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Scrapbooking is all about preserving memories and personal history in a creative and beautiful way. These articles offer tips and tricks for finding affordable supplies, designing pages for specific holidays, and journaling techniques.

Page Toppers, Phrases & Titles For Christmas Scrapbook Pages

The scrapbook page toppers and titles that follow are the ones I review whenever I'm creating Christmas pages. Review this list before you start your Christmas scrapbook pages to get your creative juices flowing.

5 Ways To Make Money Scrapbooking Or Stamping

Ever wonder how you could make some money using your stamping and scrapbooking supplies? Here are 5 ways, plus a few more from other scrapbookers and rubber stampers.

Page Toppers, Phrases & Titles For Thanksgiving Scrapbook Pages

A bunch of Thanksgiving page titles for Thanksgiving scrapbook pages. I sometimes build an entire page around a phrase -- as opposed to letting the photos dictate the headline or page title. These page titles also make great photo captions, sub-heads to break up the page, and random blurbs tossed haphazardly on the page to fill empty gaps.

How To Use Feng Shui In Your Scrapbooking

Feng Shui is all about balance and harmony, and both are important in order to have a good looking scrapbook page. Just as in life, learning to work with with the colors of the earth and other simple principles can enhance your scrapbook pages' overall environment and improve your life through harmony and energy flow.

Fun Ways To Come Up With Creative Scrapbook Journaling

One of the best journaling ideas that worked for me was to start an Idea Notebook filled with all of the tidbits of words & phrases I think would be good on scrapbook pages. These are ideas collected throughout the normal course of my day and saved all in one place. Here are some more simple ideas for getting creative with your journaling.

Digital Scrapbook Tips: Free Resources To Get Started Digital Scrapbooking

Want to try digital scrapbooking, but don't really know where to start? First, select a FREE program to create your digital scrapbook layouts. Then, download some free graphics, backgrounds, fonts, templates, and more that will ultimately be used to accessorize and personalize your digital scrapbook pages. Here's how to get started making digital scrapbooks, including lots of fun freebies and how-to's for beginners...

Digital Scrapbooking: Why Make Digital Scrapbooks?

Digital scrapbooking has made it possible for me to create scrapbook pages that I can then save to CD and send to relatives who aren't able to flip through the pages of my paper scrapbooks.

Memory Scrapbooks: How To Make Your First Scrapbook Page

Here are some ways to find free or cheap scrapbooking supplies, plus step-by-step instructions for making your first scrapbook page.

5 Ways To Stretch Your Scrapbooking Dollars & Find Cheap Scrapbook Supplies

Here are some excellent -- and very practical -- tips for stretching your scrapbooking dollar. Save money, while unleashing those creative juices at the same time. Have fun!

Ideas For Using Chipboard On Your Scrapbooking Projects

Fun ways to use chipboard in your scrapbooking and cardmaking crafts. Chip board and scrapbooking pretty much go hand in hand.

6 Scrapbooking Tips To Help You Get Started Making Your First Scrapbook

A friend recently asked for my best tips that would help a non-Scrapbooker to create a scrapbook as a gift for someone. This got my wheels spinning. I've been scrapbooking since 1993. My collection currently tops out at fourteen 12x12 albums. I've put together a few helpful tips, along with my favorite places to find Scrapbooking ideas, layouts, supplies, and tips... online.

My Memories Suite – A New Digital Scrapbooking Program By Polaroid

I've had my eye out for a digital scrapbook program for some time now. But most are just so basic, and boring, and sterile -- compared to REAL scrapbooks where the images and designs and embellishments just pop off the pages. But finally, I think I've found a computer scrapbook program that I would use: My Memories Suite by Polaroid.

How To Use The Paper Piecing Technique for Cards and Scrapbook Pages

If you have any stamps with line images, you can create a page or card using the paper piecing technique. Images are typically colored with marker, watercolor pencils, chalk, etc., then cut out and arranged. Stampin' Up has a great sample using the Happy Heart Day stamp set.