It’s easy to get in a rut and start creating layouts that all look the same if you are always using the same size photos. Try using a variety of photo sizes to change things up. The most common size is 4×6. It’s easy and inexpensive to print. But did you know that you can print two 3×4 photos on…
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Things of sentimental value are great items to scrapbook. Whether you include a photo along with it or not, it doesn’t matter as long as the story is there. Over the course of our lives, we come across so many things that trigger memories. Something as simple as a bowl of candy, a type of donut, a tea cup, quilt…
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Looking to spark your creativity? Create a mini album. Sometimes working on a smaller scale or canvas and just switching it up can be so fun and amazing for your creativity. I love mini albums because they often don’t require a lot of thought and embellishing. Especially if it’s something simple and you’ve created something similar before! There’s nothing wrong…
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Shop your home for fun things to create with! The best part about crafting is the playing and experimenting. It’s amazing what you can create if you just let yourself go and have fun. I talked about trying a new technique in tip #25. I shared a few things that you could try when you are playing, many of them…
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Do you create Halloween cards, projects, treats or home decor? We have these fabulous new stencils/masks in the Holiday Catalogue and I thought the tree stencil would make a fabulous Halloween card. This tree stencil is so versatile. I’ve created a Christmas card with it and now a Halloween card. I think it would also make a great background for…
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Todays scrapbooking tip is Don’t Expect Perfection. This is something that I struggled with for a LONG time. Since I started implementing a new rule, things have gotten much better. Want to hear what that rule is? You need to like it, you don’t need to love it. It used to take me HOURS to create a layout. I wouldn’t…
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Todays tip is to try a new technique, play and experiment! Sometimes all you need to get those creative juices flowing is to try something new with no care about whether it will work or not. When I want to play, I often experiment with backgrounds. There is so much that you can do to create amazing backgrounds for your…
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Save your memorabilia until after you’ve scrapbooked the photos is todays scrapbooking tip. This could mean movie tickets, playbills, brochures, lanyards – basically anything and everything. I keep it all until I’ve decided what I want to include on my layout or in my album and what I don’t. I hate the feeling of ‘Oh I wish I had kept…’…
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I think that todays tip to shop for new products, is one of my favourites and I imagine it is for many of you too! One thing that we paper crafters excel at is buying more products – am I right?! I know, yesterday I was suggesting you purge your supplies and today I’m telling you to buy more! It…
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It’s amazing how much a good purge of your supplies can do for your creativity. Not only is it a great reminder of what you have but it helps you reflect on what you like and dislike. As crafters our taste changes, styles changes and just like everything else in life, there are trends. I was just going through some…
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Today’s tip to step outside your comfort zone may not be a great one if you are trying to get back into, or get started, on your scrapbooking journey. However, it is a great one if you find that you are in a rut and need to spice things up a bit. By suggesting that you step outside your comfort…
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