November News
Published November 1, 2011 | 
All right, everyone – step away from the candy! We have lots of digital scrapbooking to do this month!
In case you haven’t heard the news, we’ve got a great portfolio coming for you this week! If you have upgraded to SBC 4.0 and are struggling to get your content organized (or reorganized), you will want to clear some time on your schedule! Kim, with help from Shelley and Mary, will walk you through the steps you’ll take on the way to managing your content. This Blue/Green Portfolio airs this Friday, 4 November, and it will stay on the site. As long as you are a subscriber, you’ll have access to the entire Portfolio.
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Crazy Busy Mad
Published October 19, 2011 | 
October has been such a busy month. Well if I’m honest, every month has been busy – but this month even more so in my household. We’ve had Grand Final Weekend, (sort of like Superbowl in America) which is a huge event not only in Melbourne where it takes place, but right across the country – and even broadcast live to other countries around the world. This one was extra special – as my team was playing against a team that most other people (except their own supporters) love to hate. Everyone in my family follows Geelong (that’s my side of the family – but not my husband and son unfortunately). My parents came up for the big event – and the entire household was barracking like mad for Geelong. On all accounts it was a very exciting game, and thankfully my team won – gooooooo Cats!!!
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Posted in Behind the Globe, Tell Me | 
Arrange Tool, digital scrapbooking, Janice Gilhooley, storybook | 
4 CommentsKim Mannino, United States
Published September 25, 2011 | My name is Kim Mannino. I have lived in California all my life.
I enjoy taking photos of everyday moments – moments that capture where we live and what we like to do as a family – so most of my pictures involve family and friends. I love pictures that capture the emotion of the moment. I also like taking pictures of flowers. I am just amazed at the detail and beauty of flowers when I am zoomed in. When you look at the details you see things you didn’t even know were there.
I have two cameras – entry level Canon DSLR (purchased in 2005) and an iPhone 4. Most of the time I use my Canon. But, I don’t always have that camera with me. My iPhone is always with me, so I am able to capture spur-of-the-moment pictures.
My personal digital scrapping style is exactly like my … Read More
Jenny MacKay, Australia
Published September 25, 2011 | My name is Jenny MacKay. Since leaving school, getting married and having a family, I have lived in Geraldton, in the Midwest of Western Australia for 40 years. I grew up on a farm, in nearby Northampton and left there when I was 15. Although I call Geraldton my home, I have strong emotional feelings, when my birth home is mentioned.
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Anne Lineberger, United States
Published September 25, 2011 | My name is Anne Lineberger. I have lived in Belmont, NC, for 40 years but I call Florida my home state and really miss it when the snow starts falling up here! I became a CMC in 1996 after attending a beginner class and spending much of it hopping from one person to another suggesting ideas for their page!
I find I typically take pictures of children, grandchildren, beach – water in most any form.
I use my trusty Canon Power Shot but am saving for a big girl camera. I made the switch to digital maybe 4 or 5 years ago? Haven’t looked back!
The photograph dictates how I start a page. So most pages go pretty quickly, but then sometimes, it’s fun to start doodling, adding, decorating – trying new things. I am so thankful for the team members who have created those great blueprints – that makes … Read More
Janice Gilhooley, Australia
Published September 25, 2011 | My name is Janice Gilhooley. I have lived in Melbourne, Australia for 42 years.
If you’d asked me this question a few years ago, I would have said: “My children, my children, my children …………… and………… oh my children!!!” Now I have two teenagers and I have found myself taking photos of all different types of subjects. It’s almost like I’ve gone back to my “pre-children” days. Only now – I look through the lens with an entirely different eye, and I have more options to fiddle with on my camera than I had before – and I’m even learning how to use them! Of course, I still take photos of my children – when they’ll let me. But now, I’m enjoying taking nature, buildings, food, anything at all that catches my eye. The Day2Day (Photo A Day) project has really made me branch out and gain a whole new … Read More
Justine Forrest, Australia
Published September 25, 2011 | My name is Justine Forrest. I have lived on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia for ten years, and I call anywhere that my family is home.
While we are all photographers, I have the privilege of taking pictures and getting paid for it! Because of this I shoot anything and everything, however, I think that has more to do with the fact that I have got in the habit of taking my camera with me everywhere. If you’ve ever taken a look at our Day2Day pages you will see that if I am ever stuck for my photo a day, I will often get out a cooking utensil (or find something equally unusual) and play with lighting and shadows. Typically, I can be seen taking pictures of my family – my most favourite subjects. Work-wise, I love magazine work and weddings… I think that’s the storyteller … Read More
Jeannine Campbell, United States
Published September 25, 2011 | Hey Scrap Cats! I’m Jeannine Campbell from South Harrison Township, NJ. My husband and I moved here 12 years ago and were blessed with 2 incredible children. My childhood memories were made in Wyomissing, PA, and my years between then in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
Since I carry my camera and/or iPhone everywhere, my typical subjects are anything but typical. It could be cool clouds in a late day sky, a portrait of one of my children in a patch of beautiful light, or a funky building that I just couldn’t pass by without snapping away.
In my past life, I was a photojournalist. Carrying my camera with me (almost) at all times became an early habit- so much so that I feel lost without it. Currently I do most of my shooting with a Nikon D7000, a digital SLR. But my other new passion is iPhoneography! I have … Read More
Mary Browder, United States
Published September 25, 2011 | My name is Mary Browder. I have lived in Texas for 14 years, but I call Louisiana home.
I find I typically take pictures of my kids and my husband’s garden, and now while doing a Day2Day album, very random stuff, which has been fun!
I have three cameras – a Nikon D300, an Olympus pocket waterproof camera, and my iPhone camera. I now use the iPhone most often, as it is always with me and convenient. If I’m making a special trip, the Nikon is my choice. For beach vacations, I use the waterproof one, of course, so I can take it into the waves! I switched to digital the year before StoryBook Creator was released.
My personal digital scrapping style is very similar to my traditional style because I have always layered things. The biggest difference are the overlays and surfaces, which I use all the time. Blueprints … Read More
Tameka Bond, United States
Published September 25, 2011 | I was born and raised in New York City. I am a paralegal by day and I am a wife and mother of three children always. It is my family that feeds my love for scrapbooking. In 2003, I became a Creative Memories Consultant with the help of my former up line, Taniella Harrison. During the eight great years that I was a Creative Memories Consultant, I found that I would typically take pictures of family outings and my children’s everyday adventures. This was really easy to do for me because I had made the move from film to digital photography just a few short years prior to becoming a Creative Memories Consultant. Digital photography was a godsend as I was one of those people who would take tons of pictures, collect rolls of film…and NEVER develop them. Sometime when I did develop them, the film had sat so long … Read More