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Our Essentials Evolution
It is so important and primary in nature that lack of it leads to invention. Talking in objective terms, necessity is about two meals a day, water and clothing to protect from extremities of temperature. We cannot live until these necessities are fulfilled. Necessities are usually at the physiological level. Moving on to comforts, we can say that comforts are at a higher level than necessities in terms of amount and quality of mat

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8.) Digital Scrapbook Place (www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=544) - Lots of different entries - makes for several different styles.

9.) Pencil Lines (www.pencillines.com/) - The international sketch challenge blog. Not just great sketches here. I love the finished pages to give you even more ideas for scrapping. ,

10.) Scrappin’ Stuff (www.scrappinstuff.com/sketches/index.htm) - View sketches and the layouts scrappers have created using those sketches.

11.) 3 Scrapateers (www.3scrapateers.com/gallerypp/showgaller

Preventing Macular Degeneration - Nutrition For The Eyes
Macular degeneration (MD) is a medical condition affecting the eyes, and it happens when the light-sensing cells in the macula go wrong and stop working. It’s the leading cause of blindness in the United States for people over the age of 50, leading to the term ‘age-related macular degeneration’ (AMD).Is there anything we can do to help the health of our eyes? As a matter of fact, there is. It’s called lutein.The pigm

Yep, I called you all ‘designers’. That is because each time you create something, you ARE the designer. Maybe you don’t think you have an ounce of scrapbooking designer in you and you have to borrow (scraplift) ideas from others. Or maybe you are so fabulous that you probably could be published in next month’s issue of Creating Keepsakes or Simple Scrapbooks. Either way, we all want our pages to look great.

Recently I have been using ’sketches’ to create my pages. What is a scrapbooking sketch? It is an outline of how to layout your scrapbooking pages. Sometimes a sketch just tells you where to put a title or pictures. Other times, it gives you everything you need (including scrapbooking supplies), except the photos. Now that I have begun using sketches, I am loving how my pages and projects turn out! Oh, and another thing I love, you can get these sketches for free all over the internet.

Below I have listed some of my favorite sites for sketches. My “Layout of the Week” was also created using a sketch.

1.) Little Book of Sketches (www.littlebookofsketches.blogspot.com/) - This site is great because there are sketches for 12?12 and 8.5?11. There are also sketches for 6?6 and 8?8 page layouts (single and double). You can also use their cards and tags sketches.

2.) Creating Keepsakes (www.creatingkeepsakes.com/mag/sketches/) - Becky Higgins' fun, simple, and creative style works for the seasoned as well as beginning scrapbooker.

3.) Scrap Maps (www.scrap-maps.com/) - A site devoted only to sketches with several hundreds to choose from.

4.) Scrapjazz Sketches (www.scrapjazz.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=807) - They have a new sketch each month and scrapbookers send in their take on the sketch. Not only do you get to see the sketch, but you get lots of ideas for creating it yourself.

5.) Queen Geek Sketches (www.scrapforums.com/gallery/index.php?cat=687) - Great sketches by a fellow scrapbooker!

6.) The Scrap Witch Sketch Challenges (www.scrapwitch.com.au/community/mediagallery/album.php?aid=18&page=1) - Join their scrap challenge each month using their sketches and win a prize. Or just check out what others have done.

7.) Scrap Dreamer (www.scrapbookdreamer.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=591) - Their sketches for tags are amazing!

8.) Digital Scrapbook Place (www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=544) - Lots of different entries - makes for several different styles.

9.) Pencil Lines (www.pencillines.com/) - The international sketch challenge blog. Not just great sketches here. I love the finished pages to give you even more ideas for scrapping. ,

10.) Scrappin’ Stuff (www.scrappinstuff.com/sketches/index.htm) - View sketches and the layouts scrappers have created using those sketches.

11.) 3 Scrapateers (www.3scrapateers.com/gallerypp/showgallery

Is a Messy Workplace Causing Technical Difficulties?
It’s hard enough worrying about gigabytes and terabytes. Not to mention the incredible intricacies involved with converting your existing database management architecture to a storage area network.Indeed, the last thing you need is to waste precious time searching for missing hardcopy documents two minutes before the start of a big meeting.Well, relax. I've consulted some of the world’s foremost authorities on workspa

a sketch just tells you where to put a title or pictures. Other times, it gives you everything you need (including scrapbooking supplies), except the photos. Now that I have begun using sketches, I am loving how my pages and projects turn out! Oh, and another thing I love, you can get these sketches for free all over the internet.