It’s Valentine’s Day, one of those days in the year when our collection of ephemera increases with cards and mementos. I thought it would be the perfect day to post this article by Noell Hyman of Paperclipping on how to … Read More ...
Craft Tech | Use the Right Glue
Allison from Dream a Little Bigger has posted a comprehensive article all about glues! She covers all the different types of glues you might encounter as a crafter, explains the use for each, and even includes a handy printable … Read More ...
Organizational Tip | Ribbon Storage from Apple Bag Ties
This organizational tip from Nathalie at An Ounce of Creativity is making me wish we had bag ties like this over here! She shows this neat way to hang your favourite ribbons in your craft space using upcycled items. Click … Read More ...
Freebie | Printable Holiday Photo Check List
Use this printable holiday photo checklist as a reminder of photos you want to capture this season. Print it out and put it up on the fridge or above your desk, so you can refer to it often. Don;t forget … Read More ...
Tips for Scrapbooking Christmas
Noell Hyman from Paperclipping shares a series of posts with tips for helping you to scrapbook the holiday season. Among them, she explained how she is batch processing some of her scrapbooking tasks, and shared ideas for album covers. Click … Read More ...
Three Scrapbooking Tutorials on a Tuesday
1. Dream Big Mini Album by Sarinda Jones at FotoBella
2. How to Cut Photos Perfectly by Allison at Dream{a little} Bigger
3. Mini accordion album by Frank at Paper Haus
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Show & Tell | Personalized Pre-School Photobook
I love this idea from Modern Parents Messy Kids: a personalized photo book with photos from her son’s actual pre-school. This is a great way to prepare a little one for starting school, but can also be a nice … Read More ...
Back to School Photo Tips
This may be a bit late for those of you in the US, but over here in Europe it is Back to School this week. These photo tips from Rebecca Cooper will help you to capture your child’s first day … Read More ...
13 Reasons to Do Paper Craft Challenges
This post over at Paper Crafter’s Corner lists 13 reasons why you should consider participating in Paper Crafting Challenges. They also include a challenge for you to try. Click here to see more.
… Read More ...Show & Tell | Preschool Scrapbook
Kelly gives us a peek into her daughter’s preschool scrapbook, and shares some tips on how she put it together. This is very timely for me, as my son starts preschool this year! Click here to see more.
… Read More ...Article | Travel Journal Tips & Tricks
Melissa Thiesse from Bursts of Creativity shares a comprehensive set of tips for working on travel journals. She covers picking a book to use, best sizesof journals, as well as what items to include and use as base pages. Click … Read More ...
Tips & Tricks | Special Occasion Card Making
Tya Babington from Craft Swag illustrates how you can set up your beginning card making supplies to ensure that you can make cards to cover the three most popuplar card giving occasions
- A baby shower or celebration,
- A bridal shower/
Tips & Tricks | An Unconventional Dad Layout
Are you bored of making grungy, masculine Dad layouts? In this article Corrie Jones shares 7 Tips for Using Lace, Flowers and Pink on a scrapbook page about Dad. Click here to see more.
… Read More ...Tutorial and Template | Paper Bunting
Janis from Navy Bean shares how she makes bunting using patterned paper and bias binding. She also shares her template for cutting five triangles from one sheet of 12×12 scrapbooking paper. Click here to go to the tutorial.
… Read More ...Tutorial | Re-using Failed Polaroids
Gemma from Submarines and Sewing Machines shows a neat way you can reuse failed Polaroid photos. I knew there was a reason I hung on to mine! Click here for all the details.
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