Fabulous Find Friday: Mimi DigiScrap Totes

Digital scrapbooking is definitely not my way of scrapping. I much prefer the old traditional paper and scissor route. Besides, I cannot even imagine what I would do with all the stash I have in my area! However, just because I don’t scrapbook digitally doesn’t mean that some items created for digital scrapbookers wouldn’t be useful to me too. Take for instance the new Therm O Web Mimi DigiScrap Tote. Being a writer, in addition to a journalist, I tote my laptop with me quite often. I have found many different types of laptop bags, but never once that I … Continue reading

Fabulous Find Friday: Making Memories Slice

It is not available yet, but it is destined to become one of the handiest little tools a scrapbooker could own. Introducing The Slice put out by well known scrapbooking company Making Memories. This company is already known in the industry for its innovative scrapbooking tools and products that make life easier for the scrapbooker. This new little wonder, that has yet to be released and is slated for a summer 2008 release, is no different. So what is so special about this handy tool, and what exactly does it do? The Slice is the industries first portable cordless die … Continue reading

Scrapbook Trends Magazine – The Details

This is one unique scrapbooking magazine put out by Northridge Media and has quickly become a popular choice for many scrapbookers. The entire Northridge Media group of magazines has gained an immense following in the past year within the scrapbooking and paper crafts industry. There are now four magazines – Scrapbook Trends, Paper Trends, Cards and Bead Trends. Scrapbooking Trends is an amazing, full color magazine on high quality thick magazine paper and honestly pulls its image off as more of an idea book even though it is published monthly. This is the same circumstances surrounding Cards and Paper Trends … Continue reading

Fabulous Find Friday: The ScrapOnizer

It was an easy pick this week. This fabulous find is not only new and definitely fabulous, but it is a functional, multi-use piece as well. The brand new ScrapOnizer brings scrapbooking storage above and beyond to a whole new level. And the best part? It is definitely not just for scrapbookers! The ScrapOnizer is a new storage and organizational system that is made of clear, yet durable poly-vinyl. Being clear, makes finding what you are looking for extremely easy as well as a whole lot of fun to customize and/or alter. It has a self-locking feature to ensure that … Continue reading

Introducing Fabulous Finds Friday’s – Another New Column On the Scrapbooking Blog

Spring is a time of renewal, new beginnings, new growth and beauty and even fresh starts. The Scrapbooking Blog is interested in new ways to get the word out about the new products and fabulous finds we constantly locate. Beginning tomorrow and on each Friday the Scrapbooking Blog will offer a look at a new scrapbooking product. The product can be for anything and everything scrapbooking related, from organizational and storage tools, to a new paper line, to how to use a new tool on the market. If there is something fabulous and new that you have discovered, don’t hesitate … Continue reading

The OTT-LITE True Color Challenge

Natural light is what we want the most for picture taking, crafting and of course, scrapbooking. Except it is difficult to get natural lighting all the time. Some scrap areas are in hard to see areas of the house. What if I told you there is a rather simply way to get natural ‘true color’ results? Have you taken the OTT-LITE True Color Challenge? It begins by finding a “Compare the Difference” display in almost any craft store, as well as in many home improvement stores and such. The display is set up to allow you to see the difference … Continue reading

Scrapbooking Week in Review for January 28-February 4, 2008

I hope after the seemingly endless hustle and bustle of the holiday season, things are finally settling down for you. Hopefully you are able to steal away a few moments here and there to work on your layouts and get organized. Perhaps you could even learn some new techniques and try out some new products. What’s been going on around here lately? Let’s find out. Designing With Stamps On Your Scrapbook Layouts Have you ever found that you don’t have the right embellishment for a page, or perhaps your background isn’t to your liking? Maybe you have an idea in … Continue reading

New Product Alert: Blooms Laser Ruler

It takes something very special to make me get all warm and fuzzy inside when it comes to scrapbooking gadgets. My heart is saved much more for the papers and embellishments and not as much for the gadgets. Until I laid eyes on this little gem. It looks like a narrow paper cutter, but it doesn’t cut a single thing. It is the totally awesome Blooms™ by Westcott® laser ruler that is just another great addition to their growing line of tools. This is an absolutely must have scrapbooking gadget. Not only does it come in totally cute colors and … Continue reading