Allie has been scrapbooking for over 25 years-- what started as mother-daughter bonding time, quickly turned into a hobby and career as Allie studied graphic design and business marketing in college and launched her own scrapbooking shop and blog. Allie’s brand AllieScraps focuses on scrapbooking, bible journaling, mixed media, and planner printables. Through creating new products for Allie Scraps, Allie discovered the joy of creating with Amazon KDP and now loves to create books-- and teach others how to create books!-- through her brand Creativity by the Book.
This one trick makes EVERYTHING more interesting 👀
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Hey Reader, I hate to open a newsletter talking about the weather, but holy cow, we've had the weirdest spring weather lately here in Ohio -- hot to cold, back to hot, back to cold... my sinuses and my plants have no idea what to do! Adding Visual Interest: One of my favorite ways to add visual interest to ANY project is LAYERING. I love stacking different papers and elements on top of each other and making an interesting and eye catching part of the project. I might do this with different scraps of patterned paper, with Art Starts printed on clear sticker paper, with different layers of washi tape, with different types of paper like kraft paper or vellum... or a combination of all of them! If you want to see some examples of this, check out this video I made. It's not recent but it's full of really good tips and advice! Of course, if you want to learn EVEN MORE, be sure to check out the Visually Interesting Mini Books course, currently on sale for $6! Hit reply and tell me what you've been working on this week -- what's on your crafty desk? |
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Allie has been scrapbooking for over 25 years-- what started as mother-daughter bonding time, quickly turned into a hobby and career as Allie studied graphic design and business marketing in college and launched her own scrapbooking shop and blog. Allie’s brand AllieScraps focuses on scrapbooking, bible journaling, mixed media, and planner printables. Through creating new products for Allie Scraps, Allie discovered the joy of creating with Amazon KDP and now loves to create books-- and teach others how to create books!-- through her brand Creativity by the Book.
Hey Reader,Have you ever bought new supplies… only to feel just as uninspired as before? That’s not a motivation problem. It’s a technique problem.And honestly, I fall into this trap too! Which is why I'm excited to share an event with you -- Not one that I'm teaching at, but one that I'm going to be attending RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU! It's the The Art of Expression Summit focuses on practical, repeatable techniques — not one-time supply hauls. And the best part? It's FREE!Here's the...
Hey Reader, Have you ever heard people refer to May as "MAYCEMBER" because there's just as much going on in MAY as there is in DECEMBER? I'm not going to lie, I feel that! With all of the "end of the school year" stuff happening, at the same time as summer planning... it's a lot! But I'm trying to find time to craft and scrapbook... as well as finish up bulletin boards and paint things for the PTO and end of the year "festival" at the school! I hope you've been finding time to get creative...
Hey Reader, Wow, you guys all really loved all of the gifts and free events I sent earlier this week! There's so many more fun, crafty things on the calendar around the "crafty web" so I thought I would pop back in your inbox and share some more of these fun freebies and events. Hit reply and tell me which ones you are enjoying the most! Now onto the gifts, the freebies, the events!! Techniques Over Supplies Buying more supplies isn't always the answer — better techniques are. The...