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Scrapbooking Week in Review for January 1-6, 2008

The New Year is upon us and with that comes new goals, new tips and new articles here on families.com. The scrapbooking blog is once again buzzing with activity and will continue to grow and broaden during the year. We will be taking a look at a few forgotten categories and helping those flourish. Here’s what has been up in the scrapbooking blog this past week. Is Scrapbooking Dying Out? When you’re in the industry as long as I have been, you tend to see different trends come and go, different products reach their height and then die out, and … Continue reading →

The Truth About Bazzill Basics Papers

By now if you have been scrapbooking for any length of time, you have heard of Bazzill Cardstock. Have you ever wondered what the big deal is? Have you ever thought to yourself “What makes this paper so unique?”. Or maybe you are already a Bazzill user. If that’s the case, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Bazzill is an exceptional cardstock. I will not call it the best, because who am I to judge that. But I will say, that the majority of scrapbookers agree, it is a top of the line cardstock with an absolutely amazing variety … Continue reading →

Tips to Get Started on Creating a Teacher Album

While some might object, if you plan to create a teacher album for your child’s teacher either for Christmas or even the end of the school year, now is a great time to get started. Why? I’ll show you. In order to create a great album, there needs to be lots of photos and journaling. If you want to get the children involved in the class, you will need plenty of time to contact parents, work with the children, get photographs developed and doubled as well as obtain copies of school pictures in applicable and then assemble the pages. You … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Week In Review for July 1st to July 8th

So what’s been going on in the scrapbooking blog this week? More than enough to hold your interest, with so much more coming all summer long. As usual, the week in review is designed to recap the week, and help you find articles you might have missed. Sunday July 1st In honor of the most recent red, white and blue holiday, Scrapbooking the Fourth of July is full of great advice for what to capture on film, and what memories you might wish to create layouts about. Monday July 2nd For years I have struggled to get that amazing fireworks … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Blog Week in Review April 2nd – April 8th

It’s been a busy week in the scrapbooking blog, as we focused on different creative aspects. We’ve been a bit scattered in our week in review’s for quite sometime, but we are back in full force, and will be here every Monday to help you review what has gone on in the previous week. Our goal is to help you learn about scrapbooking, current and past techniques, beginner and advanced activities, as well as creating beautiful layouts and capturing your memories. Monday April 2nd Monday kicked off with Scrapbooking: Setting the Mood With Color (2), which was a continuation of … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Your Poetry

The month of April is National Poetry month, and in honor and celebration of my favorite form of writing, I thought I’d share a bit about how to create a poetry album, or even just to create pages with your poems on them. Typically, I sprinkle my poetry throughout my albums and layouts all year long. I write very personal pieces to my children and often they go right on the layout. However, I have binders full of poetry, all kinds: rhyming, musings, haiku and even a sonnet or two. I needed a place to show case a few of … Continue reading →

8 Basic Scrapbooking Color Tips

Here are a few color tips to use and think about when creating layouts while scrapbooking. 1. Keep Your Eyes Open – Look all around you for great color palettes and colors that work well together. Pay close attention to advertisements, nature and even interior decorating samples and clothing combinations. 2. Keep an “Idea Journal” – You can keep a small notebook in your purse or bag and jot down ideas as you see them. You can even sketch a layout and then use colored pencils to convey what you would like the color palette to look like when finished. … Continue reading →

More Online Scrapbooking Classes

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More Online Scrapbooking Classes It is always fun to learn a new scrapbooking technique, especially from the comfort of your own home in your pajamas. Scraptutor offers online classes on 28 different topics. The class topics cover a good range of general scrapbooking techniques. The classes are arranged into two volumes. The first volume includes classes that cover many basic techniques. I recommend volume one for beginning scrapboookers. Some of the topics covered in volume one at chalking, eyelets, mats and frames and paper tearing. Volume two includes topics that are a bit more advanced. Some of the topics that … Continue reading →

5 More Terrific Tips to Save Money Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is an expensive hobby and saving money is one of the keys to keeping it fun. Here are a few more tips to save money on those scrapbooking supplies and make your love of scrapbooking a bit budget friendly as well. 1. Organize It Spend time organizing your supplies to make it easier to find things. This can save money by not requiring you to purchase something a second time when you cannot find it. Don’t spend a lot on storage either. You can obtain a nice storage area and scrapbook space for a fraction of the cost of … Continue reading →

Use Stamps To Spruce Up Your Scrapbooks

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If you’re looking for ideas to spruce up your scrapbooking projects them stamps could be a great place to start. Stamps are a great thing to have on hand. Stamps can take an ordinary piece of paper and turn it into something magical. If you’re just starting to use stamps in your projects here are a few tips for getting the most out of stamping: Buy Generic Stamps: Sure that duck stamp might be cute, but if you can’t use it more than once then it’s going to be pretty useless after a while. Before buying specialty stamps try investing … Continue reading →