Turn Holiday Cards into Treasured Keepsakes

Posted on December 18th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: Scrapbook Articles, Scrapbook Tips, Site Information, Training.

Hello My Dear Holiday Scrapbook Friend,
 
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanza and Happy Holidays to everyone.
 
Wes and I are all settled in at Millersylvania State Park in Washington State. We’ve been here since the 5th of November and finish up just before Christmas. Next stop is back to the first State Park we hosted at… Camano Island State Park. We are both looking forward to exploring more of the WA islands and western shores.
 
You’ll have to check out the photo stickers I made from the mushroom & hiking pictures we took here in the park. They are in the PC-ScrapbookElements.com section.
 
Are you ready for the holidays yet?
 
Turn Holiday Cards into Treasured Keepsakes
 
We got a great idea for Holiday Cards from one of our members a while back and I want to pass it on here again. It’s the perfect way to turn a simple Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza card into a real keepsake.
 
Whether you make your cards or use holiday cards from the store, adding a family year in review letter on the inside will turn the card from just a nice gesture into a keepsake that friends and family look forward to receiving each year. I know we sure do.
 
If you make your own cards, and it’s so easy with digital scrapbook techniques and some card stock; you can easily print the inside of the card with a special holiday stationery and place your letter right there on the inside.
 
If you use boxed cards from the store, you can still put them through your printer and put a short letter on the blank part of the cards inside. If that isn’t enough room, you can use another sheet of paper and print your stationery and letter there. Then just include the letter with the card.
 
You may even want to turn the letter into a PDF file so friends and family can download it from your personal web site or you can eMail it to them complete with decorative stationery.
 
Don’t forget that you can get your totally FREE stationery downloads with no signups or hassles at: www.Free-Stationery.com or www.1-Computer-Stationery.com
 
We even just added 3 new    Christmas Stationery   , Hanukkah Stationery & Kwanza Stationeries to the site. We also just added a new A4 size category for all our European Scrapbook and Journaling friends.
 
If you are still in need of a really special gift that takes almost no time to create and is one of the best gifts you’ll ever give…
 
You can give our FREE Photo Calendars a try. They come all ready to just insert your photos, add any personal birthdays or events and then print as many as you need. They are also totally FREE with no signups or other hassles at:
 
www.FreeScrapbookTraining.com
 
Now, let’s go over the Scrapbook and Journaling news for this month.
 
New Landscape Format Sets –
 
We are working hard to get the new landscape (11×8.5) area called Scrapbook of a Lifetime loaded with new scrapbook template sets. I added 2 new categories for our Scrapbook of a Lifetime Landscape site:
 
Grunge and Kwanza
 
Pastels and Soft Expressions 8.5×11 and 12×12s
 
To date we have the Animals, Christmas and Halloween categories for Printable Pastels and Soft Expressions replaced with our new png format. I will be working on the New Years, Thanksgiving and Valentines categories next. So, get the ones you want on the site now before I replace them.
 
PC-Scrapbook Elements and Embellishments
 
I have 2 new ornament sets for our PC-ScrapbookElements site loaded now and I will be removing some of the alphabet tags and ornament sets in the Christmas category from this site after Christmas.
 
New Elements:
 
2 sets of Photo Stickers (Photo Art category)
 
2 sets of Christmas Stickers (Stickers category) Plus 2 bonus Christmas Stickers Mini-Frames (same stickers, but made into small mini-frames)
 
3 new alphabet tags (Santa and Church and Christmas alphs)
 
8.5×11 and 12×12 Scrapbook Templates
 
Just in time for the holidays, I have added 6 new digital scrapbook Christmas page sets to both the 8.5×11 and 12×12 areas of the members sections.
 
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and that you truly enjoy yourself, treasure your family and friends and feel unconditionally blessed by the joys they bring.
 
Happy Holidays
 
Kathy & Wes
 
www.PrincessCrafts.com
www.MyPrincessCrafts.com
www.TwasTheNightScrapbook.com

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November Scrapbook Download News

Posted on November 18th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: Scrapbook Articles, Site Information.

Scrapbooking page of Millersylvania State ParkHello Scrapbook Member,

You are going to love what we have been up do the last few weeks.  REALLY!

So with no further adue…

Let's start off with something for everyone.  I just put a brand new mini-page on and it's all ready for downloading on our PrincessCrafts digital scrapbook homepage. No signups or hassels, just head on over and get it. It's a great winter time photo greeting page and should be perfect for you to use to send photo greetings to your family and friends.

