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Let's get the party started!

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Since The Boy has broken the ice, it’s time to get the party started with girls who know how to scrap! (And have little intention of trading in our stash of pretty paper for the latest video game console.) And so I have our very first challenge of the weekend to get the party started.

If you’ve been paying attention lately, you might know I have a new class that starts this Monday, and it’s all about getting more from your printer. Until very recently I used my printer for photos only, and I know so many scrappers who do the same or perhaps also print some journaling. It’s time we got more from our printing investment, right?

So here’s the first step in this challenge: have a look through these free digital kits. Don’t run scared: this challenge is not to become a digital scrapbooker. You won’t need any special software, and because all those kits are free, you don’t need to buy anything. Have a look at the kits and choose one or more that you like and download your chosen freebies.

One of your big challenges over the weekend is going to be making a layout (or another project) by printing out some free digital elements to use as your embellishments. There will be more to this challenge over the course of the weekend – but for now, pick some photos you would like to scrap, find a kit or two to match those photos. If you really want to be an over-achiever at this point, you can pick out some paper stash to coordinate!

But we have plenty of time to work through the challenge. Every good party needs some good party chatter, right? Well, consider this post chit-chat central this weekend! Let us know what kit you picked, what photos you’re going to scrap, link us up to your blog to say hello, ask any questions you want answered by me or the party guests throughout the weekend—whatever you want to talk about!

Lovely to see you here!

xlovesx

PS: Have you entered the giveaway here? Time is running out so get your name in quickly.

31 July 2009