If you’re creating a scrapbook layout and don’t have just the right pattern paper to use there are many ways to create your own patterns. You can use stamps or stencils, you can combine stripes of cardstock papers together or … Read More ...
Camera Shaped Mini Album
This fun summer mini album project is shaped like a camera for an interesting and unique design. Rachel started with a chipboard mini album from Mintay adding paint and rub-ons to decorate the cover. Using the cover as a template … Read More ...
12+ Back to School Scrapbook Layout Ideas
These adorable Back to School pics are surrounded by all the fun supplies used at school including a colorful banner of pencils across the top. Visit the Printable, Cuttable, Creatables blog for step by step directions.
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11 Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Try in Your Art Journal
If you find you’re in a creative rut doing the same things over and over again remember there are so many different products and techniques you can try out to add something new to your art journal.
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14 Scrapbook Layout Ideas for Girls
This sweet layout captures all the joy of a summer day. Featuring a quilted background with stitched squares of pattern papers and two sweet photos of a girl enjoying the sunshine. Visit the Simple Stories blog for a closer look.… Read More ...
12 Sunburst Background Scrapbook Layout Ideas
This pretty in pink layout uses lots of pattern papers all with some pink in them. The Sunburst comes out from a large circle in the lower right corner for a nice offset to the design. I spotted this idea … Read More ...
Rainbow Shaped Mini Scrapbook Album
Woah, how amazing is this mini album from Niki! It’s shaped like a rainbow and has half circle pages inside the album tied closed with ribbon and the whole thing fits inside it’s own custom rainbow box!
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How to Create Your Own Mini Scrapbook Album from Scratch
Of course you can buy mini album from lots of different scrapbooking companies but if you’re like me and love to do it yourself and make your projects from scratch why not try creating your own mini album. This can … Read More ...
14 Scrapbooking Traveler’s Notebooks and Page Ideas
This amazing camp themed Traveler’s Notebook has pages made from pattern paper, pom-pom trim edges, and a beautifully decorated cover, all tied closed with ribbon. Visit the Simple Stories blog to see all the inside pages created by Cheryl.
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12 Travel Scrapbook Layout Ideas
This fun double page spread has lots of tags which are such fun and easy embellishments for travel layouts. I love the coordinating ink colors around each tag! Visit the Close to My Heart blog for this and several more … Read More ...
Traveler’s Notebook Pages with Letterpressing
With the brand new Better Press system from Spellbinders an old printing type of technique is making a big come back. Letterpress is sort of like a combination of stamping and embossing only in this case it’s a de-boss.
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Paris Inspired Mini Album using 8×8 Paper Pad
If you’re creating a mini album one of the best ways to keep the entire project cohesive is to use coordinating products. Vicky used almost an entire 8″ x 8″ pattern paper pad to create this pretty Paris inspired Mini … Read More ...
12 Summer Floral Scrapbook Layout Ideas
Photos in the sunflower field are accented with pattern paper strips cut to different lengths and distressed on the edges on this pretty layout design. Dimension is added from flower die cuts and puffy little stickers. Learn more on the … Read More ...
3D Scrapbook Layout with Rolled Paper
This beautiful layout from Kerstin has so many interesting elements! There’s loads of depth and dimension from several rolled tubes of different colored papers and the photo is also curved upwards. There’s texture from gems scattered about and the holes … Read More ...
12 Ideas for Mini Scrapbook Albums
Mini albums are a favourite in the scrapbooking world for a reason — they let you tell a story without committing to a full-size layout. Perfect for documenting small moments, special themes, or everyday memories, these compact projects are creative, … Read More ...