Quotes

Life Word Art Freebie

Life is Wonderful! And as some comedian once said: It beats the hell out of the alternative! I love life. Everyday brings something good . . . even if sometimes you have to search a little to find it. Anyway, for no reason in particular I’ve decided to celebrate Life today with some free Word [...]

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Word Art Freebie

Here’s another Scrapbook Freebie for you Although you can use it for cards or anything else you want. Last year I ran a fortnightly newsletter which many of you subscribed to. I gave away three original pieces of Word Art in each newsletter. Well life is a tad more hectic this year and I don’t [...]

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Do you Customize your Drop Shadows?

…or do you just leave them as the default? Did you know that you can change the look of your drop shadows in your graphics editing program? It’s very simple and frankly, I think it makes all the difference to your digital scrapbook layout. Anyone who is part of my Step by Step Digital Scrapbook [...]

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Words to Live by

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals—and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man [...]

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Make a Transparent Scrapbook Layout

Transparent Scrapbook Layouts are very cool. Here are some tips for making them, both for traditional scrapbookers and digital scrapbookers.

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Using Word Art in Real Life

I thought I’d provide some examples of Word Art in action and also show you how to use it as greetings inside your cards. And for those of you who don’t make your own cards, you can still do this and use it in cards with blank insides to make them a bit more spiffy and personal.

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Words to Live by – Jawaharal Nehru

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. Jawaharal Nehru

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Words to Live by

I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania some time of the night, Lull’d in these flowers with dances and delight William Shakespeare (A Midsumer Night’s Dream)

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Words to Live by

I farewelled a good friend this week. He fought a long tough battle with Cancer and almost won. But it was not to be. This one’s for you David. Everything is created from moment to moment, always new. Like fireworks, this universe is a celebration and you are the spectator contemplating the eternal Fourth of [...]

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Words to Live by

Fire and Ice Some say the world will end in fire, some say ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Robert Frost

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