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budget fashionista

No need to troll the web looking for the best deals...who loves ya baby??

Check this out.

• The Cheap Chica blog for lots of online coupons.  
• Bargainist.com covers everything from gadgets to clothes.
• Shop Style lets you compare prices online and has loads of stores in it's network 
• Blue Fly is the ultimate hook-up for the fashion obsessed. 
• Gift Card Rescue will swap your gift card for a small fee for one you really want.  

tip of the day

To create a multi-colored effect with a solid style stamp, apply ink to your stamp using sponge daubers and various inks.  This allows you to add shading and depth to the image.

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tip of the day

When cropping a photo to fit inside a template you can avoid getting ink or pencil marks on the front this way:

Place the photo face down on a light box and trace the template design on the backside of the photo.  The light will let you see the picture so you can center the template.

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technique tuesday - embossed "wax seal"

1. Ink your paper throughly with a very moist embossing pad.  Try firmly pressing the paper down onto the ink pad.
2. Sprinkle embossing powder over inked paper until covered.  Tap powder and pour the excess back into the embossing powder jar.  With a craft heater, heat powder evenly until melted.  Repeat this process as few as three times or as many as eight times, depending on desired thickness.

3. When you've completed melting the last layer, immediately press your stamp firmly into the embossed area.  Leave the stamp in place, allowing the embossing powder to cool and set.  I recommend that you stamp with ink that matches embossing powder to keep stamp from sticking.     

tip of the day

If you want to include a stamped image on your layout but aren't sure how it will look try this easy tip:

Lightly apply chalk to the image and stamp before you stamp with ink to "try it out".  If you decide against it, just erase the chalk and if you like it go for it with ink the next time.   

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technique tuesday - random stamping

• Random Stamping How To:

A basic yet essential stamping technique, random stamping is the way to personalize papers for scrapbooking or cards.  Stamp one or more colors on white for a custom design or stamp on colored paper with the same ink color for subtle tone-on-tone texture.

Basic Instructions   

Start by stamping the first image in the corner of your page.  Stamp the second image close to the first image, rotating slightly to one side.  The next image should create a visual triangle between this image and the first two, rotating the image slightly to the other side.  Continue like this until you have filled the whole sheet.

More Tips: 

• Always make sure to go off the edges of the paper.  This makes it look truly "random".
• Begin with the largest image first.  You can fill in the "holes" with a smaller image.
• For a more "formal look", stamp without rotating.
• Playful designs look best when rotated slightly to the left and right.
• Use first and second generation stamping.                           

Suzy Orman's 3 questions to ask before you buy

1.      Can you pay for it outright?  If not, consider the real cost of charging; within a year a $250 purchase, billed at an annual interest rate of 20%, becomes a $300 purchase.

2.      Are you already in debt?  No treating yourself until you’ve paid off everything else-and you’re investing in your retirement.

3.      Have you banked 8 months of living expenses?  In this economy that’s the average it’s taking to get a job these days.     

finally, scrapbooking made easy

Cut. Paste. You're done!

With close To My Heart's scrapbooking kits you can create beautiful, personalized pages for your photos in minutes.  These kits feature coordinated papers and pre-printed pages.  If you've been wanting to get started scrapbooking these kits are da'bomb!  Everything you need to make scrapbooking fast, fun and rewarding.  Ask me about getting started , I'd love to show you how to tell your story.  See the kits here. 

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tiger tiger

Not only was Tiger Tiger one of my favorite night clubs in London , but now we have the same thing only different in Denver.  (I said different).  Fancy Tiger is a hip, fresh and fun shop, but now they are into crafting.  See their fun blog here.  I said different, right?  Fancy Tiger the clothing and accessories boutique is worth a peek.  Check out them both next time you find yourself on South Broadway in Denver, better yet plan a special outing.  You'll love the personal boutique experience, intimate without being intimidating.   

quote-ables

Having trouble finding the right words? It happens to every scrapbooker sometime.  Help is just a keystroke away.

Inspiration Peak for the inspirational and uplifting. 

d Marie, a scrapbookers friend.  

The Quotations Page is the oldest quotation site on the web.  

Two Peas In a Bucket, once on this popular scapbooking site look for "Pea Soup". 

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