Posts Tagged ‘Scrapbooking’

It doesn’t matter where you live.  It doesn’t matter what you wear.  You don’t need to pack.  You won’t need a plane ticket, a hotel room or a rental car.  You won’t even need to leave your house!

True Scrap is back October 20-22!  You’ll get 17 instructors, virtual make-and-takes, tons of inspiration and fun, right to your computer!

These are just a few of the workshops that caught my eye! There are a total of 17 planned for the weekend.

Show Me the Money! A Dozen Ways to Make Money Scrapbooking
Lain Ehmann, author of Snippets: Mostly True Tales from the Lighter Side of Scrapbooking

Going Off the Grid: Creating layouts that are anything but square
Lisa Dickinson, Scrap Celeb

Ready, Set, Distress!
Nic Howard, author of That’s Life: Finding Scrapbook Inspiration in the Everyday

Phoning It In: Using cell phone photos effectively
Tami Morrison, Simple Scrapbook Magazine’s Funnest Scrapbooker Ever

Solutions for Small Scrapbook Spaces
Aby Garvey, Certified Professional Organizer

Photo Composition
Katrina Kennedy, of ScrapYour365

Stitch it. Dot it. Edge it.
May Flaum, of ScrapbookUpdate and Big Picture Classes

…Plus special guest interview with Cathy Zielske!

And you get forever access to the class recordings and chat transcripts.  Can you think of a better way to spend a weekend?

Sign up for True Scrap Today!

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Here are some of my favorite CHA 2011 recaps from popular scrapbooking blogs:

Big Picture Classes – CHA Recap Day 1

Ella Publishing – CHA Report from Jennifer Larsen and CHA Report from Keshet Shenkar

Write.Click.Scrapbook – CHA Week 4

You might also want to read Scrapbook Update’s tips for buying scrapbook supplies on a budget

Big CHA Releases, Small Budget, What To Do?

Image by scrapbit via Flickr

I’m fairly new to hybrid scrapbooking, but I’m quickly catching on to all the fun projects you can make with your computer and your scrapbooking supplies.  This week I’ve seen some awesome hybrid inspiration from around the web.  If the snow storm gave you cabin fever this week, here are some easy projects you can do while you’re keeping warm at home:

Happy Hybrid from The Daily Digi

The Daily Digi never fails to deliver scrapbooking goodness from around the web.  This post shows some of the best hybrid scrapbooking projects around the web this week.  You’ll find some cute abc blocks, greeting cards, and home decor.

DIY Custom Tiles from Persnickety Prints

A little mod podge, a ceramic tile and a print from your computer and you’ve got a home decoration in time for Valentine’s Day.  You can easily adapt this project for any holiday or home decor color scheme.  This is one I’m going to try this week.  I just need a quick run to the store to pick up a tile or two.

Mouse Paper Lovely

This is a sister site of JessicaSprague.com devoted to hybrid scrapbooking.  Spend a few minutes browsing, and not only will you find a fun project or two, but you’ll quickly realize how easy it is to combine digital and traditional scrapbooking supplies into gorgeous hybrid scrapbooking projects.

Even though I love to write, journaling on my scrapbook pages is one of the hardest steps in designing a layout for me. I want to get the wording just right, and I still need to consider how it will look on my page. Ella Publishing just released a new ebook called “Journaling That Matters: Simple Strategies for Finding the Right Words” by Angie Lucus and Kelly Jeppson. I love Ella ebooks. They are always written by top names in the scrapbooking community and are packed with practical tips to improve your scrapbooking. Here is what they have to say about Journaling That Matters:

“Journaling is hard. Even for professional writers, deciding what to say on a layout can be truly challenging, let alone figuring out how to make it authentic, creative, and meaningful. But struggle no more, because help is on the way!

Journaling that Matters is packed with 51 easy tips to help you write from the heart without breaking a sweat. You’ll love the expert advice, inspirational layouts, practical tips, and timeless suggestions that are suitable for writers of all levels—from the most experienced journalers to the most insecure. Kelly, Angie, and their eight talented contributors will help you unlock important stories and tell them with confidence.” ~ Ella Publishing

Don’t forget to check out Ella’s other scrapbooking ebooks.  A few of my favorites are UR2 Cre8ive and Design Workshop.  Ella’s ebook are easy to print out too!  I have a nice binder full of them beside my scrapbooking table.

Journaling That Matters

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?

I love using Prima flowers on my scrapbooking layouts.  They give a little something special to my page as well as texture and dimension.  Today (December 2, 2009) only, you can get a fantastic deal on the Prima Christmas Keepsake Ornament Box.  This makes a fantastic gift for the scrapbookers in your life too!

Regular price for these Prima flowers in a Christmas Keepsake Ornament box is $27.30.  Today only at scrapbook.com you can buy it for $7.99.  It’s a great deal for yourself and others on your holiday gift list.

Each Prima Christmas Ornament Keepsake box comes with 5 crystal plastic ornament bottles that come filled with Prima flowers and embellishments.  The Prima flowers come in red, mauve,  and cream poinsettias as well as triple paper leaves and holly sprigs.  You also receive red, green and gold metallic rick rack.  And finally, don’t forget the beautiful black and white striped keepsake storage tray.

You can attach an ornament hanger to the ornament bottles and fill them with whatever you like to hang them on your Christmas tree.  Or you can even give each of these as gifts.  That could make 5 gifts for $7.99!

The is a Deal of the Day at Scrapbook.com.  You need to act quickly, and use code primaornament434 at checkout to get today’s special price on this Prima flowers for scrapbooking gift idea.

Prima Christmas Keepsake Ornament Box

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