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Disney Scrapbooking Supplies

I have a friend or two who LOVE Disney. I would say that I like it as well. Who doesn’t? But, there are people that are obsessed with Disney. They are the ones that have season passes to Disneyland, or Disney World, and are also obsessed with all things Disney. I mean, who doesn’t love Mickey Mouse? I have a little girl, and I’m dying to take her to Disneyland next year for her 5th birthday. Although, I would not say that I’m a Disney die hard, the one time I have been to Disneyland, the minute I walked through … Continue reading →

Why Scrapbooking Makes Me Happy

Since I was very young, I can always remember needing a creative outlet in which to express myself. Before it was scrapbooking it was stamping, and before it was stamping it was arts and crafts. Even from a really young age, I can remember being enthralled with the idea of saving memories and making myself relive them over and over again. I can remember making ‘books’ as I called them, with magazine cut-outs and photographs and words and journaling and cool pictures and drawings. That wasn’t just a book. It was the beginning of a scrapbook. Albeit not a very … Continue reading →

Saturday Layout Challenge: Scrapbooking Makes Me Happy

Challenges can sometimes get us to create layouts and work on memories that we might not have done otherwise. It is my favorite part about doing challenges; the ability to think outside the box and get some scrapbooking done at the same time. Well, today I was sitting on the floor of my scrap area and going through old issues of my scrapbooking magazines. I came across a question in one of them that begged the question “What things in your scraproom make you happy?” “These are the exact kind of questions I like to use for my scrapbook journaling.”, … Continue reading →

All About Me: Amusement Parks

Everyone loves amusement parks. Sometimes it’s the rides, sometimes it’s just the smiles on the children’s faces that make some people happy, and for some still, it’s the fun amusement park cuisine! When was the last time you visited an amusement park, carnival or fair? When you step onto the grounds of an amusement park, you are often taken back to a time when life seemed simpler, and everything was fun. Riding the rides, seeing all the cartoon characters walking around, standing in lines with other anxious riders, eating cotton candy or sipping a iced lemonade. All these things are … Continue reading →

Themes for Your Circle Journal

Now that you understand a bit better what the circle journal concept is, let’s dig into some of the more popular themes for circle journals. All over the Internet there are circle journal groups forming on scrapbooking message boards. After carefully researching layouts and topics, I compiled a list of the most frequently created circle journals. I also included some great circle journal photos from some very talented scrapbookers. These ladies provided me permission to use their awesome work in my article and deserve a huge round of applause for such amazing layouts. All names are at the bottom of … Continue reading →

Scrapbook Funnies: Great Scrapbooking Poems

Happy Weekend! I’m so happy it’s finally here. I love it when I get to spend the weekend with my kids, my boyfriend and his kids, doing whatever we want and there are no time constraints, schedules or what-not to keep us busy. This weekend is one of those for us; a nice relaxing, but fun weekend. I hope you all have a great weekend too – I encourage you to make some memories, take some pictures and get some scrapbooking done! And for the Friday Scrapbook Funnies I decided to include some cute poems I’ve been saving that are … Continue reading →

Don’t Lose Yourself When Baby Arrives

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When someone gets married, they can easily lose their own identity in their marriage. The same thing can happen after baby arrives. But, it doesn’t have to. Right now, while you are still pregnant and baby free, it’s a good time to do some self-reflection. Think about what makes you the person you are right now aside from growing another life inside you. What makes you happy? What is it that you love to do? Who are you? Keeping a journal is a good way to answer these questions. Spend an evening alone, and really ponder what has made your … Continue reading →

Embrace Those Weird Photos

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Sometimes it seems that we only scrapbook the precious photos. The ones that scream, “My baby is beautiful!” or, “I have the perfect family!” But, I say, embrace the abnormal and scrap those photos that show the imperfect moments too. I have found in my scrapbooking that those layouts end up being some of my favorites. After all, life isn’t all smiles and giggles is it? Here are a few examples of photos that are a little out of the norm that I have scrapped: My son crying in his baby blessing outfit. I love this photo. If we only … Continue reading →

Shop to Help Kids!

I’d like to remind all of our readers that we can use our holiday shopping dollars to support people around the world, including our children’s countries of origin. Charities and/or fair trade cooperatives, which provide local craftspeople training and the chance to earn a fair price for their work, probably operate in your child’s country of origin, whatever that may be. One website alone (SERRV, which I reviewed last year) carries plaques and sculptural art made by Haitian artisans using recycled oil drums. SERRV carries scarves and textiles from India, Cambodia, Vietnam and Nepal as well as tableware from Chile … Continue reading →

Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan

To most, it might seem as if scrapbooking is my main passion. I can see why, nearly three years under my belt of writing scrapbooking articles for this site, not to mention the previous years for another site. I’ve been scrapbooking for 14 years now, and I can tell you honestly, there is no end in sight. As long as there are pictures to be taken, and memories to be made, you will find me in my scrapbook studio, happily scrappin’ away. However, I do have other passions. I am an avid reader, and when I can combine scrapbooking with … Continue reading →