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Don’t Wait to Create

With the height of the spring break travel season upon us, many scrapbookers are heading out to soak up the sun, sand and surf. However, unless they’re thinking ahead, many of them may be missing the boat when it comes to capturing magical moments to preserve in travel scrapbooks. The key to crafting an exceptional vacation-themed memory book is to plan layouts while you are still enjoying your trip. Don’t wait to create. I learned that from a scrapbooking seminar I attended last year. Basically, it means that you should be formulating your game plan while you in the moment. … Continue reading →

Homemade Stickers

Scrapbook stickers are not cheap. I know this for a fact. You could easily drain your wallet shopping for 3D stickers at your local scrapbooking store. I also know this for a fact. My magnetic attraction to themed stickers (and my dwindling bank account) is what prompted me to finally experiment with homemade embellishments. Digital stickers have been a huge money saver for me. A few years ago I would think nothing of dropping $3 to $5 on a sheet of pretty adhesives. Then, I sat down to calculate how much I spent on scrapbooking in a year’s time and … Continue reading →

Affordable Ways to Create Festive Layouts

Yesterday we received our first Christmas card of the season in the mail. Given that I have yet to even choose a family photo for our holiday greeting, receiving my friend’s annual newsletter was bittersweet to say the least. Still, I refuse to let her superior organizational skills get me down. Rather, I lovingly placed her Christmas card in a decorative holder in the shape of Santa’s sleigh where it will remain until I cut it up and use the pretty printed images in my holiday scrapbook. If you are looking for cheap and easy ways to add some festive … Continue reading →

Dissolving Fruit Stickers

Now I’ve heard of everything! Well, I am sure I haven’t, but today, I read about dissolving fruit stickers. You know those pesky little stickers that appear on fruit to tell you what kind it is and give the number for the cashier to ring up. I always seem to have a hard time removing them, especially from peaches, without tearing the fruit up. Scott Amron didn’t really like the fruit stickers either, so he decided to do something about it. But, Amron went further than just getting rid of the stickers; he tried to make eating the fruit itself … Continue reading →

For the Love of Stickers

If it were not for all the adorably cute scrapbook stickers on the market, there is a very good chance that I would not be the avid scrapper that I am. I heart scrapbook stickers! Love them! In fact, I am pretty sure there’s not a single sticker out there that I couldn’t easily fit in a layout. Heck, I’ve created entire page designs around a single package of stickers. One of the reasons I am such a huge sticker fan is because the embellishments are so versatile. What’s more, they are also one of the cheaper scrapbook decorations available … Continue reading →

How To Create Your Own Metal Tags (2)

We have been learning how to create your own coordinating metal rimmed tags to use on your layouts. At this point in the previous steps, you should have at least one empty tag and your supplies gathered together to create your new tag. Step #4 – Creating The New Look – As you removed the original paper that was inserted in the metal tag, you probably noticed that it was originally slipped in between the rims of the metal tag. This is not important anymore. At this time, you are going to adhere the paper or other item you are … Continue reading →

How To Create Your Own Metal Tags (1)

Most scrapbookers are looking for elements or embellishments that coordinate with their layouts. Either the paper that is used or the embellishment is the same color, or theme. Finding metal tags that coordinate with different layouts is difficult. Not all paper manufacturers or companies make metal tags that coordinate with their different scrapbooking lines. So it is up to us to figure out how to customize these fun embellishments to work with our own scrapbook layouts. It is not a very difficult process, but it does take some time and effort to accomplish. Step #1 – Select Your Tags – … Continue reading →

Create a Ticker

Did you know that you can create your own customized ticker right here at Families.com? It is easy; it is free; and it is very cool. Tickers are very popular all over the Internet. You can add them to e-mail signatures, blogs, forum posting signatures and more. Tickers are used to count down special events. You can create a ticker to count down a holiday, such as Christmas, for example. You can create a ticker to anticipate the arrival of a baby or track your cycle when trying to conceive. On a path to lose weight? Track the number of … Continue reading →

Why Create a Theme Album?

A couple of days ago, I was chatting with a lady, Maylei, on one of my scrapbooking message boards, and was startled when she asked “Why create a theme album, anyway?”. I started thinking about how I was going to answer her, and then realized that there is not a proper answer. There are however, different reasons that scrapbookers choose to do theme albums, and this is a small sampling of the most common reasons. Quick Theme albums are a fairly quick project if you have done your research and selected all of your items before you get started. For … Continue reading →

How to Create a Pocket Page

Do you have a pocket full of memories? Well you should! A pocket page that is. What a great addition a pocket page is to your scrapbooks. All sorts of things can be stored in a pocket page, tiny mementos, report cards, greeting cards, id cards, vacation brochures, maps and more! Creating the page is actually really easy and can be done quickly. After you’re done with the basic part, you can then begin embellishing it with all the new, fun products in the scrapbooking world. So how do you create a pocket page? Let’s get started. There are a … Continue reading →