Archive for the ‘Scrapbooking’ Category

I admit it.  I’m a blog addict.  I have a ridiculous number of blogs in my Google Reader.  There is no possible way I could keep up with the number of posts that come through on a daily basis.  I read blogs on a variety of topics including scrapbooking, of course.  There are some scrapbooking blogs that are on my daily “must read” list.  Here are my top 5:

Ali Edwards - I can’t even count the number of times I have read one of Ali’s posts and thought “Why didn’t I think of that?”  She is amazingly creative.  It isn’t just her layouts that are creative, it’s her entire approach to scrapbooking.  I love her simple style and her unique ideas like the “December Daily” album and her “One Word” concept.

Cathy Zielske - Cathy is the author of Clean and Simple Scrapbooking (Volumes 1 & 2) and is well known from her Simple Scrapbooks magazine days.  I’m currently taking her “Design Your Life” class at Big Picture Scrapbooking (yes, one of my Christmas wish list items came true).  She is not only extremely knowledgeable about design, but she teaches it with fun and personality.

Simple Scrapper -  This blog is full of great tips and ideas for scrapbooking.  She writes about everything from journaling to getting the most from your scrapbooking supplies.  She just recently did a fantastic articles series called “Capturing the Season.”

Creative Inspiration Blog - This is one you have to see to know why it’s on my “Must Read” list.  I just love the layouts she posts!

Katie the Scrapbook Lady - Katie is a digital scrapbooker, and her articles include a lot of tips for digital scrapbooking along with photography.  I like how consistent she is with her blogging, and her articles are a great resource to come back to again and again.

So what’s on your “Must Read” daily blog list?

In the final days of 2009, many scrapbookers are considering a “year in review” album.  The traditional way to design this type of scrapbook is to include pictures of your 2009 events like holidays, vacations and birthdays.  You might arrange them with a page for each month of the year.  Have you considered a year-end scrapbook that captures a snapshot of your everyday life in 2009?

How Will You Remember 2009?

1. What’s on your ipod playlist? Scrap a page with a top 10 list of your favorite songs from this year.

2. Did you get caught up in the Twilight craze?  Design a page with the most memorable movies of 2009.

3.  What books did you love this year?  Include them on a layout.

4.  Do you Twitter or Facebook?  This year both of these sites saw record growth.  Capture a screenshot of your account page and scrap it.

5.  How did you cope with the recession?  The recession affected us all this year.  You could create a page with your favorite frugal recipe or budget family activity.

6.  Create a page that records a day in the life for this year.  You could include your daily schedule.

7.  Don’t forget 2009 fashion trends.  Scrap a photo of you in your favorite outfit to document your clothing and hair style.

There are so many ways to reflect on our everyday life.  When you look back at 2009, what do you want to remember?  Can you think of other ways to scrapbook 2009?

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

I’ve had a few things on my scrapbooking Christmas wish list for a while.  It’s time to narrow it down now (or so my husband says).  Here’s what I’m hoping to add to my scrapbooking room this Christmas:

A new scanner like this one from Canon:

Canon Canoscan 8800

D-Ring Scrapbooking Albums:

American Crafts

And finally, I would really love to take this online scrapbooking class, Design Your Life with Cathy Zielske at:

Big Picture Scrapbooking

So what about you? What’s on your scrapbooking Christmas wish list?

What’s your scrapbooking personality?  Is it the same as your scrapbooking friends?  I love this resource by Scrapbook.com that allows you to shop for gifts by scrapbooking personality.

Shop by Scrapbooking Personality

Just pick your scrapbooking personality type (or your friend’s), and it will give you gift suggestions for that type of scrapbooker.  Another great feature is the ability to email that page to your family and friends so they can shop for you!

So what is your scrapbooking personality?  Here are the personality types listed:

• Pink Princess
• Die Cutter
• Altered Artist
• The Fashionista
• The Frugal Shopper
• Diamond Diva
• Beginner
• Book Worm
• Cardmaker Extraordinaire
• Digi Geek
• Eco Scrapper
• Storyteller
• Tool Junkie
• Gift Giver
• Home Decorator
• Mobile Scrapper
• Professional Organizer
• Overlap Scrapper
• Shutterbug
• Stamp Addict

See yourself there anywhere?  Scrapbook.com gives you a description of each personality to help you choose.  I’d have to say that right now I’m a Shutterbug, leaning towards Digi Geek with some Fashionista thrown in as well.

So check out Shop by Scrapbooking Personality at Scrapbook.com and get some holiday shopping done today.  And don’t forget to email your Christmas wish list based on your scrapbooking personality to your family and friends.

I’ve posted before about Jessica Sprague’s digital scrapbooking classes.  I think they are the best way to learn digital scrapbooking with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.  Here are a couple of my reviews of classes I’ve taken:

Learn Digital Scrapbooking with Jessica Sprague

Learn Digital Photo Editing with Jessica Sprague

Jessica has just announced a new free holiday scrapbooking class.  It’s called Holidays in Hand.  Registration begins November 2, and the class runs November 16-23.  This is a fabulous opportunity to try out one of Jessica’s class and see if her style of teaching works for you.  You really don’t want to miss this.  I’ll be there, and you’ll find me in the forum under the name “intoscrapbooking.”  I hope to see you there!

Find out more about Holidays in Hand.

It’s almost here. The night of witches, ghosts and goblins, or perhaps princesses, cowboys and wizards.  We will soon be answering our doors to the sounds of “trick or treat.”  As a scrapbooker, I want to be sure to capture the memories of my children in their costumes.  Have you ever looked back at the Halloween costumes from years passed?  It’s so fun to see what was popular at the time.  Of course, there are the standard characters, but remember all the Buzz Lightyears, Harry Potters, Barneys, and Strawberry Shortcakes?  Those are memories you don’t want to forget.

Once you’ve got your photos ready, scrapbooking Halloween layouts can be as simple or as complex as you like.  All you really need is some paper in orange, black and white.  I also like to use color combinations like black with lime green or gray and black.  Anything that reminds you of Halloween will work.  As for embellishments, there is no end to the Halloween stickers, die cuts, brads and ribbons available.

You can be creative and save money too by using what you have to make your Halloween layouts.  Again, stick to the Halloween colors, an orange flower, a black journaling block, a gray ribbon.  Don’t forget to include mementos like invitations to Halloween parties and your child’s Halloween art work from school.  How about some candy wrappers, especially your children’s favorite flavors?

Here’s wishing you a safe and happy Halloween!

What is a project 365 scrapbook огромное порно онлайн порно трансексуалы

?  Well, the idea has been around awhile, but basically you take a photo a day for an entire year and put all the photos into one album.  There are a few reasons why this concept has caught on so well.  In fact, it’s so popular that Creating Keepsakes Kit of the Month for January featured a specially designed Project 365 album, and it sold out in just hours on the first day it was released.

Why Is Project 365 So Popular?

1. You document every day for the entire year in one photo album creating a Year in Review scrapbook.
2. Finding something to photograph every day makes you look even closer at the ordinary events in your life.
3. You’ll miss less of those “I wish I had my camera” moments, because photographing every day means your camera will always be handy and ready to shoot.
4. You’ll finally learn to use more than just the automatic settings on your camera.
5. Taking more photographs will make you a better photographer.  You’ll start to see photographic opportunities all around you.

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Can you think of other reasons why Project 365 scrapbooks are so popular?