Dispelling Scrapbooking Misconceptions

Scrapbook classes always afford me a chance to get to hear what others are doing in scrapbooking and on their layouts. However in addition, they also afford me a chance to hear about the different ways people perceive scrapbooking and how they use it in their everyday lives. Recently at a basic scrapbooking class I taught, I met an older woman who wanted to find out what scrapbooking was all about. She was taking the class just to see how it could help her with her family genealogy. I think she took a lot more away from the class than … Continue reading →

A Year Of Scrapbooking

It has been exactly one year today, March 22, since I began writing for the scrapbooking section here at www.families.com. It has been an amazing and awesome year. I have had the opportunity to watch the site change and grow in very large amounts, and I was in the second batch of bloggers hired. I have also seen myself grow and change in both style and layout design. I have met many new wonderful people, I have had the opportunity to try out many new scrapbooking products to review, and have made some really great lifelong friends here. I found … Continue reading →

The Imperfect Scrapbook Life

Scrapbooking is such a great creative outlet. In fact, most scrapbookers are very happy and calm when they are creating layouts to record their wonderful memories. And why shouldn’t they be? Our scrapbook albums are typically filled with beautifully designed layouts, amazing photographs that almost look professional, thanks largely to some very strategic cropping, and some wonderful, perfect, happy memories. Except, that is not all that our lives hold. Not every day is full of beauty, not every photograph comes out looking totally perfect and certainly not every person has nothing but wonderful, happy memories. It is just not possible. … 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 →

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 →

Friday Fun: What Is Your Scrapbook Style? The Results

Finding your scrapbook style is not as easy at it might sound. However I’ve tried to make it easier by creating a quiz. Just answer the questions and find your scrapbook style. Hopefully you took the quiz, because you will find the results below: If you picked mostly A’s your style is SIMPLE & CLASSIC. More than likely your favorite scrapbook magazine is probably simple scrapbooks. You seem to enjoy a clean, simple style. You might even enjoy using sketches from time to time to make the whole process easier. No cluttered look for you. More than likely you are … Continue reading →

Nicole’s 2007 Scrapbooking Goals

It is so hard to believe that it is already 2007. I am still trying to figure out where 2006 vanished too. I decided a long time ago, that being an adult means that time flies at a much more rapid rate than when you are a child. Remember when you were young and thirty days until your birthday was simply agonizing because it took so long? Now, thirty days seems like a heartbeat in my personal calendar. Every year I make New Year’s Goals, though I do sometimes call them resolutions. I am not one of those typical resolution … 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 →

Scrapbooking Through The Holidays

Many times people get so busy during the holidays, that they forget to take time for themselves. This is actually what leads to stress and anxiety during the holiday season. With a hobby like ours, scrapbooking, we have a wonderful way to combat the stress and anxiety. Here are a few tips to be sure that you are busy scrapbooking through the entire holiday season. Make Time – This cannot be said enough. You have to set time aside to scrapbook. Even if you can only accomplish one page, or you only have enough time to gather the pictures and … Continue reading →

I Am Not A Scrapbooker And I Never Will Be! part 3

We all have drawers, baskets, and boxes full of old photos. It’s just a part of human nature and the ability to use a camera! But not everyone is a scrapbooker. In fact, many hate the very idea of scrapbooking. They see big dollar signs. They see too many pictures to put into albums, and they see a whole lot of time spent placing those many pictures into albums. Guess what? You don’t have to hate scrapbooking! And you don’t have to be a scrapbooker either. It’s not that difficult to create an album for your family and friends to … Continue reading →