Bazzill

The special on Bazzill is almost over. Starting in July the monopacks will go back up to full retail. Stock up while the price is so low!

10 things to get you motivated

1. Take a favorite photo out of a box or frame. Decide today is the day you will show it off.

2. Pull out some patterned papers or embellishments you have bought. Remember the photos you were thinking of using them with?

3. Set out photos from one event. Now journal all your feelings, the facts (ie. where, when), and any quips you remember someone saying at the time.

4. Buy a new magazine.

5. Scope out a new technique book. There are many at the local library.

6. Get your friends together for a crop.

7. Visit online message boards. Chat with other croppers and look through the online galleries for scrapbook ideas.

8. Try to schedule time each week or month to scrapbook. It is easier to keep the creative ideas flowing if you are using them regularly.

9. Take some new photos and get them developed right away.

10. Show your completed scrapbook pages to everyone. Nothing like a confidence boost to get you in the mood to scrapbook once again!

copyright 2005 Val Selby www.littlescrapbookshop.com

KISS Pages

With all the incredible embellishments out there it’s easy to get distracted and overwhelmed. Then ad in all the big, bold layouts in EVERY magazine, including the “simple” ones, and it’s enough to make you shrivel into a corner and suck your thumb. How can we ever make each layout in our album as perfect as Becky Higgins and Lisa Bearnson? Here’s a big tip, their every page does not look like that NO ONE has time to make every single layout an incredible visual masterpiece. So keep shooting for a few hot layouts, but mostly stick to some simple pages to get those pictures in albums quicker.

Keep it simple sister(KISS) means the basics only. Cardstock, pictures, adhesive and journaling are all that is necessary. If you get some basic sketches from online (www.scrapmaps.com) or one of the great books(Creative Sketches for Scrapbooking) out there you WILL get caught up on your albums. Use standard borders, mats for pictures and lots of journaling. If you feel like embellishing or the page just screams for it, use a strip of patterned paper for the border. Or add a couple of stickers or stamps.

Don’t over think your pages and forget why we scrapbook. The journaling and relaxing while you scrapbook are the true art.

Copyright 2005 ~ Val Selby www.littlescrapbookshop.com

June newsletter

I hope everyone has been having lots of time to scrapbook. I have uploaded my latest newsletter. You can find it here. My special this month is 20% off Bazzill monopacks. This makes them only $9.58 and each piece of cardstock only costing you 38 cents! Great way to stock up on colors. You will get 5 sheets of 5 different colors in the color scheme.

Looking for a product? Send me an email or post a comment. I'm sure I can find it for you.

Til later, happy scrappin!

More Scrapbook Blinkies

for the obsessed. Here is a nicely organized site for scrapbooking blinkies to add in your sig lines and emails. There are many different companies to choose from. Basic grey, making memories, and a few of the direct sales companies as well. Have fun!