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Cheap Jewellery Embellishments for Scrapbook Page

You may remember I wrote an article on Page accents, then later I showed another, using straight border page accents.  Well this time it’s a circle!  So the basis for this page was a 12×12 peice of paper for the background with a 5 inch circle of patterned paper added, include a photo and the [...]

SmashBook - make your own? Video Tour

Below is a video tour (brief) of my version of the K&Co Smashbook, which I think is a good idea by the way, just don’t like their designs that much, not my style.  But I think the company has thought it through well, with all the little extras.

Above is Honey’s effort - she is 7 [...]

Photography Tip for Scrapbookers

On my Walk in October I took some photographs of the sky as the sun was setting. And I mentioned that I would use one of those photos with white lettering out of the black siloutted landscape in the foreground for some cards.
Well I wanted to give you a TIP with regard to leaving “white [...]

Latest Scrapbook Layout - “Cute”

This is the first large (12×12) single photo scrapbook page I have made in a while.  Actually it’s the first “any type” of scrapbook page I have made in a while, but we’ll gloss over that shall we?!
I made myself STOP what I was “working” on and told myself to just DO some scrapbooking.  I [...]

Video Tutorial - Budget Blooms to Scrapbooking Flowers in Minutes

I have managed to upload a new Video - woo hoo!  It’s an add-on really from the very first video I posted on You Tube (well scrapbooking one anyway) which was about taking apart shop bought ’silk’ flowers and using them on scrapbook pages.
Well this one shows which is the best colour to buy (in [...]

Video Tutorial - Border Page Accents for Scrapbook Pages

I could waffle on… but instead I have made a video… and waffled on in there instead! lol
Anyway, In a recent demo at my ScrapBuddies Group I gave a demonstration as to how easy it is to make these handy, what are effectively blocks of embellishments, to brighten up your pages.  Or even, the border [...]

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 [...]

What Should I Buy to Start Scrapbooking?

I had a message from a new scrapbooking friend via facebook who wrote…
“… can you please tell me where to get a basic starter kit, I have been beg, stealing and borrowing ribbons, bows, buttons, jewellery, etc, but how do I know what scissors, glue, etc. Feeling a bit overwhelmed. Beautiful views here lots to [...]

On the Down Low - Low Level Photography

This is brought to you from the SimplyScrapbookingNow.com website… I thought I would post it here for those who have read it… because it’s changed and for those who haven’t because it’s interesting!  The article reads…
I found an article on my travels across “web-land” which I thought was well worth sharing. However, although I duly credited [...]