Theme Album Ideas

Yesterday I shared with you an idea for the I HOPE theme album. Perhaps you looked at it and liked the idea of a themed album but that one just wasn't your thing so today I'm sharing some other ideas for theme albums. Do you see one you like or you could see yourself making?

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THEME ALBUM IDEAS
1-2-3 album
ABC album
Adoption album
Anniversary album
Awards & Accomplishments album
Awareness album (about a disease or disability you or someone in your family has to help educate others and even as therapy for you)
Baby album
Birthday’s album
Boy album
Brag Book for Mom or Dad or Grandpa or Grandma
Career album
Character album (a book about Barney, Mickey Mouse or your child's favorite Imaginary friend)
Christmas album
Christmas card album
Church quiet book album
Easter Album
Engagement album
Family Reunion album
Farewell album
Favorite books album
Friendship Album
Garden Album/Journal
Girl album
Goals album
Graduation album
Gratitude/Thanksgiving album
Halloween album
Heritage Album
Hobby album
Home remodeling album
Honeymoon album
House construction album
Journal album (like a daily journal with pictures)
Landmark birthday album (16, 40, 50, 65, etc.)
Learning album (use this for home schooling or for special projects)
Life history album
Manly albums (Husband/Father/Father-in-Law/Boyfriend)
Mother's Day Gift Album
Neighborhood album
News events album
Patriotic Album
Pet album
Recipe album
Relative’s album
Retirement album
Scrapbooking album (of course!)
Seasons Album
Sports Album
Summer Vacation
Teacher Appreciation album
Teen Album
Thank you album
Traditions album
Treasures or Collecting Album
Tribute album
Vacation album
Wedding album
What I did on summer vacation
Writer's album

I Hope - Album Idea

Have you ever made a themed album? I found the idea for this one below in my archives. It reminds me of a song that Lee Ann Womack sings called "I Hope You Dance" (which would also make a great album!). Can you imagine receiving an album like this made by the hands of someone special? Talk about sweet!!



HOPE…
1. I hope you feel: - true compassion for others - the sun shining on a cold day - joy, love and compassion to the utmost - happy within yourself - the love of family and friends - the magic - the wind blowing through your hair and the rain on your face - comfort in familiar places – love

2. I hope you seek: - answers - what makes you happy - out the wisdom of your elders - for the treasures the world can offer - out the joy that surrounds you - fulfillment - friendship everywhere you turn - answers to things that interest you - wisdom

3. I hope you accomplish: - great things - everything you want - great and wonderful things - all that you can - all that you can - the impossible - everything you set out to do - being happy with yourself - all that you want

4. I hope you experience: - true love - the joy of giving and receiving true love - the wonders of a lifelong love - the world - the wonder of nature - the birth of a child - true happiness inside - life and all it has to offer

5. I hope you reach: - your highest goals - beyond the stars - for the stars - mountain tops heights - for a hand when you need one - for the rainbow - the stars and catch a piece of heaven - the unreachable

6. I hope you follow: - your heart - your faith - only if you cannot lead - the teachings of your faith - your dreams - your dreams wherever they may lead you

7. I hope you learn: - that being right is not all that important - all the world has to offer - what is truly important in life - all that you can - the lessons put in front of you - to accept people regardless of differences - to take things a day at a time so you can enjoy the little things - about your heritage - right from wrong

8. I hope you listen: - to the wisdom offered by your grandparents - to the ocean - to your conscience - whenever you can - to your heart as well as your head - to your heart - with all your heart - to the silence - carefully

9. I hope you fulfill: - all your hopes and your dreams - all your dreams - your dreams - all of your dreams - the dreams inside of you - your destiny - your dreams - become whatever you want to - your destiny

10. I hope you believe: - in the goodness of the others - a higher power - in Gods Word - in yourself - that you can do it! - that anything is possible - in your dreams - in yourself, ALWAYS! - in yourself over other’s

11. I hope you achieve: - total happiness - all that you can be - the impossible - inner peace - the highest level of perfection that you can - knowing that no one is perfect - the goals you set - your goals

12. I hope you trust: - your inner voice - your instincts - in God - in yourself - in your heart - in your intuition

13. I hope you teach: - your children the value of a dollar - your values - others what you have learned - someone else a lesson you have learned - a child to believe in their dreams - by example - others

