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Friday Freebie

Posted by tinam | Posted on 31-08-2007

Category : digital scrapbooking, freebies

Well, this week’s freebie is actually a link to a list of freebies, but what a list it is! DigiFree – The Digital Scrapbooking Freebie Search Engine uses an automated system to search blogs for digital scrapbooking freebies and then posts them (with images) for all to see and download. What a great way to find free layouts and embellishments – no wonder this site is Top 50 Scrapbooking Blogs number 1 site!

Did you say “bubble wrap”?

Posted by tinam | Posted on 25-08-2007

Category : techniques

Tags: Crafts, Scrapbooks

from Scrapbook Life Tips

Bubble Wrap for Stamping

You can create beautiful pages for your scrapbooking with all kinds of material. Take bubble wrap for instance – most people use this product for packaging items so they don’t get damaged. Did you know you could use it for scrapbooking?

All you need is an inkpad or two, scrapbooking paper and a piece of bubble wrap (your desired size).

Image via Wikipedia

Load the bubble wrap with ink in the color of your choice and press it firmly onto your cardstock using a twisting motion. You will be left with little circles in various shades.

You can use this for a cute background pattern on baby pages or maybe a “water themed” page. Add variety by using different colors and placing your bubble wrap in various locations on the page.

Bubble wrap stamping is fun, easy and cheap. Once you master this technique yourself it might be something children may enjoy too.

whodathunkit?

Attaching Photo Corners

Posted by tinam | Posted on 19-08-2007

Category : techniques

Here’s a tip from the good people at Scrapbook Life Tips

Scrapbook Matting Techniques: Attaching Photo Corners

Do you have trouble getting photos and memorabilia on straight when you use photo corners? Here is a scrapbooking technique to make the job easier. Using a pencil, lightly draw on your page where you want the photo to go. Place photo mounts in opposite corners on the item, and place it on the page, using the pencil guide. Then apply photo mounts to the two existing corners. Don´t forget – if you are using lick and stick corners, use a sponge not your saliva. Saliva is acidic.

“Saliva is acidic” ….. lol

Friday Freebie

Posted by tinam | Posted on 12-08-2007

Category : digital scrapbooking, freebies, techniques

Tags: Crafts, How-To Sites, Scrapbooks

Today’s freebie is…

15 Things You NEED to Know to Become a GREAT Digital Scrapbooker from Scrap Girls.

This e-book is basically a big advertisement for the Scrap Girls website, but it does have a lot of good information on the advantages to digital scrapbooking and suggestions and links to software, layouts, etc. It’s also got some great tips on keeping all your layouts and embellishments organized on your hard drive!

more layouts

Posted by tinam | Posted on 05-08-2007

Category : digital scrapbooking

Tags: aren, bit, Blues, focus, impression, Moody, page, photo, pre, roll, ShabbyPrincess, SiL, Sprinkles, Sweet, tho

I’m on a roll now

I did 2 more layouts using the ShabbyPrincess freebies. The first I made with the Moody Blues set and the “All in One” page that comes with. The “All in One” is a pre designed page that you just add photos to. I played around a bit with some photo effects and added shadows and the “turn page” bit on the corners of the pictures to give the impression (I hope!) that the pics aren’t really secured properly. Need some journaling somewhere tho….

The next one I made with the Sweet Sprinkles set. It’s a little more plain, but I wanted the focus to be on the pictures of my SiL wrestling with her “high spirited” (read – hellion) son, rather than the embellishments. I probably could have played with the background paper a bit more though – it does look a little blah. I love the stapled ribbons in this set!