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Simple Layout Idea with Sketch 39

August 18, 2010

We published sketch 39 yesterday and here we have a simple layout idea using it. The scrapbook page uses 4 photos overlapping each other and a few embellishments. The title would work well with chipboard letters.

Tagged as: 4-photo layouts, gallery, scrapbook layouts, tips, travel

Scrapbook Layout Idea with Circles of Life

July 10, 2010

Here is a sample scrapbook layout idea with our recent sketch 38: Circles of Life. It is a multi-photo layout with seven photos in three sizes. Read on for more info about the layout, the products used, and some PSE tips.

Tagged as: 7-photo layouts, gallery, girl layouts, multiple photos, PSE tips, scrapbooking layouts

Journaling Prompts: What I Love About …

July 5, 2010

I find journaling prompts very helpful. They don’t just prompt a scrapbook layout idea, but often provide a title for the layout too. So when I saw a layout the other day with a title something like ‘what I love about you’ I thought the idea could be extended to offer a variety of alternatives.

Tagged as: getting started, sketches, tips

Sample Layout: Bounce, Grandad, Bounce

June 15, 2010

Our sample layout this month is ‘Bounce, Grandad, Bounce’, made with our recent scrapbooking sketch 37. Layout ideas always come a day or two after the scrapbooking sketch is posted, giving you free reign. However, if your creative juices still do not flow and you need a little help, here it is.

Tagged as: 1-photo layouts, gallery, girl layouts, scrapbooking layouts, sketches

Journaling Prompts – I Wonder …

June 9, 2010

As with a sketch, these journaling prompts are to give you a lift, just in case you are stuck. No promises of originality, just a helping hand that may get you off the starting blocks today.

Tagged as: getting started, sketches, tips

Scrapbook Layout Idea for 17 Photos

June 4, 2010

A scrapbook layout idea for 17 photos? Yep, count ‘em! I think it’s pretty effective. Working with grids lets you get loads of photographs on one layout, and this is a little more unusual.

Tagged as: 17-photo layouts, gallery, multiple photos, scrapbook layouts

Great Scrapbook Paper Giveaway

June 2, 2010

We’re talking about scrapbook paper again, and looking at another idea for what to do with all those paper scraps and unloved scrapbook papers in your stash. Today’s suggestion

Tagged as: scrapbook paper

Paper Trimmer: Fiskars 12 inch Portable Paper Trimmer

May 31, 2010

A good paper trimmer is essential for scrapbooking, card making and paper crafts. This 12 inch portable paper trimmer from Fiskars is lightweight and scores and cuts straight lines.

Tagged as: getting started, scrapbook supplies

Scrapbook Kits: What to Do with Papers you don’t like?

May 27, 2010

It saves a lot of time and hassle to buy scrapbook stacks, books and scrapbook kits, but what do you do with papers you don’t like; those that fall to the bottom of your paper trays and have been in your stash forever?

Tagged as: scrapbooking kits, tips

10 Journaling Prompts

May 19, 2010

I thought it was just a couple of weeks since I last posted some journaling prompts and was surprised to see it was three months ago! I thought I’d better make up for it, so there are ten prompts this time.

Tagged as: getting started, sketches, tips

Raindrops on Roses … er, Tulips! Sketch 36 v4

May 17, 2010

While I was working on this scrapbook layout it morphed into the same style as my recent sketch 36! So I might as well log it as another variation. Its based on a remarkable photo of tulips from Isabel’s garden.

Tagged as: 4-photo layouts, gallery, multiple photos, scrapbook layouts, scrapbook sketches

Scrapbook Sketch #36

May 12, 2010
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Multi-photo layouts can be practical: be more selective; work with a lot of photos from one event; give an overview; help make lighter albums. With all that in mind, our new scrapbook sketch has four photos.

Tagged as: 4-photo layouts, multiple photos, scrapbooking layouts

A Layout Idea with a Variation on Sketch 35

April 22, 2010

This layout idea uses a variation on scrapbook sketch 35. We’ve used just the left page and turned things around. You will see the original sketch at the link above, and the variation and the layout are below.

Tagged as: 1-photo layouts, digital scrapbook layouts, gallery, kids layouts, PSE tips

Which Digital Scrapbooking Software to Choose when Starting Digital Scrapbooking?

April 14, 2010

Someone was thinking of starting digital scrapbooking and wondering about what digital scrapbooking software to use. As I’d written an article recently about just that topic I thought I’d include it here as I’m sure others are asking the same question.

Tagged as: Digital Scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking software, photo editing software

Sweet Moments Digital Layout with Sketch 35

April 13, 2010

This double-page digital layout with sketch 35 uses five photos to record some sweet moments during a recent visit from Isabella’s 14-month old grand daughter.

Tagged as: 5-photo layouts, gallery, girl layouts, multiple photos, scrapbooking layouts

How to Resize Your Photos for a Scrapbooking Layout

March 18, 2010

Learn how to resize your photographs with ease with photo-editing software for great multi-photo paper and digital scrapbooking pages.

