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**FREE** blogshop at {we are} storytellers coming July 4th

Since there is the awesome 20% off Page Turner Tuesday sale on KITS at {we are} storytellers, I thought this would be a good time to announce the huge BLOGSHOP (blog + workshop) I am doing with other wst storytellers this summer.

Dates: July 4 - September 5th, every Friday

Topic: Staycation

What is a staycation? It's a vacation taken in your own backyard. I don't know about you but when I was growing up my family didn't go on many trips. We did more daytrips, and relaxing time spent at home. With gas prices and the economy, there's a new term called "staycation". Each week this summer, I will be giving you prompts for making the most of summer whether you are taking a staycation or just enjoying your town and your backyard. Each prompt comes with a project idea that you could do either hybrid or digital.

Be sure to check out the wst blog on Friday, July 4th for the first prompt.

Also be sure to get your wst kits today - they are rarely on sale and this time it's 20% off!!!!! Sale ends at midnight.
You'll want to stock up on these great summer kits:
any of these would work for your staycation projects






Did I mention there's going to be challenges with PRIZES??? A special gallery and forum too!!!!! See you Friday!

Hybrid Scrapbooking Roundup #12

• Scrapbook Layout Inspiration blog shares hybrid circle journal pages here and here {peek shown above}
• Jerosha shares her explanation of hybrid scrapbooking here
• Colleen shares Technique Tuesday - how to stamp a title on a curve here
• Gina Lideros (Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine Dream Team) shares how to format text to create a hybrid embellishment here
• Juliana shares a toot for Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine here
• Databazaar blog shares how to love your printer without scorning tradition here
• Ideabooks4U blog reviews Jessica Sprague's Computer Tricks for Scrapbooking 2 here
• The July issue of Scrapbook Inspirations (UK) has an article - everything you need to start hybrid scrapbooking - on sale June 26th - info here

Trend Watch: Ice Cream

damboise designs

Did you know that ice cream is a big trend on Etsy? It is! {see below for inspiration}. Say It with Letters is having it's own "I Scream for Ice Cream" Summer Contest and you can get all the details at the SIWL blog! Here is my Ice Cream I made for SIWL. I hope you find lots of inspiration!!! Good luck with the contest. {GRAPHICS COURTESY OF TRACI REED AND DANI MOGSTAD: TECHNO PRINCESS DIGITAL KIT from SWEET SHOPPE DESIGNS!}

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Page Turner Tuesdays $2 Sale at {we are} storytellers

click on image to continue to store

Instead of grabbing your usual ric rac so slap on your layout why not do a little brush work :) I rarely do a layout that doesn't have at least one piece of ric rac. If you're not a big ric rac user, it's time to become one :) This set includes eight different brushes. All png files. Check it out

Storytelling

These first two items are hybrid projects for {we are} storytellers and the rest are digital creations.

Christina Renee Designs New Design Team Announced

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Here are some of my most recent creations for Christina Renee:

Flocked Overlays
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Recollections
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Botanical Happiness II - less than $4.00
Included Here: 8 different pieces total and there's one butterfly included with one of the plants. All are approx 4"x4" but vary in size. There is an 8.5x11 "Crafters Collage" (transparent printable)* included as well.

Hybrid Scrapbooking Roundup #11

• CACTUSmango Designs: Hybrid Hibernating: The New Trend
• Chere, Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine Dream Team Member, Shows You How to Play with Your Photos - Part 1 here
• Memory Makers blog post about printing photos and hybrid elements by katie
• Snowowl551 posted her hybrid mini-album here using the Cosmo Cricket Blackboard "Abby's Album".
• Inkstainswithroni posted a series about inks {regarding stamping}: Know Your Inks, Ink Manufacturers, and Alcohol Inks - Adirondack vs. Pinata
• Angela Ploegman has a very informative post here about printing on various papers for Hybrid Hump Day {photo shown above}
• Scrapbook Mania is hosting a Hybrid & Digital Scrapbook Class with Maelynn Cheung on June 24th. This class will NOT be taught again. Maelynn has a very busy schedule and she is hard to catch. So if you are interested please sign up. The cost is $15. You will receive instructions and a handout. Contact and Location Information
• Lynnbobscrap posted the sneak peek of the next issue of Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine she found featuring Rhonna Farrer here
• Ali Edwards shows her new book and talks about her new venture with Designer Digitals here
• You can see Jess Gordon's Hybrid Mini Book Tutorial she created for Father's Day here
• Deadline July 15th for submissions to the Holiday Issue of Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine, info found here
• Yvonne shares her hybrid boy pages using Shabby Miss Jen and Dreamstreet goodies here
• Linda shares her acrylic/transparency hybrid page here
  
• Photography4me shares her hybrid creation and wacom tablet doodling inspired by Elsie Flanigan here
• Christina shares her hybrid beach page here
• Christy shares a 30-minute hybrid page on the Memory Makers blog here
• Terrie aka Scrap Evangel shares her hybrid Father's Day Card here
• Audrey Neal posts about Make Your Own Transparency here.
  
