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Jealousy in Scrapbooking

No matter how good we’ve got it, we can always be jealous of other scrappers. Right? OK, maybe it’s actually wrong, but it happens. I wrote about my personal scrapspace in the article, “How I Organize All That Stuff”. I am lucky. I have a room devoted to my scrapbooking. It also doubles as the office, and a place for my kids to make messes while I scrap. But, nevertheless, others might be jealous of what I have. I no longer have to store my scrap stuff under my bed, taking 30 minutes just to get it all out and … Continue reading →

Are you a Scrapbook Nazi?

I have a perfectionist scrapbooking friend. If something should be cut it should be done so correctly and in proper form. A layout is not complete until it looks like it should be featured in a magazine. Pictures should be close to professional quality to be used on a page. Embellishments must math in perfect color hue to be approved. Scissors should be kept as sharp as a samurai’s blade. This attitude makes scrapbooking alongside such a person very difficult. Do you know a scrapbook Nazi? Are you, perhaps, a scrapbook Nazi? Signs You Could Be a Scrapbook Nazi: If … Continue reading →

My Scrapbooking Hobby

This probably should have been one of my first posts. Why do I love to scrapbook? Everyone has their own reasons for doing this hobby. Some people probably just don’t get it. All of those hours spend cutting, and glueing and piecing together tiny objects may sound horrible, but to me, it sounds heavenly. At first, it was just a way for me to put pictures on a page to make it look more interesting. Then, it became a creative art. It was an evolution to get to that point. For me, it took a few years of doing simple … Continue reading →

What Album Do I Put That In?

Here is a problem I have had that I think I have resolved. I have two kids, and of course, they are the focus of most of my scrapbook pages. However, I have wondered if when they are older am I going to give these albums to them, or keep them for myself? I do have baby books for them also. However, those books do not have many pictures in them. So, the majority of their lives are documented in the scrapbooks. I do not believe that you always have to scrapbook in chronological order. So, I have decided that … Continue reading →

Do You Have to Scrapbook In Order?

This is a hard question, and is obviously different for everyone out there. When I did those very first albums I felt the need to always go in order, and always complete the album before moving onto the next project. However, as time has evolved, I tend to want to focus on what pictures make me feel creative rather than what picture is the next in my pile. Sometimes, I will look at a picture and have no idea how to scrap it, what title to put on it, what papers to use, etc. So, I will search for a … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking When You Have Kids Under Your Feet

As time has gone on, my scrapbooking supplies have grown. Probably quadrupled since that first set of supplies I bought. My family has grown too. When I first started scrapbooking, I had no children, and lots of time. Oh how I wish I had that kind of time now. But, I don’t, and being a stay at home Mom of two kids that are still at home makes it challenging. I don’t want to put my scrapbooking on hold until they are in school, but, I have to prioritize and figure out ways to keep them happy while I sneak … Continue reading →