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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Bella Venice

Well this is my last holiday post. From now on it’s back to scrapbooking. Thanks a lot for coming on the journey with us. And don’t forget you can fill in all the gaps by checking out the photos on my Facebook Album. You don’t need to be linked to Facebook to use this link. [...]

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International Scrapbooker Meeting

About 18 months ago I went on a cruise along the Danube and Rhine Rivers from Budapest to Amsterdam. It was a sensational trip and when we reached Amsterdam I met up with my long time Internet buddy, Antoinette, for the first time. We only had time for a quick cup of coffee so this [...]

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The Fat Duck

A Gastronomic Extravaganza We’re at the end of the UK leg of our trip. If you would like to check out what we’ve done so far you can view the photographic evidence on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150177400708963.302999.624863962 Well we wanted to go out with a bang so, after much difficulty we managed to book into The [...]

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Through the Eye of the Needle

After 28 long long travel hours we arrived at our guest house in London. Being 100 metres from Earls Court station it’s perfectly located. So we showered and changed and headed out. We ended up in Southwark and decided to go up on the London Eye. I wasn’t too sure about how it would work [...]

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