The Art of Scrapbooking™ by Melissa Samuels

All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.
T.E. Lawrence

Blog Giveaway winner!!!!!!!!

Thank you all for the lovely comments!  I couldn't decide who to pick, so I had to do the only thing that seemed fair.  I wrote down everyone's name, and then drew a winner.  And, drum roll please....the winner is....Pat C.!!!

I also hearted the "Through the Looking Glass" mini book because I fell in love with its soft greens and blues. It's such a versatile little album... I would use it as a journal, filling it up with additional mini tags on which to record my "secret" dreams. 

Posted by Pat C.

Pat, please contact me through Etsy, or click on "email me" on my blog to send me your address.

As a thank you to everyone else who commented, enjoy free shipping on an order, just convo to me!

BLOG GIVEAWAY------Etsy Mini Book of your choice!!

Heart a mini book in my Etsy shop and then post a comment  here on my blog as to why you like it and have a chance to win that mini book!  A winner will be picked on Friday, August 14th and posted here!  So start hearting and commenting!!!

Go to my Esty Shop!

Altered Book

I was sitting at my desk thinking how much I wish I had more time to paint.  It is so relaxing to create, but it so hard to find the time to pull out all of the supplies, paint, and then put them away with the little ones running around.  Then, I remembered that it hasn't been as long as it feels like since I last painted.  Here is the altered book I started at the Scrap-a-thon.  Of course, I didn't get very far, but it sure was fun!

 

a little pocket vacation mini book

This cute little mini book would be perfect for putting in your purse to show off your vacation pictures!  I've gotta make one of these for myself!

 

Back from a wonderful vacation...

I'm back from a family vacation in Florida.  We spent 4 days walking along the beaches in St. Pete and Clearwater, and then we headed to Orlando to take in the botanical gardens.  It was a much needed break from our hectic lives!  I'll be posting pictures soon, so be looking for a photo album.

I felt so refreshed and inspired, here's some of my newest Etsy creations:

 

I love this vintage inspired spiral journal!

 

Another cute spiral journal/scrapbook with a pocket and ribbon tab.

 

I'm addicted to making these mini books...so adorable!