Posted by admin on April 3rd, 2008 in Home and Family
From what I read and see, many scrappers are turning away from the high-maintenance time consuming and expensive scrapbook page. I think one thing that has changed in the scrapbook industry is the number of scrappers who have time or even like to spend 2 hours (or even 2 days) on a single page. Most of us have figured out that we are buried under a growing mountain of photos. As my husband pointed out to me last week- digital photography has become a scrapper’s best friend AND worst enemy. I snap digital photos like there’s no tomorrow because I know I can print out ONLY the ones I actually want. However, because I take so many photos, I now have MORE good ones that I want to scrap. You can’t win! So, many of us are buckling down and turning away from the artistic side of scrapping and moving towards the “just get it done” side.
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Posted by admin on March 2nd, 2008 in Home and Family
I think it’s important for those new to scrapbooking to remember there really is no right or wrong way to create a scrapbook. All you need is the skill to use papers, scissors, glue or pastes, and the heart to do the hobby. Yes, it is a hobby.
After all, a scrapbook is basically a collection of book size pages containing memories of collaged images. A sophisticated scrapbook can be bought at bookshops, where you can get them hardbound ready to fill up. Actually, it is nothing more than empty pages. If you like laborious details, you could create collective empty pages, bind it , then that’s it—you have a scrapbook!
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Posted by admin on February 5th, 2008 in Home and Family
Scrapbooking is hugely popular and like any craft or hobby there are keen amateurs and there are professionals. But what does it take to start a scrapbook business of your own? Is a home based scrapbook business a viable proposition or do you need store-front premises? Is there any money to be made from scrapbooking or will any investment you make end up as waste paper, crumpled ribbon and tangled string?
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A Home Based Scrapbook Business - A Good Idea Or A Waste Of Paper And Sticky Tape?
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Posted by admin on February 3rd, 2008 in Home and Family
If you are new to scrap booking, card making or any type of crafting you may not have heard of a sizzix machine. A sizzix machine is made by the company elision and is a wonderful tool that is use to create stunning die cuts.
The sizzix machine has a lever and a sliding cutting mat. You place a piece of card with the die face down onto the cutting mat underneath the pressure point then simply pull down the lever and you will have the perfect die cut.
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Posted by admin on January 25th, 2008 in Home and Family
Yep, I called you all ‘designers’. That is because each time you create something, you ARE the designer. Maybe you don’t think you have an ounce of scrapbooking designer in you and you have to borrow (scraplift) ideas from others. Or maybe you are so fabulous that you probably could be published in next month’s issue of Creating Keepsakes or Simple Scrapbooks. Either way, we all want our pages to look great.
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Posted by admin on January 8th, 2008 in Home and Family
A few years ago I decided to give my kids other gifts besides toys. My son was twelve years old and didn’t play with toys anymore. My daughter was eight but always asked for clothes and between her grandparents, Aunts and Uncles she received nothing but toys! I was sure neither one of the kids would even notice.
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Posted by admin on December 15th, 2007 in Home and Family
Scrapbooking, believe it or not, seems to be breaking down barriers and crossing boundaries into all facets of American life. More than a hobby or memory maker, folks are discovering that scrapbooking can be used to help individuals move past limitations, deal with emotional issues, discover their passion, expand their business and improve nearly every area of their life by bringing their focus into alignment with their goals and much more.
How you might ask can scrapbooking do all this? It is a creative and visual art that engages the creator into an interactive process of projecting current or future desired results. Call it make believe, call it faith. Speaking the desired result, or rather visualizing the desired result rather than the problem or circumstances has biblical origins.
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