Author Archives: Lisa Andrews

Digital Scrapbooking at ScrapGirls.com

Digital scrapbooking is becoming more popular all of the time and with sites like ScrapGirls.com, it is getting easier to make the leap (or maybe even just a small jump) into the world of digital scrapbooking. Scrapgirls.com is a site that not only offers digital products you can use to create your layouts, they also have a wide variety of options for support and ideas on their site. The first thing I recommend doing when you visit the site is to download the FREE ebook titled “15 Things you Need to Know to Become a Great Digital Scrapbooker.” This 65-page … Continue reading →

New Creating Keepsakes Products

Creating Keepsakes Magazine has been an industry leader in the scrapbooking community for 10 years. They started as a magazine and have expanded to offer Creating Keepsakes University, CK Conventions, an online store, books, and so much more. They are now expanding their products to offer scrapbooking products. The new products look very interesting and I thought that I would share them with you. Organizational Products They are offering a nice variety of organizational products. One of my favorite things about them is the color combination of light blue and brown. They have paper organizers that hold 12 X 12 … Continue reading →

My Christmas Wish List (part two)

It’s that time of year again: time for gift giving. Not only should you take time to consider what you would like to give others, you should take some time to evaluate what new scrapbooking items you would like to use this year. I’ve come up with a few things that are on my Christmas wish list and I’d like to share them. You can also check out part one of my wish list to find out what other fun goodies I’m thinking about using (hopefully) soon. Mimi Digiscrap Tote. I have been on the lookout for a nice bag … Continue reading →

My Christmas Wish List (part one)

With the holidays approaching, it is becoming time to think about giving gifts to your loved ones. It is always appreciated when each family member creates a wish list so that I am able to give gifts that they really want. So, I decided to sit down at think about the top items on my scrapbook wish list. Thought that I would share my list with you. Epson R1800 large-format printer. I’ve been wanting this for quiet a while, but the large price tag is holding me back. I have read many reviews and almost everyone who had this print … Continue reading →

Coordinating Invites and Gifts

Primary teacher gift boxes It is so fun when I have an opportunity to use my scrapbooking supplies for things other than scrapbooking. This past month I was able to make invitations to a dinner at church and create coordinating gift boxes (filled with candy) for each of the people in attendance at the dinner. Everyone seemed to like the invites and gift boxes, so I thought I would share my little project with you. The Invitation (I appoligize for the paint blob in the center of this one. I gave out all of the good ones before taking a … Continue reading →

Moving Gift for a Friend

Moving scrapbook When a good friend is moving away, it can sometimes be challenging to think of something that would be a meaningful gift or memento for them to take along with them to help them remember where they lived. Recently, a group of my friends put together an album for some friends that were moving. I’d like to share a few things that I learned from this project that should help it run smoothly for you and help you create a very meaningful gift for a friend. 1. Pass out a page protector with a sheet of white cardstock … Continue reading →

Capture Your Thanksgiving Memories

Thanksgiving Photo Ideas With Thanksgiving nearly here, I was thinking about the things I would like to document this year for this special holiday. With a little planning, you can make sure to take pictures and preserve those special memories. Here are a few ideas I’ve had that you may want to include on your scrapbook layouts. Family photos. This is a holiday where many family members travel to be together. It is a great opportunity to take pictures of people who can’t usually be together. Remember to get a picture of all of the cousins in attendance at Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

New Cutting and Trimming Tools

With the many different options in paper trimmers for scrapbooking, I like to know what all of my choices are before I buy. In the past couple months, two of my favorite companies, Making Memories and Basic Grey, have come out with new tools that could make our paper trimming a much easier task. I’d like to share what each of the companies has to offer. Making Memories Precision Paper Trimmer When I first saw this trimmer, the first thing that made me very happy was that the base is large enough to hold an entire sheet of 12 X … Continue reading →

Smilebox.com

Creating and sharing digital scrapbook pages is becoming more popular with the creation of online sites with tools that make it so easy. Smilebox.com is a new site with many fun and creative possibilities. You can create a nice variety of items on this site that you can share with others. This is not only for scrapbookers, but anyone who wants to share photos in a creative way. You just need to upload your photos to the site and then you can let the fun begin. One option that you have on the site is to create greeting cards. This … Continue reading →

Hawaii Album Cover

My sister and I had some fun this weekend working on some album covers of a recent Hawaii trip that she took with some friends. She had created the inside pages for 3 albums so that she can give one album to each of her traveling companions. We had so much fun altering the covers of the albums, that I thought I would share our process and the results. Here are the materials we used: Heidi Swapp 6 X 6 Spiral bound album Map of Hawaii Making Memories Foam Stamps and Paint Heidi Swapp Floral Mask Modge Podge (Matte Finish) … Continue reading →