I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but if you need some additional confirmation that scrapbooking is good for you on many different levels, check out this post by Jeannette Lynton of Close to My heart. She gives five … Read More ...
Documenting School Memories with Project Life®
Rebecca shares some simple solutions for documenting your child’s school year memories with Project Life® + Persnickety Prints. See how she documents her five year old’s year of Kindergarten with this great and simple project.
The focus is on photos, … Read More ...
Photography for Scrapbookers |12 First Day of School Photo Ideas
Whether your little one is entering second or seventh grade, the first day of school is a wonderful time to take a special picture to celebrate the occasion.
… Read More ...Add some pizazz to your photos this year using these 12 great
Two Ways to DIY a Smash Book Scrapbook
If you’re looking for a simple way to document family memories, especially during the busy time that is summer vacation, check out these two tutorials explaining how you can make DIY Smash books. Smash books are simpley notebooks that you … Read More ...
How To Make Your Own Vintage Labels
… Read More ...Grab these free vintage style printables and make your own vintage labels. A quick and easy project to make any jar or bottle look old in minutes. Use them for your paper crafts like scrapbooking, card making and art journaling.
11 Ways to Use Old Books for Scrapbooking
Old books are very easy to come by at thrift stores and garage sales, and they make the perfect base for creating scrapbooks and journals
. You can use the book as is, and just add your own photos, journaling, … Read More ...
10 Ways to Make & Use Paper Pockets
Paper pockets are very useful embellishments for scrapbookers, card makers and other paper crafters. Buying ready made ones can not only be expensive but it limits you to style and color. We can use them for holding journaling and embellishments, … Read More ...
10 Ways to Make and Design a Mini Album
Mini albums are a big trend right now in scrapbooking, and because of their petit size, they can be made fairly quickly. This post gives you 10 ideas for ways you can both make and design a mini album. Different … Read More ...
Tutorial | DIY Galaxy Envelopes
With everyone talking about Pluto ( the plan.. er….. ex planet), how about whipping up some DIY galaxy envelopes? You can use these to send greetings, but also for tucking in journaling on a space related page, or making an … Read More ...
Tutorial | Pinwheel Embellishments
Use the free printable from Red Circle Crafts, or your own patterned papers to make pinwheel embellishments in varying sizes. The instructions are clearly photographed and easy to follow. Pinwheels just say summer don’t they?
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Tutorial | Patterned Paper Pockets for Scrapbooks
I’ve recently gotten into memory planning, and I needed some pockets for my albums for holding photos, memorabilia, and supplies like tags and die-cuts. I thought “Why not make my own?”.
I certainly have enough patterned paper lying around! In … Read More ...
A Primer for Lettering & Calligraphy
Get a fantastic primer for beginning calligraphy and lettering from Theresa of Freckle & Fair. She first takes you through the basics, explaining the meaning of commonly used terms (like type design, type setting etc.). She follows up with resources … Read More ...
Video Tutorial | Stamped Celebration Card
See the step by step video from Mayholic for making this celebratory card. The card is from the CASology challenge series, and the promt for the card is POP. Find out what stamp sets and stamping techniques were used by … Read More ...
Freebie | Printable Patriotic Windsock Craft
… Read More ...This patriotic windsock craft is easy for kids to assemble with printables, tape and ribbon. Choose from a printable that’s ready to go, or use the plain one that the kids can color first. A sweet and simple way to
Tutorial | How to Make Pinwheels for the 4th of July
… Read More ...Learn how to make pinwheels that you can use as a decoration for the 4th of July (or any holiday for that matter). These pinwheels will turn when you move them (but not with the wind), and your kids are