Scrapbooking
Sure, you can call it a Hallmark holiday. But don�t be fooled: Mother�s Day is serious business. A big deal. Especially for new moms.
How do I know? Because I make my living surveying moms for my books. I ask them everything from which diaper bag they like best to how they handle
meddling in-laws. And let me tell you, every new mom lives for Mother�s Day.
Why? Because it�s her one chance to feel cherished and appreciated for all she�s done for her family.
Now, I�m about ...
Author: Stephanie Gallagher
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Photographs are intended to bring us joy. Instead most people feel anything but joy when it comes to their photographs. Most people feel challenged, frustrated, and overwhelmed by their photographs!
The average person has shoeboxes and dresser drawers full of photos that are a jumbled mess. Many people have years and years� worth of photos that have never even made it out of the film developer�s envelopes! Even worse, some people have even stopped taking pictures because they feel so gui ...
Author: Christine Sutton
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Thanksgiving is a time of family, food and fun. Here are some ideas of traditions you can start that will give you those "warm fuzzy feelings" for years to come!
�Watch the parade on TV or make an effort to attend the parade. Don�t forget a thermos of hot chocolate
�Family Portrait Time--use this picture for Christmas cards
�Decorate with: gourds, indian corn, corn stalks, pine cones, fall leaves, cornucopia, a large pine cone turkey with feathers
�As family gathers, ...
Author: by Teresa Hansen
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Having this nagging doubt that you may upstage your precious photos or clutter your pages with scrapbooking embellishments?
One moment you're just so tempted to paste the embellishment onto your page, and the next moment you're questioning yourself, "Should I? Should I not?� You even wonder if you're just trying to force that simply irresistible page accent onto your page to satisfy your craving for� more embellishments.
Well, you're in good company. I still remember the first ti ...
Author: Fion Lim
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Countless memories are built during the formative childhood days. If there's an excellent means to record them down in some ways, it'll be scrapbooking.
True, we can't possibly capture every single event, but we can definitely scrap those more memorable ones onto pages.
If you've decided to scrapbook together with your kid, besides guiding them with little prompts on the journaling, you'll probably need some neat ideas to pull in those best memories.
Here's various hot-sel ...
Author: Fion Lim
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Kids grow up so fast and if you don't try to capture some of these wonderful memories through some means, they'll all slip through the fingers just in a snap. And scrapbooking is a fabulous way to preserving those memories, by combining the photos and journaling of your kids.
As parents, scrapbook pages of your adorable boy or girl probably fill up many pages. But these are stories told from your perspective. How about including your child's perspective into those pages as well?
Ch ...
Author: Fion Lim
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Scrapbooking is a great hobby and a wonderful way to preserve your photos with style! The art of scrapbooking is not hard at all! All you really need is a creative mind and the urge to create masterpieces! Once you have the general idea of scrapbooking down, use these ideas to create more meaningful pages!
Your Photos- The photos you use in your scrapbooking layouts will reflect the moment you want to save forever. Instead of having everyone pose for photos, try to take pictures without ...
Author: Tara Grant
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The Therapeutic Value of Scrapbooking
I have been a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant for 16 years and have worked with many different types of physical disabilities and clients with mental illness. When I started scrapbooking 8 years ago, I never realized what a therapeutic value it could have on my life. As the years have gone by I have also recognized the therapeutic values scrapbooking can have for those many different types of physical disabilities and those with mental illnes ...
Author: Kathy Johnson
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Copyright: Five facts every scrapbooker needs to know!
September 15, 2004
Copyright...five facts every scrapbooker needs to know! Copyright laws can be really confusing and complicated for the scrapbooker and the myths and falsehoods about what is okay and what is not only makes matters worse. I'm not a lawyer and I don't even play one on TV, but I've been reading and studying copyright law (especially how it applies to scrapbookers) for many years now.
I became interested in ...
Author: Antuanette Wheeler
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If you�d like to start scrapbooking or create scrapbook-style art, but are simply overwhelmed by the vast product choices, let me help you narrow them down and get you going. I view
scrapbooking as a highly specialized form of collage.
With scrapbooking, not only are you creating artistic arrangements
and layers of objects, but you are doing it around an evocative
theme. Scrapbook art almost always includes: 1. photos around
which the theme is developed; and words or � ...
