National Scrapbook Day

happy national scrapbook day! yesterday i checked out the scrapbook expo at the Del Mar fairgrounds. i am proud to report that i only spent 2 hours and under $100! (not to say it didn't take a LOT of effort not to spend more!) there were hundreds of vendors with so many amazing products and deals! between the workshops, make and takes, and demonstrations, it's really a wonder i didn't come out of there with more stuff. probably the hardest thing to resist was starting a new collection. it was so cool to see some of the newest techniques being demonstrated but of course if i wanted to start using them it would require a startup kit and lots of fun little add-ons that add up.

so i behaved and stocked up on some tried and trusted items and discovered a few new items and vendors that i may start frequenting. one of my favorite discoveries? quicklets! (eyelets that don't require a setter). i know this is a foreign language to some of you but basically an eyelet is an embellishment that usually invloves tools and semi-obnoxious pounding noises. i found a company that makes eyelets that you can set simply using a pen to run around the edge. awesome...

today is the last day for this expo so if you're in the san diego area, i recommend checking it out. otherwise, check out this link to the traveling expo to see if it's coming to your city or just to find some great stores; a lot of them have wonderful online selections.

here are some sample pages from Created By U that i loved: