Scrapbooking, like homemade card making, is becoming an increasingly popular pastime. Many people have turned their hobby into a business as well as providing fantastic gifts for the family and friends. If you are thinking of taking up scrapbooking either as a hobby or a potential business then you should first learn the basics. Basic scrapbooking kits are available that are inexpensive and contain all the necessary, albeit slightly basic, equipment you will initially require...

As a homeschooling mom of 4 girls, scrapbooking for kids has been on my mind alot lately. Let me back up a bit. My 4 year old was quietly playing one day with a roll of stickers. Afraid I was going to later find a bunch of stickers caught in the carpet, I asked her what she intended to do with them. She pondered for awhile and then said, "I am going to put them in a scrapbook. Mom, can I have my own scrapbook?" For some reason, this caught me by surprise, as I thought how won...

For many, scrapbooking has become even more than a hobby. Some even make it a business. But, what is scrapbooking and how can you get started? What materials are needed?

I started out as a stamper. I remember being amazed at how a line art drawing could produce such beautiful results. I started out simply stamping and coloring in and progressed to more advanced techniques. And then I was introduced to Scrapbooking via a home party. But I was a stamper! How could I combine the two? I began incorporating my rubberstamps into my scrapbooks and you can too. You can use rubberstamps as backgrounds, titles, decorative accents, decorative border...

As I write this article, I am on my way home from a 10-day vacation. A wonderful time, relaxing yet filled with fun and educational things to do. In this article, I want to share with you some tips and ideas for Scrapbooking your trip on what to do before and during your vacation to ensure a pleasurable scrapping experience for when you return. Prior to leaving, have in mind what you want to accomplish. Do you want to document your vacation and incorporate it into your pre...

In the world of scrapbooking, imitation can be the sincerest form of flattery or a big no-no depending on the circumstances. Scraplifting, or borrowing ideas from another person?s layout, is inevitable as we all search for inspiration for our scrapbooks. There has developed a fine line between being motivated by another person?s color choice and copying outright. In the ?old days,? it seemed perfectly logical to completely copy a layout from a magazine. After all, who was ...

Have you ever been in this situation? You?ve found the perfect paper for your layout, and assembled a great collection of stickers but the lettering just isn?t working. Or maybe you?ve decided you really need three holly stickers to balance out your design, instead of just the two that you have in your sticker file. This normally means another trip to the scrapbook store and postponing the finishing of a page. However, it doesn?t have to mean that anymore, thanks to the us...

Have you ever considered journaling your life's pages and transforming an ordinary collection of photographs into a vibrant and visual storyboard? Telling the stories behind the pictures and revealing hidden memories and emotions through the creation of a scrapbook can be a wonderful experience that you will admire in years to come as it will make you smile while looking at your past adventures. But most importantly, creating your scrapbook from scratch will give a unique and...

All of us have heard of scrapbook but not all of us have really ventured into creating one. One sometimes really wonders whether creating a scrapbook is something we should attempt. These books filled with pictures, quotes and memories were definitely in vogue when we were kids and most of our parents had one wherein they stored memorable moments of us growing up. With the digital cameras taking over, our parents definitely had many more photo albums than we do. A scrapboo...

Ten years ago my best friend died of cancer. It all happened very fast and was pretty unbelievable. In a whirlwind her husband was charged with the terrible task of picking out a grave plot, a headstone and planning a funeral. All that on top of caring for two young girls and making sure he didn't lose his full time job. About two days after she passed away my husband and I stopped by his house to drop off a meal. He was in the dining room, photographs spread all over the ...