25 Things You Can Accomplish With Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is so much more than just creating pages of your favorite memories. I'm going to share 25 things you can do with this wonderful hobby!
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- 1. Join An Online Scrapbooking Community
- 2. Get Your Scrapbooking Layouts Published In A Magazine
- 3. Create Gorgeous Albums of You, Your Family & Friends
- 4. Learn How To Use New Scrapbooking Tools
- 5. Learn How To Use Cool Scrapbooking Products
- 6. Learn How To Use A Die Cut Machine
- 7. Join A Design Team
- Great Stuff on CafePress
- 8. Go On A Scrapbooking Cruise
- 9. Attend A Crop Until 3am
- 10. Go To A Scrapbooking Convention
- 11. Attend CHA
- 12. Turn Scrapbooking Into Your Business
- 13. Create An Album About Yourself
- 14. Design Scrapbooking Products
- Scrapbooking Supplies on eBay
- 15. Take A Scrapbooking Class
- 16. Teach A Scrapbooking Class
- 17. Win A Scrapbooking Contest
- 18. Meet New Friends
- 19. Create A Scrabooking Blog
- 20. Learn To Take Beautiful Photographs
- 21. Sell Your Creations On Etsy
- 22. Learn New Papercrafting Techniques
- 23. Have Your Own Scrapbooking Room
- 24. Create Cool Home Decor For Your Home
- 25. Visit Scrapbooking Stores Around The Country
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1. Join An Online Scrapbooking Community
Share your creations, create and online gallery, join a forum discussion and meet new friends. There are all the things you can do in in online scrapbooking community.Here are some of the most popular ones:
Two Peas In A Bucket
Scrapbook.com
Iscrap.net
WARNING: This can get addicting!
2. Get Your Scrapbooking Layouts Published In A Magazine
What better sense of pride and achievement than seeing your scrapbooking layouts in a magazine? There are a number of publications your can submit your work to. Here are a few popular ones:Creating Keepsakes
Scrapbooks Etc.
Scrapbooks Trends
3. Create Gorgeous Albums of You, Your Family & Friends
This is why many of us start scrapbooking, of course! There is no better keepsake than an album full of you beautiful, finished pages. Your friends and family will love seeing picture of them in your scrapbook pages, guaranteed! 4. Learn How To Use New Scrapbooking Tools
Scrapbooking tools are so much fun and there are always new and innovative products coming to the market.One of my favorite tools to use is the Crop-a-Dile.The Crop-A-Dile is a multipurpose tool you can use to punch holes through a variety materials, emboss, and fasten eyelets.
5. Learn How To Use Cool Scrapbooking Products
You'll learn how to use different scrapbooking supplies6. Learn How To Use A Die Cut Machine
You can learn to use the different die cut machinesQuickutz.
You can an enormous amount of shapes, borders, works and fonts, in a variety of materials with a die cut machine. Find out what each these machines do and how you can use them on your projects.
7. Join A Design Team
When you join a design team, you get free scrapbooking supplies! How cool is that!?!? In exchange, you create projects and layouts for the company or business your a promoting.Design teams are a great way to be part of a team of something you love and express your creativity without paying for supplies!
Many manufacturers, retail and online stores have design teams for your to be a part of.
Great Stuff on CafePress
8. Go On A Scrapbooking Cruise
Did you know you could plan your next vacation centered around scrapbooking?Now you can travel while enjoying your hobby. Scrapbooking cruises are gaining popularity and being offered in destinations all over the world.
Scrapbooking Cruises
9. Attend A Crop Until 3am
Have fun with friends at an all night crop! If you need some time with the girls or want to getaway for a bit, it's time to go to a crop! You can catch on your pages and with the girls.Check out your local scrapbooking stores for crop times or plan a crop at your home.
Store crops are a great way to catch up on your pages while being in the perfect environment for scrapping. You have the entire store at your fingertips in case you need to buy something for a page.
