Scrapbooking Projects

I recently bought the book Scrapbooking Projects by Bay Books, which I can recommend to all scrapbookers.

The book has 12 sheets of acid free stencils and templates inside.

Besides beautiful full color details, techniques and some lovely layouts, the book has given me some good ideas.

I like the idea of calling your craft-room a Studio.

studio

n studio ['stju?di?u]

1 the workroom of an artist or photographer.

The Free dictionary

Illustration form the book

Another good idea that I got from the book is to use a disc with a hole in it, as a spacer for drawing a mat around a photo.

Whilst searching for discs at the shops, I bought a Spirograph, do you remember them ?

With it I can make flowers, backgrounds, etc.

The book also advises us to publish our work on sites like Scrapbook.com, Creating Keepsakes, on Blogs, in magazines, etc.

I think the feedback will motivate me.

What do you think, should I ?

Now I'm off to play with my new found toy.


Related: scrapbooking-books

Scrapbooking your faith

"Scrapbooking Your Faith: " Layouts That Celebrate Your Spiritual Beliefs (Paperback) by Courtney Walsh (Author)

Courtney has a blog My seasons; where you can see some of her layouts.

Memory Makers has a review of the book.

At Real Read you can see pages from the book.

The book includes a few of Jodi Amidei's layouts which I love.

Related: scrapbooking-books

Chicken soup for the Scrapbooker's Soul

"If you love someone, put their name in a circle, not a heart, because a heart can be broken, but a circle goes on forever."

- Author:Brian Littrell

I recently read “Chicken Soup for the Scrapbooker's Soul: Stories to Remember . . . by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Allison Connors and Debbie Haas

If you have read any of the “Chicken Soup” series of books, you will love this book. I found it inspiring, you laugh one moment and cry the next. It is beautifully illustrated, it will motivate you and explain why we scrapbook.

Have you read the book and if so, what did you think ?

Painted Scrapbook Pages

I found the book "Painted Scrapbook Pages" by Mylinda van Zee very inspiring.
She also has a motivating Blog and website.

"My "Scrapbook with Passion Tip of the Day"...

Go "Do SOME scrapbooking today."
-Mylinda van Zee

I found some interesting ideas to make background papers and clever hints.
The book is easy to read and well illustrated. The materials used are mostly inexpensive.
I tried the design concept " magic of three", painted some card-stock and it worked well.