One of the things I love the most when cooking is stepping into my garden and plucking fresh basil... sure, I have a battery of dried herbs in the pantry but using fresh herbs just feels different... more sophisticated somehow... so I was wondering... do you guys grow your own herbs? Do you buy...

I know it might sound like an odd question, but it seems not everyone does. I'm not talking about soda, tonic, Gatorade or whatever else exists in the world to keep humans hydrated, but regular non-carbonated water, perhaps with an occasional slice of lemon... I do drink a lot water, though I...

Recently, I just can't seem to get enough of tomato soup... I make it a couple of times a week (from fresh tomatoes) and that means I have at least a bowl a day, often more. One batch makes 4-5 cups and I can eat at least half in one go... hot, cold - it doesn't matter... I don't remember having...

...authors killing the readers' favorite characters, I mean? I'm so peeved at the moment because my favorite series - Chronicles of St Mary's - has just turned from the fun lighthearted adventure with lots of twists and turns and a guaranteed happy end for all into a grim tale of 'all is lost...

I have just come home after taking our cat to the vet and, not for the first time, am sitting here wondering at the unpredictability of life. We have a cat. This might not sound like a bit deal, but it is a HUGE deal to us - we (hubby and I) don't like cats, we (the family) have a dog that hates...

February ColorPlay is live at the store and the colors are simply gorgeous! COME and SHARE your layouts with us! Load your layouts in the Oscraps gallery, then into the Color Play Gallery. Come back here to post your layout so we can all admire it and see what Color Play products you used. Can't...

I have realized that the pages I am most proud of - the art journaling ones - are not the ones that bring me most joy, as the layouts I enjoy creating the most are daily life pages where I get to relive the moments and remember the days and focus on my journaling and word strips and all the good...

Boy, do I miss being here... I've been busy traveling and receiving family and hosting celebrations for the past 7 weeks... it's been fun, and somehow, it's starting to feel a bit too long. The last of my visitors are leaving on Friday, which means I'll be able to get back to scrapping this...

On the topic of scrapping for albums ... While creating original pages is fun, sometimes, if I really like a page, I reuse the design for other albums I create as gifts for my family - I obviously wouldn't want to have a clone in my own album... here are the two pages that illustrate what I mean...

... and I am sooooo proud of myself for having finally completed a project. Lately, I've been quieter than usual - not because I stopped scrapping, but because I was scrapping a lot of personal pages. Well, mostly, revamping the already existing pages by adding personalized...

Hi y'all... and just like that September's gone and October is here and Christmas feels just around the corner... I've been super busy these past couple of weeks and so I am posting this thread a bit late as September ColorPlay collection has been in the store for a few days already... Have you...

As a scrapper and a memory keeper, I realized that I need more photos of myself - I refuse to make 'mom was there too' pages for our family albums. And with that came the issue of posing - I rarely like the way I look on photos. While some of it is due to poor photography skills of those taking...

I was looking for a kit to scrap my daughter's birthday and came across this gem by Lynn Grieveson called Rather Be Me. I got it because the name appealed to me... only to realize that it didn't really color-match my photos... Which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it allowed me to...

I have just spent more than two hours agonizing over how to place a photo and seven elements onto a page. Yes, just seven elements... As you migh have guessed, I am talking about this month's challenge #1 - white space/clean. When I look at the pages other scrappers create, it all seems so...

Mine is almost over - we've just returned from five weeks away and school is starting next Monday so this week is all about school prep. It IS so nice to be back and scrapping again. Just as it was nice to see family and catch up with friends. And unwind and do nothing. And visit uni's - it is...

We live half across the world - literally - from where we were born and where our families are. More than 11,000 km (6,800 miles) across the world kind of thing. It's a work thing, not a whim, and we are planning to move back in a few years once the kids finish school and hubby retires. Weekends...

Just out of curiousity... I've got three - Airpods for my iPhone, cabled Apple earphones for my iPhone and iPad, and then a pair of bluetooth wireless for my laptop which for some reason work better with my PC that the Airpods. And I would like one more pair - cabled with a standar jack for my...

... because I don't. I was born in July and as a kid I HATED it because the school was out and I never - not once - had one of those fun birthday parties with games and cakes and lots of presents. As an adult I find my sim-summer birthday rather incovenient because that's when we usually travel...

:partyhorn:WINNERS ARE: :partyhorn: chai scrap-genie wvufan04 Please check your private messages. Hello and welcome to Day 6 of our Birthday celebration party! My name is Olga (aka Jam-on-toast) and I am bringing you a game called Show me... I am sure, most of you know the 'I spy...

One of the techniques I used to LOVE was adding texture to the background which created interest and made for a more artsy page. I seem to have tired of it and started doing other things but was recently reminded of it when I downloaded Anna Aspnes's Travel Templates Album. Each template...