Archive for February, 2010

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?

Who knew there was so much to think about when redesigning a site?  After lots of decisions and tweaks, the site has a brand new look!  OK, there are still a lot of tweaks left to do, but the majority of the site is up and running again.  If you should have any problems, errors or suggestions for the new look, please let me know!

One of the most important choices to make for the new look was the color scheme.  I also find this is one of the hardest to settle on when designing a scrapbooking page.  At least with a layout I have the photos as a reference point.  For this site, I had a only blank white page.  I did find some fantastic resources for finding color schemes during the redesign process.  My favorite is Adobe Kuler.  Definitely check this site out.  I think you will find it very helpful for your scrapbooking layouts.  If you are a digital scrapbooker, did you know you can take a screen shot of the Kuler color theme you like and open it in Photoshop?  Then you can use it to sample color for your digital scrapbooking layout.

I hope you like Into Scrapbooking’s new look.  I’ve got lots of plans for the site for 2010!