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Using Lots of Colour Using colour is one of my favourite parts of scrapbooking. Yet new scrappers often tell me they feel overwhelmed by it. They hear a phrase like “tertiary colours” and feel they need to take an art class or consult a colour wheel before picking their papers. That’s basically not true! If you can get dressed in the morning, you can choose the right colours for your page. Part of selecting colours will be influenced by your personal taste. I LOVE red, and choose it frequently for my pages (and for my cards, and clothes and all through my home)....

One of the hottest trends in scrapbooking is creating a vintage style scrapbook album. If you attend a scrapbooking party or a demonstration, there’s a good chance that you’ll get to see some inspiring vintage scrapbook layouts. To get a jumpstart on creating your own vintage scrapbook, here are some steps to help you get started.   CHOOSE YOUR PHOTOS When vintage scrapbooking, either choose photos that are truly vintage, meaning the old black and white photos, or transform the look of your current photos to appear vintage. You can also get a cool app like “instagram” for your iphone,...

Are you looking for creative scrapbooking ideas for babies?  Are you contemplating between using a baby scrapbooking kit and designing your own scrapbook?  These ideas will help you create beautiful baby scrapbook layouts that can be housed in a baby album that you purchase or you can even create a digital scrapbook and download the great digital designs available. There is a perfect design for this called digital chalkboard art and is unique to its name.   SELECT YOUR PHOTOS AND THEMES     Before creating each baby scrapbook layout, decide what you want to include in your album. Unlike a...

Scrapbooking is a very popular hobby these days because it provides a fun and easy way to save and make memories. Coming up with free scrapbooking ideas, however, can be a bit difficult depending on how creative you’d like your scrapbook to be. You may want to personalize your scrapbook and make it unique to your life, but are not quite sure how to do so. Think of your scrapbook as the story of your life- a visual narrative so-to-speak– and apply personal touches as you wish. It’s super exciting!   Need some ideas? Great! Here are some ideas you...

When putting together a scrapbook design, the quality of your photos will have a gigantic impact on the inclusive feel of the layout. Alongside with the great background and embellishments you can buy at the plentiful online scrapbook stores a good photo is the key point. There’s nothing inferior to enjoying a special event, such as a trip to the zoo or being present at your sister’s wedding, only to later realize that your photos are too fuzzy or too shady. Unclear photos can destroy any layout. You don’t want to take photographs like this. Appreciatively with digital cameras, you can check...