I’m so excited about this. There is alot of “stuff” I need to restock and a great deal is always nice. And its great to see all the familiar faces. Hope to see you all there! Don’t Miss Out!!

Use the following guidelines to preserve your heritage photos:

- Keep heritage photos in consistent climate-controlled conditions. Temperatures between 68 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (15 to 20 degrees Celsius) are best, with a relative humidity of 40 to 60 percent. In other words keep photos in comfortable living conditions.
- Don’t store photos in basements, cellars, attics or garages where the temperature and humidity can fluctuate wildly.
- Keep old photos out of direct sunlight. Light will cause photos to fade and yellow.
- To prevent mold, put each photo in a paper or plastic sleeve to keep the air circulating around them. If humidity is a problem, paper is best.
- NEVER laminate old photographs. The heat process damages the old chemicals used to develop those pictures.
- Make copies of particularly old photographs. Good photo restoration companies can repair and restore even the oldest of photos.
- Use cotton gloves to handle old photos to avoid scratches, oil spots and smears.
- ALWAYS use archival, acid free, lignin-free papers and adhesives when scrapbooking old pictures, or use copies instead of the originals.
- Do Not write on original heritage photos with any ink pen, even archival pens. Use a pencil and a very light touch instead.

Ok, so if there was a kit that I would get it would be Michelle’s. She gives you alot of cool product and most likely you’ll learn something new or be forced to use something you wouldn’t buy in a SB store but realize “how cute” it is once you glue it down! I’m not one to use such bright colors, which is why I decided to join her kit club.

She forces me to creatively think differently. Her style is very different than mine and I really enjoy the challenge. This just happens to be one of her kits, you can choose 1 out of 3 or get all 3 if you like. But you gotta be quick they sell out in a day. Those crazy scrappers!

Definition: Scrapbooking (verb): The creative art of taking books with blank pages and adding photos, memorabilia, journaling, and embellishments. The primary purpose of scrapbooking is to preserve memories for future generations, but a secondary purpose often is to exercise your creativity as you display your memories in a scrapbook.

In case you didn’t know I’m always surprised how often I’m asked what “scrapbooking” is.  Weird, but true!

John Trosko, Los Angeles Professional Organizer and editor of the OrganizingLA Blog interviews celebrity scrapbooker Barbara Hernandez Carrillo in Marina del Rey, CA. John and Barb talked poolside with tips and tricks on how to created better scrapbooks and her celebrity clients, Drew Barrymore and Ridley Scott. For more info, check out http://www.organizingla.com and http://www.timelessandchic.com

This video shows many uses for Tim Holtz Fragments

This video shows off the Tim Holtz Design Ruler

This video explains how to use the Tim Holtz Texture hammer.