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Archive for February, 2008

What Is Scrapbooking?

Scrapbooking is keeping a diary, but a very special kind of diary.
Men and women both have been storing their memories and experiences in written and visual form for thousands of years. Some cave paintings in France are over 40,000 years old. But diaries really took off in the 18th century. With cheaper, more plentiful [...]

Journaling on Your Scrapbooking Pages

Almost all scrapbooks are a combination of words and images. Images are terrific because they bring to mind so many associations. They trigger memories. But recording thoughts and feelings about those memories is what journaling is all about.
For some, that effort will be a simple recording of the events of the day or occasion: [...]

Create Your Own Scrapbooking Patterns

One of the most exciting aspects of scrapbooking is the opportunity to exercise your own creativity. Nowhere is that greater than in the process of making your own patterns. Patterns can be created in and on paper, plastic, die-cuts, metal, ribbon and cloth….  In short, just about anything!
You might want a great border to [...]