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Journaling Prompts: Words of Wisdom

September 6, 2010

Journaling prompts come in all shapes and sizes. They say good things come in little packages, so don’t be surprised this is a short post, lol!

Birthday Card with a Scrapbooking Sketch

July 13, 2010

I had a quick play and came up with this birthday card using our most recent scrapbooking sketch. I wanted to try to work out how to do some of the inbuilt effects and I’m pleased to have managed a semblance of what I was aiming for.

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.

Travel Layout Idea with FREE Digital Layout Template

June 22, 2010

I love to travel – whether it’s near or far. And this travel layout idea uses the free digital layout template download we offered recently. As well as changing the direction of the photographs, we decided to tear the edges of the cardstock.

Sample Wedding Layout: Love Today and Always

June 21, 2010

A scrapbook wedding layout for a summer wedding – most young girls’ dream. And since it’s mid summer’s day what could be more appropriate? The jumping off point was sketch 37 but we digressed! Instead of surrounding the photograph

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.

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.

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.

Brothers: Friends and Foes! Sketch 36 v3

May 15, 2010

We have another layout idea with sketch 36. We also have some tips for digital and paper scrappers, alike, so that’s worth something, eh?

Variation of Sketch 36

May 14, 2010

Just a quickie with one of the variations of sketch 36. We’ve still got three photos plus another enlarged as the background, but different positions this time.

Layout Idea with Scrapbook Sketch 36

May 13, 2010

A beautiful warm Spring day and some boats on a tranquil River Thames equal a great photo opportunity – just the ticket for this layout idea with sketch 36.

FREE Multi-photo Digital Layout Template

April 29, 2010

Create a multiple-photo scrapbook page with our FREE digital layout template offered in honor of National Scrapbooking Day.

Scrapbooking Layout Idea with Sketch 34

March 15, 2010

This scrapbooking layout idea is made with our recent sketch 34 and a super photograph by Scott Wadham capturing superb movement in the little girls’ hair and dresses.

Sunset Layout with Sketch 33

March 1, 2010

How often have you gone through the agony of deciding just how many of the dozens of photographs you took of an event will you include on the layout? Multiple photo layouts help a little, lol!

Multi-Photo Layout Idea: Tlaquepaque

February 27, 2010

This multi-photo scrapbooking layout shows you how to use the same sketch design for both pages of a two-page spread – an idea that will not necessarily work with all sketches.

5 Journaling Prompts

February 22, 2010

Here are a few journaling prompts that might be just what you’re looking for right now. If not, pop back later to check out our other journaling ideas.

Scrapbooking Sketch #33

February 15, 2010
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We have a new scrapbooking sketch again this month, along with some tips and suggestions on how to use it.

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.

Scrapbooking Sketch #31

November 20, 2009

Our latest multi photo scrapbooking sketch idea will help you catch up on your summer scrapbooking before the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas family holidays.

Scrapbooking Sketch #30

October 17, 2009

With autumn well and truly here now in the northern hemisphere, you could use this scrapbooking sketch to showcase the wonders of changing colours, or grateful harvests.

Scrapbooking Sketch #29

September 17, 2009

Another scrapbooking sketch for the weekend from ScrapbookingGems.com. Ok, you don’t have to wait until the weekend to indulge your passion. Hit the button now!

Scrapbooking Layout: Funny Faces

July 29, 2009

Funny Faces scrapbooking layout from a circle scrapbooking sketch and made using predominantly Photoshop Elements shapes and effects.

Circle Layout with Scrapbooking Sketch 27

July 21, 2009

Making a circle layout with scrapbooking sketch #27 was a new experience in many ways. I’ve experimented a little with PSE6, shapes and styles as I try to learn what can be done with digital scrapbooking.

Scrapbooking Sketch #27

July 13, 2009

Is it a scrapbooking sketch or your dinner plate? Or it could equally be a clock indicating the passage of time with it’s poignant regrets of missed opportunities or …

Scrapbooking Your Traditions

July 8, 2009

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

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 …

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!”

Simple Scrapbooking Layout with Sketch 25

May 18, 2009

We’ve made a simple scrapbooking layout using one of our scrapbooking sketch ideas to display three wonderful photos of a new baby. (Aaaah!)

Scrapbooking Sketch #25

May 14, 2009

We have a simple scrapbooking sketch using three 4×6 photographs, so pick out your three best photos, or you three favorite photos, get your thinking caps on and see what you come up with.

Scrapbooking Layout with Sketch 24

March 21, 2009

Find ideas on making a scrapbooking layout from a sketch, and money saving tips for baby scrapbook embellishments into the bargain.