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Scrapbooking at the Tally Ho Tearooms

Well, it’s official… ScrapBuddies, my Scrapbooking group, at which I give demos and workshops and generally help members with their own Scrapbooking projects, is moving home!
The venue for the last three years has been at the Village Hall at Ditchingham, but as of April this year it is moving into my Tearooms on Tuesday evenings.
So Every [...]

Kids Scrapbooking Classes- Paper Bag Albums for Ages 9-11

I took two different classes at Honey’s school… the Juniors… the subject of the earlier post and the seniors, here are their finished Paper Bag Albums.

I gave the children a general idea of the content of the paper bag album (instead of an envelope album for the juniors) but focused on showing them different techniques each [...]

Scrapbooking without photos - it CAN be done!

Here is a quick(ish) scrapbook page I made recently.  You can see I have no photographs on this page.  Instead I have used the piece of paper which my daughter had written on as my focal point. 

As there was no colour dictated by this focal point I worked the colour around the diecut butterflies, a [...]

Free Scrapbooking Supplies from Your Friends!

How do you get your friends to gladly GIVE you Scrapbooking Supplies?  (and they can also be used for cardmaking.) What Scrapbooking items am I talking about? 
Well you have probably guessed from the photograph… yes… ribbons.  Those annoying ribbons you (and your friends) find in the inside shoulders of blouses, jumpers, t-shirts and even on [...]

Kids Scrapbooking Classes - Envelope Albums for Ages 4-7

During the Autumn School Term at Honey’s school I held a few 6 week scrapbooking classes/courses for the Juniors (and the seniors, but that’s in another post)…  We made Envelope Scrapbook Albums and here are the pictures.  The children were aged between 4 and 7 and I think they did rather well.  For most of [...]

Video Tutorial - How to Distress Paper Edges to Add Interest

I am often asked how I achieve the “distressed” look to paper edges on my scrapbook layouts and cards… something I do quite a bit, especially on Vintage style things, (layouts and cards).
So I thought it would be a good idea to make a video for you, showing exactly how I crumple, fold and rip [...]

Scrapbooking Sketch and Challenge - February 2010

This is a true sketch!  It’s even still in pencil - I haven’t drawn it out in pen!  I’ve just photographed my sketch for you here.  I actually sketched this one whilst sitting in the hairdresser’s chair last week.  I always take a scrapbook magazine and a pad and pencil with me… but I digress!
This [...]

How to Easily Apply Self-Adhesive Letters to a Scrapbook Layout

I posted a picture of this scrapbook page a few posts back.  It was a fairly quick page to make and I used the Wisteria Collection from Basic Grey.  The reason for me showing it to you again is because I used self-adhesive letters from the sticker sheet included with the collection.  I am going [...]

Money Saving Advice for Scrapbooking Beginners

I am often asked about how to start scrapbooking (as mentioned in a recent post).  This is what I tell them…
Firstly, you need know what you want to achieve in order to know what you need to buy!
If you just want to dabble, to try out Scrapbooking then you will only need a few supplies and [...]

Mini Album Page Planner - Newsletter Subscriber Freebie

In the January issue of the SimplyScrapbookingNow.com Newsletter I promised and Free Download (as usual) of a Page Planner for Mini Scrapbook Albums.  For those already signed up to the newsletter, I have just sent the link for the free download, if you would like it too, then sign up and the latest newsletter that [...]