For our 8.5×11 and 12×12 members – Your End of the Month additions:

I've replaced the entire first page of the animal category in the Soft Expressions (Computer Scrapbook Layouts) 8.5×11 and the Printable Pastels 12×12 areas of the sites with all new sets.

I've also added totally new Landscape paper sets for the Animal, Halloween and Thanksgiving categories under the Scrapbook of a Lifetime members area of the site.  All our platinum and gold members have instant access to the new sets.

With that I also replaced the 2 metal charm aqlphabets (Gold and Silver versions) on PC Scrapbook-Elements area with new versions. I also added to the brand new letter category with 21 6-piece sets of Gold Alph Letter Words.

I know, that's a mouth full, but it's some really great elements for you to use to create titles and phrases of your own with.

What's next to be removed and replaced…

I will be replacing the Halloween and Thanksgiving category for the Soft Expressions and Printable Pastels members areas the end of November. So, if there are any of those scrapbook page templates you want and didn't download yet, go get them now.

As part of our site consolidation and updates, we'll be totally closing down the Scrapbook Kits -n- Bits (not a part of any membership currently) site.  Most of it's parts and pieces will be slowly added to our PC-ScrapbookElements members area.

We'll also be adding some new A4 versions of our 1-Computer-Stationery in the coming weeks so our European friends won't have to do miss out. 

That's it my Scrapbook friend.  Feel free to let us know if you need anything or if you have any problems with the sites.

Oh, one last quick note:

We are moving some of the public sites to more secure servers, so you may see some short drops in availability this next week.  They should be short in duration if you see any at all.

Happy Scrappin'

Kathy & Wes

www.MyPrincessCrafts.com – Where Membership Saves You Money on Every Scrapbook You Make.

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Scrapbook Training Mid Month News…

Posted on October 21st, 2009 by wwaddell.
Categories: Scrapbook Articles, Scrapbook Tips, Site Information, Training.

Hello Scrapbook Friend,

You are going to love this!

Before I get to all the new free digital scrapbook / stationery content, let me briefly cover all the new stuff Kathy has added to the members area AND the stuff you need to get now, before it GOES AWAY!

First, Kathy will be replacing the entire animal category for Soft Expressions and Printable Pastels. These will be replaced with totally new papers in our newer .png format. That starts happening the 1st of November, so get any of the old papers you want now

Next, Kathy is going to totally remove all the mini 4×6 pages starting 1 Nov, 2009.  They are in the old .gif format which no longer meets our high standards of quality artwork.  She'll replace them eventually, but that will be some time down the road.  Again, if you want any of the mini 4×6 card/scrapbook templates, get them now in your members area.

Lastly…

Kathy will be removing all the old gif landscapes papers at the end of the month along with all the Scrapbook of a Lifetime templates.  She will begin adding new high quality .png format landscape papers in their place for all our members.

Kathy has already removed the old .gif formatted alphabet sets and replaced them with the new high quality .png format.  Download your new Autumn and Halloween alphabets now in the Hi-Resolution Elements area of your members area.

Now, for all the new FREE Content News

       REALLY BIG NEWS:       

We are replacing all the FREE Computer Scrapbooking 101 Mini-Course Scrapbook Template Paper Downloads with the new High Quality .PNG formatted pages.  The only templates not replaced are the couple that are used in the course itself.  We'll get to updating the actual course and it's samples soon.

FREE Floral Stationery Paper DownloadLook for then new and improved free scrapbook sample templates to be there by the 25th of October, 2009 at: www.ComputerScrapbookTraining.com.

Kathy has also just added:

  • 3 New Summer Digital Stationery Downloads
  • 5 New Artistic Digital Stationery Paper Downloads
  • 5 New Floral Themed Stationery Digital Page Downloads

Get them now at: www.Free-Stationery.com

That's it for the middle of October.  I can't wait to tell you what's coming the end of the month.

Wes

www.PrincessCrafts.com

www.MyPrincessCrafts.com

www.TwastheNightScrapbook.com

 

 

 

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PrincessCrafts Monthly Digital Scrapbook News

Posted on September 30th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: Site Information, Training.

Lake Easton State Park, WA, Fall ColorsWelcome to PrincessCrafts Digi-Scrap News.

