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Scrapbooking Your Summer Adventures

What’s been the highlight of your summer so far? For my daughter, it’s been boogie boarding; for my friend’s son, it’s been attending band camp; and for my neighbor, the highlight has been her annual trip to Mexico. All three events are scrapbook worthy, as is just about any adventure you may experience this summer. The trick to crafting an eye-popping series of layouts that showcase your summer memories to the fullest is to plan ahead. For starters, you’ll want to snap a ton of photos of your seasonal escapades. Next, you’ll want to collect as many mementos as possible … Continue reading →

Spring Into Spring Scrapbooking

Most of the nation has been experiencing an early spring–or non-existent winter–so why not extend the seasonal surprise to your scrapbooking? Now is a great time to get a jumpstart on spring-themed layouts. In a desperate attempt to use up leftover ribbon from the holidays, I’ve been making ribbon flowers. They don’t take much time, effort or money to create, and they go a long way to add a pop of color to your layouts. What’s more, you can place them practically anywhere on a page design. Depending on the size of your ribbon bloom you could use it to … Continue reading →

Top Scrapbooking Articles of 2007

Every scrapbooker is different. There are different levels that we are at, different styles we use, different techniques we try and different articles and layouts we seek. Several weeks ago, I sent out an email to my scrapbooking pals (22 responded) and requested that they help me out with a poll I was conducting. I asked them to go back through 2007 (January through October) and figure out what their very favorite scrapbooking articles were for each month. I emailed a wide range of scrapbookers from different areas, different levels of experience and different styles so that I would get … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Blog Week in Review April 2nd – April 8th

It’s been a busy week in the scrapbooking blog, as we focused on different creative aspects. We’ve been a bit scattered in our week in review’s for quite sometime, but we are back in full force, and will be here every Monday to help you review what has gone on in the previous week. Our goal is to help you learn about scrapbooking, current and past techniques, beginner and advanced activities, as well as creating beautiful layouts and capturing your memories. Monday April 2nd Monday kicked off with Scrapbooking: Setting the Mood With Color (2), which was a continuation of … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Your Poetry

The month of April is National Poetry month, and in honor and celebration of my favorite form of writing, I thought I’d share a bit about how to create a poetry album, or even just to create pages with your poems on them. Typically, I sprinkle my poetry throughout my albums and layouts all year long. I write very personal pieces to my children and often they go right on the layout. However, I have binders full of poetry, all kinds: rhyming, musings, haiku and even a sonnet or two. I needed a place to show case a few of … Continue reading →

8 Basic Scrapbooking Color Tips

Here are a few color tips to use and think about when creating layouts while scrapbooking. 1. Keep Your Eyes Open – Look all around you for great color palettes and colors that work well together. Pay close attention to advertisements, nature and even interior decorating samples and clothing combinations. 2. Keep an “Idea Journal” – You can keep a small notebook in your purse or bag and jot down ideas as you see them. You can even sketch a layout and then use colored pencils to convey what you would like the color palette to look like when finished. … Continue reading →

Seasonal Colors For Scrapbooking

Using color in our scrapbooks, is an important part of the process. Understanding what different colors tend to signify, is equally important. Most colors strongly represent certain holidays, seasonal elements, moods and emotions. For instance, red and green are most commonly used at Christmas time. What other colors represent seasonal changes? With springtime knocking on my door these days, I’d like to show you what color palettes work best for the different seasons. Spring – Springtime evokes a feeling of renewal, new beginnings, and a certain element of freshness. These feelings are best represented when using soft and delicate colors. … Continue reading →

Craft Projects on the Cheap

Just because you are trying to save a few bucks, doesn’t mean that you have to give up crafting. Here are some ways to save on craft supplies. Buy Off Season Just as clothing and other items go on sale after a holiday, so do many craft supplies. Everything from beads to scrapbooking papers to kids craft kits will hit rock bottom prices at some point if they happen to be seasonal. So forget paying $7.99 for a bucket of pumpkin foam shapes. Wait until the day after Halloween and get them for only $2.99. Store seasonal crafts to use … Continue reading →

Festive Paper

I have a friend who uses leftover holiday-themed scrapbook paper to wrap small Christmas gifts. Another pal uses her extra holiday paper for seasonal crafts and other decorations. I definitely see the frugality in getting the most out of each and every inch of festive scrapbook paper given that single pieces don’t come cheap. What’s more, year after year, I am stunned by the sheer volume of seasonal scrapbook paper on the market. The variety is practically limitless. Christmas scrapbook paper can be bought individually or in collections featuring: Santa Claus Rudolph Poinsettias Ornaments Holly Sugar cookies Pine cones Christmas … Continue reading →

Christmas Backgrounds

Minted.com did an amazing job with my family’s Christmas photo cards. I had been searching for a card format that would allow for multiple images to be featured around some seasonal text, similar to a scrapbook layout, and the website delivered. Holiday photo cards have come a long way since double sided tape was used to adhere a standard snapshot to the inside of a traditional greeting card. These days you can create elaborate multi-page cards, which feature two to three images on each page. I can’t wait until someone comes up with a way to convert digital scrapbook layouts … Continue reading →