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Finding the Right Supplies

Depending on the theme of your scrapbook layout, finding the right supplies can be a breeze or it can be downright frustrating. Obviously, if you are crafting a traditional birthday, wedding or Christmas, Easter or Halloween-themed design, getting your hands on appropriate scrapbooking materials is fairly simple. However, if you are trying to craft a layout to commemorate your cousin’s new job as the director of the city’s Planning Department, you might be forced to exercise a bit more creativity. In a previous post, I shared a little about my neighbor’s recent adventure to see Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove. … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Week in Review for April 7-14, 2008

Does it ever seem like life just keeps getting busier and busier? In case you happened to miss any of the articles in the scrapbooking blog, here is a recap for you. Looking for a New Simple Technique to Try? Do you ever sit and stare at your major stash of scrapbooking supplies and wonder what new techniques to try to add a little personality or flair to your pages? If you do, you are not alone. It is typical to find yourself in a rut and wonder what you can do about it. Capturing Quirky Habits and Mannerisms This … Continue reading →

More Fantastic Font Finds For Your Scrapbooking

Journaling is something that is often put off until the layout is finished in every other way. If you do this too, you are certainly not alone. In a recent poll, 78% of scrapbookers voted that they wait until the end to do their journaling. I find it difficult to do it at the beginning, though there have been times that I have. Since I happen to put off journaling until the end, I have a lot of layouts that are sitting in limbo waiting for that final journaling block. I decided recently to play ‘catch up’ and get that … Continue reading →

Finding Fonts for Scrapbooking

Most scrapbooker’s choose to use their computer for journaling. This is usually because they do not like their own handwriting. My hope is that you will at least do a few layouts a year in your own handwriting, but at the same time, I also understand the flow and look that only a font has. I’m often asked where I get the fonts for the journaling blocks and titles that are on my scrapbook layouts. There is no set location, but I tend to watch the idea books and magazines for cute fonts and then I look them up or … Continue reading →

Finding Scrapbooking Goodies On The Internet

Using the Internet for scrapbooking is a wonderful way to get free resources to use in your albums. There are many different ways to use the Internet, and hundreds of sites available to the scrapbooker if you just know where to look. Here are several ways you can use the Internet to help you with layouts and more. Fonts My favorite thing to find on the Internet is fonts. I know that’s the same for many scrapbookers. I am a font junkie and one of my computer’s (yes, I have several) has over 5000 fonts stored on it. I have … Continue reading →

Computer Scrapbooking (2)

When getting into computer or digital scrapbooking, there are some things you need beyond what I discussed in this article. You are also in need of some good software, so here are some tips on finding the software that is right for you, and your needs. We are scrapbookers, so an important features we are looking for are clip art programs, font programs, photo editing software, digital scrapbooking software and probably a good text editor. For Clip Art Programs: Creating Keepsakes has some great computer clip art! You can purchase it in CD format and they typically come mixed with … Continue reading →

Finding Scrapbooking Fonts

There are many different ways to tell our stories on our scrapbook pages. Through pictures, embellishments, and words we share our memories with others. The words we write can be enhanced by choosing a font that goes with the style on out page. There are many sites that sell fonts or offer free fonts. I would like to share a few of my favorite places to find fonts to use on your scrapbook pages. When you are purchasing a font, I recommend that you look for True Type Fonts because they are usually the most readable and will load easily … Continue reading →

What’s Cooking?

When I think of the holiday season, the first thing that comes to mind is not Jack Frost nipping at my nose, jingle bells or dancing elves, it’s… food; mountains of meat, plenty of potatoes, and heavenly homemade desserts. Seeing the snow pile up on the East Coast today reminded me about all the eating I will be doing in the weeks to come. Moreover, it made me think about the holiday-inspired recipe scrapbooks I’ve crafted in the past. The memory books make amazing gifts for family members and friends. Fortunately, the instructional albums are also a cinch to create. … Continue reading →

Fancy Festive Layouts

There are a variety of ways you can spice up your holiday layouts, including using Christmas-themed stickers, stamps, and die-cuts. However, if you really want to add a fancy touch to your designs without breaking the bank, consider using holiday-themed fonts. My favorite, and perhaps the simplest Christmas-themed fonts, are basic serif or sans serif decorated with holiday-inspired details, such as letters peeking out from underneath Santa hats, snow or letters printed on Christmas tree ornaments. I also love the letters that look like they are made from candy canes or carved from Christmas trees. I’m not that huge a … Continue reading →

5 Quick and Fast Journaling Tips

Many scrapbookers feel that journaling is daunting task that is usually put off until last. Some scrapbookers don’t even include journaling on their pages, because it takes too much time and effort. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. There are a few ways to make it a bit more fast and easy, than simply writing all the time. Blogs – If you have a blog, and you update it at all, you might be able to use entire posts for your scrapbook. You could simply cut, paste and print it, finally placing it on the layout at the … Continue reading →