Author: Eileen Bergen
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Once you spend your precious time and energy creating a
scrapbook, make sure it lasts! There are a few simple
things you can easily do to ensure that your scrapbooks look
just as good as the day you finished them, for years to
come.
The first thing to avoid is paper that is not lignin-free.
You've probably heard that before, and it is true, but what
is lignin anyways? Lignin is a stiff component of a plant
that quite literally holds it together. Although lignin is
...
Author: Palyn Peterson
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It is true to say that a lot of people begin to get the scrappin� bug after their child/children are born and usually their first attempt at scrapbooking is making a baby album.
Having a child is one of the most important events in our lives and baby�s first year is a busy, lively, ever changing journey of discovery. It is full of important milestones�
No wonder then, as parents we want to capture and record all those many memorable moments - preserving them in scrapbooks is a grea ...
Author: Elaine Clay
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The Art Of Collage
By Eileen Bergen
The Artful Crafter
http://www.theartfulcrafter.com
Collage, from the French word �coller� (to stick), is a technique
that incorporates fragments of paper and collected or found
objects into artistic compositions. The National Gallery of Art
credits Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso with legitimizing collage
as fine art. Today any material fixed to a surface may be termed
collage.
As usual, the guys get all the credit! At ...
Author: Eileen Bergen
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Need the perfect gift for that hard to buy for person?? Well, this is a must read. I make 6x6 scrapbook albums that all you have to do is add pictures!! I make them in Baby, Boy, Girl, General, and Wedding. I also make them to order. If you would like information about the albums that I make, just e-mail me at susiescraps4u@yahoo.com.
SusieScrapper
About the Author
I am a Scrapbooking Instructor. I have been scrapbooking for about 8 years. I love this hobby and it is so g ...
Author: SusieScrapper
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You may have joined the photo-sharing craze to share your family vacation photos, but have you thought about other uses for photo sharing?
Here are just a few ideas:
Scrapbooking:
Show off your creative projects. You can design scrapbook pages and enhance them with clipart using software like Paint Shop Photo Album or FotoFinish and then upload them to a photo sharing site for everyone to enjoy.
Hobbies:
Perhaps you belong to a cross-stitching club or the other end o ...
Author: Valerie Goettsch
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By journaling your pages you will transform an ordinary collection of photographs into a vibrant and visual storyboard - telling the stories behind the pictures, revealing hidden memories and emotions.
It will give your scrapbooks a unique and intimate feel, it is this personal touch that turns your albums into something very special.
That is the power of scrapbooking journaling and why it is one of the most important elements of your scrapbooks.
What to write�
Wh ...
Author: Elaine Clay
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Do you find it intimidating when you come to journal your scrapbook pages?
You are not alone! Many scrapbookers find it hard to get started when it comes to adding journaling to their scrapbooking layouts.
If you are one of those people who go blank at the thought of having to journal, don�t worry. Here are some stress-free scrapbooking journaling ideas to help you write the right words whatever your page theme.
Make a list.
This is a fairly simple journaling technique t ...
Author: Elaine Clay
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Need A Scrapbook Journaling Idea?
Try using song lyrics in your next layout.
Song lyrics can be a great source of title and page inspiration for a scraper.
Music and songs play an important part in our lives. Hearing a song again can evoke a lot of emotion, bringing back fond memories of special times, special people and special places.
Of course, different songs mean different things to different people - but you can use songs to 'tap' into those memories to create u ...
Author: Elaine Clay
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If scrapbooking is your passion, or if you are interested in learning, don't miss out on this opportunity. Join the newest, most innovative scrapbooking company in the industry. New catalog just released with over 80 new and exclusive items. More brand new exclusive items being released in October!!
The "best" kits around. Pictures, directions, and everything that you need to get started scrapbooking. Complete pages that are fast and easy. Are you a more advanced scrapper, there are kits ...
Author: SusieScrapper
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1.First things first. Set a plan or a theme for your Christmas decorating. It doesn�t cost a thing to have a good plan, and when you are working with budget ideas, this is what pulls your ideas together, and makes everything you do look purposeful, and personal. Some theme ideas for Christmas? The rustic lodge xmas, a toyland xmas, countries around the world, Victorian, country, santa, snowmen, old fashioned, the list goes on and on!
2. Make garlands out of felt scraps. Cut Xmas shapes ou ...
Author: Kathleen Wilson
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