Tagged as: multiple photos, tips

Scrapbooking Paper – Animal Stackers: Building Blocks

March 17, 2010

I like this scrapbooking paper which is the Animal Stackers Collection: Building Blocks from Three Bugs in a Rug and available at Scrapbook.com. Click on the image for the full product details. Aside from the fact it is my favorite color, I immediately saw this paper could be used as card focals for children’s cards, [...]

Tagged as: cards, scrapbook.com, tips, Tools for Scrapbookers

Baby Scrapbook Layout: On the Move

January 25, 2010
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This baby scrapbook layout uses our sketch 32 and some very cute little characters from Erica Hite’s Bouncing Baby Girl scrapbook collection from ScrapGirls. Have a look and see if you agree.

Tagged as: 4-photo layouts, baby, Digital Scrapbooking, gallery, Melissa Renfro, multiple photos, scrapbooking layouts

Using Melissa Renfro’s Perpetual Calendar

January 15, 2010

I made our family calendars this year using Melissa Renfro’s perpetual calendar, a digital layout template from ScrapGirls, and being a digital download you can get started in a few minutes!

Tagged as: calendar, kits, Melissa Renfro

Scrapbooking Sketch # 32

January 13, 2010

Here is the new scrapbooking sketch idea and our first of the new year. A sketch or template is an idea to get you started on a new layout. Sometimes we just can’t think what to do and it can be a spur to our creativity.

Tagged as: 3-photo layouts, 4-photo layouts, scrapbooking layouts, sketches

Scrapbooking Layout Idea: 21st Memories

December 2, 2009
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Our sample layout using sketch 31 shows photos from three 21st birthday celebrations – all for the same lucky guy! The layout is placed inside a photo frame on a shelf that are all part of the digital scrapbooking kit.

Tagged as: 13-photo layouts, Digital Scrapbooking, gallery, Melissa Renfro, multiple photos, scrapbooking layouts

Scrapbooking Your Traditions

July 8, 2009

Tradition is important in all cultures. Scrapbooking YOUR traditions helps keep the message or the story alive.

Tagged as: 7-photo layouts, digital scrapbooking products, gallery, heritage layouts, scrapbooking supplies, sketches

Scrapbooking Layout with Sketch 26: Generations

June 23, 2009

A scrapbook layout using sketch 26, multiple photos and re-usable digital scrapbooking products. Find a whole matching set of free digital supplies that include …

Tagged as: 5-photo layouts, baby, gallery, multiple photos, scrapbook layout, sketches

Scrapbooking Sketch #26

June 11, 2009

There are many ways to interpret a scrapbooking sketch and it’s always exciting to see the various ideas people come up with. I often find myself saying, “Wow, I never thought of that!”

Tagged as: 5-photo layouts, scrapbook layout, sketches

Scrapbooking Sketch #24

February 16, 2009

I find it exciting to start a new layout with a scrapbooking sketch. It always gets me off the mark more quickly than sitting with just a few photos and scrapbook supplies.

Tagged as: 1-photo layouts, 2-photo layouts, scrapbooking layouts, sketches

Super Fast Christmas Gift Idea

December 15, 2008

We have another super fast Christmas gift idea for you. Not only can you download the product and start making it within minutes, but it will be finished in no time, too. That’s what we said, super fast! As Christmas gets closer we all feel the pressure so think there’s no time now to make [...]

Tagged as: calendar, Christmas, Digital Scrapbooking, digital supplies, kits, Supplies

Simple Layout with Scrapbooking sketch #22

December 10, 2008

Sometimes it helps to have a simple layout made with a scrapbooking sketch to get you off the starting blocks. We hope this idea helps inspire you. This sketch is similar to sketch 20 but the proportions and order of the layers are different. It’s these little differences that allow the sketches in this mini [...]

Tagged as: 1-photo layouts, gallery, girl layouts, scrapbooking layouts, sketches

Personalize your Calendars

December 3, 2008

Make and personalize your calendars for family and friends with a simple to use digital template that gives great results in super quick time.

Tagged as: calendars, Christmas, Digital Scrapbooking, digital supplies, kits, Supplies

Scrapbooking Sketch #21

November 17, 2008

The scrapbooking sketch this month is the second in our current mini series, which was inspired by some abstract paintings I saw recently. If you’re not familiar with using sketches you can read How to Use a Scrapbooking Sketch. A scrapbooking layout includes photo(s), pretty scrapbooking papers, your story, and a few embellishments. What they [...]

Tagged as: 1-photo layouts, Christmas, scrapbooking layout competition, scrapbooking layouts, sketches

Photographing a Special Event

November 10, 2008

There are many special times when we want a camera on hand, yet so often the shots we catch are haphazard. We’ve great tips for photographing a special event.

Tagged as: photography

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