Month: January 2012

Inspire Me: Kelly Purkey

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Wow! It’s been a while since I did my last real “Inspire Me” post. Looks like Christmas and the December Daily project just had me distracted quite some. But today, Inspire Me is back. And today … I’d like to introduce you to Kelly Purkey. Kelly is a gal from New York who’s real big into traditional scrapbooking, but she gives each of her pages her own hip twist. She is a member of the design team over at Studio Calico, and that seriously means something, right? You’ll find tons of inspiration simply by visiting her blog, and then there’s her gallery at Studio Calico, too.

Food Corner: Potatoes & Meat

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Potatoes are very common in China. Except that the way they are prepared in China is quite different from what I knew about cooking potatoes when I grew up. While (at least in Germany) potatoes usually are boiled in water and salt, like most everything here they’re fried in the wok (without ever boiling them beforehand). This specific potato dish comes diced and mixed with meat, onion and spices. And it’s quite delicious, too!

Keeping Up

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Can you tell I’m behind? Life just keeps coming at me, interfering with my plans and making things a little challenging. But then, I guess it’s a good thing to stay busy with real life. After all, a week from now, the students will be gone and life around campus will turn real quiet. So, I’d rather take that chance of extra time with my friends before I’ll have to go into hibernation!

scrapbook layout, beginning

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Credits: Sweet Little Thing by Zoe Pearn (freebie at SSD) Document Life Sampler by Traci Reed (freebie at SSD) Font: DJB Fresh Start by Darcy Baldwin Scraplift of Enjoy the Journey

Journaling Café: New Beginnings

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A new year has started: 2012! A new year means another chance at life; another chance to start all over; to make a new beginning. I’m sure, there are things in your life for which you wish for a new beginning, another chance to make things better. Today’s journaling prompts, therefore, are all about these new beginnings, and maybe they’ll inspire you to think about that which in your life needs a fresh start … Here’s my page about new beginnings: I hope, today’s prompts will inspire your journaling this week, and if you like, you can share your pages with us as well. The font used for the prompt is my own handwriting font DJB Squirrels In My Pants by Darcy Baldwin (available at the Sweetshoppe).  

Last Week of Classes

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The last week of classes today officially begins. Most students are taking final exams throughout the week, by Wednesday the first wave of students leaving for home will begin, and by the end of this week, our campus will be deserted yet once more!

Happy New Year, And Good News!

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Well, I’ve wished you a happy new year already, so now it’s time to share some good news with you as well! The Sweetshoppe is open again, and that means we are in for some yummy treats. Not only do they present themselves with an all new look, and new features, tutorials, etc., but for those freebie lovers among you, I have some especially good news: SSD changed their policy (no freebies in the past), so now they offer free samples of their designs on their website. It gets even better. What used to be their Quarterly Assortment (a huge collection of mini kits for a really really low price) has turned into a free giveaway! So, whether you’re new to digiscrapping and are looking for some great products to start with, or whether you’re an old pro, you’ll sure be able to find something to complement your scrapping stash. Just sayin’ …