About Regina

Some of my favorite things to write about are topics that have to do with living green, saving money, pregnancy, weddings, and dogs. When I'm not writing, I love to spend time with my husband, read, create 3D artwork and Native American beadwork.

11 Fun Tips For Organizing Your Craft Room

If you are lucky enough to have your very own room to do your scrapbooking and stamping, then you are way ahead of the game when it comes to organizing. Hopefully, you keep most of your supplies in your craft room -- even if they aren't organized. My problem is that my office is both my scrapbooking, stamping, beading, reading and writing area, and you can only imagine how difficult it is to keep all of that organized! Still it is possible. Here are some fun tips to organize your craft room so … [Read more...]

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8 Tips For Making Recipe Scrapbook Pages

Recipe scrapbook pages are some of the more fun pages to create in my opinion. I have several recipes that have been handed down from my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother that I've made scrapbook pages for. And doing so really stirred my creative juices! Following are some great tips for making your own recipe scrapbook pages... … [Read more...]

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Budget Scrapbooking: 10 Places To Find Free & Inexpensive Scrapbook Supplies

We all know how easy it is for scrapbooking expenses to get out of hand. And, with most of us being on a budget, finding free or super cheap scrapbooking supplies is an absolute must. Believe it or not, there are several websites online that have either free or very inexpensive scrapbooking supplies, thus making it easy to feed your scrapbooking addiction without breaking the bank! Here is a comprehensive list of places to find free (or very cheap) scrapbooking supplies... … [Read more...]

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10 Tips For Creating Valentine’s Day Scrapbook Pages

Most of us who are scrapbookers love holidays, and Valentine's Day is no exception. This a great time to break out any new ideas you want to try when crafting pages about love, memories, and relationships. I also like doing scrapbook pages for Valentines Day because it is a good excuse for me to hook up with fellow scrapbookers and pool any ideas we may have for creating the perfect pages for the holiday. Here are 10 fun tips for creating a Valentine's Day scrapbook page... … [Read more...]

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7 Ways To Use Rubber Stamps To Create Valentine’s Day Gifts & Decorations

Valentine's Day is one of the coolest holidays to use your rubber stamps to make gifts and decorations.Most of us who collect rubber stamps probably have several that would be appropriate for this lovely holiday like: lots of hearts, flowers, and other nifty stamps just waiting to be used to decorate and make gifts for a fun, romantic holiday.Following are 7 fun things you can do with your rubber stamps to create gifts and decorations for Valentines Day... … [Read more...]

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New Year’s Resolutions For Rubber Stampers And Scrapbookers

For those of us who scrapbook and/or use rubber stamps regularly, coming up with some New Year's resolutions probably won't be that difficult. I know it wasn't for me when I thought about it. But just in case, here are some great ideas for New Year's resolutions for the upcoming year... #1 - Journal or blog daily. … [Read more...]

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Fun Things To Do With Christmas Rubber Stamps

Stamping, like scrapbooking, is one of my favorite things to do. Also like scrapbooking, stamping can be downright addictive. You start out thinking you're just going to buy a couple of stamps, and a few cards and things to use them with. The next thing you know, you've got drawers full of the stuff! Anyway, Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year to use rubber stamps. There are literally thousands of beautiful Christmas and holiday stamps available this time of year, so it's … [Read more...]

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DIY Ribbon Organizers You Can Make Yourself (…Plus One You Can Buy)

Most of us who are into crafting of any kind have various rolls of ribbon that we use in our crafts. Personally, I have a drawer that I keep all of my ribbon rolls in, but sometimes that can make it hard to find the roll I'm looking for with all of my ribbons loose in the same drawer. If you're like me and you've got the same problem, then you've probably been looking for a ribbon organizer so you can put your ribbons in one place -- once and for all -- making it easy to find the ribbon … [Read more...]

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5 Ways To Make Money Scrapbooking Or Stamping

For those of us who are addicted, we all know how much fun scrapbooking and rubber stamping is -- especially when used together, as a hobby. But did it ever occur to you that you could actually make money at it? As someone who works from home full-time, I'm always looking for ways to maximize my income, and if you love to scrapbook and play with rubber stamps creatively, you can actually make money from your hobby! Here are some ideas to consider... … [Read more...]

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Ideas For Making Thanksgiving Scrapbook Pages

Whether you are a hardcore scrapbooker, or just a beginner, making your own Thanksgiving scrapbook pages can be fun not just for you -- but for your kids as well! In my opinion, holidays are some of the best reasons to scrapbook. The decorations, the family that arrives to help celebrate, the food, all of these are wonderful reasons to take pictures that you can then use to put on scrapbook pages. And, of course, it's fun to look for lots of interesting things to add to your Thanksgiving … [Read more...]

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