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Picklemama Report We hope all the Mum’s had a truly special Mother’s Day on May 10! I must admit, I had my hopes up for an iPhone for Mother’s Day (not sure what possessed me to think that I might get one!), but of course, I didn’t, and hey, that’s ok, because I got some wonderful hand-made crafts from the kids, and a gorgeous statue of a Mother with her two kids which I will treasure, especially because it really depicts the stage of my kids lives at the moment. So…did you get in front of the camera for once, instead of behind it? If you didn’t, you should, so make sure you take some photos of yourself too, and then scrap them! Sadly, Alice Koh Designs left the store at the beginning of May, but it is bittersweet because Alice is the owner of a fantastic publication called The Daily Scrapper, so we know we will still be working with her. Alice, we wish you all the best, and look forward to seeing your publication grow and grow!
May Pop Deals! For two days only, as a special newsletter promotion, the following items are ON SALE at 25% off!
Poetry for scrapbooking - easy as A,B,C! Poetry can mean many things to many different people. To some, poetry isn’t poetry unless it is written in the epic style of Homer’s Iliad, while for others the amusing turn of phrase found in a limerick is just their cup of tea. Wordsworth described poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” while John Keats wrote that poetry “should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance”. Poetry can be seen as an intensely individual experience. For me the magic of poetry is in it’s ability to use words to portray pure emotion in a lyrical format. It doesn’t always have to rhyme but it does have to flow from the heart. From a scrapbooking perspective poetry is a beautiful way to express emotion and can add a deeper layer of meaning to your special page. Sounds a little bit overwhelming doesn’t it? I bet that when you first saw the word Poetry you immediately thought that it was too hard to do and that you wouldn’t even know where to start to write one. I know it seems a bit intimidating at first but really poetry doesn’t have to be an exercise in terror. I have found a very useful tool to make the creation of poetry that much easier. Let me introduce you to the world of the 'instant poem'. I stumbled across this site while looking for journaling tips for an All About Me page. The site is called ETTC, Educational Technology Training Center and it has over 75 different poems in a number of different styles. All you need to do is select the link to the poem title that sounds appealing and then add your own words to the form to make a unique and individual creation. Here are some pages that contain poetry forms found at ETTC that might inspire you.
lisarose - My attempted poem
amandac – Once I was….
Make-your-own Cardboard Ring Frames
We loved this idea so much we had to share it with you! Save the rolls from your paper towels, wrapping paper, postal cylinders, or toilet paper, and instead of throwing them in the trash, you can make these modular ring frames. Keep an eye out for tubes of different sizes and widths. Every time you get a new roll, add a few more photo rings to the collection on the wall!
Gallery Standouts!
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Scrap a poem with Amandac this month!
Post your layout and/or link in the challenge thread BEFORE the challenge closing date, to be eligible for the gift certificate prize.
Scraplift MonkeySocks with mama-pajama this month! Post your layout and/or link in the challenge thread BEFORE the challenge closing date, to be eligible for the gift certificate prize.
Get out the camera and take some photos for this month's Photography Challenge! Amandac has challenged us to photograph water this month! (Above photo taken by kirstiegai as part of the challenge).
Pat's famous Pickle Jar Challenge is sure to help you find your mojo! For the latest challenge we need you to include the following on your layouts: frame, mother, wordart, flower, and white! Check out the gallery to see what everyone came up with and look in the forums for the next new challenge!
And finally, take the template challenges with Kirstiegai and get a head start on your next page with the free template! This amazing page Colour my World by kathitownz is May's Layout of the Month! This layout is a mesmerising piece of art which really shows just how artistic and creative digiscrapping can be! Congratulations kathitownz! Please PM fazzbech via the forums to receive a special gift certificate for your next order in the pop shop! A Free Desktop Wallpaper for June!
This wonderful desktop wallpaper was created by MamaCass using PBP's Enchanted Pickleberry Tree Collaborative kit - avaliable now in store! You can grab the desktop from >> HERE<<, no coupon required.
Have you been published? If you have, don't just ogle the magazine for the next month, get you and your mag in the picture and celebrate it...or even better...scrap it!! We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones A child can ask questions that even a wise man cannot answer. ~Author Unknown Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. ~Harold Hulbert A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm. ~Bill Vaughan Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music. ~William Stafford Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. ~John W. Whitehead, The Stealing of America, 1983 Children are one third of our population and all of our future. ~Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981 Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. ~Fran Lebowitz Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next. ~Franklin P. Jones Children make you want to start life over. ~Muhammad Ali There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Children seldom misquote. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. ~Author Unknown |
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