enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: minibooks
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A few weeks ago, I got it in my head that I needed to take a trip to New York. I decided I was out of ideas and New York would be a good place to find a few. Paul got home from work and I asked if he was in. He was. We leave…
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I wanted to share what I have started to make with my new art journal kit. I have decided to use it as a little photo journal for Paul and I this summer. I loved in UP when Ellie thanked Carl for the adventure. Eighty years from now, I will say the same to Paul.…
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Treading water. It's like staying afloat. I think of treading water as what you do to keep going. Like drinking coffee. Or praying. Or making friends. Or working at a job. It seems like you tread water temporarily, but really, it's ongoing. You are always treading water. Moving and working. Fighting and keeping your head…
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I had some great questions from Emily about my adventure book. I figured I would share them in case anyone else would benefit. (I must say, this adventure book is the best plan I have had in a long time. More and more adventures keep coming out of it.) Q : how do you type…
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Last weekend I was in a bit of a funk. I was out of ideas of things to do, places to go, thoughts to think. I am currently working part time. That's a lie. I am working full time it's just one of my jobs I do from home and it only pays when I…
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I made this on Friday, during a lot of rain, hence the somewhat sad content. Later that day, I saw UP which was fabulous and made me happier. But I am glad to have got these thoughts down. This book was inspired by two minibooks that I saw around the web last week. This one…
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Last week, I got a envelope from Hagit that included her workshop payment and an adidas catalog from a few years ago. She said she loved the catalog and that she hoped it would inspire me. I took the catalog on the metro with me to work on Wednesday and came up with an idea…
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Somehow I ended up with 3 in-process mini books this summer. The 24 to do book, the summer book & the wedding planning book. I love trying to keep up It means I need to take lots of photos. But more importantly, it means I need to PRINT MY PHOTOS. I have this great theory…
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It really couldn't feel less like summer around here. But I know it will. It will. It will. I cannot wait. I started this book as a summer project similar to what I made in Fall 07. It is part of my plan to a) enjoy this summer because I seem to have waited for…
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I wanted to do something to keep track of this 14 month MAXI-engagement we have going on. Planning a wedding for a large group of people from across the country when you are obsessed with doing everything yourself is not very mini. Right now, this book is very little. But by the time we are…
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