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Confessions of a Messy Scrapbooker

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I am a messy scrapbooker. I like to start with my space neat and tidy, but by the end of things, it is a disaster area. Truly. Yet, I think some people might look at my pages and think I am a messy scrapbooker on my layouts as well. I love my style of scrapbooking, but I can appreciate that others may not. So here are a few of my confessions for what I believe make me a messy scrapbooker. I hate straight lines. To get out my ruler or my paper cutter means I have tried several times to … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking to Overcome Christmas Stress

Recently, I got myself involved in this huge project. I decided to make 75 ornaments for a church Christmas party that I am in charge of this week. It has been a lot of work being in charge of a party for 150 people. I have never done anything like this before. The stress of it is pretty overwhelming. Combine that with my regular holiday stress of shopping, five Christmas parties to attend, and family coming into town, I was feeling really stressed out, and a little like the Grinch. I wanted to get rid of Christmas. The ornaments were … Continue reading →

Alphabets

Alphabet Stickers are one of my favorite things to buy when scrapbooking. I could go crazy buying just those, and spend a fortune. In fact, every time I walk into a scrapbooking store, I usually buy at least 1-2 sets of alphabet stickers. Usually, I stick with solid colors, and mostly black and white. But, that is because that is just what I like. But, there are hundreds of choices out there. When choosing from solid colors, patterned stickers, chipboard, bling letters, etc., it can get expensive. So why not come up with some creative ways to make your alphabets, … Continue reading →

Title Work

Remember my article, “Picking a Title for Your Scrapbook Layout“? If you missed it, check it out for a few ideas on how to get creative with picking your titles for your layouts. I love a good title. It gives the page so much personality, and direction. However, sometimes, when I pick the title, it is hard to figure out exactly how to get that title to fit on a page. For example, many times, I choose titles that just come to me when I’m looking at my pictures. A while back, I did a layout that is still on … Continue reading →

A Yearly Layout about YOU!!

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After my daughter was born, I realized quickly that my scrapbooking was all about her. All the time. When you become a mother, sometimes it feels like you lose yourself, and I didn’t want that to happen in my scrapbooking too. Do you ever Scrapbook Yourself? In the article, Scrapbooking You, there are some great ideas about how you can scrapbook photos of yourself so that you don’t get lost in those albums. What if every year, you did a specific layout that was just about you?? I did this after my daughter was born, and it really made me … Continue reading →

Product Review-Martha Stewart Large Circle Cutter

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I have to admit that I am a very simple scrapbooker. I do not have a lot of “tools”. Rarely do I use them, so I don’t see the need to buy tools when I could spend my money on paper! But, I was watching Oprah the other day, and saw a tool that I thought I would actually use. It was the Martha Stewart Large Circle Cutter. I grabbed my 40% off one item coupon for Michaels and decided to head out and see how much it was. Honestly, it looked really cool and my free-hand circles never turn … Continue reading →

My Scrapbooking Week In Review- October 4th-October 9th

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This week has been a great week for me for scrapbooking. The previous week, my dear daughter had a horrible stomach bug, and not much was done in the way of scrapbooking or doing anything else really except taking care of her! I am glad that is over, and that she is feeling better. So, this week, I wanted to jump right in and get some scrapbooking done again. I got several layouts done for my scrapbooks and had a lot of fun writing about the following topics: October 4th-Confessions of a Messy Scrapbooker A fun post about my scrap … Continue reading →

Scrapbook Kit Clubs: How does it work?

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Have you ever tried joining a Scrapbooking Kit Club? These have become more and more popular over the past few years, and it is the way to get the latest, newest, and cutest stuff for sure! I have joined one of these clubs, and I had so much fun waiting for each kit to come delivered to my door in the mail. It was like Christmas every month! While I’m not sure that these kit clubs can save you a ton of money, they might save you a little on the newest styles and brands of scrapbooking supplies. It is … Continue reading →