Scrapbooking

Finding stuff on Scraps of Mind

Did you know there are over 700 articles, tips and tutorials on scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking, hybrid scrapbooking and cardmaking on Scraps of Mind? It makes my head reel just to think of it. So this web site is probably one of the most useful resources you will come across in your scrapbooking life. But sometimes [...]

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Christmas Card making in July

I’ve just been to a brilliant Christmas Card Making in July evening and I just had to share with you. We do like our Christmas in July over here. And given that in Australia we’re in the middle of Winter during July it’s really easy to get into the Christmas theme. A couple of years [...]

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Happy Birthday US of A

Wishing a great 4th July to all USA Scraps of Mind Readers.

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The Invisible Scrapbook Magpie Strikes Again

If you’re a follower of Scraps of Mind you’ll know that this is generally a pretty upbeat sort of a place. But sometimes you just gotta vent. So I’ve decided to make this post a place for you to vent about your pet scrapbooking or cardmaking peeves. Here’s mine: Disappearing scrapbook items You know. You’re [...]

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How to beat Scrappers Block

If you’re a writer and you can’t come up with the right words to get started on that blank sheet of (virtual) paper it’s called Writers Block. And if you’re a scrapbooker and you just can’t seem to get any ideas to get you started on that next scrapbook layout it’s called Scrappers Block. And [...]

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How to Make an AZZA Scrapbook template

I’ve written before about AZZA scrapbooking. You might remember it’s a European style of scrapbooking which uses very few embellishments. The design of the AZZA scrapbook layout is based on creatively cropping your photos. To do this you often have to buy special AZZA scrapbooking templates which you can place over your photos to help [...]

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Budget Scrapbooking Idea – Fixing Chalk

I was talking with my sister at the weekend and she shared this great budget scrapbooking tip with me. Both of us make greeting cards and love messing around with stamps, embossing powder and paints and chalks. Anyway my sister had made this card for a friend’s 50th birthday. She’d used some chalk to color [...]

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Tips for making Scrapbook Embellishments

Scrapbooking embellishments can be used in many different ways. You don’t need to stick just to the purpose for which they were designed. This applies to both digital scrapbooking elements as well as traditional scrapbook embellishments. Although with digital scrapbook elements you can get lots of extra mileage because you can duplicate an element as [...]

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Free Word Art and Scrapbooking Quotes for Spring

Digital Scrapbook Freebie time again If you live in the Northern Hemisphere then you’re probably celebrating the arrival of Spring by now. We in the Southern half of the globe are settling into Autumn of course, and in Australia we managed to dispense with Summer altogether this year; especially in the southern states. Anyhoo, let’s [...]

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10 Speedy Scrapbook Ideas

We all get those ‘no mojo’ days don’t we? Hey sometimes it’s more like ‘no mojo’ weeks even. So here are ten speedy scrapbooking ideas which I hope will intrigue and inspire you and maybe just kick start that mojo again. Attach a transparent sheet over your photo with a couple of brads and doodle [...]

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