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Inspiring Reflections: By Kirsty Wiseman

 Kirsty Wiseman shares some awesome everyday inspiration with us below. Check out the layout she created and the beautiful meaning behind her art.

"The layout below celebrates 12 years of marriage. Up to this point we had been through some personal failures. It became apparent at that time that whilst we always like to plan for the future and live in the moment, we often forget about celebrating the past no matter how good or bad it has been. Being fortunate to look back is a precious gift as it reminds us that we survived and are still here."

Welcome : Kirsty Wiseman

Welcome Kirsty Wiseman! We are excited to introduce you to the wonderful Kirsty!

Tell us about yourself.

"My name is kirsty and I am married to Mark. We have a lovely little girl called Ellie and together, with our dog Eddy - we are invincible.

I have been scrapbooking 5 years now and coupled with that I make cards for the UK magazine industry. When I'm fed up of paper scrapping, I love to make digital layouts while watching TV with the family."

Well, Christmas is right around the corner and Kirsty has created several goodies for us to scrap our holiday photos. We are sharing her first freebie with you today and have several more to come! The "Joy" card below can easily be printed at Shutterfly! Enjoy and please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.

We hope you find inspiration in the celebrations that are taking place around you!

Download Card_merry_kissmas_kirsty_wiseman

Thank you : Rhonna Farrer

Rhonna Farrer , co-owner of House of 3 has one last gift to everyone. She has created the most adorable mini kit for you all to download. Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only and have a blast creating some special with your photos from the holiday season.

Thank you Rhonna for sharing your info and inspiration with us here over the last few weeks!

(below are a few sample backgrounds and embellishments from the kit!)

Download RFHarvestBlessingsKit

Tech Talk : With Rhonna Farrer

Rhonna Farrer , co-owner of House of 3 is talking technology with us today. We hope you draw inspiration from her post!

What is your favorite piece of technology?

"My Wacom tablets. I love them & can not design/scrapbook with out them!"

What is a  favorite digital technique that you love to use.

"I enjoy creating my own brushes with my own handwriting & drawing using my Wacom Tablets."

Here are a few tutorials that Rhonna created that may be helpful and fun for you to check out!

http://www.youtube.com/user/rhonnafarrer

http://www.penscrappers.com/the-pen-scrappers/rhonna-farrer/

http://www.houseof3.com/create/category/tutorials/blogger

Do you hybrid scrapbook and if so tell us about your experience with it.

"Yes. House of 3is perfect for using all of our Printables in scrapbooking, home decor, fashion...the list goes on!"

Freebie Fun : From Rhonna Farrer

Rhonna Farrer shares an adorable freebie quickpage for us. The quickpage is square and is set up to print perfectly as a 12 x 12 single print at Shutterfly.

Enjoy and share with us what you create with the quickpage! Also, please be mindful that all freebies are for personal use only!

Download RF_HarvestTemplate

Decision Time! : By Alicia Bull

Well, It is early December and I already received the first card  of the holiday season from a dear friend this week. It makes me shutter to think that someone else is already done with cards and I have the task in front of me.

Luckily, I have a great database of names and addresses already on my computer and I of course have Shutterfly for the card creating process. My biggest challenge is always choosing just one card. So, for the third year in a row I will print 3 cards. Some may think I am a little crazy to do that, but honestly it makes the process less stressful for me. (sometimes around the holiday we need to do a few things to reduce stress!)

I thought it would be fun to share my selections for the 2009 holiday season. I am pleased with the way they turned out and feel relieved that they will be stamped and in the mail next week!

Happy December!

Alicia Bull

 

Photobook Inspiration : By Rhonna Farrer

Rhonna Farrer shares a bit of inside info with us and also shares a Shutterfly photobook sample below. Enjoy!

What endearing project are you working on right now?

"I just finished a very inspiring creative retreat called Spark. I'm working on capturing & remembering this event through various arts; hybrid, scrapbook, decor, fashion."

Who or what inspires you most?

"life. my family. colors. fashion. magazines"

Rhonna has some incredible Shutterfly Inspiration. She has created several photobooks at Shutterfly and has shared a book with us! Just click on the image below to enjoy the inspiration.