Author Archives: Lisa Andrews

Making Memories Fresh Anthology Line

Making Memories Anthology Line Making Memories has been a long time leader in the scrapbooking industry. They were one of the first big companies who came out with many innovative products. Remember the metal eyelet letters and simple stated rub-ons that were must have items a few years ago? Making Memories has recently released a few new lines so of beautiful products. One of my favorites is their new Anthology Line. I would like so share some for my favorite products from this line. Let’s start with the paper. I know that when I built a kit for my kit … Continue reading →

Hallmark and SmileBox.com Join Forces

Hallmark and Smilebox.com Join Forces We are all familiar with the Hallmark cards. They have been a long-time front runner in the greeting card business. Over the past few years, we have become more familiar with online greeting card companies. In an earlier blog, I shared some information about SmileBox.com where you can go to create customized greeting cards, layouts and more. Now SmileBox.com and Hallmark have joined together to bring you even more exciting features. The Hallmark service is available and can be downloaded free of charge. They are still working on a Mac version, so for all of … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Goals for 2007

With a New Year upon us, I thought that it would be appropriate to set some scrapbooking goals for the New Year and share them here with you. Make an album for my husband. So many of my layouts focus on my kids, so I think that it is important this year to include my husband more in our albums. I’m thinking about a “Favorite Things About You” album or and “all About You” album. I’ll share what I come up with once it’s done. Include more about myself in our albums. Most scrapbookers do not take time to include … Continue reading →

Digital Scrapbooking Magazine

We all use computers to at least some extent when it comes to scrapbooking. Maybe it is just to print the title of a page or print out the journaling, but it could involve a lot more that. Digital scrapbooking has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years. I still have not created an entirely digital page, mostly because I am not sure where to start. I have a feeling that once I do start creating a few digital pages, it will be more fun than I was expecting. If you are like me and want to learn … Continue reading →

Preserving Your Christmas Treasures

There are so many ways that you could approach capturing and preserving your Christmas (or Kwanza or Hanukah) memories. This year I plan to focus on the little things that make this season special for me. These items would make a prefect mini album that we could add to each year. I would like to share a few things that I would be meaningful to include in a holiday memory album. Your Christmas Tree. Is it artificial or real? If it is real, do you cut it down yourself, or do you buy it at the same place each year? … Continue reading →

Don’t Miss these Winter Photo Opportunities

Now that the winter season has official arrived in many cities, it is time to enjoy all of the beauty that the season brings. One way to celebrate this winter season is by taking pictures to document all of your favorite things. I have come up with a list of things that you may want to capture in photos and I would like to share them with you. The First Snow. This may mean different things to different people. You may want to photograph your home lightly dusted in snow after the first flurries. For me, it will mean traveling … Continue reading →

Include Family Member in Holiday Crafting

This is a busy and special time of year where you may not have time to sit and create many layouts, but you can make some time to create some meaningful gifts and spend quality time with others. I have had a few ideas on ways that you can include others in your holiday creating this year and I would like to share them with you. Make a Gift Album. Since this is a gift-giving time of year, why not make a special album to gift as a gift. You could make the album to commemorate a vacation you took … Continue reading →

Make Time for Scrapbooking During the Holidays

With the holiday season upon us, we are all very busy with parties, shopping, entertaining and so much more. It can be very easy to set scrapbooking aside because you just don’t seem to have the time to do it. I think that it is still very important to make time for small scrapbooking projects during this busy time so that you can take some time out for yourself. You will feel happier and be a better person when you take time to do something that you really enjoy. I would like to share a few ways that you can … Continue reading →

Check Out Expressionary.com

Making cards with leftover scrapbooking products is a common use for all of those scraps. But sometimes finding the time to make cards can be a little overwhelming. I’ve come across a fun company that makes a variety of products that you can customize and have delivered right to your door. Expressionery.com is a site worth looking into if you need cards, announcements or invitations, but you know you are not going to have the time to make them yourself. Not only is this site a lot of fun to use, you will get results that reflect your personality. One … Continue reading →

Faith and Religous Scrapbooking

Scrapbookers are now scrapbooking more than just the chronological events of their lives, they are now recording the things that are important to them. Recording your feelings on religion and your faith is an important aspect of your live to preserve and record. There are now several products that are available to help you add to the religious theme of your layout. Religious-Scrapbooking.com has collected a nice variety of scrapbooking products that you can use to help you create your religious themed layouts. They offer patterned paper in both Christian and Jewish themes. The themes on the Christian paper include … Continue reading →