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I Inked & Stamped! | WCS June Sneak Peek

It's been quiet around here lately because since last Thursday, Kieran has had a nasty stomach bug . As you can imagine much of my energy was devoted to looking after him, and doing the basic necessities. I'm happy to say that today he seems to be back to his lively happy self!

I was able to get working on my layout for WCS before this all happened, so here is my sneak peek for the June gallery

I got very inky and stampy in honour of our June theme. Get more sneak peeks from the team by following the links below

Christine | Amy C. | Diane| Christa| Katie | Lisa | Aliza | Jenny

 

May Sneak Peek for write.click.scrapbook

I'm totally in love with this layout and can't wait to show it to you in May!

Welcome April!

Just a quick note to say hello April, and direct you over to write.click.scrapbook for gallery reveal day. If you're in the northern hemisphere I hope that you are having some lovely Spring weather to start the month off.

Stop by tomorrow for an Easter weekend recap.

 

A Sneak Peek, a Free Spring Poster & Some Important Information

I'm a couple days late with this (it's been that kind of week), but here is a sneak peek at my layout for the April write.click.scrapbook gallery.

Get even more sneaks from other team members.

Christine | Valerie | Jennifer | Lisa | Katie | Aliza | Diane

The gallery goes live on April 1st! (and that's not a prank).

So I have a question for you: have you "Liked" the Callaloo Soup page on Facebook? You really should, you know. Especially since right now you will get access to this free printable Spring poster.

I designed it to complement my printable posters in my Designs shop on Etsy, and even though it is meant for toddlers and pre-schoolers, it totally works for adults too! I'm pretty sure I will be doing this very soon with Kieran. If you already Like the page you can get the poster by clicking on the Freebies section. New fans will get the link to download once you click the Like button. So: Go. Like. Now.

Also, have you heard that Google Reader will be shutting down come July? Don't panic, you can still get all the Callaloo Soup goodness. I have a few options for you: You can follow me on BlogLovin', or use Feedly. Both these sites will import all your blogs from Google Reader! If you prefer to get things in your e-mail, you can subscribe using this link.

I'm looking forward to the weekend and good gardening weather. Knock on wood. What are you looking forward to?

 

My On-Again, Off-Again Love Affair With Mini Albums

This month at write.click.scrapbook it's all about mini-albums. We call it March Mini Madness, and it's the third year we've run it. I've been making mini-albums, or rather mini books for years, but my feelings for them run hot and cold. I love the idea of making smaller books to document a particular theme or event, but when I first started making them, I would quickly get frustrated, or rather bored, with doing all these similar pages, and would find it hard to finish them. Eventually I noticed that I would run out of steam after about 6 to 8 pages, and it struck me, duh, that I should just make them smaller.

And that's when the real love affair began. I have a bin stuffed full of blank mini-books, plus plain chipboard covers to show for this love. I went through the clear mini-album phase too (didn't we all?), and happily made it out the other side. Oh and remember paper bag albums?! Yeah, I made me a few of those too.

The last few years I have preferred to make my minis from scratch though, either with my Bind-it-All, using binder rings, or coming up with my own stitched or glued bindings. That way I can control the exact size, and number of pages I want.

Check out my album in the gallery at wcs, for info on how I made my latest one. Along with the gallery the team is also featuring minis made with different kits each week. Last week we showcased albums made with the March Little Black Dress kit, this week it's albums made using digital products from American Crafts. This will continue for the rest of the month, and each week we are giving away the kit used to one lucky reader!

So if you love mini-albums. or you're trying to love them, head on over.

 

Two Posts for the Price of one Today!

It's the 20th, so you know what that means! write.click.scrapbook sneak peek time!

The gallery goes live in 9 days! I'll be sure to link you there on march 1st.

And because it's two for one day here's another peek I posted to Instagram.

That's it folks! We're over the hump!

 

Getting Ready for 30 Days of Lists!

Registration for 30 Days of Lists starts next Monday February 4th! You can be get the link for registration directly in your e-mail by signing up for the newsletter. That way you can be one of the first to register once it goes live! Why would you want to be one of the first? Well a little birdie tells me that the early bird will get the worm! Check this out

Simply register in the first 48-hours (by 11:59 PT on Tuesday, February 5) and be automatically entered to win Listography Journal: Your Life in Lists by Nathaniel Russell AND subscription to your choice of One Year of Everyday or Our First Year Togetherjournaling prompt email series !

But wait, there’s more!
(that is so fun to say)

One of the first 100 Listers will be randomly selected to win aProject Life Core Kit of your choice! Even if you’re not a Project Lifer, these journaling cards can be used for any memory keeping – like listing!
(we have been hitting 100 Listers within the first week or so, so make sure you register early!)

One of the first 300 Listers will be randomly selected to win a $50 Blurb gift certificate!.

  

There's even more but I'll keep some for you to find about in the newsletter. You may wonder why I'm so excited about this go-round of 30 Days of Lists: it's because this time Callaloo Soup is one of the sponsors! The chance to be a sponsor popped up in my twitter feed, and I jumped at the opprtunity because I do love the whole idea behind the listing. It's true that I have never completed one of the rounds (ahem!), but I think it's going to happen this time. I've been doing extremely well with the Fat Mum Slim Photo a Day so I am optimistic. I don't want to jinx it, but it's possible that my horrible track record with dailies might be over. Who knows what might be next? Week in the Life? Ok, slow down there Franny!

So anyway do this

Then take a peek at these printables I made for the listers. Oh didn't I mention that everyone who is signed up will get free printables?

Plus I also have it on good authority that there will be other giveaways along the way.

If you don't want to sign up for the newsletter, then pop back here on Monday to get the direct link for registration.Now I just need to figure out my approach for my lists. Whatever I decide I plan to keep it simple, that's really what works for me.

Now I need to switch gears and point you towards write.click.scrapbook where the February gallery is now live! Oh and there might be a freebie in it for you too.

Have a wonderful weekend, and see you on Monday!

January Sneak Peek for write.click.scrapbook

I am briefly interrupting my 12 Days of Christmas Cheer series to post my sneak peek for the January Gallery at write.click.scrapbook.

I totally love the theme we have for the first month of the year. Hop on over to the write.click.scrapbook Facebook page to see links to other sneaks from the team.

P.S. 12 Days of Christmas Cheer will return tomorrow!

It's Reveal Day at Write.Click.Scrapbook

It's December 1st and the new gallery at write.click.scrapbook is live! Here's another peek at my layout.

Go check out the gallery to see the entire thing, as well as what everyone else did for this month's theme.

 

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The 20th of the Month Means Sneak Peek Time!

I'm sharing a snippet of my layout that will be in the December Gallery at write.click.scrapbook. I love the upcoming theme, and this is one of my all time favourite layouts too! Check out the Facebook page during the day to find links to other sneak peeks.

It also occurs to me that I have been remiss is sharing the November Gallery! Remember my sneak for that one? Go browse the layouts, we're talking about colour this month!

I'll be back on the first of December to link you to the new gallery. Promise.