Author Archives: Lisa Andrews

Creating Keepsakes 2007 Top 10 Issue

I love making lists. It is very satisfying to make a list and see everything that needs to be done all in one place. Maybe that is why I really enjoyed reading Creating Keepsakes Top 10 Issue that recently came out. They cover 9 topics and include a list of their top 10 ideas for that topic. This issue is part of the regular Creating Keepsakes subscription, but if you are not a subscriber, you can pick up your own copy at your favorite scrapbook,craft store or online at Creating Keepsakes. I think this issue has a great balance of … Continue reading →

LOVE Letters

These may not be your typical love letters that you would expect to find from your grandparents form years ago, but I hope that you will be inspired to create a few love letters like these sometime in the near future. I just put these letters together yesterday and I had so much fun with this project, so I thought that I would share them with you. Supplies: Chipboard Letters: from JoAnn ($2.99 each) Patterned Paper: Basic Grey and Daisy D’s Stickers: 7 Gypsies and Heidi Swapp Rub-on flourishes: Basic Grey Love Themed Stamp: 7 Gypsies Ribbon and Heart Gems: … Continue reading →

New Company: Tinkering Ink

Tinkering Ink Most scrapbooking product companies take a little time to define their style and figure out exactly how they are going to fit into the scrapbooking world. But I was extremely surprise to find Tinkering Ink at CHA last month in the new vendor area because they over exceeded my expectations for a brand new scrapbooking company. They have a very sophisicated style that will do well in the scrapbooking industy. I truly love their bold designs in vibrant colors in their patterned paper and coordinated embellishments. They released 5 new lines that will have a staggered release date … Continue reading →

ScrapbookLifestyle.com Videos

ScrapbookLifestyle.com Videos I love to discover new scrapbooking products. Whenever new products are being released, there are always a few people/companies I want to be sure to check out first. I also think that it is really interesting to get to hear about the products from the designer of the products. ScrapbookLifestyle.com, which is part of the Better Homes and Garden’s Magazine, Scrapbooks Etc., has come out with a series of videos where they interviewed scrapbook products designers at CHA last month. These videos were so fun to watch because you really get a great look at the new products … Continue reading →

Make Your Own Albums with Bind-It-All

If you are someone who loves to mank small albums for gifts or just for yourself, I think I may have discovered just the product for you while I was at CHA last month. The Bind It All system allows you to create your own chipboard covers and inside album pages. Here is a quick run down of how this system works and what machines are needed. This is a system that allows to cut, punch, bind holes, and attach wire binding to albums. You can create an album to be any size you need as long as you have … Continue reading →

Valentine Candy Grams

Need a last minute valentine idea? Valentine’s Day is here. Are you ready? If you need a quick last minute valentine idea, you have come to the right place. I just put a few valentines together and incorporated small candy into each of my messages. This was really fun and did not take much time. So grab a few valentine related products (or just some red, pink or white paper) and let’s get started! I used to love to make candy grams for my friends when I was younger. This is when you incorporate the name of the candy into … Continue reading →

Winter CHA 2007 From Basic Grey

New Product From Basic Grey It’s no secret that Basic Grey is one of my favorite scrapbooking companies. They have consistently beautiful paper in a variety of color palettes. It seems that I could almost always use their paper to fit the theme of any scrapbook page. They just released 4 new collections of paper. Each line also includes coordinating alphabet stickers, mini monograms, regular monograms, cardstock tags, fibers, and matchbook kits. Here is a look at the 4 new lines that you can look forward to working with in the (hopefully) near future. Scarlet’s Letter They do fantastic work … Continue reading →

New Love, Elsie Line From KI Memories

One of the things on my “must see” list when I went to CHA last month was the new Elsie Flannigan line with KI Memories. I have enjoyed seeing Elsie’s work online and in her book, 52 Scrapbooking Challenges, so I new that her brand new line of scrapbooking products would not be disappointing. Three new lines were released at CHA, each with a fun and playful style, but each with different color palette and paper designs. All of the patterned papers are double-sided and each collection also includes 6 patterned papers, 2-fabric papers and 2 sheets of embossed cardstock. … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking is a Lifestyle

Scrapbooking is a Lifestyle Once you become a scrapbooker, it seems that you start to look at life a little differently. Some things just are not the same once you start to scrapbook. I would love to share a few of my observations about scrapbookers. Let me know if you agree. Trips to Target (and most other stores) often inspire layouts ideas. When I enter a store it seems that there is almost always something that catches my eye and I makes me think about how cool it would be to translate it into a layout element. Things that I … Continue reading →

New Product Line From Becky and Lisa

Lisa Bearnson, and Becky Higgins, have partnered with Cropper Hopper to bring us a new line of organizational products. They debuted their new products last month at CHA in Anaheim. I got a firsthand look at the products and thought that I would share them with you. In case you are not familiar with Lisa and Becky, here is a quick bit of information on them. Lisa Bearnson is the founding editor of Creating Keepsakes Magazine and co-author of 3 books. She also hosts the monthly QVC’s Creating Keepsakes hour. Becky Higgins is the contributing editor of Creating Keepsakes magazine … Continue reading →