• If you like printing on transparencies, you'll also like this.
• Coffeequeen asks if anyone has ever tried printing on fun foam? here

Most Recent Paper Bella Art Journal Pages

Write Place Write Time Ezine

Father's Day Present

This is a present for my Father-In-Law (see Shahin-Era Bishop Kearney Music) who was a Marching Band Director, and award-winning composer. The trophy wood piece is from Say It With Letters. All the supplies are by Christina Renee - her paper for Prima then the rest of the digital is from her store. Physical ribbon, flower and brad from my stash.

{we are} storytellers, hybrid goodies and more

Daisies Need Rain And So Do Our Souls by Julie Ann Shahin

Layout inspired by paper bella's teresa mcfayden - see more pages by other artists here www.flickr.com/groups/787999@N23/pool/

Since it was raining here today (it rained this morning and then again this afternoon), I decided to put a spin on it and incorporate rain into this page. Why not, right?




This layout was created for the Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine's blog. You can check out a new tutorial or hybrid fun stuff every Tuesday - my Tuesdays with Julie Ann series.

• This week - How to Change Someone's Eye Color in Photoshop Elements

Previous Posts

• How to Scan a Concert T-shirt as a Hybrid Embellishment (well...mine is from Hard Rock Cafe but close enough)
• Hybrid Pet Pages featuring Love, Elsie
  
• How to Make Your Own TinyLedger Alphabet Stickers
• The 411 on Printing on Transparencies for Scrapbooking
• Print Digital Numbers to Journal a List
• 5 Steps to a Graphic Style Layout
• This is Not Your Mama's Digital
• Hybrid Scrapbooking Terms and Glossary
• How to Add Fantasy Wings to Your Child's Photo
• Trend Watch: Paper Boxes for Hybrid Projects
• Hybrid Scrapbooking Gets Its Own Social Network
• Permission to Make Mistakes Day
• How to Get the Edge on Framing Photos
• Extractions Simplified -for Hybrid Scrapping
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I'm pretty happy, no, ecstatically happy to be accepted on the new Creative Team for {we are} storytellers at www.wearestorytellers.com - I am old pals with Angela Spangler and I look forward to getting to know the rest of the team. The site is only 4 months old....you've got to check them out.

New Art Journal Pages Paper Bella Ezine

Printed photo on subscription card, idea from the Big Ass Book of Crafts (yes that is really the name of the book)

Other supplies:
Vintage wallpaper
Vintage music
Vintage children's dictionary
Large flower: Anna Griffin


Layout inspired by paper bella's teresa mcfayden - see more pages by other artists here http://www.flickr.com/groups/787999@N23/pool/

TFL!

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1-me-defined-shahin, originally uploaded by julie_ann_shahin.

For the art journal Write Place Write Time flickr group by Teresa McFayden www.flickr.com/groups/787999@N23/

Hybrid Scrapbooking Roundup #10

• Hybrid scrapper Karen Bower is Scrap for a Cure's June Guest Designer here
• Valjs has a neat quick page and blogged about hybrid tips here
• Jess Gordon blogged about making your own stamps digitally from your photographs with a fantastic example here
• Vera Lim, Prima product designer, shares a hybrid page she made here
• A review of the hybrid scrapping site Digital Craft Cottage is posted here
• Digiscrap 101 Teacher's Notes blogs about Adobe Kuler + Flickr here
• Di Hickman's May Card Sketch #4 is here with her design team examples
• Ali Edward's album organization is here
• Digital Ginger blogs about digitally enhancing paper layouts here
• New shortcut tips for Photoshop Elements posted - re: spacing
• Jamie Harper plays with photo frames and overlays for digital photographs (designed by Sande Krieger) here **Pictured above**
• Jess blogs about hybrid quick page ideas part 4 here
• Quick tutorial on how to make patterned paper waves here on the Aly's blog
  
• Hybrid Scrapper Nathalie Kalbach is on the cover of Somerset Memories magazine shown here (see Scrapbook Dimensions magazine for articles on scanning heritage photos)

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