Crop, Workshop or Party? How Do You Decide?

Are you planning an upcoming event or hosting an event for scrapbookers? If so, how do you decide whether to host a crop, host a workshop or class, or how to just have a party? It depends on what they event is for, and it depends on how many people are attending, what level scrapbooking they are at, and what they would like to see from an event. Crops – A crop is typically hosted at someones home or at a large community center. These can be as intimate as a couple of people or as big as hundreds which … Continue reading →

Common Themes for Scrapbooking Parties

Hosting a scrapbooking party, workshop or crop? Trying to come up with a theme for it, can be challenging. You will want to focus on a theme that can work for you decoration, food and even supply wise. I don’t recommend themes that require massive costumes, simply because at that point, your scrapbooking buddies won’t be able to scrapbook because their costumes get in the way. So how do you come up with a theme for a scrapbooking party or crop? Well, it isn’t a whole lot different than hooking yourself up with a great birthday party theme either. Here … Continue reading →

Setting the Scene of Your Scrapbooking Get Together

Setting the scene of a scrapbooking get together entails a lot more than just decorations. Since most of the time when you are getting together, you are doing it to scrapbook with each other. It is important to think also about room set up and where to put tables, what type of tables you need, how much space each person will need to spread out and other conditions affecting the general set up of your scrapbooking get together. Folding card tables are pretty popular among scrapbookers and can typically fit two very comfortably at each. So, if you are inviting … Continue reading →

Planning a Scrapbooking Get Together

Having a get together of any sort, with your scrapbooking friends, is a great way to share your ideas and creativity, as well as a great time to connect and bond with your friends. It seems as if a lot of work would go into planning some type of scrapbooking get together, and while it does take some work, it can be loads of fun to plan and you will have a great time if you follow these easy ideas. Choose the Location, Date and Time You might just wish to host it at your home, providing a more intimate … Continue reading →

Planning a Scrapbooking Get Together

Teaching Scrapbooking to Others

Teaching something you love to others is always a fulfilling thing. Scrapbooking is so much fun to do, and can be just as fun to teach to someone else. Whether it is just a friend, or several or a whole room full of strangers, it isn’t difficult to show someone why scrapbooking is fun and teach them how to do it. Show Enthusiasm Showing enthusiasm for something you love is usually contagious. The energy you exude while showing something to someone is usually catching. Even if they don’t have a lot of faith in themselves, seeing you get so excited … Continue reading →

Involve Your Children in Scrapbooking

With scrapbooking as perhaps one of my top three most favorite things to do, it is only natural that I wish to share that hobby with my friends and family. And why not get my children involved as soon as possible? How do you get your children interested in scrapbooking? Set Limits – Guide Don’t just open up your scrapbook room and tell them to use whatever they want. This can overwhelm them and make them feel as if they aren’t capable of making decisions. Perhaps putting together a few items in a kit and allowing them to choose which … Continue reading →

Creative Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention – Charlotte, North Carolina 2008

It isn’t too late, even though the date is rapidly approaching. This year Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention (CKC) ’08 is coming to Charlotte, North Carolina on August 15-16, 2008. And while it is coming up fast, there is still time to register and sign up for classes and workshops. You have until Sunday, July 27 at 12 midnight Easter Standard Time to register online for the first pick of your favorite classes and crops. And if you register online between now and Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time, you will receive a free gift from Wausau … Continue reading →

How Do I Find Time To Scrapbook?

School’s officially out for the summer, the children are home full-time, and unless they are in a rigorous camp program, you are bound to be entertaining at some point. Most people assume that when summer approaches, they will have more time to relax, more time to do the things they want to do, this isn’t always true. Summertime brings people outside, through camping trips and swimming, camp programs and fairs and carnivals, and the list goes on and on. Summertime is statistically the time when the most people enjoy being outdoors. As we all know, scrapbooking is not really an … Continue reading →

Swaps – What’s the Point?

Swaps have been around for awhile, and depending on your hobby, they are the same only changing for the medium or craft or hobby that you have. They are a terrific way to get more scrapbooking done, or card making done or whatever you might choose. The best part is, you get to choose what you participate in, and what you don’t participate in. Finding swaps is actually fairly easy, since most scrapbooking related message boards have a crop of individuals who love hosting swaps. Finding a swap you want to participate in, might be a bit harder. You need … Continue reading →