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

Crafts like scrapbooking and card making are wonderful hobbies and a creative outlets for many, but they can become very expensive. The cost of embellishments alone can cramp your style, but here's an idea for the do-it-yourselfer. Why not use all those fun papers, fabric scraps, and doo-dads to make your own embellishments?

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.

How to make fun -- and cheap -- embellishments for your handmade cards or scrapbook pages using doily lace hearts.

The Cricut die cut machine looks like one of the coolest gadgets around. Anyone who is into crafts like cardmaking, scrapbooking and such would probably enjoy one of these. Oh, and teachers would probably find a lot of great uses for it, too. Now you can find the Cricket cutting cutting machine pretty cheap!

You might want to start on your handmade Easter cards early this year.

This birthday card is pretty easy, and requires very little stamping. Most of the work is in the assembly.

How about some sweets for your Sweetie? This is easy, quick, and best of all - handmade.

My first Valentine Card for this year is a pretty easy one. The stamped images are all embossed. I am a huge fan of this, since it not only makes the image pop off if the card, but the difference in texture and dimension makes the card seem like there is more to it than there actually is.