A Few New Favorite Apps

a few new favorite appsOh the joy of apps. I have to admit I am an app JUNKIE! There is no doubt in my mind that I have way to many apps and that I need some professional help. Until then here are a few of my favorite apps that I have been messing around with lately!

Yes I did it I threw up the Angry Birds video! Apparently there were not enough Angry Bird Games in my life and I had to download the new one. In this one I can compete with other people and send my friends gifts! There are new boards to play every week! It doesn’t get better then this!

The next app that I wanted to share with you is called a Beautiful Mess. I kept seeing people talk about it everywhere, on Twitter and Facebook so of course I had to check it out. I absolutely love it and it is a ton of fun adding backgrounds and fonts to your photos!

Photo edited with A Beautiful Mess App

Photo edited with A Beautiful Mess App

Last but not least Fuzel is now my go to collage app. I used to use Diptic but after trying Fuzel one time I fell in love and I must say that this app is a must! There are quite more options than Diptic has and I will definitely be doing an app review in the very near future!

Collage made with the Fuzel App

Collage made with the Fuzel App

Will you give any of these apps a try? You can try to beat me in Angry Birds Friends if you do!


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5 Simple Scrapbooking Tips

Today I want to share with you a few of my tips for creating my quick layouts. Generally a layout only takes me about a half hour unless I get stumped which does happen to me every once in a while!

5 simple scrapbooking tips

Tip #1: I always print my photos in bulk, especially when Shutterfly has there 101 free prints. I find that if I have my pictures I am more capable at sitting down when I get a few moments to create a layout.

Tip #2: Once I get my pictures I group the pictures that I want to scrap together and pick out the base paper that I am going to use for each set and then I just leave that stack on my craft table. If you don’t have a craft table then you can stick them in an Iris box.

Tip #3: Be decisive, this means that once you decide to pick a certain color from your photo or background paper then just go with it!

Tip #4: Remember that every layout does not have to be a masterpiece and it is ok to keep the embellishments down to a minimum.

Tip #5: When you get stuck walk AWAY from the Layout. It is OK to mull over a layout but that doesn’t mean you can’t move on to the next layout while that particular layout is hanging out on the side. Just consider the layout in a time out and realize that this is OK. The layout below is currently in time out in my house. I needs something more but I haven’t figured it out yet, so it is sitting and waiting for me to finish it.

This Layout is in Time Out

This Layout is in Time Out

So there you have it, 5 Simple steps that you can take to make your scrapbooking life just a little easier! When your busy you don’t always have a ton of time to sit and complete a layout but if you have a stack of layouts waiting for you, it is that much easier to complete one!

Below you will see the Iris box that I was talking about in Tip #2, I love these boxes and use them to store all kinds of things! Also just an FYI for you if you order anything from Shutterfly today  (May 15, 2013) you can get 25% of the entire site by using code BOXTOPS at checkout. So I encourage you to get some photos printed and have them waiting for you to scrap when you are ready!

What types of things do you do to make your scrapbooking life easier?


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