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Photo Display Clip Board Home Decorations for Scrapbookers Created: Friday, May 10, 2013 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
How to make photo clip boards - a creative way to display your photos around your home. Ideas for home décor for scrapbookers.
Paper Piecing Paper Dolls Created: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Paper piecing with paper dolls ideas for scrapbooks
Scrapbook Convention: If you go what to know Created: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Helpful information for scrapbook convention attendees
Watermark Ink Pad Created: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Using a watermark ink pad to create printed scrapbook paper from solid paper
Vanishing Ink Pen Product Review Created: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Using a vanishing ink pen to help journal without erasing
Archival Safety Quiz Created: Friday, August 06, 2004 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Archival safety scrapbooking quiz: archival safety cotton fibers safety quiz wood pulp safety expert
Photo Express Storage Unit Created: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Favorite new product information about the Photo Express storage unit
Cupcake Toppers Idea from We R Memory Keepers Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
We R Memory Keepers shows you how to use your scrapbooking supplies to make adorable cupcake toppers for your next birthday party or other celebration.
6 Free Scrapbook Sketches to Jump Start Your Scrapbooking Created: Monday, April 29, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
Jumpstart your scrapbooking with 6 free scrapbook page sketches to help you get pages done and in your albums tonight.
6 Scrapbooking Technique Ideas to Jump Start Your Scrapbooking Created: Saturday, April 27, 2013 Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013
6 Technique Ideas to Jump Start Your Scrapbooking shows you how to find scrapbook motivation in a new technique. This article includes ideas such as using chipboard, trying out trendy shapes, makin...
Greeting Cards Ideas for Scrapbookers and Paper Crafters Created: Thursday, April 18, 2013 Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Greeting card ideas using scrapbooking supplies that you may already have on hand for scrapbookers and paper crafting including ideas for Christmas cards, Valentine's Day cards, birthday cards, pho...
10 Homemade Christmas Card Ideas Created: Monday, April 15, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013
Ideas for making your own Christmas cards using rubber stamping and scrapbooking supplies.
Love-Themed Greeting Card Ideas Using Scrapbooking Supplies Created: Monday, April 15, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013
Ideas for Valentine's Day Cards, Anniversary Cards, and Wedding Cards that you can make using scrapbooking supplies you may already have on-hand.
Baby Greeting Card Ideas and How-To's for Scrapbookers Created: Monday, April 08, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 08, 2013
Baby greeting card ideas and how-to's including ideas for birth announcements, baby shower invitations and cards, and Welcome Baby greeting cards.
Birthday Scrapbooking Idea from Bella Blvd. Created: Thursday, April 04, 2013 Updated: Thursday, April 04, 2013
Birthday scrapbooking ideas from Bella Blvd with step by step instructions for the Make a Wish scrapbook page layout idea.
Little Girl Quotes - Poems and Sayings about Little Girls Created: Thursday, March 28, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
A collection of poems and quotes about little girls for scrapbooking and card making.
10 Scrapbook Pages Ideas for Little Girl Scrapbooking Created: Thursday, March 28, 2013 Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013
Scrapbooking page ideas all about little girls.
Scrapbooking School Pages Using Free Science Patterns Created: Friday, March 22, 2013 Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013
School scrapbook page idea using free science themed paper piecing patterns based on a design by Jennifer Schmidt.
Free Paper Flower Patterns - Free Pattern Library 5 Created: Friday, March 22, 2013 Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013
Free patterns for making paper flowers for scrapbooking, card making, and other paper crafts.
Free Pattern Library 4 - Basic Shapes and Embellishments Created: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013
A visual library of free paper piecing patterns for basic shapes and scrapbook page embellishments including speech bubbles, hexagons, hearts, seasonal shapes, pennants and banners, and more.
Free Pattern Library 3 - More Everyday Patterns Created: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013
More everyday patterns for scrapbooking and card making.
Free Paper Piecing Pattern Library Part 2 Holiday Patterns Created: Monday, March 11, 2013 Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013
A library of free paper piecing patterns for all the holidays of the year including: Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and the 4th of July.
Free Paper Piecing Pattern Library Part 1 - Everyday Patterns Created: Monday, March 11, 2013 Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013
Here you can find an entire library of free paper piecing patterns that make it easy for you to choose just the right pattern for your scrapbook page or greeting card.
Hidden Journaling Boxes that Slide, Flip, and Open Created: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
How to make hidden journaling boxes for your scrapbook pages.
Using Chipboard for Scrapbooking and Card Making Created: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
These articles give you ideas for using chipboard for scrapbooking and card making.
Sewing for Scrapbooking Created: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Hand and machine sewing ideas for scrapbooking and card making, including ideas for making hand-stitched flowers and for maching sewing directly on scrapbook pages.
Step by Step Instructions for a Folded Flower Card or Journaling Box Created: Thursday, February 21, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013
The Completed Folded Flower Card
Book Review Created: Sunday, September 28, 2003 Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Rebecca Ludens reviews the book Christian Living From A to Z by Group Publishing
Free Scrapbook Page Sketch Challenge Created: Monday, February 02, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Free Scrapbook Page Sketch Challenge
Free Scrapbook Page Sketch Challenge Sample Layout - Cadillac Ranch Created: Monday, February 02, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Free Scrapbook Page Sketch Challenge Sample Layout - Cadillac Ranch
About Simple Kits - Magic Scraps Travel Layout 3 Created: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
About Simple Scrapbook Page Kits - Magic Scraps Travel Layout 3
Scrapbook History With Headlines Created: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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