Scrapbooking

A Christmas Gift for Someone Special

Give the Gift of Creativity. Want to give something a bit different this Christmas? Something a bit special. Why not give the Gift of Creativity to your Mom or someone else special to you. Step by Step Digital Scrapbook  is a ‘soup to nuts’ digital scrapbooking course which will take the happy recipient of your [...]

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It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas

What is it about Christmas that seems to catch us by surprise every year? It falls on exactly the same date, year in year out. And yet come November we always get a sudden shock. OMG it’s nearly Christmas! Or is that just me? Anyhoo, it’s November and Christmas is just around the corner. I [...]

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Recipe Scrapbooking – Chocolate Bread Pudding

Pudina tal-Hobz You may remember the Free Yummy Treats Scrapbooking Recipe Book that I organised with some digital scrapbooking Scraps of Mind Readers as a gift for sweet-tooths who enjoy seeing their recipes beautifully presented in a fun way. It’s still available for you to download. And here’s another page that you can download and [...]

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The Ultimate Scrapbook Freebie

Another year, another bright idea! If you’ve been a long term reader of Scraps of Mind you may recall a free Word Art Newsletter I used to run a couple of years ago. It was very popular and I received lots of wonderful feedback from readers. Then life stuff happened and I found making time [...]

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Scotch Brand Most Gifted Wrapper Contest

How would you like to win $10,000 for wrapping some presents? Well the 3M Company who own Scotch Brand are holding their 14th annual gift wrapping contest in December this year. Entries close 18th October 2010 and the winner of the Scotch Brand Most Gifted Wrapper walks away with $10,000.00.

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5 Tips for making a Great Mini-Album

A mini album for someone special makes a great gift. Here’s one I made for my daughter’s 30th birthday. When you’re used to making full sized scrapbook layouts making a mini one can present some challenges. Here are 5 tips that will make your mini-album a fabulous project and delight the reciever.

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Step by Step Digital Scrapbook Relaunch

I’m very excited about some big changes that are happening over at my Step by Step Digital Scrapbook website and I can’t wait to share them with you. If you’re a regular reader here you may recall that I started Step by Step digital Scrapbook a couple of years ago to help newbies who wanted [...]

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Hybrid Scrapbooking a 50th Card

I’ve just made this 50th birthday card and I thought I’d share it with you. It’s a Hybrid scrapbooking card made using both paper scrapbooking and digital scrapbooking techniques and combines the touchy-feely satisfaction of working with paper with the convenience, versatility and virtually unlimited paper and embellishment options of digital scrapbooking.

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Worldwide Christmas Scrapbooking Freebies

Yes folks it’s on again! Antoinette from  Sparky’s Scratches has organised another huge roundup of scrapbooking freebies for your crafting pleasure. Just click on the logo below to get to the special blog she has set up with all the links to a Wonderful World of Christmas Scrapbooking and Cardmaking items I didn’t have anything [...]

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National Cardmaking Day

October 3rd is National Cardmaking Day So I thought I’d share one of my more special cards with you. Hope you enjoy. Hybrid Card Making for Someone Special My daughter recently celebrated a birthday, and in what has now become an annual tradition, I flew up to Sydney to spend her birthday weekend with her. [...]

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