I am moving my blog to erin-ink.com and have many new ideas and such up my sleeve. The new blog is under construction right now. But keep in touch for some new stuff over the next little bit! Continue reading

I have been thinking alot in the last few months what my one little word would be and 'create' kept coming to me. 2010 was all about working hard to build ErinInk and as the year drew to a close I realized that I becasue so busy with tasks that I didn't create—for me and for my family. So my goal for this year is to create more. SO here is a layout that I just created: Journaling: Maisie, you asked me today, what does winter mean? And I thought about it for a minute and started to list off... Continue reading

I did a December Daily for 2008 and 2009 got away from me and didn't get to do it. This year, I insisted to myself that I do it. I love looking back on the little daily stuff that happened in 2008 album. I have decided to keep it very simple (no surprise there, as it is my style, right?). And I am really pouring my heart into the journaling, trying to catch what the days were like and writing whatever little snippet (or big story) that I want to sare for that day. I have not been scrapping much... Continue reading

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Do-da-do!! I am happy to share a sneek peek of a fab new collab that I did with Molly of Biograffiti! Not only is the collab awesome but she was so much fun to work with! So here's how it goes, leave a comment below and on Thursday afternoon I will announce a winner. Right around the time the collab will go live in my store. Good luck, ladies and I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Continue reading

Supplies: PKnox_StapleIts, KPertiet_HeartStrings, KPertiet_LilBitTags, AEdwards_SimpleCelebrationsBabyElements, LG_beth-kit, PKnox_BoundingBabiesGirl, KPertiet_BasicPaperAlphaWhite, Stitched by Anna White No4, Stitched by Anna White No 5, KPertiet_CutUpsBaby, KPertiet_AdoringLabels, KPertiet_LoveTicketsNo2, KPertiet_DateStripsNo1, mterasawa-thelovebandit-paper, KPertiet_StampedBlocksNo10, JEdwards_SweetestThingSolids Continue reading

The winner is: Thanks, Rebecca! Continue reading

Welcome to the Erinink stop on the MScraps Blogtrain! Sign up for my newsletter and leave a comment for a chance to win a 25 dollar gift certificate to my store! Random winner chosen Monday afternoon! I hope you enjoy all of the fabulous gifts that the MScraps Creative Team & Designers have prepared just for you. Here's your gift: Head on over to Heather T's blog to get your next gift. So glad you stopped by! BTW: If you've become lost or missed a stop along the way, you can visit the mscraps forum to get the full blog... Continue reading

The 11th edition of my inkblots! And some wonderful inspiration from my team! Continue reading

I am excited to share that I am the Guest Designer at Log Your Memory this month. I created an awesome kit and mini kit add on for them, and I am really excited about how it turned out! The kit is now for sale at my store at mscraps as well as given away for various challenges and giveaways this month at LYM. If you buy the kit, you get the add-on for free! Here are some layouts done by my team and the Mscraps team! Continue reading

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I had to do a layout for Maisie's preschool, showing her family and such. This is what I came up with! Continue reading

The winner are: Please email me at nirecreations AT gmail DOT com. And I will email you your coupon! Congrats!! Continue reading

Do-da-do!! I am happy to announce that I am opening a new store today. One that I have admired for as long as it has been open. I bet you are wondering which one, huh? Well, I will not make you wait any longer! Mscraps is my new home! And to celebrate this, I am doing a giveaway: TWO $25.00 gift certificates to my store. For one chance, go over to the Erinink Facebook Fan page and become a fan, then leave a comment here that you did. For a SECOND chance, sign up for my newsletter (which has coupons,... Continue reading

Remembering Loved Ones by Amy Mallory A part of all our lives is losing loved ones. This is what happened to my family this past week. I lost my first grandparent. I have been extremely blessed to have all of my grandparents for over 33 years. My grandfather was 85. He was a wonderful man and he will be greatly missed. This sadness did take a toll on my Project 365. I honestly did not feel much like taking pictures as I was mourning the loss of Grankin (my big sister named him this when she was just a toddler).... Continue reading

The last 2 photography posts have been about depth of field, and how to get better control over the junk in the background of your photos. I have shared information on how aperture plays a roll in depth of field, and how distance to the subject can change the depth of field. Today, I am going to show you how the focal length of your lens plays into your depth of field. This first shot (photo 1) was taken using the standard kit lens (18-55mm) with a focal length of 34mm. The second photo (photo 2) was taken using a... Continue reading

Have only 10 or 15 minutes? by Lisa Carroll Hello! If you are like me, sometimes life gets a little crazy and finding the time to scrap an entire page seems impossible. After a few months of this, you realize you are getting further and further behind and then you really get discouraged. Sound familiar? Well, when I find myself falling into this pattern I remind myself that there are tasks that can be done in 10 or 15 minutes to get organized and make things easier when I do find more time to complete a layout or two. Here... Continue reading

Re-coloring Elements II by Shirley Woodard Polk Last time we learned how to re-color papers. Click here to visit that lesson again. This week I will teach you how to very simply re-color elements. This is great on buttons, flowers, or even tags. 1. Open your item in Photoshop. I used a flower from the Cait Kit. 2. Drag your item onto your layout or a new canvas. 3. Command-click on the item’s thumbnail in the Layers palette 
4. Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer).
5. With your new layer targeted, go to Edit > Fill (or use... Continue reading

The last 2 photography posts have been about depth of field, and how to get better control over the junk in the background of your photos. I have shared information on how aperture plays a roll in depth of field, and how distance to the subject can change the depth of field. Today, I am going to show you how the focal length of your lens plays into your depth of field. This first shot (photo 1) was taken using the standard kit lens (18-55mm) with a focal length of 34mm. The second photo (photo 2) was taken using a... Continue reading