14. I hope you cherish: - our time together - your family - the wonderful memories of the past - time to be yourself - those special moments when love surrounds you - a child’s laugh - every moment, life is too short to worry about the past or the future - those most important to you

15. I hope you determine: - to build strength of character it’s not going to just happen on its own - right from wrong - to be the best you can be - the person you are - what means most to you in life - what makes you happy and then do it - your destiny

16. I hope you dream: - big - for only then can your dreams come true - the impossible dream - because dreams give you things to strive for - for a happy life

17. I hope you remember: - that I love you no matter what happens - your roots - that I love you - the mistakes of the past in order to prevent making again - to live, love and laugh - the Golden Rule - what it was like to be a child - happy moments - your first kiss

18. I hope you explore: - distant lands - what the world has to offer - the possibilities in
something new - the impossible - all that you come upon - different places - fulfilling just one dream - everything

19. I hope you find: - the love of true friendship - time to notice that the simplest things in life can bring the greatest pleasures - that one great love - your niche in life - your hearts desire - your one true love - your essence - happiness

20. I hope you imagine: - rainbows when there are clouds - and dream and do what you need to make dreams come true - all that you can be and strive to achieve it - what life can be based on the different choices you are offered throughout life - the dream vacation - beyond belief

21. I hope you understand: - what is truly important in life - the difference between right and wrong and acceptable - there is always a purpose - the path before you - others are different from you and may not agree with everything you do - yourself - why things don’t always go your way



23. I hope you dare: - to be different - to always shine - to follow all of your dreams - to dream - to be great - to dance the tides - to challenge yourself - to be different and/or unique - to dream - to dream bigger

24. I hope you grow: - with each passing day - into the best man/woman you can be - in wisdom and knowledge and favor with God and man - wherever you are planted - into the person I know you can be - to be the loving person I know you can be - older and wiser - to be old

25. I hope you discover: - the beauty in the world around you - you have the power - the wonder of being you - the person you are inside - that success has many different meanings - wonder - the world and what it has to offer - who you were meant to be - new beginnings

26. I hope you protect: - those that are vulnerable - all those that you love - those who cannot protect themselves - the innocent - the special people in your life - your name, it goes with you throughout life - those important to you - your loved ones

27. I hope you provide: - happiness and love to everyone you touch - love to those who are not always loveable - the world with a little bit of yourself - others with an undying friendship - love and support to friends and family - an ear when needed

28. I hope you desire: - only the best life has to offer - to be the best you can be - inner peace - the simple things in life - things that you are able to obtain - to inspire

29. I hope you realize: - all you have to offer - all of your hearts desires - that being you is special - the impossible - that you cannot DO everything but you can TRY to do something - you are special - ALWAYS! - the meaning of YOUR life - life isn’t always a bowl of cherries

30. I hope you love: - with all of your heart - with all that you possess - God above all else - everyone you touch - yourself - your life - like there's no tomorrow - yourself above others

School's Out

So now that school is out it's time to what? Have you got your craftroom cleaned up? Are you organized? Ready to get started? So perhaps you are wondering where to start. How about with those school pictures....and with that in mind...here is a list of School Titles to help get the inspiration flowing. PS - These work great for cards too!
Have a wonderful day today peeps! =)

Graduation/ School/ Teachers

A Kid With Class
A Mark Of Class
A No Brainier
A Second Chance
A Teacher Sees Tomorrow In A Child's Eyes
A Touch of Class
Adding It All Up
After School Special
All Booked Up
All I Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
All Knowledge Begins With Wonder
An Apple A Day Keeps The Teacher Away
An Apple For The Teacher
Applause For A Great Teacher
Back To Basics
Back To Class
Back To School
Back To School Again
Back To The Books
Be True To Your School
Big Man On Campus
Black Board Fever
Black Board Jungle
Book Buddies
Books Are Food For The Brain
Book Are My Bag
Brain Building
Brain Busting
Brain Overload
Brainiac
By The Yard It May Be Hard... But By The Inch It's A Cinch !
Caught Thinking
Celebrate
Class Of _____ (Year)
Con GRAD ulations
Cool For School
Degree In Hand And Ready To Go
Degree In Hand And A Job In Your Pocket
Discover True Wild Life... Teach School
Do The Math
Education Is The Key
'Ending? This Is Only The Beginning...
Explore The Genius Within
Fast Times At ________ High (Name)
First Class Teacher
From Diapers To Diploma
Glad To Be A Grad
Go Figure
Goodbye Dorm!
Goodbye School!
Good Old Fashioned School Days
Grad Night
Graduation Day
Graduations Here
Hard Work Pays Off
Hat's Off To The Grad
Hats Off
Hats Off To You
Hall Pass
Head Of The Class
Hello World
Hi Ho Hi Ho, It's Off To School I Go
High School Dance
High School U.S.A
Honor Roll
I Did It!
I Love School
I Made It!
I Think My Teacher Sleeps At School
I Use To Be Little, But Now I'm Going To School
In A Class Of His Own
Intellectual Property
It's As Easy As 1-2-3
It's As Easy As A-B-C
Land Of The Learning
Learning Can Never Be Erased
Learning Curve
Lessons In Logic
Let Your Light Shine
Letter Perfect
Life Is An Open Book, So Study
Line Up
Little Bookworm
Live And Learn
Looks Like We've Made It
Lots Of Learning Going On
Magic Bus
Make Your Mark
Making The Grade
Make The Most Of Yourself
May All Your Dreams Come True
Me And Julio Down By The School Yard
Mind Power
Miss Smarty
Music Teachers Are Really #Sharp
Music Teachers Play The Right Note
My Class
My First Day Of School
My First Day Of School, My Mommy Cried, But I Went For A Fun Bus Ride.
My Old School
My School Is Cool
My Teacher Has Class!
Neglect Not The Gift That Is In Thee
Next Step: College
Next Step: Real Life
No More Books
Now Willing To Consider C.E.O. Position
Old Teachers Don't Die, They Lose Their Class
Our Little Bookworm
Over Achiever
Pomp And Circumstance
Preschool Blues
Present Graduate... Future Millionaire!
Reach For The Stars
Readin' And Writin' And 'Rithmetic
Reading Rocks!
Reading Room
Ready For School
Ready To Move On To The Working World
Ready To Take On The World
Red Letter Day
Rock 'N' Roll High School
School Days
School Daze
School Is Cool
School Is Fun
School Is In
School Is Out
School Spirit
School Zone
School's Out!
School's Out For Summer
School's Out, Memories Past, Don't Ever Doubt, Our Friendship Will Last
Schoolhouse Rock
Sensational Student
Sharp As A Tack
Smart As A Whip
So Long Professor
So Long Teacher
So Many Books, So Little Time
Star Student
Still Learning
Stop The Bus
Study Buddies
Super Science
Teacher's Motto: If All Else Fails, Pray For A Fire Drill
Teachers Pet
Teachers Rule!
The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times
The Bus Stops Here
The Dean's List
The Dream Is Now A Reality
The Freshman
The Graduate
The Harder You Work, The Easier It Looks
The Influence Of A Good Teacher Can Never Be Erased
The Learning Zone
The Magic School Bus
The Million Dollar Question
The Road To Success
The Tassel Was Worth The Hassle
The Wheels On The Bus
The Written Word
These Are The Best Of Times
This Day We Have Worked For
This Is The Day I've Been Waiting For
This Is The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life
This Too Shall Pass
Towering Achievement
Way To Go!
We Did It!
We Made It
Weekly Reader
Well, Ain't You Somethin'?!?
We've Only Just Begun
Whatever Happened To The Class of '___
With Honors
You Can Count On Me
You Can't Scare Me... I Am A Teacher
You Did It With Flying Colors
You Made It
Zany Brainy

Hello My Name is Linda and I am A Tagaholic

So you are too huh. haha! Love them. Love all the Cricut cartridges that are out there now that have tags on them. Heck, I remember the first cartridge that I bought that had tags on it...boy was I siked! So anyway, today I thought I'd share a list of 100 things you can use to embellish your tags. Did I miss anything? Can you add to the list?

