Archives for 2010

One Last Look at 2010

December 31, 2010 by Kristin Rutten Leave a Comment

Before we bid 2010 a fond farewell, a look back at a few of the more memorable highlights at Log Your Memory…

Filed Under: News, Announcements & Special Events Tagged With: 2010, 2011, backup plan, birthdays, blog tour, dating your layouts, highlights, Inspiration, logbook choice, make journaling easier, memory logbooks, missing mojo, new year, overcoming insecurity, scrap the negative, scrapbooking, scrapping real life, tips, twitterverse

Get An iPad for Christmas?

December 30, 2010 by Kristin Rutten 18 Comments

If you happened to be one of the lucky ones who found an iPad under the Christmas tree (or had one already), you will love what 2011 Challenge Team member Genevieve Garner has to share with you today … a very cool way to use your iPad and your downloadable Memory Logbook together!!

Filed Under: Memory Logbook Tagged With: christmas, downloadable memory logbook, iPad

Story Board~ 12.29.2010

December 29, 2010 by Kristin Rutten 2 Comments

Get inspired to wrap up 2010 by checking out this week’s special year-end edition of our Story Board!

Filed Under: Story Board Tagged With: 2010, everyday real life, real life, real life scrapbooking, scrapbooking inspiration, Story Board, year in review, year-end layouts

Congratulations to …

December 28, 2010 by Kristin Rutten 1 Comment

Congratulations to our December Challenge 2010 winner!

Filed Under: December Challenge Tagged With: December Challenge, Log Your Memory Store, Memory Logbook, winner

A Little Post-Christmas Humor

December 27, 2010 by Kristin Rutten 5 Comments

A little post-Christmas humor to help you adjust to life after the holidays …

Filed Under: December Challenge Tagged With: day after Christmas, December Challenge, life after the holidays, post-Christmas

‘Tis the Season

December 24, 2010 by Kristin Rutten Leave a Comment

With Christmas Day just hours away and a festive mood in the air, it has not been difficult this week to convince scrappers to share stories from their favorite holidays … current, past or even future.

Filed Under: Layout of the Week Tagged With: christmas, collection of photos, December Challenge, favorite holiday, humor, Layout of the Week, list, new years day, real life scrapping inspiration, stories from favorite holidays

Story Board~ 12.22.2010

December 22, 2010 by Kristin Rutten 1 Comment

If capturing everyday real life memories through story-based scrapbooking is your passion, our weekly Story Board was created especially for you! Check out these favorites brought to us today by December Calendar Girl Alyson Hall (aly321), with her thoughts on why she wanted to share them with us…

Filed Under: Story Board Tagged With: alyson hall, christmas, December Challenge, everyday real life, Journaling Toolbox, real life memories, scrapbook layouts, story, Story Board, story-based scrapbooking, year-end wrap-up

Great Online Classes & More for Your Favorite Real-Life Scrapper!

December 21, 2010 by Kristin Rutten Leave a Comment

Yesterday I shared several last-minute gift ideas for creative givers interested in doing a little crafting. Today we have several easy-to-give online workshops, classes, seminars and magazine subscriptions that your favorite “real life” memory-keeper would love to receive … and no worries about packages arriving on time or hefty shipping expenses!

Filed Under: Recommended Resources Tagged With: Ali Edwards, big picture classes, blogging for scrapbookers, cathy zielske, creating keepsakes, debbie hodge, December Challenge, design your life, great gifts, last-minute gift ideas, magazine subscriptions, masterful scrapbook design, one little word, online workshops, real life memory keeper, scrapbook-related workshops, scrapbooking & beyond, scrapbooks etc., shimelle, yesterday and today

Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Creative Giver

December 20, 2010 by Kristin Rutten Leave a Comment

With just five days left until Christmas, you may be tempted to settle for just about any gift you can come up with simply to be able to give something to everyone on your list. But if you happen to have a stockpile of craft supplies laying around and a little bit of time on your hands between now and Saturday, you can come up with some creative gifts that will be perceived as anything but last-minute.

Filed Under: Recommended Resources Tagged With: badge album, christmas shopping, coupon book, coupon kits, craft supplies, creative, creative class, creative gifts, December Challenge, downloadable book, gift cards, gift certificate, idea books, journal jar, journaling prompts, Journaling Toolbox, last-minute gift ideas, memory keeping, Memory Logbook, photo album, subscription, theme album, wall calendar

Telling the Stories Behind the Gifts

December 17, 2010 by Kristin Rutten Leave a Comment

Gifts … favorites we’ve received, special ones we’ve given, the stories behind the gifts … all were on our minds this week as we tackled Weekly Challenge #50 from the 2010 Memory Logbook.

Filed Under: Layout of the Week Tagged With: December Challenge, gifts, Layout of the Week, Memory Logbook, stories behind the gifts, storytelling, weekly challenge

Ugly? Yes. Worth Scrapping? Absolutely.

My kitchen is, for lack of a better word ... gross. Our house is nearly 100 years old and when we bought it almost six years ago, … Read More

Time to Say GOOD-BYE to Scrapbooker’s Guilt

If you've ever struggled with scrapbooker's guilt ... you know, that "I SHOULD be more organized and I SHOULD be scrapbooking more … Read More

A Combo Album Approach to Scrapping My First 10K

Like many scrapbookers, my approach to memory keeping has changed several times over the years depending upon my current … Read More