My favorite local scrapbooking store, Memory Lane PA has just launched their blog at : memorylanepa.typepad.com.
Here’s their first post introducing what they’re all about. If you’re ever local to Quakertown, PA - be sure to stop in!
Journaling is usually one of the most difficult parts of coming up with a compelling scrapbooking page.
Here’s a tip from ScrapJazz about how to start with journaling, and then design the layout around it.
(Read the full article...)Taken right out of the office and brought into the world of paper crafting, brads have quickly become a staple embellishment for craft projects. So what is it about these little paper fasteners that paper crafters just can't get enough of? I love brads because everything about them is completely versatile. To make inserting a brad super simple, start by punching or poking a hole in your project wherever you'd like to add the brad. For mini brads, a 1/16" hole punch works great, and for larger brads, a 1/8" hole punch should do the trick.
Creating Keepsakes magazine reviewed 90 (yes 90!) adhesives for use in your scrapbooks.
If you’re looking to decide on what adhesive you should use, or are just curious what’s new in this area, check out their two articles on adhesives:
Altered scrapbooking projects are all the rage.
Here are some project ideas from ScrapJazz that I liked:
About.com scrapbooking has a large collection of layout galleries that include page ideas as well as free scrapbooking patterns. For example, here is a gallery of free paisley patterns and scrapbook page layout sketches. They’re not really my style, but are a good example of the type of resources available to us scrappers.
If only I had time to try them all out!
As an amateur photographer, I think it’s interesting to read about how professionals setup for their photo shoots.
Here’s a good article from ePhotoZine about how a professional setup for a calendar photo shoot.
Things I learned:
(Read the full article...)This technique is particularly useful and makes removing skies, even where their are fine details encroaching into the sky, easy. It allows you to protect the areas you do not wish to erase, eliminating fiddly painting work. The first task is to create a history point this will allow you to paint back the original image in any areas that may be accidentally erased. Double click the photo layer (background) to turn it in to an editable layer. In the History Palette, click the box next to Make Layer, to set the history point.
(Read the full article...)Fall is upon us and that can only mean one thing: It's back to school time! Remember how exciting it was to go back to school every year? Shopping for school supplies and new clothes, meeting your new teacher and seeing which friends would be in your classes-all in anticipation of that exciting first day! Or do you remember not wanting to leave home, being afraid that you won't find your classes or that you won't have anyone to sit with at lunch? Back to school brings up so many different memories for each individual, so now is the perfect time to scrap your old memories or your child's new memories with great school-themed pages!
(Read the full article...)You're attending a photography workshop when you look around. You have the impression that everybody else has a bigger, better camera than yours--longer lens, newer, more expensive, more features. You feel inadequate. Tail between your legs, you slink back home to engage in your other hobby--cooking. You prepare a great meal and serve it to your friends. They love the food, and one of them says, "Gee, that was delicious! How did you do that? You must have a great oven."