The team is sharing winter pastime stories here on the blog. April shares how living in a warm climate doesn’t lead to typical winter activities. If you resonate with her situation, go check out her post. Nikki shares a stroll down memory lane. If you want some encouragement to slow down and remember times past, …
Change is the topic of the month here on the ScrapHappy blog. Nikki and Alison have both done an great job of documenting their changes through aging and parenting. Nikki talked about using journaling as a tool to tackle the bumpy times of change and Alison talked about changing up her crafty style as an emotional …
It is all about seasons here on the ScrapHappy blog, and I want to focus on how we use color in our ways of thinking about seasons. If I were to ask you what colors “go with” Halloween, you’d likely say orange and black. If I asked about Christmas, I’d hear green and red most of …
It is challenge month here on the ScrapHappy blog. Our team has done a great job of reminding you how challenges can be fun and boost your creativity. April’s post focuses on a color challenge, but she also compiled a list of challenges both on her blog and on Pinterest. I encourage you to check …
My family have never been big travelers. While we have had a few joyful travel experiences, our time and money necessarily focused on road trips to visit distant family. Those 1,400 miles of round-trip interstate freeway did not have much to offer in the way of fun. Yet we always found some small new attraction …
This month on the blog, the team is highlighting small businesses in our crafty world. I’m lucky to live in a large suburban city on the outskirts of a large urban hub. Because of this I have plenty of options when it comes to small businesses that specialize in creative supplies. I want to give …
I love coming up with multiple uses for simple craft supplies. It stretches me creatively and it makes my investment into a supply much more worth while! I’ve done this style of supply stretching multiple times now over on my YouTube channel. In fact, you can catch the whole play list of these 10 Ways …
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I’d like to tell you a story. My friend, Sally, works as the meal planner for the senior program at the community center in her county. She lives in a small town, in a rural county. After Christmas she told me that the seniors who were getting their meals delivered near the holiday got an …
This month on the blog we are embracing the new; we are encouraging you to try something new in your crafty realm! In her last post, Alison explores alcohol inks. If you’ve been curious about those, go check out her post for some trips and tricks, trial and error. I’ve got mixed media for you …
You may have noticed there are only 9 numbers on my layout there, yet this blog post is title 10+ ways to love LOAD. Don’t worry, we’ll get to that. First, you may be wondering what LOAD even is! Basically it is a project to help you create a scrapbook layout a day for a …
This month on the blog we are talking about connections. Nikki shared how she connects with music, and touches on the importance of Christmas music. I am going to go into a non-holiday version of connections—and that is how we make connections in our scrapbooks across the years. So let’s dive right in to ways we …
It is holiday season here in the US. It kicks off with Halloween and rolls right into Thanksgiving and Christmas time. The dividing lines between the holidays seem to get blurrier every year. It can be a celebratory time for sure, a frantic time for many and for many more it can be a difficult …
Did you know that ScrapHappy is now offering cut files for electronic die cutters as part of the membership? The perks of this group just get better and better! Well, as the designer of the cut files I have to say that, but I also know that it is true! I hope you’ll forgive me …
I love to organize almost as much as I love to craft. What I don’t like is spending a fortune on specialty craft organization. I drool over all the beautiful craft furniture out there, but when I look at the price tags I go right back to my old standbys: Ikea, the office supply store, …
If you have pets then I’m sure your camera roll is filled with them romping, snuggling and just being generally cute. In fact, team member Alison’s blog post highlights how goofy our pets can sometimes be. Be sure to check out her post on the blog. Then Kathy highlights a lifetime of pet stories that …
Do you know the word framily? Or is this a new word for you? Either way, my title here will become clear shortly. I promise! (By the way Danielle’s post this month talks about a similar topic if you want another take on this idea.) In a previous blog post Alison talks about family and …
Water is life. That saying is used from political activism to commercial advertisements. And the reason it is so often used is because it is true. Life on earth depends on water. For me personally that is not only biologically true, but emotionally true. I am just a water person! I grew up one mile …
If you have followed the blog this month you’ll know that we are talking about the outdoors. This topic has ranged from the the lighter side — Danielle talks about not being an outdoorsy person — to dealing with loss — Kathy tells us about the recent loss of her husband and his love of …
We are talking about the energy of spring on the blog this month. Previously, Danielle talked about spring being a time to bloom by finding ways to let yourself grow. Her post fits perfectly into what I want to talk about today. I recently went through a creative slump, which is very uncommon for me …
It’s not easy being green. So sings Kermit the Frog in his iconic song. And he equates green with ordinary. The song laments how much attention brightly colored flowers get. And yet he goes on to remind us how beautiful green can be. So let’s set aside all the admiration forthose red and yellow flowers …
Hello everyone. I’m happy to be here sharing my first post to the ScrapHappy blog as part of the creative team. This month on the blog we are talking about all things love — of scrapbooking that is! The fact that this is my first post as a creative team member leads me directly into …
Hello everyone. I’m happy to be a guest here on the ScrapHappy blog. I’m ready to get you all excited for the upcoming ScrapSmarter Experience and introduce myself as one of the teachers. The last ScrapSmarter Experience was a fabulous event that allowed us to crop and learn together from the comfort and safety of …
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