Scrapbooking Made Simple

I popped into my local scrapbook store today for some ideas. I love having a look at the latest layouts on the walls and checking out the products. You can often get some fabulous ideas for embellishments this way. For instance today I saw some great pieces of chipboard that were decorated using "Opals" and inked stamps. I loved this effect! It's a good idea if you're looking to create embellishments to think in layers. The layers are what make the best embellishments what they are...... and glittery bits! I thought I'd share a few ideas on how to save on supplies as I havent' done this for a while. 1. Corks from wine bottle can be carved to make stamps. 2. Recolour paper clips and eyelits with clear ink and embossing powder. 3. Use decorative scissors to cut thick cardboard then use this as an embossing template. 4. Take a swirl template and mark evenly along the edges of the cut out section to create a cheap template for use as a sewing template or eyelet s...

Well today I was in scrapbook shoppers heaven. A scrapbooking store about half an hour from us (at Geebung)is closing down....And yep you guessed it there were specials! It's kind of hard to relish the specials in this scenario though cause I just feel so bad for the lady who is having to close her store. Everything was reduced by 25% some up to 50%. The major problem I had was making sure my purchases were things I'd use. For instance there were papers for 25cents. Which is really good value when you consider they're usually $1.10 here. But they wouldn't be much of a saving if I never used them would they? So I definitely recommend when you're scrapbook shopping that you consider each purchase carefully and decide if you'll actually use it. I put alot of papers back that even though I liked them I'd never use them. I went to the shop with my best scrapbooking buddy (we've known each other since the fourth grade....some 28years). We had lots of fun an...