CatScrap Blog Hop:: Spring CatWalk FREE project life Journaling Cards

This is my first time to contribute to a CatScrap blog hop and I am really excited.

1.  I managed to create an official download with product I created!
2.  The Project Life style journal cards are my newest passion. Love them.
3.  Download my creations by clicking the link below the Product Preview.

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.com/s/ada5726cf60b2b081a90

4. To continue on in the blog hop, up next is Kelley at http://www.designzbykelley.blogspot.com/.
5. You just came from Susanne at http://www.pixel-magic.de/Iheartscrappin/.

Enjoy all of the goodies and be sure to visit the CatScrap shop to download the great kits used to make these freebies. Pin It

InstaFriday: a week's worth of cell phone pics

All the coolest bloggers play along and share their cell phone pics for the week and link up at Life ReArranged. I am not that cool but here are mine:


Custom Kisses (designed in PhotoShop by me). A tutorial for this may follow. These are for Shelby's First Communion party in May.


My girl picked these for me.


The most incredible grilled chicken tacos. The shrimp version was even tastier. The shrimp recipe was a Pinterest fine.




Witness the incredibly organized book case. I packed all the board books up and sent them to the basement until a grand niece or nephew comes into my life. Someday.


School picture day for the Catholic Girls! In the Spring, you don't have to wear a uniform.



 Shelby's soccer team: the Peach Slammers.

Thanks for reading!

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How to make your website URL visible in Facebook

 As a social media specialist, I constantly view and evaluate Facebook pages of both small and large companies. I often encounter very savvy yet easy ideas that make Facebook pages easier to use and navigate. Below is a great tip for including a link to your website directly from your Facebook page. The red arrows (>>>>>>) indicate the areas being discussed. Click the examples to view larger.

(sample page used CatScrap Designs)

To access and edit the ABOUT section of your business Facebook page, you must first be an Administrator. If you are, than a dashboard will display above your Cover Photo. In that dashboard, click Manage and then Edit Page as shown below:

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The next page that opens will show many options available to customize your Facebook page. Click Basic Information:

Scroll down to the About section and write a brief description. (It is important to leave room for your URL to be visible when it displays on your page.) Next, add your URL to the end of this description by copying and pasting your URL from your browser so that it will result in a "clickable" link. (example: http://www.catscrap.com). Scroll to the bottom of this page and click Save Changes. Scroll up and click View Page.

You will return to your business Facebook page. Check that your description AND website link are now visible. 

I hope this tip contributes to the success of your business. If you have questions, please leave a comment. 

***this option exists for many of the Business Facebook types such as Retail and Consumer Merchandise. Other business types may display differently in the About section. 

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InstaFriday:: Friday the 13th

Joining in with the masses who participate in this thing:

Modeling her new dress and shoes.




Counting the 300+ eggs for our big hunt.





Chickies--a Pinterest inspired idea. So cute and fast. These were gobble up before we even had lunch.




Me and my girls. Major proof that using the camera on hand beats no photo at all. This is a keeper.




My favorite photo from Easter. Shelby racing around the yard during the hunt.
Below: wish this depicted how insanely windy it was at the soccer field. Notice my car hood in bottom of the pic. Yea, I was NOT outside.

 And one of my latest Project Life inspired layouts. You can view more of those here and here. I have recently been told that these really do look like traditional, paper scrapbooking. Guess what? This is all done digitally.And in the case of the above layout, every one of the pics came from my iPhone. In nearly every layout I have made this year, they are all cell phone camera pictures. Amazingly good stuff.

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Digital Scrapbook pages:: Project Life Inspired

The following two pages take me to 8 total for the year and have me caught up through March. I am very happy with this format and I have used a good mix of CatScrap Products along with the numerous freebies available on the web. I am getting a bit antsy about printing and how the final copies will look, especially using my iPhone camera almost exclusively. I am going to print a page or two at Costco soon to get a feel for the results.

To learn what products I used specifically, visit my CatScrap Photo Album. There you can also view all 8 pages.

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