Southern Scraps

Another well coordinated set. Bracelet from beadsme . and a card from southernscraps A card and gift that matches so well, the recipient will think you put lots of effort into finding this just for them. We won't tell that we did all the work for you.

Once again, the beautiful work of beadsme . Lots of great earrings. I know some of these would look good dangling from my ears? How about you? This great jewelry artist can also be found at silkfair.

Here are another two items that would make a coordinated gift. Card by Southernscraps earrings by beadsme

More work from beadsme . This is a sampling of her beautiful necklaces. And more, aren't these gorgeous?

I don't know if I remembered to tell you, but there is still time to participate in Mission Soldier Support. The deadline was extended until July 31, so I'm still taking orders to ship. Visit my shop and provide a soldier with a free card to send home to his/her family- www.southernscraps.etsy.com These are a sampling of the great cards available from all participating shops.

Once again I'm featuring beadsme . Her work is awesome. Check out these bracelets.

It has been awhile since I've posted a technique. I've been busy working on my scrapbooks. I've also purchased film negative strip protectors and binders for them and I'm organizing all of my photos into boxes by month and year and putting the negatives into the binder. As I go, I'm pulling out sets of photos that need to be scrapped. I'm getting about 1 to 2 layouts done per week and that is a major accomplishment since I only completed about 3 layouts and a mini book last year. Here's a glimpse of my latest layout and a quick how-to for this title. While fancy, expensive die cut machines make the work a lot easier, this goes to show you don't have to have them to make great accents. 1. I printed the work Christmas on olive cardstock using the font GE Signature Script, 72 pt. (If you love fonts, I'd suggest joining this group- fontpacks You'll get emails full of fonts.) Cutter Bee Scissors Scrapbook.com 2. I cut out the word as one piece using

Another great pairing from me and beadsme !

I'm bringing you shades of red, white, and blue for this feature and all from beadsme. This awesome seller has lots of great pieces in her shop. "Stunning blue" is how she describes the last piece and I'd say that's an understatement. Go check her out!

Check out this awesome treasury!

Of course you do! Go to Hoosier Card Angel's Creations for some blog candy! You could win a nice acrylic noteholder, pen, and bookmark.

This month I'm starting a new feature- two for Tuesday. On Tuesday there will be two of something posted. It may be two etsy items or two tips, quotes, etc. Check in to find out. To kick off this feature, I have two coordinated etsy items. If you need a gift and a card for an occasion, check out these. bracelet by beadsme card found here