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Big Event today at Scrapbook News and Review

2009-11-07T09:45:55-08:00

Scrapbook News and Review Holiday Sampler - November 7, 2009!
Join us for a good time at our holiday sampler! We will have challenges, games and prizes! The following manufacturers sponsored the holiday sampler: Bo Bunny Fancy Pants Glitz Designs Graphic 45 May Arts My Little Yellow Bicycle Stewart Superior Technique Tuesday Tune in every hour to see some creative projects and classes from each manufacturer. The classes are for a variety of skill levels!

Hey! Look, Whispers is on a list of 5 Romantic Books to Give Your Loved One

2009-11-02T08:24:24-08:00

I stumbled over this this morning and it made me smile.

Whispers: Passionate Poetry and Words of Love from First Glance to Lasting Romance, by Thena Smith (Bluegrass Publishing Inc., 2005)(ISBN-10: 0976192586).

Poetry for all stages of the love relationship, Whispers is honest and open, sometimes lighthearted, sometimes poignant. For example, in “Love Is the Music the Heart Makes “ the poet says, “Love is the music the heart sings/ And its music has the sweetest tune around/ If you are attuned and listen carefully/ You can hear its lovely sound. ….”

I Have to Get Back in the habit of writing

2009-10-29T11:03:47-07:00

I've been having so much fun writing and creating pages, etc., for www.scrapbooknewsandreview.com that I've neglected my poor blog. Not that it matters to the world in general but I hate to begin something and then not follow through.

I do like to have a place to share my little digital doodles and verses. I like to have a place where family and friends know that they can stop by and say hello or in some cases (Hey! did you know your phone is off the hook?) LOL I sometimes will hit the receiver when I'm scanning something and not even know it until my cell phone rings or I get a note from someone on email, etc.

Anyway, here I am and I hope some of you will stop by and say hello.

Hello Cheryl and Dick Montgomery!

2009-10-07T20:16:07-07:00

Welcome back to sunny California! We missed you!

Adventures in Las Vegas

2009-10-06T18:23:57-07:00

Thena Smith

Back from Adobe Potoshop World in Vegas

2009-10-05T08:51:54-07:00

Hubby and I had such a great time! It's always cool to learn that you've been doing the right things but just in the long way. CS4 has shortened a lot of steps since I first learned to use Photoshop back with version 4. I won't say that was a long time ago, but I believe that the date was in Roman Numerals and had a BC after it...:laugh::grin:

This year we went to the opening keynote and it was super fun! It was like a football pregame show and really well done. (Of course there was a bit of "Vegas" in it.

Next year, health and finances permitting, we would love to attend the precon workshops and the photo shoot with the pros. The photos from their experience really made us wish we had signed up.

NAPP staffers must be the best staffers in the world (next to our SNR staff) because they were so friendly and helpful. If you even looked puzzled, one of the team in their back tee shirts was at your side. They kept me from getting lost a number of times. I loved the way they all liked each other and reacted and interacted with each other.

The classes were great! The only problem was that I couldn't take them all. That's why I'm so thrilled with the big text book. I can still benefit from all the classes at the event.

I loved the informality of the classes on the expo floor. I liked being able to get a taste of various classes and see different products demonstrated. We had an idea of what products we were interested in and headed for those right away. The demos confirmed our interested and we left there with product in hand.

The instructors were top of the line, as usual. I will share about them later.

Aren't My Girls Cute?

2009-09-29T22:32:36-07:00

Thena Smith

When Grandma was young

2009-09-28T21:09:34-07:00

When Grandma was young

When Grandma was young
Things were much better then
Grandpa was a handsome guy
And Grandma was nice and thin.

When she was a baby
She never fretted as babies do
All her parents heard from her
Was a delightful gurgle and coo.

Children obeyed their parents
And never made a speck of dust
And never pinched or pulled a sibling's hair
And never fought or fussed.

When Grandma was a teenager
Teens obeyed all the rules
And never got in trouble
Nor did parents get calls from schools.

Grandma was a young woman
She was stylishly well covered
With nary a sight of tummy button
And didn't mind being "mothered".

Grandma was such a wonderful example
Of all that a young woman should be
At least I think she must have been-
For that is what she expects of me!

Thena

I love to hear stories
About when Grandma was young
And love to hear what she did
When she was young like me
...My grandma as a kid!

I love to see photos in the album
That Grandma keeps at her house
And while she shows me the photos
I sit quietly as a mouse.

