Choosing a Scrapbooking Kit
February 24, 2008 by Genie Balfour · Leave a Comment
Choosing a scrapbooking kit from the many on the market could be a headache in the making! Just where do you start? How do you choose which of the many scrapbooking kits is for you?
How about our tips to choosing a scrapbooking kit right here …
Scrapbooking Kits Clubs: Pros, Cons and Tips
February 18, 2008 by Genie Balfour · Leave a Comment
There are many opportunities to join scrapbooking kits clubs. We’ll look at one or two of the pros and cons and give some tips in this article.
Many people seem to enjoy clubs - otherwise it would no longer be offered. One of the main advantages is getting coordinated supplies without the headache of searching everywhere.
One of the downsides, and some may say challenges, of regular monthly kits is that you cannot choose what is in it. So what do you do with those things you hate that frequently turn up in kits?
Scrapbooking Kits - Why So Popular?
February 13, 2008 by Genie Balfour · Leave a Comment
Scrapbooking kits are so popular because a kit takes the guess work out of making successful layouts for most of us. They deal with our fear of choosing things that don’t work together and time to get them.
We want to make beautiful scrapbook pages but we are not all designers, so having someone collate scrap booking supplies that work together takes the fear out it.
Scrapbooking Sketch: February
February 6, 2008 by Genie Balfour · Leave a Comment
Our scrapbooking sketch went a bit wild this month! lol!
Firstly we were bored with the monotony of a gray scale. Then, having decided to use multiple squares the layout needed softening, so we added the curved arrows. And finally we thought to add some fun by using the arrows to make the curvy flow through the page.
Hmm … let’s see what we can make of it. Read on for ideas and a sample layout.
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Layout with ScrapGirls’ Freebies
February 5, 2008 by Genie Balfour · 2 Comments
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We made this layout with ScrapGirls’ freebies, thus disproving the old saying ‘You never get anything for nothing!’
We are not yet digital scrapbookers (if you are, would you answer a question for us later, please?) Yet after just a few free newsletters there were enough products to make a successful digital scrapbook layout - and we were surprised how easy it was to do with just a basic knowledge of the program we used.
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Perfect Photographs for Photo Essays - Video Tutorial
February 2, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
This great video tutorial shows you how to create perfect photographs for photo essays for your scrapbooks.
It’s from Tasra Dawson of Real Women Scrap TV. Tasra talks to CharMaine Beleele, a professional photographer, writer, teacher and scrapbooker who teaches this technique in her original class called Snap n Scrap! at her local Michaels store.
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