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Want to make a fun Valentine Candy box to give out? Try it out with my tutorial!

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I was inspired this weekend and created this crafty Angry Birds 3D display. You can make your own too by following my steps! Enjoy!

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I’m thinking about purchasing the Cricut Expression Personal Electronic Cutter 290300! My coworkers have it and they get so excited talking about it. I figure we can all swap cartridges too. Do you have one? Is it worth getting? What are your experiences? They retail for $300-400, but the prices have come down to around $250.

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Here is a Halloween card I designed for a card swap! It was so much fun to make! Instructions to come shortly.

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If you’re in my area, be sure to head down to the Scrapbook Expo in Ontario, California! It’s happening Friday and Saturday – October 22 and 23! See the official website for more details. General EXPO floor tickets are only $8. I usually get this one to scope out the new scrapbook tools and companies! Tickets for workshops and crop nights are also available for the serious scrappers. ;)

The last time I went to Scrapbook Expo was in 2008 and it was so much fun! Here’s a blog post about my findings.

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Name: Coolibah (iTunes)
Written By: Coolibah.me
Category: Lifestyle
Price: $4.99

Size: 16.5 MB
Requirements: iPhone / iPod Touch
Version: 1.0
Rate: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

If you love scrapbooking, you’ll definitely love the iPhone/iPod touch app called Coolibah. It’s a premium digital scrapbooking app for all your iPhone and iPod Touch photos.

Creating a new scrapbook is very simple and only takes seconds! There’s a free kit that’s pre-installed when you purchase the app. Start a new page by picking a background for your layout. Then add a photo, a few embellishments, and maybe some text. Then viola, you’re done creating your first digital iPhone scrapbook page! Now repeat the steps by adding another page to it and another, and before you know it, you’ll have an entire book documenting your vacation or subject!

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I buy a lot of scrapbook and craft tools, so I thought I’d share my favorite ones with you. You can find some of them on this new Shop page. Please share with me what your favorite scrapbook tools are!

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Daynah & ManLe at Pineapple Cove – Photo Taken by Albertech on iPhone

Everytime I go traveling, I try to stop by local scrapbook stores to pick up a few special things I can’t find at home. Of course, this trip to Hawaii is no exception!

I was unsure about where to start, so I asked on Twitter where the best scrapbook store in Oahu was. @TweetPea sent me a link to Joscie’s “Scrapbooking in Hawaii list” and I couldn’t be more happy! Going down the list, I fell in love with the store named “Pineapple Cove.”

Well, I’m finally at the store, and I have to say, it’s a pretty big place full of scrapbook and crafting goodies! There are tons of paper, stickers, wooden cutouts, albums, diecuts, and much, much more! I picked up a few Hello Kitty Sizzix Diecuts, wooden flowers, and a few other things. I was quite happy! :)

Although the shopping part was fun, the best part was probably meeting ManLe, the store owner of Pineapple Cove. She’s the sweetest and nicest person ever. She was teaching me all kinds of scrapbook techniques and giving me ideas for projects… that believe it or not, I can’t wait to go home to start working on.

I spent hours in the store, just learning about techniques, chatting about scrapbooking, Twitter, and other social media topics. I know staying in a store for a few hours is not something people do on their vacation, but this was a slice of heaven for me. If you love crafting and you’re in Oahu, be sure to check out Pineapple Cove! I’ll definitely be back on my next trip!

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Here are some of the cards and stamping projects I completed in the first half of class last Saturday! 10 projects out of 18 done by 12pm isn’t bad! I was making good time. :) I’ll be taking photos of the rest of the cards soon!

Also, the tin at the lower bottom of the page is made with the Cuttle Bug and Air conditioning duct tape! I had to stop by Home Depot the other day to pick up some… :)

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I had such a great time in my Rubber Stamping class today! I made a few new friends and we did about 18 projects altogether! One of the projects is a stationary box. Below are the instructions for the box in case you missed it in class.

Part 1 – The box

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It’s that time of the year again! I’m taking Art 888 again, which is a Rubber Stamping Workshop — a class I look forward to 3 times a year. ;)

An exploration of rubber stamping techniques and projects for those who have rubber stamping experience. The theme for the workshop is spring. This is a fast paced class designed for experienced rubber stampers. Participants work independently on hands-on projects in class, creating various works of rubber-stamped art. Each student should complete at least six projects.

I’m pretty sure I’ll have about 20 projects (we never do just the minimum) done by the end of the day. ;) If you’re in the area, please register and join me!

Here’s a sample card that I made from this class last year!

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I was at Walmart today and found these cute whale stickers! They were on clearance, so I picked up two packets of “Fail Whale” stickers. ;)

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I’m a little obsessed with my new iPhone. So seeing this new digital scrapbooking iPhone app got me really excited! I can’t wait to see it in the iTunes App store!

This is a first look at Coolibah, the new mobile iPhone scrapbooking app being developed by Bobbie Yerkey and Scott Means. Follow us on Twitter (@coolibahme) and visit our blog and be the first to know when the app is available in the App Store!

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I was in San Francisco last March to attend Google I/O, a Tweetup, and WordCamp SF. I have a ton of photos to sort through to make a book. So now you know why I’ve been going to a lot of scrapbook stores in the last week. :)

Here is what I’ve started on. The paper has lots of birds because I love Twitter. ;) I’m hoping to finish a few more pages by the end of the day!

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It’s been a while since I’ve gone to my local Michaels, and I have to say, I love what they’ve done to that place! The moment you walk in, you’ll see a huge selection of beads — great for the jewelery-making crafters!

But as for me, I’m more interested in the scrapbooking supplies, and there was A LOT of it. And I love how it’s scattered all over the store in various sections now. It just makes me want to walk around more (as well as throw more things into my cart!)

Here are two videos of me shopping/browsing the store. Nothing too interesting unless you like looking at paper and stickers. ;) Forgot to mention, they’re having their dollar-day sale, so almost everything in the store is on sale!

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It’s been a while since I went scrapbook shopping, but I had an urge to go to Joann’s tonight. I picked up two wonderful 12×12 paper packets (which I’ll take photos of tomorrow!) They were 50% off, so instead of $19.99, they were only $9.99 each. One pack was a bit damaged, so the girl at the register was sweet enough to give me a 40% discount on top of the sale. I was quite happy. :)

Here’s a short video of my scrapbook shopping that I took on my iPhone:

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I just added a few scrapbooking and crafts books to my Shelfari. Are you on it? Let’s be friends!

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This is my first attempt at creating digital scrapbook pages from scratch. It’s the start of a “New Marriage” scrapbook template set. Please let me know what you think and how I can make this better.

The beautiful brushes used are from Graphics-Illustrations.com and photography and template design are by me. :)

Software/Hardware used to create this were: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter Essentials 4, and Wacom Bamboo.

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Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy National Scrapbook Day! Hope your day is crafty and creative!

I’ll be working on an album from my last trip to Washington DC and New York. I’m also making a crafty birthday present for a friend. :) What about you? What projects will you be working on to celebrate?

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