Cottage Arts

Happy Friday, everyone! Lots of info to share today and some fun inspiration from the team. First off, it's time for an April blog coupon. Get $5 off any purchase of $20 or more in our shop with coupon code: APR5. Coupon expires April 30, 2009 (enter code during checkout process). Plus, all CDs (Training and Simply Digital graphic CDs) on sale for the month of April.         This week's team challenge was to create perspective layouts. What are perpective layouts? They are pages that evoke a 3D feel to them, either partially or entirely. It's all...

  michelle shefveland. supplies here In meeting scrapbookers and photographers all over the world it seems we have many things in common....we try to hold life close, to savor the moment, to process the wonder that is all around us both past and present. The exciting world of digital scrapbooking and photography allows all of this and more. For me, as I work with my images (both new and heritage) it is as if I am spending time in the memory in which it was captured. Very powerful. Digital hand-tinting is a fun technique at our disposal bringing a touch...

Ahhh...spring is in the air (for all of our northern hemisphere readers)! Where we live in Minnesota, there are four distinct seasons and the welcome sign of spring sparks neighborhoods to come alive with outdoor activity. Inspired to bring this new season into my art, I added the Simply Spring line to our Nature's Sketchbook series. Soft, painterly old book print papers, cherry blossoms, and silk ribbon embroidery  juxtapose with aged metal frames for eclectic and versatile creative materials. We're also excited to announce a renewed collaboration with longtime friend and writer, Thena Smith! Our first release is some springtime...

Hi...Beth here! Hope you're having a great week...spring rains have hit Minnesota with a vengeance. We hope the flooding that follows is minimal. Today we're talking about our heritage and paying tribute to those who came before us.     Supplies: Nature's Sketchbook Papers 1, Elements 2, Journals 2; Printer's Archived AlphaSet; It's my History Kit; Seriously Cool School Elements; Recipe Card Blog Freebie (expired); my own rolling pin At a scrapbook crop recently, I was asked the question: “What do you want your children to remember most about living in your home?" After thinking about this, I realized the...

We all know how important laughter and humor is for our well-being. Using it in your scrapbooking is also good medicine! Creative Team Member, Donna Gibson, is known for her witty pages and creative storytelling, sharing snippets of her family's antics. I believe it is her photo stories, eye-catching design, along with detailed journaling, that make her pages memorable. Check out her entire gallery here.     It's so true that kids say the darnedest things. When Rachel (now 16) was three I started writing down the witty quips that sprang from her mouth. Now I just need to get...