10. Go To A Scrapbooking Convention
If you've never been to a scrapbooking convention, you're missing out. You can learn new techniques, create layouts taught by some of today's hottest scrapbooking teachers and have tons of fun!Check out A Convention Near You
Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooking Events
11. Attend CHA
The Craft & Hobby Association tradeshow happens twice a year. It's where the latest product lines are debuted and where you can find anyone who's anyone in the scrapbooking world. Smooze with your favorite scrapbooking celebs, do make and takes, win prizes, and see beautiful displays of papercrafting goodies! 12. Turn Scrapbooking Into Your Business
I've know many people who have turned their scrapbooking hobby into a full-blown business.You can join a direct sales company, like Stampin' Up , start an Ebay store, or a full-fledged e-commerce site. You CAN make a living off of what you love!
13. Create An Album About Yourself
What better way to let people know who you are than with a scrapbook? You make scrapbook pages about your dreams, goals, likes, and anything else you want people to know about you! 14. Design Scrapbooking Products
Many scrapbookers become scrapbookers turned designers. What better person to design product than the someone who uses it?The scrapbooking industry is always coming out with bigger and better products and likewise, they are always looking for scrapbookers who know what other scrapbookers are looking for.
Scrapbooking Supplies on eBay
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15. Take A Scrapbooking Class
Learn a new technique or two that you can use in your layouts. If you're ever stuck in a creative rut, scrapbooking classes can open your mind and show you endless possibilities.Many local scrapbooking stores offer a schedule of classes each month. If you don't want to leave your home, many scrapbooking websites offer online classes from the comfort of your own home.
16. Teach A Scrapbooking Class
When you learn to create beautiful scrapbook layouts, teaching others is a natural progression. You'll want to share what you do and love and teach others how to unleash the creativity in them. 17. Win A Scrapbooking Contest
Scrapbooking contests are the perfect way to challenge your creative boundaries. Winning a scrapbooking contest, such as the prestigious Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame, can change your life and bring you tons of free prizes scrapbooking fame! 18. Meet New Friends
You'll be surprised by how many friends you can make by being part of online communities. Online communities in the scrapbooking world break down barrier and make it easy for people to connect through what they love...scrapbooking.Online communities, like Two Peas In A Bucket, not only offer inspiration and a place to share, but also support for tough times when you need it.
19. Create A Scrabooking Blog
Blogging is a great way to express yourself, share your creations and connect with friends! Blogging has become extremely popular for scrapbookers and a universal way to share creativity.Get a Blog At Typepad.
20. Learn To Take Beautiful Photographs
You can't help but improve the quality of your photographs when you become a scrapbooker. You can participate in online forums that discuss photography techniques and how to improve your images. 21. Sell Your Creations On Etsy
Make stuff and sell it Etsy Etsy is an online site where you can sell your handmade creations. Your Etsy store can be another extension of your creativity that can make you some extra money. 22. Learn New Papercrafting Techniques
Learn how to manipulate paper and use different mediums. You'll be amazed at what you can do with paper, ink, paint, glue, and other mediums. When you transfer these techniques to your projects, they will be breathtakingly beautiful. 23. Have Your Own Scrapbooking Room
Once you start accumulating scrapbooking supplies and paper, you'll learn how much fun it is to organize your scrapping supplies just as much as it is to scrap! Transform an area or room in your house to your scrap space where all of your paper goodness awaits to be used! 24. Create Cool Home Decor For Your Home
Once you get into the flow of manipulating paper, you can transform your skills into creating altered art and beautiful decorations for your home. Perhaps your might want to decorate a lampshade, create a wall hanging, make a centerpiece, or stamp on walls.You can showcase your creativity all around your house to give it that special touch.
25. Visit Scrapbooking Stores Around The Country
In the back of most scrapbooking magazines, there are a list of retail stores all around the world. When I go on vacation, I make sure to take my latest issue of Creating Keepsakes to view the retailer directory. Most of the time, there is a local scrapbook store at my destination and I'll be sure to make a pit store before I head home. 
