Author Archives: Lisa Andrews

Things We Love Album

We all have things we love. They may be as simple as the feeling of clean sheets as we climb into bed or as important as family. Why not create something that celebrates the things you love? These things are the little bits of information that your family and others will want to know about you in years to come. I recently completed this little (4 X 4) accordion album about the things each member of our family loves. This was a very simple project that only took a couple of hours to put together. Each page of the album … Continue reading →

Celebrate Life

With the many duties and responsibilities that we have each day, it is very easy to lose focus on the things that are important to us. By daily recognizing things that are good in our lives, I believe that we will live a happier and more fulfilling life. What does this have to do with scrapbooking? I think that by enjoying life and appreciating all that is going well in our lives, we will find more moments that we want to preserve through scrapbooking. This year I have decided to record one good thing that happens each day. It only … Continue reading →

Favorite Scrapbook Supplies

Do you have a tool that you used almost every time you create a layout? There are things we all tend to reach for each time we scrapbook. Although we will never stray far from a paper trimmer, there are other things that we use that may change over time. Currently I have a few staple items that I can count on for most layouts. I’d like to share them here with you. Fiskars Circle Punch. Have you tried one of these redesigned punches yet? Gone are the days of standing over the punch and putting all of you weight … Continue reading →

Using Valentine Products in New Ways

With so many fun Valentine scrapbooking products available right now, it’s hard to resist picking up a few things to play with. But if you are like me, you don’t really do a lot of Valentine’s Day layouts. I might do 1 layout to celebrate what we did that day and make a few cards to give to my kids and husband, but other than that, I thought I didn’t have much use for these love themed products. Once I started brainstorming ways to use these products on layouts other than a Valentine’s Day layout, I came up with a … Continue reading →

Exciting Things Happening at Big Picture Scrapbooking

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that I love the classes that are offered at Big Picture Scrapbooking. It was such a pleasant surprise earlier this month when I visited the site and it had undergone a complete make over. Not only has the look of the site changed, but also they have some fun new changes implanted and coming in the future. One of my favorite updates to the site is the daily quote and weekly color inspiration. I love quotes; I figure that you can never have too many quotes. The color inspiration … Continue reading →

Christmas Card Idea

Although Christmas just ended I thought that I would share what I did for my Christmas card. The great thing about cards is that you can always recreatee a card with a different color scheme and a different sentiment and you have a birthday, thank you or wedding cards that can all follow the same design. This year, my goal was to keep it simple. I choose coordinating paper, one simple embellishment and a stamp to create the front of the card. Here are the supplies that I used: Basic Grey Dasher Patterned Paper Bazzill Cardstock Imaginisce Velvet Poinsettias and … Continue reading →

Grandparent Gift Album

Creating a gift for someone always make it more special that just buying something at the store. This is especially true when it comes to creating a gift for grandparents. For Christmas past month, I created a grandkids album for the grandparents. I would like to share how I made the album and share a few tips that I’ve learned through the process. The structure. This album is organized by year. It starts with 2000. There was only one grandchild in 2000 and 2001, so those sections are each only one page. Each child is featured on one layout for … Continue reading →

Altered Pencil Box

It is always fun to use our scrapbooking supplies for things other than creating layouts. I recently created several gifts for my children’s friends using my scrapbook supplies. I created customized pencil boxes for each of the children. I tried to match paper and embellishments to each of their personalities. I would like to share the details of the creations here. Collect Supplies. I picked up the pencil boxes at the dollar store. I made sure that all of the edges were flat because that makes it easier to cover with paper. The next step was to go through my … Continue reading →

ScrapSubmit.com

Many scrapbookers frequently submit their work to different pages calls with hope that their layout will be chosen for publication in scrapbooking magazines. There are other scrapbookers who choose to just enjoy their pages with their friend and family. Others might just think that it is too much bother to follow page calls and create submissions. Whatever your opinion may be about getting published, you may be interested in checking out a site called ScrapSubmit.com. ScrapSubmit.com is a site that will make the submitting process easier on you if it is something that you are interested in doing. You do … Continue reading →

PhotoBook Creator

Have you every wanted to create your own bound book, but thought that it would be too expensive or just too much trouble? I have just discovered a new product that make creating a bound book on your own home a very simple process. The PhotoBook Creator is a new tool that actually binds the pages of your book or album into a professional looking book. This product could be very fun for scrapbookers. Using this product to create a bound book who be a special way to preserve layouts or would make a wonderful gift. A starter package is … Continue reading →