Sisters Are Forever Friends

Although a mother is special in oh so many ways, there are other people to be celebrated this Mother’s Day. Think of grandma, aunt, sister, friend. Let them know how special you know they are.

Deb Jones did just that last Christmas. With a simple scrap page, she showed her sisters exactly how she felt about them.

By Deb Jones

For Christmas this past year I made tiles for both of my sisters, using the 12×12 scrapbook page as my palette. My sisters are both very special to me; one is a year older, the other five years younger. We are very close, but rarely see each other as we live in different parts of the country.

I wanted to capture our lives together, so I made two different tiles, one as babies, the other as adults. We’re very different from each other, but love to be together. So I chose the saying “Sisters are different flowers from the same garden” for the baby pictures.  I used the saying “Sisters are forever friends” for our adult pictures because it said in one sentence all of the sentiment I feel for my sisters.

The tiles turned out beautiful; decoupaging the scrapbook page onto tiles was very fast and easy. I bought small gold tripod stands to sit the tiles on. My sisters loved them.

 
Celebrate the women in your life with a craft made from a scrap page, card, or poster. Try one of our many templates and get started today at MyStoryBookLady.com. (Use search words such as: craft, tiles, clock, etc.)

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Recipe Books

Remember all the recipes on the blog last month? Now you can get them in a cookbook. In the Template Gallery at http://MyStoryBookLady.com search for:

Cook It Up
designed by: Sara Holman
Spiral Bound Book
Template ID: 29767

And don’t forget about the cookbook(s) you can make with your own recipes and/or photos.  Call me if you need help getting started. ~ Betty

Adding Depth To Your Canvas

To add extra depth and dimension to a canvas project of any size, use pre-shadowed art. Many of the new art collections have photo frames and other elements with shadows already applied. Find them by using the Studio art search. By searching for “frame” or “ribbon” you will see the difference of gray around those that already have shadows applied.  

Collections that contain shadowed frames include Flower Girl, Cherry Blossoms, Basic Cookbook Art, Not Guilty Mini, and Green Romance.  Find them at http://MyStoryBookLady.com

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Digital Coasters

It’s the digital scrapper and home crafter's perfect project. And with MyStoryBookLady.com, this project has never been easier. It’s time to get rid of those old, gross-looking coasters and replace them with personalized ones. You can include your living room’s color scheme and even your family photos.

Here’s what you need:

• Blank, wood (or another material if desired) coasters – You can get these from a craft store. For this project I used 3×4 inch coasters with rounded corners from Robert’s Craft online.
• Scrap page (for this project I used a 12×12 scrap page)
• Mod Podge
• Spray sealant
• Wood/craft paint (any color)

Get started:

• 1. Design your coasters in Studio on a scrap page (whatever size works best to fit all your coasters on a page or two).
  2. Paint the bottom and sides of your wooden coasters. You may also paint the top of the coasters if you are planning on not covering the entire surface with your digital-designed coasters.
  3. Once you have your printed scrap page, cut the digital-designed coasters out.
  4. Using Mod Podge, glue each digital-designed, cut-out coaster onto the top surface of your wooden coasters.
  5. Let the Mod Podge dry.
  6. Seal your coasters using a spray-on sealant. (Note: You’ll want to use the sealant in a ventilated area.)
  7. And voila! You now have fun coasters you’ll be proud to display in your living room.

New Art Collections

April showers brings…12 incredible new art collections! We’ve got some beautiful new art collections to help you create Mother’s Day gallery-wrapped canvases, swatch books, storybooks, and so much more! Spring just got a little brighter with our new art. To see the art, login to your Studio account at http://MyStoryBookLady.com. Don't have a Studio Account? Simply log on to my website and click Sign Up in the top right hand corner.  You will then have a free Basic Account.

Always contact me (your Consultant) when you decide what projects you want to create.  Ordering through me vs. ordering through my website guarantees that you will never pay retail! :)

Virtual Bubble Wrap

Bubble Wrap® has been a source of fascination for people of all ages since its invention. Here is an environmentally friendly way to do what you really wanted to do with it all along: POP IT!

April Pick of the Month + Save On Shipping (No Joke! :)

Just in time for Mother’s Day, we’ve got an incredible Pick of the Month!

For the entire month, save HUGE on swatch books, gallery-wrapped canvas prints, and photo jewelry! Moms and grads love these fabulous gifts. Get your Mother’s Day shopping done early this year with this great Pick of the Month!

It’s no joke! My StoryBook Lady is having a HUGE publishing special! All you have to do is publish any  project and you’ll instantly save 20% off shipping! From now until April 15th, you can publish your Mother’s Day gifts, graduation presents, or that special “just because” project you’ve been creating. You can save 20% off shipping on any project*, including storybooks, greeting cards, gallery-wrapped canvases, wire-bound books, and posters.
Don’t delay! Publish your project today at MyStoryBookLady.com to save!
*Offer does not apply to direct ship of cards.