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 →
Recently I had the privilege of visiting with a friend and checking out her phenomenal scrapbook room. When I asked here where she got the ideas, how she found certain organizational and storage methods and how it all came together, you might be really surprised. She had spent a very long time scouring other people’s scrap areas, paying close attention to what appeared to work, and also what appeared not to work. I have to admit that many of the ideas for organization and storage that I utilize have been gleaned by others as well. Here are some great locations … Continue reading →
My favorite place to get inspiration is online. There are hundreds of websites that offer layout ideas and inspiration. I am addicted to sketches so finding the best sites to get great sketches was important to me. There are dozens of great sites that have sketches, but these are my favorites. Scrap Maps This is probably one of my favorite sites, because it is categorized perfectly, and its as simple as clicking on what you are looking for. A great site! Sketch Me If You Can This is a blog, but she has dozens of beautiful sketches to use. Scrapbook … Continue reading →
I love making homemade announcement and invitations, but sometimes I just do not have the time to invest is a project. Creating Keepsakes is now offering an exciting new service where you can turn your layouts into small, ready to mail announcements or invitations. Although I do really love to make my own cards and invitations, I think this new service could provide some new and fun possibilities. The way this service works is you create either a 12 x 12 or an 8 1/2 X 11 layout. You then mail in the layout to the announcement service printer. They … Continue reading →
Turing Layouts into Large Wall Displays I have seen many layouts that would be absolutely beautiful as décor in a home. The traditional 12 X 12 size of layout could work well for framing in some areas of a home, but some areas would look great with a bigger piece of art. Now you can use your layout as wall art, but have it as a bigger size than the traditional scrapbook page. Creating Keepsakes is now offering a service that will allow you to easily enlarge your layouts. They use digital technology, which allows them to really make each … Continue reading →
Many people start scrapbooking because they have many heritage photos that they want to preserve. The problem is that preserving and recording ones ancestors can be a daunting task. Becky Higgins’s new book, Family History Scrapbooking, will help simplify the process and put you on the right path for preserving your family’s history. The book is divided into 6 chapters, each focusing on a different step in the family history scrapbooking process. All of the information is presented as answers to questions. A question is at the top of most pages and then Becky writes her answer to the question. … Continue reading →
I love making lists. It is very satisfying to make a list and see everything that needs to be done all in one place. Maybe that is why I really enjoyed reading Creating Keepsakes Top 10 Issue that recently came out. They cover 9 topics and include a list of their top 10 ideas for that topic. This issue is part of the regular Creating Keepsakes subscription, but if you are not a subscriber, you can pick up your own copy at your favorite scrapbook,craft store or online at Creating Keepsakes. I think this issue has a great balance of … Continue reading →
This is continued from Your Holiday Gift Guide part one. Hope these ideas will help you surprise and please the scrapbooker in your life. Technique Tuesday Stamps. ($10 – $30) Many scrapbookers also love stamping. One of my favorite stamp companies is Technique Tuesday. If money was no object, I think that I would want practically every stamp set that they offer. They sell beautiful alphabets in 3 different sizes as well as some wonderful images. Scrapbook Magazine Subscriptions. I love the idea of a subscription because the receiver can have something new to look forward to each month. Magazines … Continue reading →
With the holiday season upon us, it is time to start thinking about a gift for your favorite scrapbooker. I’ve gone through my favorite products to create the following list of gifts that I’m sure that any scrapbooker would appreciate. Time to scrap. (FREE!) This could be the best gift of all. Arrange for babysitting, a place to scrapbook and your scrapbooker will be happy. Crop-a-dile. ($26) This is my latest exciting tool. It really does live up to all of the hype that I had heard about it. You can punch holes and set eyelets through almost anything. For … Continue reading →
Are you looking for some new ways to add a little more excitement to your creative process? I’ve just come across some great challenge ideas at the Creating Keepsakes website that could fill hours of scrapbooking fun. They have two great challenge areas on the site. Both of them will help you generate new ideas and push your creativity to a new level. The Random Challenge Generator is where you get to choose the categories where you would like to be challenged. Some of the categories are number of photos, titles and lettering, shapes, journaling style, number of embellishments and … Continue reading →
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