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Friday, June 24, 2005

14 summer scrapbook page layouts

Now I said at one point that if I ever crossed a good site with great ideas that I would share the link. Will here ya go.....

http://scrapbooking.about.com/library/weekly/blsummerlayoutsindex.htm

Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Making Cute Cards

It's not that im a cheap or anything I just like giving people homemade cards. Anyone can go to the store and buy a card it takes a creative soul to actually make one. I think that receiving a homemade cards shows that someone really does care, the took time, money and creative energy and made a really great card for me. That in my book is very cool, and better than Hallmark any day.

In my wanderings I found some cute card making ideas here's a link to it, go make someone you care about a card. It can say what ever you want it too, just use the basic ideas they provide for you.

http://houseandhome.msn.com/Decorate/Thank-YouCards.aspx

Ana
TheBearCottage.com

Thursday, May 26, 2005

Scrapbooking Ideas

Here are some ideas to jump-start your creative process!

move into spring Trim ¼-inch from spring plaid paper and center onto green 12x12 cardstock to create background. Place the letters S-P-R-I-N-G onto colored squares. Cut out the letters I-N-G to complete the title. Cut a strip from tulip flower paper to create a bottom border. Mat photos and add tulip flower art block as an accent. Place on page.

fun family outings Trim ½-inch from blue/green stripe paper and center onto navy blue cardstock to create background. Center photo on 5x7 green frame. Layer blue and green flower frame on top of photo using mounting foam squares by Thermoweb. Make a blue flower die cut sew green embroidery floss in the center. Mount to page with mounting foam squares by Thermoweb.

happy birthday Place four 3x5 photos on blue cardstock leaving a ¼-inch trim around the border. Place at bottom of birthday streamers paper. Create title by cutting apart large birthday title and creating a mat with colored cardstock. For more dimension, mount birthday presents to sides of title with mounting foam squares by Thermoweb.

oh baby! Tear a one-inch strip from top of pink cardstock and mount to pastel green cardstock to create background. Use eyelets to thread wire and buttons (by Buttons Galore). (You can also use a small hole punch). Use baby button frame to mount photo and add a ribbon. Place a few pastel squares under the Baby word die cut for title.

Thursday, April 21, 2005

New Colorado Livin Blog

Come check out my super cool Colorado Livin Blog

http://thebearcottage.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Mothers Day Special

Easter has come and gone and Mothers day is coming up fast. It's been awhile since I have blogged anything life just got kind of crazy for awhile. I usually go and find a bunch of themed things for my blog just to help jump start your creativity, today I am going to give you the opportunity to do the same thing. Let me know what you find and I will list it here on this blog.

http://www.TheBearCottage.com has really awesome mothers day gifts if you need a great gift for that hard to shop for mother.

Friday, March 11, 2005

St. Patrick Scrapbooking

Who can resist a day devoted to leprechauns, legends, and green galore? All you lads and lasses get into the Celtic spirit with some of the following Irish-inspired scrapbook ideas.

Lime Green Disney Alphabet Die Cuts-Mickey & Friends
Paper Bliss Accent Kit-Sage Green
Fiber Pack-Emerald
12 x 12 Light Green Cardstock
Making Memories 1/8" Circle Eyelets-Classic
ZIG Calligraphy Dual Point Pen Set-Primary Colors
The Coloriser Embossing Powders-Evergreen

I hope this gets you started. Feel free to stop in at TheBearCottage.com and look at our great scrapbook and photo albums.

Monday, February 28, 2005

Birthday Scrapbook Wishes

My birthday was Feb 20th, so I thought that I would work on a birthday theme page. I found a lot of scrapbook things, it seems that everybody has some sort of variation of it. These are a few of my favorite, have fun with it.

Bo-Bunny Happy Birthday Stickers
Bo-Bunny Birthday Bash Stickers
Bo-Bunny So Many Candles Stickers
Bo-Bunny Bears n' Balloons Stickers
Creative Imaginations Birthday Stickers
Creative Imaginations Birthday embellishments
Doodlebug Birthday Boy Stickers"
Doodlebug Birthday Girl Stickers
Mary Engelbreit birthday stickers
Jolee's By You-Kid's Birthday Ware
Jolee's By You-Kid's Birthday Ware 2
Jolee's By You-Kiddie Birthday Sign
8.5 x 11 Printed Scrapbook Paper Packs
Adhesive Embellishments-Classic Small Wire Presents
Design Originals-Quilling
Bubblegum colored fiber pack

And of course you should have a really terrific album to put these cut pages in check out the ones we have at The Bear Cottage. Scrapbooks page and photo albums page.