping again. i haven't scrapped since the conclusion of the great february contest. all these new goodies - i should get crack-a-lackin!

and my slice sold! which is marvelous - so glad someone else is going to get some use out of it. it was just sitting there collecting dust!

more labels!

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paper anemones

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make a paper yoyo!

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easy ribbon rosettes

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printable thank you

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i love how graphic this is - of course i'm a typography junkie!

ideas are piling up here on the old blog...

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here's a blog that offers a variety of vintage images. i'm particularly enamored with the one above! how cute would that be on a biking page?

more tomorrow. i might have to do two or three a day in the next few days. so heck back regularly!

tissue paper flowers

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the series of wow posts over at the scrapbook trends blog is worth following! amazing creations and ideas!

drumroll please...

we have a winner!  thanks to everyone who played along!

glenda hunt! congrats to you. email me at celestefsmith AT gmail DOT com with your address and i'll get that calendar out to you sometime this week!

if you didn't win and love this calendar, please consider purchasing a blank from my friend, vanessa felie. you can visit her etsy shop to see what other items she alters. she really is amazing! many thanks to vanessa for helping me put the calendar together.

hope you'll stick around and find some inspiration here!

it's here - the blog crawl!

aren't you excited?

if you are new here, welcome welcome! please be sure to poke around a bit. my blog is basically a place to go for daily inspiration - i comb the web for cool ideas and share them with you, my readers. you'll find loads of tutorials, free printables, and other paper craft inspiration every day!

if you are one of my loyal readers, just stopping by...be sure to visit bella blvd, jillibean soup and nikki sivils scrapbooker to sign up for a chance to win a prize pack ($50 value) and weave your way through design team members blogs to enter to win handmade items! (see list of bella blvd designers with links below - go to jillibean soup and nikki sivils scrapbooker for list of their designers)

here's my handmade giveaway....

isn't it the cutest ever?  i used the estate sale line from bella blvd to make this - i love the combination of pink and grey in this line!

my friend and amazing altered goddess extraordinaire, vanessa felie sells these blank wooden perpetual calendar bases in her etsy shop. her husband makes them! isn't that cool? if you don't feel up to altering one yourself, she offers completed calendars in her shop with loads of themes. i'm especially partial to the teacher ones. i'm seriously thinking that might be the teacher appreciation gift this year.

to enter the drawing, please leave a comment below telling what your favorite inspiration blog is and be please sure that i can get in touch with you. everyone is welcome to enter even the international ladies! i'll draw a winner on monday, so check back to see if you won!

be sure to visit these other bella blvd designers to see what they are giving away...
Akiko Kuroki
Beth Gerlach
Brittny Lejeune
Elizabeth Carney
Emily Jones
Erin Wells
Estee Stone
Gail Hoecker
Heidi Sonboul
Jana Eubank
Janis Medina
Jenneke Knol
Jessica Jo Salber
Lorendana Bucaria
Michelle Alynn Clement
Michelle Lanning
Mimi Leinbach
Sheri Feypel
Stephanie Hunt
Tanisha Long
Tricia Wilson
Wendy Cieklinski

remember to swing by jillibean soup and nikki sivils to find their dt members too!

gift tags

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these were for valentine's day, but i think you could use them for other things!

leather chain necklace

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i'm thinking why not make one out of paper?

blog hop coming soon!

printable mod collage icons

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for those of you that wanted to see more....

i uploaded some cards and layouts to a flickr set. remember i wasn't going to share these - these are the type of pages i make at a crop - quick, easy, get the story down.

the cards are simple and flat so that they don't cost more to mail and make it to the recipient.

also two pages from the mini so you can see how i put it together.

sorry for the scans - some of them are not so good but it's night time and well the photographs aren't much better! those buttons and embellies are not scan friendly and the cards look all flat and boring! tfl!

mapvelope

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use google maps to create these cool mapvelopes!

update

i made 11 more cards last night just to get to 250!  doris ended up with 100 and paula with 200. we rocked it ladies!