Review: Scrapbook Shortcuts with Quizzes and Questions

I must admit that I probably have more than my fair share of scrapbooking idea books and magazines. While I find some sort of inspiration from almost every scrapbooking magazine and idea book, I have just come across a fabulous resource that I think should be a part of every scrapbooker’s library. It is a special issue put out by Simple Scrapbooks titled: Scrapbook Shortcuts with Quizzes and Questions. This is comprised of 25 quizzes, each with 10 questions, that you can use to inspire more creative journaling and insight onto your scrapbook pages. The book (looks more like a … Continue reading →

Create with the Designers DVDs

Have you ever thought that it would be nice to invite an accomplished scrapbooker into your home to show you a few tricks of the trade; I may have a fun solution for you! Create with the Designers from Two-Bit Productions creates DVD with well-known scrapbookers and artists where they walk you through a scrapbooking project. I just watched a copy of their altered scrapbooking DVD which is hosted by Susan Ure, owner of a gift shop in Utah with a great talent for creating altered art. This was an educational interactive DVD that has a segment recorded by Susan … Continue reading →

Your Family Legacy Website Review

Preserving our own history is one important reason why many people begin scrapbooking. But not only do we want to preserve our own lives, but also many of us have the desire to piece together information from our ancestors into albums. I have recently come across a helpful website, Your Family Legacy, that you can use a resource for both purchasing items for use in completing your ancestral pages and they have an excellent list of informative articles that you may find helpful in giving you ideas for your historical pages. I would like to share some of my favorite … Continue reading →

Jewelry for Scrapbookers

Many scrapbookers love to create embellishments for layouts, cards and other paper crafts, so creating embellishment style jewelry is a natural extension of our hobby. K & Company and 7 Gypsies, two great scrapbook companies, both offer some really fun jewelry that you customize with your scrapbooking supplies. I would like to share what they have to offer. 7 Gypsies This company is a favorite of mine because of their innovative and unique products. These fun bracelets certainly do not disappoint. Antique Bracelet. This fun bracelet contains silver circle charms that are all linked together. The charms each have a … Continue reading →

Book Review: A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking with Patterned Paper

If you have noticed from looking at most my projects that I have posted here in this blog, I love to incorporate patterned paper into my layouts, cards and altered projects. So you can imagine my interest when I saw that Ali Edwards was coming out with a new book, A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking with Patterned Paper. One of my favorite scrapbookers with a new book on using patterned paper! Now that I have the book, I would like to share what you can expect to learn from the book. The book is divided into 6 different chapters. Each … Continue reading →

Favorite Scrapbook Magazines (2)

Finding new inspiration for scrapbooking can sometimes be a challenge, but looking through a new scrapbook magazine is a guaranteed way to find some sort of new ideas. Here are a few more of my favorite sources of inspiration. Scrapbook Answers. In addition to this being a great magazine, they also include a great CD with each issue that includes fonts for you to install on your computer, downloadable images and project ideas. This magazine has a lot more digital scrapbooking influence along with more of an emphasis on using more traditional art materials on the scrapbook layouts. Along with … Continue reading →

Favorite Scrapbook Magazines (1)

Scrapbook and paper craft magazines can be a great resource for finding inspiration and new ideas for preserving your memories. I would like to share some of my favorite magazines with you so that you will be able to determine which magazine might be right for you. Memory Makers. This was my first scrapbook magazine subscription. I have always generally enjoyed this magazine because of the interesting articles. They write features on people who have had scrapbooking change their lives and that is always interesting to read. The layouts are usually more advanced which I find fun to look at … Continue reading →

Mimi Totes for Scrapbooking

As scrapbookers, we tend to have many supplies that need occasionally need to pack up to take to a crop or a friend’s house to scrapbook. This can be a challenging task if you don’t have the right type of bag for the job. Mimi Totes, which are made by Thermo Web, offers a wide variety of options that would work for any scrapper or stamper on the go. All of the bags/totes are sold in 5 different color combinations. They offer all black, pink/chocolate, blue/chocolate, lilac/chocolate and (my favorite) green suede and chocolate. I love the stylish designs with … Continue reading →

Crop-a-Dile Product Review

Crop-a-dile When I first heard about the Crop-a-Dile from We R Memory Keepers in January, I will admit that I was skeptical. I figured that a gadget that looked like an oversized hole punch that punched holes and set eyelets wasn’t really that exciting. After hearing friends’ rave reviews, I decided that I would have to try one out for myself to see if it was really worth all of the hype. I would like to share what I have learned about the Crop-a-Dile after purchasing it and using it myself. I would strongly encourage you to try out a … Continue reading →

New Scrapbooking Products: 7 Gypsies

7 Gypsies is a scrapbook company known for innovative products and interesting trinkets that cannot be found anywhere else in the scrapbook industry. They also offer beautiful paper, stamps and albums. I’d like to share a few of my favorite products from their new Summer 06 line. Albums 7 Gypsies does not sell traditional style albums with posts or D-rings and page protectors. Their albums are meant to be altered, including the cover. Most of the covers are made of chipboard and the inside pages are tag board. They have an adorable new purse album kit that includes a chipboard … Continue reading →