Author Archives: Stephanie Medley-Rath

Scrap Happy: Use My Supplies (File Under Boost Energy)

This entry is part 6 of 66 in the series My Scrap Happy Project

Each Monday, I discuss my Scrap Happy project based on Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun. No … Continue reading

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This Week on Scrapworthy Lives: December 18, 2010

Each Saturday, I provide a compilation of links from the week’s posts. Scrapweb: December 17, 2010 Edition B&B Review: Journaling that Matters Scrapbooking Norms: Learning the Rules of Scrapbooking Scrapbooking is Sincerity Scrap Happy: Back Up Digital Scrapbook Supplies (File … Continue reading

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Scrapweb: December 17, 2010 Edition

Here are the best posts from the web this week. 13 Tips for Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions The Big Event Photos: Part 1 The Big Event Photos: Part 2 Tutorial Tuesday: Inking Weekly Warm-Up: 2 Steps to Getting … Continue reading

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B&B Review: Journaling that Matters

This entry is part 7 of 45 in the series Books & Blogs Review

Full Disclosure I bought Journaling That Matters on Black Friday, but then won my purchase back during Ella Publishing’s Black Friday special promotion. So, I got it for free, but intended on paying for it. Ella Publishing is also an … Continue reading

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Scrapbooking Norms: Learning the Rules of Scrapbooking

Last Wednesday, I talked about how my respondents rarely acknowledge how others help them with their scrapbooking. This isn’t meant to be a judgment because scrapbookers are like most of us–outside of people winning Oscars and Grammys–in that we fail … Continue reading

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Scrapbooking is Sincerity

Love this post from Cosmo Cricket. What is the point of scrapbooking? This is one of the main questions I address in my dissertation. It’s so refreshing reading a post by an industry worker talking about what scrapbooking is about: … Continue reading

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Scrap Happy: Back Up Digital Scrapbook Supplies (File Under Boost Energy)

This entry is part 5 of 66 in the series My Scrap Happy Project

Each Monday, I discuss my Scrap Happy project based on Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun. Organizing … Continue reading

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This Week on Scrapworthy Lives: December 11, 2010

I am introducing a new feature to Scrapworthy Lives: a collection of the week’s posts. This way if you can only visit once a week (Saturdays), you can click on any of the posts that interest you from the week. … Continue reading

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Scrapweb December 10, 2010 Edition

It’s slow this week. Most of the posts on the scrapbook websites are related to Ali Edwards’ December Daily project or Tim Holtz’s 12 Tags of Christmas. This is a very cool use for some of those board books in … Continue reading

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B&B Review: Stories in Hand by Jessica Sprague

This entry is part 6 of 45 in the series Books & Blogs Review

Every Thursday, I review a book or blog related to scrapbooking. Stories in Hand by Jessica Sprague This book can be purchased as a print copy or an electronic copy. I bought the electronic copy. It was quite a bit … Continue reading

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