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The Cleveland Flats
I grew up in a suburb of Cleveland during the 1960s, 70s and 80s. And once I was old enough to start enjoying a nightlife with friends, it was the Flats in downtown Cleveland where we headed when we...
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XOXO
Happy Valentine’s Day to my dearest love and to all who celebrate this holiday. Product/technique notes All the Simple Stories “Hugs & Kisses” products I used to create this Valentine’s Day layout...
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That’s how I roll
My brother was born 13.5 months after I was. So I was still “taking walks” by stroller when Grandma traveled from California to Ohio in January 1968 to be with us for his arrival. Sadly, I don’t...
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Snow fun
I came across another photo of my brother and me playing in the snow—this one is from January 1971. It appears I was Phil’s sled dog. Product/technique notes I really liked the new Let’s Get Sketchy...
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Danger zone
I wanted to do a page about how important it is to me that Matt and I share a similar sense of humor, but how do you sum up a couple’s humor in photos? Why not include a photo from a show we get a lot...
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A Sunday in March
I asked Mom if there was any special reason that Dad took this photo of us in March 1969. She told me that it was a Sunday, we had just come home from church and Daddy wanted to capture a shot of his...
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Eggsperts
Two influences conspired to make me create this page: I am participating in the Paper Issues online crop, and one of the challenges is to alter a cut file with color (adding mists, using patterned...
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Queen Klutz
I’m klutzy. It goes beyond klutzy, really. In fact, I have always been so accident prone that my father used to call me Grace…because I had none. And I’ve realized that this is a trait I’m just not...
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Drool
I walked in and found our sweet Oliver snoozing in the office, and as I stopped for a moment to take in his beauty and the peaceful feeling you get when you watch someone deep in slumber, I noticed...
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Thankful for such happy days together
This photos is from a really happy time. It was Easter in 1992, and I was living back at home with Mom and Dad in Willoughby and working as a conference planner at ASM International. Spenser was just...
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You are awesome
This is a photo of our sweetheart, Liam, at three months of age. How about that bold stare? He still has those amazing baby blue eyes. Product/technique notes I created this layout to participate in a...
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Swing your partner round and round
During the early 1970s my parents took square dancing lessons with their friends, Bob and Peg Young. Mom tells me that they had taken 18 of the weekly 26-lesson course when my father had his heart...
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Sweet is the memory of distant friends
My brother and I had the wonderful experience of attending college at the same time and place. This meant that we shared many of the same friends while we were there. Rich was one of the earliest...
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Homegrown
I have these summer memories from my childhood of Mom getting breakfast set up for me and my brother (usually cereal, I think) and then throwing on her robe, getting herself a fresh shot of coffee and...
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Kiss kiss layout and string art tutorial
I’m so excited about today’s project because 1) I tried something new and 2) liked how it turned out, so 3) I want to share the idea with you! Do you remember doing string art projects as a kid?...
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Half ours
Barney officially belonged to our next-door neighbors, Tom and Clara Veit. But he spent so much time with us—begging for treats at our door, playing in our yard and walking us to school each...
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The lanky years
The first thing I thought of when I came upon this photo of me and my baby bro in the summer of 1982 was of how skinny we both were! That seemed like a good enough reason to do a layout....
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Happiness starts with whiskers and ends with a tail
Our cat Tristan is just a hoot. He’s happy and so expressive. This photograph is not the first time I’ve seen him throw himself down in this joyful position. He always does it when he’s in a great...
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Blue-sky thinking
Blue-sky thinking is defined as brain storming, original/visionary thinking, out-of-the-box thinking, creative thinking or planning far into the future (which may or may not materialize). When I look...
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A walk in the woods: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches is revealing its new sketch challenge for August, and you’re going to love the design team layouts for this one. Please join us over at the blog and allow the sketch and the...
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