Scrapbook Layouts

Make a Transparent Scrapbook Layout

Transparent Scrapbook Layouts are very cool. Here are some tips for making them, both for traditional scrapbookers and digital scrapbookers.

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Hybrid Scrapbooking – the Best of Both Worlds

I know that many of you paper scrapbookers enjoy the tactile side of creating your layouts and don’t want to forsake it for digital scrapbooking. And why should you?
But mixing the two scrapbooking approaches can open up a whole new level of creativity for you.

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What Do You Do with Your Scrapbook Layouts?

So once you’ve finished your scrapbook layout what do you do with it? Do you have lots of different albums; maybe based on themes like vacations and Christmas etc. or perhaps individual album for each member of the family? I know the journey of creating the layout is often more important that the end result. [...]

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Black and White Scrapbook Layouts

I’ve written a few articles on the topic of colour schemes for scrapbook layouts in recent times. So I thought it was time I wrote about Black and White scrapbook layout colour schemes. When it comes to starting a scrapbook layout one of the toughest decisions for me is the color scheme. I can fiddle [...]

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Embrace the Space … on your Scrapbook Page

I love the effect created by a single photo with just a small collage of embellishments in a corner and a title. And I can now happliy deal with leaving all the rest of the layout canvas empty

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Simple Scrapbooks, what are they?

What are Simple Scrapbooks … or maybe I should say Simple Scrapbooking? I’ve come across this term a lot and I wondered if it applies to a particular approach or style to creating scrapbook layouts or whether it refers to how you structure your scrapbook albums. Gayle Humphreys from the magazine Simple Scrapbooks gives this [...]

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Come and Ge-et it!

A special gift for Mother s Day. This free scrapbooking recipe ebook you can download and print out. Why not make one of the Yummy Treats for Mum to go with the book?

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Using Word Art in Real Life

I thought I’d provide some examples of Word Art in action and also show you how to use it as greetings inside your cards. And for those of you who don’t make your own cards, you can still do this and use it in cards with blank insides to make them a bit more spiffy and personal.

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Chocolate and Potato Cake

Yep! That’s one of my submissions to the Scraps of Mind Yummy Treats Recipe Scrapbook. And if you think it sounds gross, I’m here to tell you that you are so wrong. It is delicious. My niece Rebecca made it for her birthday party last Friday and it is absolutely decadent. Especially with the ganache [...]

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Does Size Matter…in scrapbooking?

The accepted standard size for scrapbooking is 12×12 inches. I’m not sure why that it’s standard, but it is. So does someone have the answer as to why we scrap at this crazy size?

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