Pages for Pennies

Have you ever arrived at the counter of your scrapbook store, arms loaded with wonderful papers, embellishments and the latest and greatest tools, only to get the big shocker when the cashier rings up the total and you’ve spent far more than you thought you had? Yeah. Me too. But there are ways to cut costs when creating pages. You don’t have to spend a lot to have a great looking layout. One of my favorite ways to save money, is to propose a challenge. Usually I challenge myself to use up something (embellishment, paper, etc. ) that I have … Continue reading

Archiver’s – The Photo Memory Store

One of my favorite past times as a die hard scrapbooker, is visiting various scrapbook stores. When we finally got an Archiver’s out here in our area, I was excited and couldn’t wait to see what all the buzz was about. I was one of their first customers! If you have never had the opportunity to shop in an Archivers, you sure are missing out. As they like to advertise, you feel “like a kid in a candy store”. There are aisles upon aisles of glorious scrapbook supplies. In fact, often when I go I find things I had never … Continue reading