Lisa Moorefield has done something that I long to do, but am scared of: altering a book to use for scrapbooking! Yes, taking a perfectly good book (albeit a vintage one), ripping pages out, and then using the book as … Read More ...
Freebie | Halloween Stickers
Get started on your Halloween treat bags with these cute stickers from Crazy Little Projects. Amber has designed five adorable stickers, in traditional Halloween colors and styles like pumpkins, Frankenstein and mummies. Download each file separately as a PNG … Read More ...
Show & Tell | Using Your Kids’ Artwork
Is your house overflowing with your kids’ artwork? Mine certainly is, and I’ve been collecting ideas on how to use them in projects instead of just tossing them out. Over and Buttons and Paint they are sharing a few ideas. … Read More ...
Tutorial | Make Your Own To-Do Notepad
Create your own personalized to-do list notepads from scratch, with a tutorial from Maritza Lisa. She shows you how to use your Silhouette Cameo to design and print out the sheets, then explains how to make them into a notepad. … Read More ...
Scrapbook Organization | Cataloging Rubber & Acrylic Stamps
Scarlata shares how she cataloged her rubber and acrylic stamps in a spiral bound journal. She used a solid journal with sturdy kraft covers, and thick page to prevent ink bleeding through. Then she went through and stamped her images … Read More ...
Where You Scrap | An Entire House for Scrapbooking
Imagine if you had an entire house just for your scrapbooking? Well that’s what a scrapbooker known as scrappin2do is blessed with. Her husband built her this cottage as her scrapbook studio!
This is such a great idea, if you … Read More ...
Scrapbook Inspirations | Home Decor
(original source: Outlaw Creative)
Bear with me a moment. I know this is a scrapbooking blog, and that’s a home decor project above. But I think this technique could easily be transferred to a scrapbook page! It sure would … Read More ...
Photography for Scrapbookers | Capturing Natural Smiles
Posed photos have their place, but I tend to prefer using candids for my scrapbooking pages. I admit that I cringe when I see a parent interrupting a child in the midst of playing to say “smile for the camera!”. … Read More ...
Got Photos? | 4 Ways to Store Them
I have tons and tons of photos. I use a variety of digital and film cameras, and believe you me, they are piling up! So I was all over this post at claireabellemakes sharing four ways to store and … Read More ...
Photography for Scrapbookers | 7 Ways to Create Depth of Field
Head on over to Submarines and Sewing Machines with Gemma, to learn 7 ways you can create depth of field in your photos. Depth of field refers to how much of your photo is in focus.
You know those lovely … Read More ...
Freebie | Floral Overlays for Photos
Nash at Craft A Doodle Doo has done it again! She’s giving away this set of digital floral overlays on her blog. You can use these for adding to photos and blog images, as well as designing cards or scrapbook … Read More ...
Tutorial | Skeleton Ribcage Pop-Up Card
Halloween is approaching! get a jump start by making this ribcage pop-up card. It comes from the book Playing With Pop-Ups: The Art of Dimensional, Moving Paper Designs by Helen Hiebert. You’ll need the downloadable template, a craft knife, … Read More ...
Tutorial | DIY Watercolor Flowers
These watercolor flowers are gorgeous! They may be too bulky for a scrapbook page (unless you’re into that), but would work perfectly on cards, mini-book covers and mixed media pieces. But the technique that Daniela at Curly Made uses … Read More ...
Show & Tell | Silhouette Challenge by Heather Greenwood
Heather Greenwood shares how she made the gorgeous piece above using varying products and techniques from Silhouette. She used printable canvas, corrugated paper, white sticker paper and sketch pens, as well as various cutting techniques to create this honeymoon memento. … Read More ...
Tutorial | Accordion Fold Mini Book
Isn’t this mini book gorgeous? Melissa Samuels made it using a clever accordion fold method.
The finish is gorgeous, and the book is simple to construct. You’ll need 12×12 paper, a paper trimmer, and glue or tape. Melissa takes … Read More ...