because I really need to throw one :) It used to be my passion/obsession



Scrap your Events with me April 29 @ www.DebbieHodge.com

the journaling tells the story. all supplies are from www.designerdigitals.com and details are HERE.

Every group of friends needs that one member who makes things happens, who functions as the oil, and that's Elaine here. She was so determined to go to Florida, and she called us about dates and we said "sure, sure" not really understanding she was for real and that we were talking Florida, and then Elaine told me to bring my laptop to coffee, and she flicked it open (Elaine only recently learned how to google anything & that first thing was shoes) and wanted us to all buy our plane tickets right then and there. Jill & I were immediately . . . ummmmm . . . not ready. And Bev said she was saving her $ and hours away from home for Uganda (thanks, Bev!) Right here in this photo, I believe Elaine is saying "You're the biggest old stick in the muds I ever met."  Over the course of the next week, Jill and I came to see the sense in this trip and are now happily anticipating the getaway. It just takes us a little longer to come around to things. The debate now: Elaine called me up yesterday, and said "Get packed & no checked luggage!" It's a month away, and I hadn't even thought about it but my response was "I think I might want to check luggage." So we'll need a little more time to see how that plays out. Mar 08

Ideabooks4U is showcasing Ashley Calder's "Scraptastic" this week and in particular the idea of sewing along a torn paper edge. Here's my take on it and there are some more at the Ideabooks4U blog.

Debbie
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I've ordered a stack of copies of my book Get It Scrapped, which is due out at the end of April, and when they arrive I'll ship them to winners of the challenges. This is the first challenge. I will ship books to Canada and U.S. and substitute a pass to my upcoming "Scrap Your Events" class to international winners.

Post your pages of Event Preparations or Event Decorations in the Event Preps & Decorations Album at my website through Sunday, April 13. I've posted a couple of examples. For each page you post in this album, you'll get one chance (up to a maximum of 5) in a random drawing for my book "Get It Scrapped!" I'll draw names and post the winner on Monday April 14th --- along with the challenge for that week.

Debbie

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Inspired by this layout by lenasmommy in the Designer Digitals gallery, I made a journal for one of my son's best friend's birthdays (she's also the daughter of one of my best friends). I didn't get a photo of the finished journal because I was punching it with my bind-it-all right before her party -- but here's the cover and a photo of the birthday girl holding it.

Supplies are all from www.designerdigitals.com and by Katie Pertiet, DoodleDo This and That Overlays (background); Cloudscapes 2 Paper Pack; DoodleDo Frames No 2; Wings Curled & Flat.