<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Scrapbooking Blog</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/</link><description>Reviews of favorite scrapbooking products and tips on creating simple yet beautiful scrapbooks, cards and other paper crafts.</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:08:01 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:08:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Using Decorative Scissors in Your Scrapbooking</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/using-decorative-scissors-in-your-scrapbooking</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:55:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/using-decorative-scissors-in-your-scrapbooking</guid><description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to check out one of my friend scrapbooking projects-when flipping through the pages of her book one of the first things that stood out to me was her use of decorative scissoring throughout the book.

I own quite a few different pairs of decorative scissors.]]></description></item><item><title>Use Stamps To Spruce Up Your Scrapbooks</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/use-stamps-to-spruce-up-your-scrapbooks</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:12:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/use-stamps-to-spruce-up-your-scrapbooks</guid><description><![CDATA[If you're looking for ideas to spruce up your scrapbooking projects them stamps could be a great place to start. Stamps are a great thing to have on hand. Stamps can take an ordinary piece of paper and turn it into something magical.]]></description></item><item><title>Scrapbooking Books make for great inspiration</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/scrapbooking-books-make-for-great-inspiration</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:31:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/scrapbooking-books-make-for-great-inspiration</guid><description><![CDATA[I often find that every few scrapbooks I create I start to get a little stagnant on new and different ideas for creating them.]]></description></item><item><title>What the Amish and Babe Ruth Have in Common:  Tracing My Family Genealogy</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/what-the-amish-and-babe-ruth-have-in-common-tracing-my-family-genealogy</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:48:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/what-the-amish-and-babe-ruth-have-in-common-tracing-my-family-genealogy</guid><description><![CDATA[I've just recently begun my study of our family's history.  Truthfully, it's my husband's family history I'm tracing rather than my own--but it doesn't matter to me.  I find myself fascinated by the stories woven throughout our family timeline and to think that I'm a part of all that.]]></description></item><item><title>Places Where You Can Trace Your Genealogy for Free!</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/places-where-you-can-trace-your-genealogy-for-free</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/places-where-you-can-trace-your-genealogy-for-free</guid><description><![CDATA[You don't have to spend thousands of dollars tracing your family genealogy.  Thanks to the handy dandy internet, and of course libraries, you can find out most of what you need for free.


Free genealogy sites abound.]]></description></item><item><title>Even More Inexpensive or Free Advertising Options For Your Scrapbooking Home Business</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/even-more-inexpensive-or-free-advertising-options-for-your-scrapbooking-home-business</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:41:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/even-more-inexpensive-or-free-advertising-options-for-your-scrapbooking-home-business</guid><description><![CDATA[You have decided you really love the idea of getting paid to do something you love. Hopefully you have researched the many direct sales companies out there and you are familiar with the way they work and like the idea of becoming a scrapbooking consultant.]]></description></item><item><title>Inexpensive or Free Advertising Options For Your Scrapbooking Home Business</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/inexpensive-or-free-advertising-options-for-your-scrapbooking-home-business</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:55:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/inexpensive-or-free-advertising-options-for-your-scrapbooking-home-business</guid><description><![CDATA[From Creative Memories to Close to My Heart, there are several scrapbooking, stamping or paper crafting home business companies that you can become a consultant for. Most scrapbookers would love the opportunity to have their own scrapbooking business and be allowed to be creative and crop all day.]]></description></item><item><title>What Do I Do With the First Page of a Scrapbook Album?</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/what-do-i-do-with-the-first-page-of-a-scrapbook-album</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:49:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/what-do-i-do-with-the-first-page-of-a-scrapbook-album</guid><description><![CDATA[The first page of a scrapbook album is one of those lone pages that many scrapbookers find it difficult to work with. It is that one page that just sits staring openly at you when you have at least a two page layout to complete.]]></description></item><item><title>Organizing and Storing Your Scrapbooking Ideas</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/organizing-and-storing-your-scrapbooking-ideas</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:26:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/organizing-and-storing-your-scrapbooking-ideas</guid><description><![CDATA[It would be wonderful if we all came equipped with the ability to store all of the awesome ideas that we see or would like to try, in our brains. Unfortunately that is not the case, so that leaves us with the decision on how we plan to store any ideas we come across.]]