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Lightroom & Scrapbooking - Part Two
In this post, I want to share how I organise my digital scrapbooking supplies. BUYING & IMPORTING SCRAPBOOK SUPPLIES On my Mac, when I...
shannanmanton
Oct 16, 20181 min read
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Lightroom & Scrapbooking - Part One
I've put together a series of posts about using Lightroom for scrapbooking, especially for digital scrapbooking supplies, because it is...
shannanmanton
Oct 16, 20185 min read
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On Keeping a Year-long Project Going
It was a wet and cold Spring weekend in Sydney so I had the opportunity to work on some of my neglected projects. One of those is my...
shannanmanton
Oct 7, 20183 min read
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6x8 Bicycle Layout
As I was working on this, a thought came to me: did I (subconsciously) spend hundreds of dollars this weekend on new bikes just so I...
shannanmanton
Oct 4, 20181 min read
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Fall-back Position
When I feel like I've lost my scrapbooking mojo (or even just because it's fun), I always go back to my tried and true layout style:...
shannanmanton
Aug 17, 20181 min read
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Remaking My Mini Book
I've had fun working on my little 4x6 Commonplace Book this year, but I've struggled a bit with the disposable nature of such books and...
shannanmanton
Aug 10, 20181 min read
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Week In The Life 2018
We are travelling during the time allotted for Ali Edwards' Week In The Life so I wasn't going to participate. Then at the last minute, I...
shannanmanton
May 4, 20182 min read
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Commonplace Books
So what do you do when you are up to your eyeballs in scrapbooking projects? Add another one into the mix and get really excited about it...
shannanmanton
Mar 15, 20183 min read
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My Ridiculous List of Scrapbook Projects
I thought it would be good to sit down and take stock of all the projects I have in the works right now. Some are year-long and I'll add...
shannanmanton
Mar 15, 20183 min read
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Scrapbook Plans for 2018
I usually have some kind of plan for scrapbooking when the new year rolls around. Not this year. A few weeks in and I still had no clue...
shannanmanton
Jan 20, 20181 min read
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Why I Love 6x8
Over the last few years I gradually moved from making mostly 12x12 pages to 8.5 x 11. Here in Australia, wide format printers are...
shannanmanton
Oct 17, 20173 min read
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The Places You'll Go
Another travel page (so many travel pages in my future). After making my Foot Photo spread, I thought it would be fun to look at the trip...
shannanmanton
Oct 15, 20171 min read
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Foot Photo!
In September/October our family travelled around the USA. Even before we went, I had an idea to take a photo of our feet in every city we...
shannanmanton
Oct 14, 20171 min read
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My 2017 Project
After so many years doing Project Life (see my thoughts on that), I was ready for something different this year. I wanted a smaller...
shannanmanton
Oct 9, 20172 min read
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My Project Life Journey
I am a big fan of the year-long scrapbook project. Even though these projects are a labor of love, there is something special and...
shannanmanton
Oct 6, 20173 min read
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My Cookbook Binder
I'm an avid amateur cook and cookbook collector. The kitchen is my happy place. I wanted to keep a record of the meals I've made from my...
shannanmanton
Aug 12, 20171 min read
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My Jam
Sometimes I need to pare things down and get back to basics. This hobby can feel overly complicated and if I've been away from it for a...
shannanmanton
Jul 29, 20171 min read
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New Ali Edwards' Story Kit: Fun
I made this simple 6x8 digital layout this morning about our family roller-skating adventures. It is a simple design - a black and white...
Shannan
Jun 22, 20171 min read
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About Me
#shannan #married with two kids #part-time corporate job #sydney australia #scrapbooker #klutz #reader #dork #great cook #music lover...
shannanmanton
Jun 1, 20173 min read
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