Top 100 things to embellish tags with...

alphabet beads
alphabet punches
appliques
beads
bows
brads
buttons
chalk
charms
coins
color copies
colored pencil
cork
corrugated paper
cut-outs
distressed paper
embossing
embossing powder
embroidering
embroidery floss
envelopes
eyelet charms
eyelet words
eyelets
fabric
faux finishing
felt
fibers
frames
game pieces
glass pebbles
glitter
journaling
jute
lace
laser cuts
letter tiles
magic mesh
memorabilia
metal accents
metal mesh
metal rim tags
mirrors
mulberry paper
nail heads
transparencies
paper clips
paper piecing
patterned paper
pen work
playing cards
pockets
poems
polymer clay
pop dots
postage stamps
postcards/cards
pre-printed die cuts
pressed flowers
pressed leaves
punch art
punches
puzzle pieces
quilling
raffia
rhinestones
ribbon
ric rac
rolled paper
rub ons
rubber stamps
sequins
sewing
shadow boxes
shaker boxes
shaved ice
sheet music
shells
silk flowers
small tags
stamps
stencils
stickers
string
strips of paper
tassels
tiles
tinsel
tiny glass marbles
titles
torn paper
tulle
twistel
vellum
watch faces
wire
wire words
word titles
wrapping paper
zipper

25 Ways to Use Ribbon

Yesterday, I shared that I was trying to get organized in anticipation of some major summer scrapping. With that in mind, I thought it would be nice to dedicate this whole week to getting organized and cleaning out not only my craftroom but also the cobwebs from my brain by sharing some helpful list that I've saved over the years. Perhaps you are new to scrapbooking, perhaps you are a pro, either way, from one ribbon lover to another, enjoy!

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25 Ways to Use Ribbon:

Tie through buttons

Make a border using a variety of or single color & patterns

Run along a pattern paper edge

Wrap around a photo

Use alphabet stickers on it

Hang a photo from a ribbon hanger

Stamp words on it

Use with pre-made products to give it your “personal touch”

Tie through eyelets or punched holes along an edge

Attach to metal embellishments like paper clips, spirals, photo anchors, jump rings or safety pins

Make a tie or bow and glue anywhere

Hang tags from it

Use for photo corners

Wrap around or tie to slide mounts or large monogram letters

Use to tie something closed like a mini-album, tag book, journal or card

Make loops or tabs for opening or pulling out hidden journaling

Attach a label holder with it

Wrap around a pre-made photo frame

Apply rub-on letters on it

Tuck photos under a ribbon border

Frame a picture or accent with ribbon

Tie around journaling blocks

Hang charms from it

Tie around strips of cardstock or paper

Use up your ribbon “scraps” to make a loop or tab border



Ways to Attach Ribbon:

Glue Dots Clear Lines

Glue

Xyron

Eyelets

Staples

Sewing

Safety Pins

Design Studio Updated

Provocraft has a Design Studio update ready. (Yeah baby! Can't wait to play with all those new cartridges!) Remember, when updating your font packs, you do not need to un-install Design Studio as the update is only adding cartridges, not changing the program itself.

After you click on the link below, scroll down to the second download button to download the fonts only and then be sure to close Design Studio before installing the update. Easy peasy.

Click HERE to get your update now. =D

Summer To Do List

Ok, summer is almost here. Hopefully the work load will be less and more crafting time will be available. In anticipation of this, I walked into my scrap room this morning and EEK! what a mess. I then remembered this little list that I had saved on my computer.

What about you, how's the scrapbooking / cardmaking going? Do you need to get organized too? Maybe this list will help us both. So now, let's get started. =)

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Organizing Your Craft Room - Here are some tips to organize your space

1. Separate your work area

If you do not have separate room for hobby/crafts then try to partition off an area of the room with a screen or by arranging bookshelves or furniture in such a manner that it creates a physical separation to the room. This will help restrict THE MESS (as others commonly call our craft addiction) to one area.

2. Think about storage

Have a place for everything and everything in its place. This will make your work time much more fun and efficient.

Get yourself some cardboard file boxes or the more expensive see-through plastic Rubbermaid boxes and organize your embellishments, fabric, ribbon, flowers, etc. Group things with common themes.

3. Easy Access to Tools

Have your scissors, glue gun, sewing machine, etc all close at hand. Make holders for your markers, your glue gun and your scissors. Get in the habit of always replacing these valuable tools BACK where they came from. This will save valuable time and reduce your stress level.

4. Lighting

Don't forget to spend some time and give thought to proper lighting. It is essential to your health as well as your mental attitude.