></description></item><item><title>Using Wall Space In Your Scrap Area</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/using-wall-space-in-your-scrap-area</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:24:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/using-wall-space-in-your-scrap-area</guid><description><![CDATA[Whether your scrapbook area is small or large, there is bound to be some wall space available that you can utilize to get more organized, use as storage or at least to use for inspiration.]]></description></item><item><title>New Years Scrapbooking</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/new-years-scrapbooking</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:37:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/new-years-scrapbooking</guid><description><![CDATA[I made a resolution this year to spend way more time than I did last year on my actual scrapbooking. I'm sure those that read my articles and posts think that I must spend hours a day scrapbooking and paper crafting with as much as I talk about it, but that is not actually the case.]]></description></item><item><title>Setting Scrapbooking Goals for the New Year</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/setting-scrapbooking-goals-for-the-new-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:33:35 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/setting-scrapbooking-goals-for-the-new-year</guid><description><![CDATA[For whatever reason, when December 31st rolls around each year, I have this insistent need to create resolutions in my life to follow the next year. Of course, like just about everyone else, I don't always follow all of them.]]></description></item><item><title>Christmas Eve and Scrapbooking</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/christmas-eve-and-scrapbooking</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:38:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/christmas-eve-and-scrapbooking</guid><description><![CDATA[Scrapbooking is so therapeutic. I know it isn't just that way for me, as I hear other scrapbookers relate stories about how they get lost in their memories and creations and forget about everyday stresses.]]></description></item><item><title>Organize an In-Home Swap</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/organize-an-in-home-swap</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:08:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/organize-an-in-home-swap</guid><description><![CDATA[Most scrapbookers have heard of a swap, and connect it with pages and page elements that are swapped between a group of scrapbookers of a designated swap. But there are other types of swaps that are beneficial and loads of fun.]]></description></item><item><title>Making a Vow to Get Your Scrapbooking Area Organized</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/making-a-vow-to-get-your-scrapbooking-area-organized</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:06:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/making-a-vow-to-get-your-scrapbooking-area-organized</guid><description><![CDATA[New Year's is right around the corner, and the old adage "Out with the old,  In with the new", is possibly something you will be focusing on soon. As we all know, most well meaning people create these long lists of resolutions, and are lucky if one or two of them are accomplished.]]></description></item><item><title>Put a Little Christmas on Your Layouts</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/put-a-little-christmas-on-your-layouts</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:16:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/put-a-little-christmas-on-your-layouts</guid><description><![CDATA[Scrapbooking supplies are expensive, and if you are looking for a frugal alternative, I've got some ideas for you. Christmas decorations are pretty plentiful at this time of year.]]></description></item><item><title>Why Journal?</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/why-journal</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:58:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/why-journal</guid><description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I was involved in a conversation with a non-scrapbooker about journaling and scrapbooking. While I love having these conversations, there are some that stay with me longer and make me really think about things. This was one of those conversations.]]></description></item><item><title>Recording Christmas Decoration Memories</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/recording-christmas-decoration-memories</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:46:35 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/recording-christmas-decoration-memories</guid><description><![CDATA[Many of your Christmas Decorations tell a story. They have a history or a reason that you chose them, or were given them.]]></description></item><item><title>Meeting Joanna Campbell Slan</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/meeting-joanna-campbell-slan</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:48:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/meeting-joanna-campbell-slan</guid><description><![CDATA[As any writer knows, it is always a great honor and privilege to meet an inspiring author who has touched your heart or life in some way.]]></description></item><item><title>Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan</title><link>http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/paper-scissors-death-by-joanna-campbell-slan</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:43:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog/paper-scissors-death-by-joanna-campbell-slan</guid><description><![CDATA[To most, it might seem as if scrapbooking is my main passion. I can see why, nearly three years under my belt of writing scrapbooking articles for this site, not to mention the previous years for another site.]]></description></item></channel></rss>