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Choo-Choo Scrapbook

Instead of celebrating the season with a monster Christmas party, this year my daughter’s school is hosting a Polar Express-themed winter shindig. The teachers are planning a series of activities and events, which feature lessons on trains, the spirit of giving and other topics covered in the classic children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. With all of the hard work going into designing the massive soiree, naturally, the school wants to document the event from beginning to end. That’s where I come in. Last week I found myself agreeing to join the scrapbook committee. A bunch of moms will be … Continue reading →

In the Kitchen Scrapbook

Back-to-school supplies are front and center at just about every retailer right now. However, instead of sending your recent high school grad off to college with a new comforter set and a bunch of No.2 pencils, why not gift him with something that’ll really come in handy when his wallet is as empty as his stomach—-a recipe scrapbook. More than just a place to preserve files of instructions on how to make your favorite dishes, cookbook scrapbooks are designed to document family history for generations to come. By scrapping cherished collections of tasty recipes compiled by loved ones, you’ll be … Continue reading →

Creating a Craft Box

When I was about six, our local church was cleaning out its closets and brought us over a huge box of craft odds and ends. It was filled to overflowing with wooden clothespins, sequins, tulle netting, pipe cleaners, squares of felt, fabric scraps—it was like a crafting wonderland. My mom immediately saw the possibilities and showed us all a way to take the tulle and sew it into little ballerina skirts to put on the clothespins. We hung those on our Christmas tree that year. I remember spending hours and hours making things out of the stuff in that box—some … Continue reading →

So Long to School Scrapbook

Now that spring break is over, my first grader has begun counting down to the last day of school. Where has the year gone? I can’t believe that school will be over in just six short weeks. I want to cry. Not just because I will soon be the mother of a second grader, but also because I have yet to scrap more than the first day of school in my daughter’s memory book. I still have big plans for her book. I just need to get my act together so I can bring my big plans to fruition. Some … Continue reading →

Christmas Cookie Scrapbook

Now I’ve seen everything. Yesterday I popped into my local scrapbook supply store to pick up an extra pack of holiday-themed stickers for a layout I am creating to display my daughter’s school Christmas concert photos, but what to my wondering eyes should appear: a Christmas cookie scrapbook. I’m not sure I would have believed it unless I saw it with my own two eyes. Sitting in the middle of the display table was a pimped out Christmas recipe scrapbook filled exclusively with amazing photos of the most divine cookies known to man and directions on how to make them … Continue reading →

Try Online Scrapbooking

So you have just completed another scrapbook album. It looks fantastic. You go back over your creation, admiring your work. Now what? You stick it on a shelf and it collects dust. Sounds a little harsh, I know. But do you find that to be true for your scrapbooks? We spend all this time putting it together and rarely get to share it. Why do we bother to create scrapbooks? Do we spend the money and time to put together some great memory keeper only to stick it on a shelf so it collects dust? I don’t think so. Yet … Continue reading →

Scrapbook Memorial

Scrapbooking is all about special memories and times you cherish and want to hold onto forever. Most scrapbookers are very selective on the photos they choose down to the embellishments to bring about just the right emotion on a page. We want our pages to pop with life and evoke the same memory we had that day. You will see scrapbooking about babies, school years, weddings, and holidays. Yet, one can commemorate another life event through scrapbooking; death. This is not a morbid thought. It is a celebration of a loved one’s life and memories for all to share. When … Continue reading →

Try a New Scrapbook Look Using Black and White Photos

If you were to take a look through my scrapbooks you would see a lot of color. The album itself, the pictures inside, the paper and embellishments all scream color. I’m sure this is true for most scrapbookers. We tend to really like color. Recently I have been thinking of doing something a little different. I really appreciate the look and beauty of black and white photos. Black and white photos are simple but sophisticated. They have an elegance to them that is very unique. A black and white photo scrapbook would definitely be something very different. It would be … Continue reading →

Storytelling through Scrapbooks

Most of us are familiar with journaling in our scrapbooks. These are short little quips that describe what is happening in a photograph. It is fun to fill scrapbook pages with these, as it makes the scrapbook become more personable. What about storytelling through scrapbooks? Storytelling would be a more detailed account of something. Try to imagine how one day that story could really mean a lot to someone. In fact, just think how you would feel if you had scrapbooks that your mother created that is filled with story after story. Wouldn’t you just treasure them? If your mother … Continue reading →

Off the Fridge and into the Scrapbook

If you have a kids and a refrigerator in your home then chances are that fridge is decorated with child art. My refrigerator was so full of children’s art it made my breakfast nook look more like an art gallery than part of a kitchen. As much as I love my children’s works of art, there are far too many masterpieces to hang in on one refrigerator. So, it was either I buy another refrigerator or find a creative solution. No, the thought of throwing away my children’s masterpieces never crossed my mind. It may have made it to the … Continue reading →