The Art of Calligraphy
May 4, 2010 Leave a Comment
Calligraphy has often been referred to as a “visual art” because of the grace and beauty it spreads across a note or page. Over the years it has taken on various shapes and believe it or not, has evolved to our modern day cursive writing. Various forms of calligraphy can be found in various [...]
Calligraphy Video
May 4, 2010 Leave a Comment
You’ll find calligraphy in many of today’s scrapbook papers and embellishments. It’s a beautiful way to add a sense of history or elegance to a variety of projects. Here’s a short video showing just one of the many brushstroke techniques used.
National Days of …
May 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
Yesterday marked National Scrapbooking Day and many scrap bookers were in total heaven with the many events taking place on the day. But as the weekend progresses, we realized there were many “National” days of celebrations taking place aside from National Scrapbooking Day. Some May 1st National Days… May Day – In most countries, [...]
May 1 – National Scrapbooking Day
April 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
Tomorrow is National Scrapbooking Day — a day were droves of people will come together for a common cause … to collect and preserve memories. When you stop to think of it, memories happen every moment of the day. And there are some memories that will always come back to you when you hear a [...]
Taryn & Michael’s Wedding Shower
April 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
Taryn & Michael are engaged to be married this year and they celebrated the first step in reaching this goal …. they invited nearly 125 guests to their Wedding Shower on April 25th at the Stonegate conference center in Barrington, Illinois. If you haven’t been there, it’s one of the most gorgeous settings around — [...]
Proviso West H.S. All Class Reunion
April 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
Proviso West’s All Class Reunion was a great success thanks to the organizational efforts of George Roa – Class of 1996. The evening started with a beautiful food buffet offering a huge variety of things to choose from which was followed by a large dessert table. Our DJ, Ronald DiFiore – Class of 1977, provided [...]
McHenry Chamber Scrambler
April 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
A Scrambler almost sounds like an omlet you’d have for breakfast, right? Well, many networking groups are using this term to describe networking meetings with all types of industries. What they do is invite a complimentary blend of businesses together for breakfast or lunch, and give them the opportunity of exchanging business cards and making [...]
Scrapping Newbie?
April 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
Are you a Scrapbook Newbie? If you’ve been in the scrapbooking section of a larger store, or have gone to a store that deals exclusively in scrapbooking materials and tools, you are no doubt confused about where to start. There are too many choices !!! So where should you start? The first place to start [...]