5. Worktable

Purchase an old table from the second hand store and it will be well used and you won't have to worry if that paint or glue that spilled will come off. If you do spend a lot of time crafting, an investment in a higher table will result in fewer backaches. You can raise the height of a display table if you cut four pieces of PVC pipe. A display table is the kind that you can buy at your local home renovation store. Their legs fold up and lie flat on the underside of the table. The length of the pipe depends on the distance you will need to raise the table to the right height for you. Fit the table leg into the PVC and tape on.

6. Music

Place your sound system within easy reach. Select your own music, don't just get in the habit of listening to the local station. If you choose your own music you can set the tempo and really increase you output. Try it and see if it works! Take advantage of all the information now available on CD. There are many motivational books and seminars. Learn while you work. (My personal favorite is right on my laptop - Pandora.com.)

7. Use your walls for storage

Get things up off the floor and off the counter tops. Invest in some shelving units or place pegboard on your walls.

8. Be realistic

Do you have craft supplies from BC (Before Christ)? Perhaps it would be a good idea to do a thorough cleaning and donate your old and unused craft supplies to a day-care, retirement center or community arts council.

9. Put it back!

My mom taught me this one, and it's so important it's mentioned twice! Now that you’re organized, once you're finished with it – put it back.

10. Tidy up

Spend 10 to 15 minutes at the end of EVERY day cleaning up. Set a stopwatch if you have to. Leaving your workroom clean and organized for the next day will make your more motivated to start.

Now you have some tips, here's the bad news. It is impossible to simply rearrange one area of your craft room. You must organize everything. Just as you go about clearing one area you will need to have a place to put things. Before you clean one mess it will take making a bigger mess. But it will be worth it. Remember to break down the job into smaller parts. "The best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time." Good Luck!

Talking Dog

I love sharing cute videos and after seeing this one today knew that it would have to go on the blog. Enjoy!

Cricut Magazine

PC is looking for projects to share in their new magazine. Do you have what it takes? Find out by submitting your projects at the link below. =D

Have you ever wanted to have your 15 minutes of fame? Well here's your chance! Cricut magazine is looking for reader project submissions for upcoming issues. You might just see your latest creation in print! Details HERE.

New Cricut Cartridges

PC finally formally announced last months new cartridges. Sadly still no handbooks though. =(

To pre-order, click HERE.

On the cartridges that are being discontinued, I really hate to see Doodletype go, it's one of my all-time favorite font cartridges.

Cricut Cartridge, Wild Card

Blog Surfing

Hi guys. I've been blog surfing this morning and found 2 blogs that I'd like to share with you. The first is SewDelish. The post that caught my eye was "How To Tutorial - Printing and Organising My Cricut Cartridge Handbooks". It's a really great post for those of you that are into organization and like to have visuals of your cartridges, check SewDelish out by clicking on any of the links and HERE. Be sure to leave her some comment love (we bloggers love that!).

The second blog I wanted to tell you about is Creative Critterz and the post that I wanted you to see is "EXPRESSION2: Just A Note Digital Cartridge". In this blog post Tammy has not only wonderful videos that show us the new features on the Expression2 but also step-by-step instructions. Check out this blog by clicking HERE.

Enjoy this beautiful spring day ladies! =)

Michael's Comeback?

Saw this in today's Chirp:

...and it kinda excites me. Why? Cause we have a brand spankin' new Michael's that just opened last week. It's HUGE!! What's surprising about this is that for the last few years all we have been hearing is that Michael's was on the way out...hanging on by a thread. At one point I think they even filed chapter 11 (correct me if I'm wrong). So many were discouraged with their poor customer service and lack of product. Could they be making a comeback? I hope so. Anyway, see below the details for the sale and if you choose to partake, click on the link to get your rebate.

LINK

Happy Mother's Day Ya'll~!

Be blessed and have a wonderful day. =)

National Scrapbook Day FUN!

In Celebration of National Scrapbook Day

Big Picture Classes and Creating Keepsakes Magazine are teaming up to bring you a fun-filled Creative Crop for National Scrapbook Day! The online event will kick-off Saturday, May 7th at 9am PST. You can look forward to 12 jam-packed hours offering creative challenges every hour, live chats with industry professionals, amazing giveaways, and constant inspiration and interaction!

The best part? It's all FREE!

Simply click here to register and reserve your seat!

BONUS: Be sure to visit their blog the week of May 1st - 6th each day

to enter to win a free seat in several of our upcoming workshops!