Yes, as always, I’ve been very busy creating new digital scrapbook template downloads and scrapbook elements.  We have been the camp host at Lake Easton State Park in Washington State now all month.  The fall colors are coming out and it’s got me thinking about harvest, halloween and the upcoming holiday season. 

I’m not yet ready for the colder weather, but at the same time I’m really excited about the coming holidays and the time with family and friends.  What about you, are you ready for the colder weather?  Have you got your gift list started for the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza season?  I know that from personal experience that if you plan early, then there’s not the last minute rush and associated stress that comes with it.

I’ve already started on my scrapbook, memory book, vacation memory book and storybook scrapbooks that I’m giving this year. 

With that in mind, I wanted to let you know that some of the digital scrapbook templates are going to dissappear from our members areas to be replaced by new higher quality digi-scrap template downloads.

  1. I’m replacing all the landscape format pages starting in October 2009.
  2. Scrapbook of a Lifetime is dissappearing completely and new touch of color templates are going into the 8.5×11 and 12×12 areas.
  3. Our mini-scrapbook pages are also going away and finding new ones showing up in the other members areas.
  4. Last, but not least, all of our FREE scrapbook templates for the Computer Scrapbooking 101 course are being replaced with the new higher quality .png format papers.

It’s time we finish bringing all 9 of the scrapbook websites that we have into the main members areas so that things are easier to find and much less confusing to our new members. 

By the way, if you have ideas on how to better arrange the menu’s or of digital scrapbook themes that you want to see, we would love to hear from you.  After all, it’s your site and you should get a say in how it looks and works… don’t you think?

NEW FREE SCRAPBOOK CONTENT:

I’ve been busy the last couple of weeks adding more free stuff to the public sites. 

If you’ve been keeping up, you already know about the 2010 Photo Calendar template downloads at: www.FREEScrapbookTraining.com that we updated last month.

This month I’ve started adding brand new .png format scrapbook page toppers all over www.PrincessCrafts.com and www.1-computer-scrapbook.com, our main 8.5×11 & 12×12 sites.  All you need to do is to browse through the template thumbnails and you’ll find the new toppers right there on the pages.  Just click on them to download to your computer.  Compatible with both PC and Mac’s. I’m just getting started, so check back at least weekly to see all the new ones.

Note: Paid Members will find them all located in their Bonus section of their members areas in one place.  After all, Membership does have it’s privileges.

Thanks for taking the time to read all this, I really do know how valuable your time is during these busy days of the year.  Your time and your support are greatly appriciated.

Just one last note before  I let you go.  If you are looking for a really great gift for your family or friends for the holidays… you really need to check out our www.TwasTheNightScrapbook.com Twas the Night Before Christmas Story Book Scrapbook.  It’s in it’s 3rd year now and makes one of the most treasured gifts you will ever give.  Take just a couple of minutes and see for yourself… we even used it to create the video story read by our two oldest granddaughters on www.PrincessCrafts.com.  Priceless is the word that best fits this gift.

That’s all I have for you right now.  Drop me a line or a BLOG comment and let me know how you are doing from time to time. 

Until next time, Happy Scrappin’

Kathy Waddell

www.MyPrincessCrafts.com

 

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PrincessCrafts is a Blessing…

Posted on April 4th, 2009 by .
Categories: My Thoughts.

Dear Kathy & Wes,

This morning, I woke up expecting a miracle and a blessing and you are my second blessing for the day. Thank you so very much. God Bless you.

Angelia

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Zesty Bean Soup Recipe

Posted on March 21st, 2009 by .
Categories: My Thoughts.

Hi Digital Scrapbooker,

 

It’s cold and rainy here in Washington State today.  That got me thinking of warm comforting food to help warm me up. 

 

We found this Zesty Bean Soup recipe a few months back and have been waiting for just the right day to give it a try… thought that you might like to have a taste too.

 

It’s really quick, no all day cooking for this one, so you can even make it for dinner tonight if you want.

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Zesty Bean Soup

 

1 TBSP olive oil

1 medium chopped onion

3 cups chicken broth

3 cups water

1 15oz can great northern beans

1 15oz can kidney beans

1 15oz can diced tomatoes

1 large diced potato

1 large sliced carrot

1/2 tsp dried oregano

 

Drain beans.  Heat oil in pan and sauté onion for 3 minutes.  Add the other ingredients (tomatoes with juice) and bring to boil.  Simmer on high for 10 minutes until veggies are tender.  Stir occasionally.

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