Monthly Archives: August 2009

Scrapbooking has truly risen to the level of fine art. But it doesn’t look that hard, does it? A handful of buttons, some ribbon, a couple of photographs; a snip of the scissors, a dollop of glue, and Eureka! A page layout masterpiece! Well, not to burst your bubble or anything, but there are a ton of sob stories by people who have sat staring for hours on end at a blank page, waiting in vain for an idea how to even begin. Continue reading →

When it comes to scrapbooking, you will find that it requires many tools and much space to create those pages of beauty that will be a joy forever. As your interest and expertise grows with each completed project, you’ll find that your supplies of papers, photos, stickers, glitter, glue-scissors-buttons, bows, ribbons ad infinitum, begin to take over the modest space you allotted to your hobby. From a table, to a counter top, to a whole room, to seriously contemplating renting a storage locker. You may wish you had more time to devote to this craft you lovebut you KNOW you need more space. Continue reading →

A scrapbook allows you to keep your sweet and memorable moments of your life. Many people tend to buy a pre-made scrapbook, but if you can create it yourself, it will be more meaningful. In this article, you will discover the simple and cool tips that will help you to make your own scrapbook easily. Continue reading →

Many of us who love scrapbooking and papercraft have held off purchasing a Cricut machine waiting for the new Cricut Expression. Now that the Cricut expression can be bought for a reasonable price, we will take a quick look at it. There are currently three different Cricut machines available, all made by a company called Provocraft. The three machines are: the original Cricut, Cricut create and the new Cricut Expression. The most popular one is obviously the original Cricut, so here we will take a look at what differentiates the reliable old Cricut from the new Cricut Expression. Is the Cricut Expression worth the extra money it costs over the original? Continue reading →

Putting together a record of your life, your family’s lives, trips you took, fun vacations, life changing events like weddings or anniversaries can be a really fun project if you get into the hobby of scrap booking. A whole new hobby has mushroomed around the scrap booking field because more and more people are becoming addicted to scrap booking and are not just saving snippets of souvenirs, or newspaper clippings or photos in a dusty old album; they are going all out and creating a work of art in the form of a themed scrapbook that is to be admired. Continue reading →

The world of Die Cut Machines for Scrapbooking has taken off and everyone wants one. To help you make a decision, I have reviewed the Xyron Wishblade cutting machine in comparison to one of the other leading brands of electronic die cutting machines currently available, the Cricut range of Machines including the Expression, Personal Cutter and the Cricut Create. Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Die Cut Machines are the latest rage in Scrapbooking, I am going to review the Xyron Wishblade machine and compare it to some of the other brands of electronic die cutting machines currently available, like the Cricut Expressions Machine and the Making Memories Slice Machine. Continue reading →

Have you ever gone through some memorable moments in your life but because of your bustling life, you forget about them? This is why you need to create a scrapbook to keep your sweet and joyous moments. And in this article, you are going to discover are the 5 ideas for scrapbooking that will make your scrapbook a memorable moments. Continue reading →

When starting your own craft business you’ll soon realize that you can buy craft supplies from numerous places, all with different pricing levels and products. You may quickly become confused by all the options available and may believe that you can only get quality art and craft supplies from specialized vendors. There are lots of people who are not making as much money as they could from their craft business because they don’t know how to buy affordable craft materials. Continue reading →

If you are interested in scrapbooking, you might know that one of the most difficult things you can do is to keep coming up with new ideas for interesting layouts. After all, you want these layouts to be beautiful and unique, but after you’ve done this for a while, it might be difficult to keep coming up with something new. Here are some ways that you can find new layout ideas so that you’ll stay busy for months with scrapbooking. Continue reading →