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Book Review: Layout Blueprints

Book Review: Layout Blueprints As scrapbookers, we are usually looking for ways to simplify our scrapbooking process. A new book, Layout Blueprints, is an excellent source of ideas for scrapbookers who are looking for ways to make scrapbooking a little easier. Layout Blueprints is an idea book full of sketches and example layouts based on those sketches. A scrapbook sketch is a simple drawing that shows the basic placement of photos, cardstock, patterned paper and embellishments. One of my favorite things about sketches is that they give you a starting point for your layout. Sometimes when I use a sketch, … Continue reading →

Having Fun with Elsie Flannigan

Do you love the current freestyle doodling and layered look on layouts? Looking for some fun scrapbooking inspiration? You should check out Elsie Flannigan’s work which can be found in Creating Keepsakes Magazine, KI Memories design team layouts, her new book: 52 Scrapbooking Challenges and the Two Peas in a Bucket Gallery. Elsie is a 23-year old scrapbook artist who really has a talent for designing beautiful layouts. If you would like to get to know her a little better, you can check out her blog titled “A Beautiful Mess.” She shares things about what are going on in both … Continue reading →

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 →

Book Review: Clean and Simple Scrapbooking

When I borrowed a copy of Clean and Simple Scrapbooking by Cathy Zielske I thought that it was going to be just a book with layouts from Cathy. I didn’t realize that it would be so full of interesting information that can be applied to the design of scrapbook pages. The book is divided in to six different chapters. Each chapter is full of Cathy’s layouts and text explaining that chapter’s topic. In chapter one, the author shares her insights on simple scrapbooking. Not only does she create simple, clean pages, she also keeps things simple by only photographing photos … Continue reading →

Cards Idea Book

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Cards Many scrapbookers also enjoy making cards because it is such a natural extension of our hobby. I have recently subscribed to a special card only idea book that is put out by the same people that make Scrapbook Trends Magazine. The name of the idea book is simply Cards. I would like to share why I love this new idea book and why you might want to consider subscribing for yourself. This is an idea book that is published every other month, so six times a year. It is much higher quality that the usual scrapbooking special edition idea … Continue reading →

Our Family Scrapbooks by Lisa Bearnson and Becky Higgins

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Looking for some inspiration to create a meaningful scrapbook album for yourself or family? I have found a book full of inspiring ideas on creating a variety of albums that your family will cherish. Our Family Scrapbooks by Lisa Bearnson and Becky Higgins gives us a chance to look at many of the albums they have created. The book is divided into six chapters where they share different types and styles of albums that they have create to document their family history – both past and present. One of my favorite parts of this book is that each of the … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Big Picture by Stacy Julian

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The Big Picture By Stacy Julian I love it when a book really gets you thinking about something, even days after reading it. A few days ago I finished reading Stacy Julian’s Book, The Big Picture Scrapbook Your Life and a Whole Lot More. This was so much more than an idea book that I have become used to reading. It is causing me to rethink the whole way that I organize my pages, photos and thoughts on scrapbooking. Stacy has such a fresh approach to scrapbooking, one that I haven’t seen taught by anyone else. She encourages us to … Continue reading →

Book Review: Scrapbooking with Lisa Bearnson 2

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As scrapbookers, we are always looking for new sources of inspiration. I recently picked up Scrapbooking with Lisa Bearnson Book 2 hoping to find some fresh ideas and more motivation to keep working on my scrapbooks. I like the way the book is organized by seasons. There are tabs dividing the sections into Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Idea Gallery. This organization works well when looking for ideas because the colors and themes we tend to scrapbook usually fit into seasonal categories such as snow pictures in the winter and beach pictures in the summer. The layouts are by Lisa … Continue reading →