scrapbooking

Webster's defines Scrapbook as: a blank book in which various items (as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved. Anyone that is a "Scrapper" knows it is a lot more than that! Scrapbooking is a creative process to preserve photos, memories, memorabilia, and history about themselves and their family. It is almost like a time capsule which we share and leave behind for our descendants. Digital Scrapbooking is becoming more popular.

Mark Twain was a lifelong creator and keeper of scrapbooks. He took them with him everywhere and filled them with souvenirs, pictures, and articles about his books and performances. But in time, he grew tired of the lost glue, rock-hard paste, and the swearing that resulted from the standard scrapbook process. So, he came up with the idea of printing thin strips of glue on the pages to make updates neat and easy to do. In 1872, he patented his “self-pasting” scrapbook, and by 1901, at least 57 different types of his albums were available. It would be his only invention that ever made money.

Some people who scrapbook go to parties called 'Crops' which is where you bring a project you want to work on, along with photos, paper, and embellishments. From there you eat, win free items, visit with friends and share ideas. There are also 'Online Crops' happening all over the blogosphere, complete with free giveaways.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “scrapbooking”

 

• Winter 2012 CHA Sneak Peeks

  
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  The CHA Winter 2012 show is now underway.  The new products are all now being revealed.  Here are a few more exciting new releases.  See more peeks here . Love the idea of these new Smash folios and accessories by K & Company.  See a video and more info here . Dyan Reaveley shows some new releases she ...
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• Tutorial | Creating a Circular Border from a Straight Border Punch

  
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  Mandi from Less is More shows how you can use a straight border punch to make a circular border . This is a very neat tip! Click here to go to the tutorial.…
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• Inspiration du Jour | Boy

  
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  Boy by Adriana Noleto { GALLERY } { BLOG }…
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• Contests, Calls & Events

  
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  **Submit your contest/call/event using our online submission form  here .** Just Imagine Design Team Call Deadline: Janaury 20, 2012 It’s the time again! Just Imagine, the exclusive US agent for Kreaxions products, is having a design team call!! We’re looking for talented and enthusiastic designers to ...
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• Happy Half-Birthday To Me!

  
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    Under the yummy frosting, its a Blaforca!  (Half a Black Forest Cake!) It’s January 29 and at 7:45 this morning I reached thehalf-way point of my 46th year.   Many friends will start to grouse at me until my birthday in July nowbecause when someone asks my age, I’ll say “46.”   It’s been that ...
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• Seven 7 Gypsies Inspired Layouts: #1 All 50 States (Chevron Stripes / Triangles)

  
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  My family made a goal of seeing all 50 states before my kids graduate from highschool; so I imagine this layout as a title page in a themed 12x12 scrapbook that I will at some point put together.  Mostly, this was a playful page for me.  I made the chevron stripes by punching patterned paper with a square punch and ...
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• 93% off Monster 240 Piece Mega Art Set With Paints, Crayons, Markers & More Was: $139.99 Now Just: $9.99

  
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• Speedlink Saturday: Jan 28/12

  
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  Such a pretty paper wreath, at right, from Craftberry Bush.  There is a tutorial here . Canvas Corp has recently acquired both 7Gypsies and Tattered Angels. Read the press release here . (PDF in the link.) Get a free printable here for this pretty wrapping paper from Veronica Hurly. Wow, this is a ...
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• Free Printable | Valentine Mini Cards

  
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  Keeping it Indie is sharing these adorable printable mini Valentine’s cards with matching envelopes . There are so many applications for these! Click here to go to the download.…
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• Freebie | Valentine’s Day Mad Libs

  
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  Breanna over at Dollar Store Mom is sharing this Valentine’s version of Mad Libs that she came up with. She includes suggestions on how you can use it with your kids, and even how they can use it over and over again. This could work great for a scrapbooking project too!  Click here to go to the download.…
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• New Scrapbooking & Paper Crafting Kits

  
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  Birds of a Feather Kit Co. Birds of a Feather Kit Co.s February kit is revealed! Featuring Basic Grey "Kissing Booth", FabScraps, Prima, Zva Creative, Tsukeniko, and much more, this kit speaks for itself and is a must-see. Only a few left, get full kit description and individual product images here :  ...
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• Inspiration du Jour | Gotcha

  
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  Gotcha! by krista.l.wells { GALLERY } { BLOG }…
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• 7 Layouts in 3 Hours: #6 Die Cut Circle Rings "Bike Rides"

  
  KISS AND TELL SCRAPBOOKING — Authority: 112
  I made these circle rings with some nesting dies and arranged them on one side of the page.  I made the page before choosing the photos and I think all those circles reminded me of bike wheels and our family goes on bike rides on a daily basis so I picked three bike ride photos and love how the rings mimic the ...
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• Giveaway | February LOAD With Lain Ehman

  
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  Lain Ehmann is holding her popular Layout a Day class (LOAD) in February this year and you can win a spot ! Hop on over to Celeste Smith’s blog my life in lowercase , for a chance to win. Click here to go to the giveaway.
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• And Now For Something Completely Different

  
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  This is a year long project Shimelle is leading for UKScrappers involving a monthly step by step scrapbook page which involves new design ideas to try. Here is my version of the January project. I was ordering from Sarahs Cards and saw that the actual paper Shimelle had used was in stock, so I ordered it ...
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• Choosing to scrap

  
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  Choosing to scrap. When you choose to scrap youre reminded about how good your life is. Scrap. Its good for you.  
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• Valentine Treat Set

  
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  Laura from Paper Eudaimonia sent along this adorable treat set for Valentine’s Day . She used her Silhouette machine to cut the flags for the bunting. Click here to see more.…
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• Give-It-Away Thursday: Lily Bee Sneaks & Treats!

  
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  Hopefully youve been stopping by the Lily Bee blog this week to get a glimpse at the fabulous new lines releasing soon.  If not, skedaddle on over there and take a peek - you wont be disappointed!  I had a ball creating CHA projects with these new papers, and Im sharing a few sneaks today: These two ...
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• Inspiration du Jour | Little Miss Priss

  
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  Little Miss Priss by Lisa Reid { GALLERY } { BLOG }…
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• Catching up

  
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  I havent shared any scrapbooking here for awhile, so this is a mammoth catch up post :) There are a few off the page projects as well but I might share them in another post. The above is a detail shot of my year in review page for Aussie Scrap Source . Check out the blog for the full details and more close ups! ...
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