I think it is such fun to think back
To how my Grandma must have been
When she was a little girl like me
And imagine what it was like back then!~

Thena

What Was the World Like, Grandmother

What was the world like
When you were a kid?
Tell me what you thought
And about the things you did...

Tell me about the trees you climbed..
And did you scrape your knees?
Did you always remember to say
Thank and to ask with Please?

Did you have friends to play with
And when you began to date
Did you ever get into trouble
By coming home a wee bit late?

Tell me some fun stories
And let's put them in this book
Along with favorite snapshots
So the grandkids can all look.

We want them to see what you were like
And want our loved ones to view
The fun, creatively, love and laughter

That is absolutely, and unqiuely YOU!

Thena

Designing Through the Decades

2009-09-27T23:01:08-07:00

Designing Through the Decades

If you were born in 1950's
America was first rate!
Girls dressed sweaters and pleated skirts
And pony tails were great!

We had fluffy little collars
That pretended to be fur
And were taught to keep our rooms nice and neat
And to keep our virtue pure.

Cars were our social interaction
And friends were known to meet
In parking lots and and Dairy Queens
And in the middle of the street.

Guys were told to tuck in their shirts at school
And proper shoes must be worn
Pony tails and flipped up hair for ladies
But guys locks were severely shorn.

Then Elvis came onto the scene
And sideburns began appearing
And kids started dancing to Elvis songs
And parents began their fearing.

Hula skirts and hula hoops
And poodle skirts and penny loafers
Kept teen girls busy with their lives
As parents feared they would wind up as 'gofers';...

And everything was designed angular
Straight harsh lines triangular
And when you looked anywhere
Conformity was everywhere.

And the the 1960's burst upon the scene
Everything round our hearts did win
And our astronauts left the ground and then
The Kennedy assignation brought us down again...

Neither Twiggy nor the Jetsons
Were rooted in reality
The Jetsons were a space age family
And Twiggy was as skinny as a twig would be.

The Beatles gave Elvis and Ricky
A race that was hard to win
They were the mop tops guys from England.
Parents wanted to send them back again!

The Rolling Stones began their rolling
And Sonny started teasing Cher.
Convertible cars were the hottest thing
And Mrs. Beasley showed up everywhere!

Big fat curlers adorned our heads
And we slept all night in pain
So that with the morning's light
We could have big hair again.

Oh, I hang my head at the colors
Which the 1970's proudly owned
Harvest Gold and Avocado Yellow
Until our minds were blown!

Kitchen walls sprouted big bold flowers
And counters held Tupperware to match them
And we wore mini, maxi's and midi's
Didn't care where we had our hems.

We discoed with John Travolta
And our bottoms became "belled"
And on things they didn't want to hear
It seemed that no one dwelled.

But then our energy became a crisis
And long lines began to form
And people began to wonder
How they could drive or keep homes warm.

What a relief to welcome the 1980's
But the kids were looking strange
Gone were Farrah stylish locks
And spiked hair became the rage.

"ME" this generation exclaimed
And Me they sought to please
They wanted everything right now
And wanted it with ease.

The Cabbage Patch Doll
Became the prize sought after
And angry mobs of shoppers
Made gift giving times disasters!

The 1990's were a noisy time -really fast and loud
In came the New Kids on the Block
To please the younger music crowd
And there were scandals that didn't make us proud....

We tore and ripped our tee shirts
And bought some already torn
We loved our long hair again
And grew out locks once shorn.

We discovered that sweat suits
Were comfortable as could be
And no longer had the fancy jogging suits...
But could order sweats from QVC!

And now the new millennium is here
And we have the benefit of the past
To look back upon those things that are fads
And see the kinds of things that last...

But have we learned from all of this
You would think that perhaps we would've
But we still do some really weird stuff
And haven't always learned the things we should 've.

Bare skin seems to have become the trend
From bubblegum pop stars to grown men
They dance around the stage until our brain is addled
And then want us to choose one to become a new American Idol.

Where will this century go
And what will our look be
We've seen it all and done it all and
It's part of our history...

But someone looking through a scrapbook
May find in something old delight
And think the cool 60's cars
Had a look that was just right..

And glancing at Ms Farrah's hair
Might think it just might set a trend
If brought back into this new century
And accolades might win....

And that Southwestern look
That the 90's bravely wore
Might suddenly be revived again
In some designer's store...

We just never know what might appear
For the century is young as yet
But will there be some exciting trends-
YOU BET!

Thena Smith

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2009-09-26T17:35:06-07:00

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