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This lens is a compilation of the most helpful scrapbooking resources I've found on the web. There are links to message boards, galleries, sites with quotes to use and fonts to download. There's a lot to see!
I hope that these links will spark your own creativity. Enjoy! And happy scrappin'!
What's the Fuss About?
So, just what is scrapbooking? Well, back in the early days, scrapbooking was a way to create a keepsake that included different scraps of your life: ephemera, memorabilia, photographs and journaling. According to Wikipedis, people have been scrapbooking ever since printed material became available to the average person. Some of the earliest and most famous American scrapbookers include Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain.Photographs where first scrapbooked with photomount corners on plain paper. I have a scrapbook of my grandmother's that has black and white photos on thick black cardstock. Many times these scrapbooks would contain notations of who was in a photo (if you're lucky, right?) or where and when it was taken. They also would often include some bits of memorabilia like newspaper clippings or letters. These sorts of family albums are such treasures to those of us who have one today. And that is why modern scrapbooking is so popular today--for tomorrow to discover what our lives where like today.
There was a transition phase from traditional scrapbooks to a more vibrant version (think "Screaming Primary Colors"). Your average scrapbooker from 1980-2000 would be likely to make a very plain layout with memorabilia and snapshots covering a large amount of time, not very different from those of yesteryear except for their love of color and patterned papers. But something happened in the last five years and the industry exploded with creativity!
Today, scrapbookers are closer to artists then they ever have been. Each page is an opportunity to express feeling through the use of lots of lots of products--flowers, paint, ribbon, metal embellishments. So much more then a simple photo and journaling will go into a typical layout. Each page is a work of art... and a bit of experiment, too.
Where can we draw out new ideas and inspiration? well, that's what this lens is all about! I've listed some of my favorite sources in the hopes that they will also inspire you. I hope you enjoy them! Thanks for stopping by!
Different Things to Different People
It's amazing how everyone brings something different to their art work. It's hard to define scrapbooking. You can make it your own. Here are some examples of people who've done just that.
Links for a Creative Boost
- PageMaps
- With a click of the mouse, inspiration is yours to find among the many sketches found at PageMaps-from graphic and shabby to linear and asymmetrical-there's sure to be a map that fits your style!
- 2Peas
- The 2Peas community is swift, supportive, sharing, lively. If you're looking for a scrapbooking friend or 20,000 of them, you've come to the right place. Jump right in.
- Scrapbooking Quotes & Phrases
- Here you can find relevant scrapbooking quotes and phrases to augment and accent your pages. Then, if you have some of your own, you can share them with the rest of the scrapbooking world. To find the perfect quote or phrase, just click on a category and start reading.
- ScrapJazz Articles
- Tons of information, ideas and many techniques explained! So helpful.
- ScapVillage's Free Fonts
- Tons of wonderfully free scrapbooking fonts are available for download here at ScrapVillage!
- Ancestry.com
- The world's largest online collection of historical records and family trees... and it's FREE!
Essential Inspiration Delivered to your Mailbox!
Each of these magazines provides pages and pages of inspiration each month. And each one has their own corresponding website. Here is the cream of the crop when it comes to scrapbooking!
And Their Respective Websites...
Each magazine has a huge website, full of tips and tons of inspiration. Message boards and user galleries abound. Enjoy!
Creating Keepsakes
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Scrapbooks, Etc.
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Simple Scrapbooks
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Memory Makers
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More Links for More Inspiration
- Scrap-N-Fonts
- A resource full of very reasonably priced fonts (does $1 sound good to you?) and cute little "doolebat" designs.
- A Page A Day - Yahoo! Group
- Looking for a group to motivate you to finish a page a day? Join in with weekly sketches, a monthly challenge calendar, a monthly cybercrop, and lots of support in your goal to scrapbook a page a day!
- The Perfect Title
- Looking for a prefect title, quote or saying? The Perfect Title is here to help!
- ScrapFriends
- The largest scrapbooking-realted message board I've ever seen! Join in all the fun here.
- Shelley's Scrapbook Layouts
- Over 800 layout ideas and growing! Great pages that anyone can make.
- The Scrapbooking Directory
- Links to hundreds more helpful scrapbooking sites.
Free Scrapbooking Stuff!
Here's my most beloved lens, Digital Scrapbooking Freebies:-
Digital Scrapbooking Freebies - Where to Find the Good Stuff
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So, you want to know where can you get your hands on the BEST free digital scrapbooking downloads? Here is my elite list of over TWENTY wonderful links to Digi-Scrappin' sites along with a listing of freebie blogs, too! Enjoy them all and remember to...
Some of my Personal Favorites
More Crafty-ness
Here are some other helpful lenses:-
My All Time Favorite Crafty Books
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I'm a crafty gal! And I read a lot. Here is a listing of my all time favorite crafty books, from ten to one! I hope you enjoy looking over my list (even if it is a bit scrap-heavy). Check out my favorites--they may become yours, too!
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Rockin' Crafty Bloggers
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Not to long ago, there was a challenge issued across the web to nominate your favorite bloggin' rockstars and give them a little badge so that they (and everyone else) would know that they rocked. I thought this would make a great lens, so here is a...
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Rockin' Scrapbooking Bloggers
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Not to long ago, there was a challenge issued across the web to nominate your favorite bloggin' rockstars and give them a little badge so that they (and everyone else) would know that they rocked. I thought this would also make a great lens, so here...
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Links for Digital Scrapbookers
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I have a love for digital designs and I know where lots of goodies are to be found. Come along with me as I list some of my all-time favorites for you (in one easy to find place!). You'll fall in love with digitial design, too!
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The Best FREE Photoshop Brushes
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Here is a list of some of my own personal favorite digi brush-makers! All the icons on this lens were made by me to give you an idea of what each designer's work is like... and also to make it look pretty. I hope you enjoy browsing their sites and ho...
Srcappy Supplies
Get Crafty!
Paper Every Day: 30 Creative Ways to Use Your Favorite Scrapbook Papers
Amazon Price: $15.99 (as of 08/08/2008)
Scrapbook Page Maps: Sketches For Creative Layouts
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 08/08/2008)
Get It Scrapped!: Organize, Visualize, Create
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 08/08/2008)
The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 08/08/2008)
Life Artist
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 08/08/2008)
More Lenses on Scrapin'
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Prima Marketing - Got Flowers? Get Them Here!
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Prima Marketing has taken the crafting world by storm! They've created a line of little paper flowers that are now on everyone's wish list. What's all the fuss about? Well, check out a few of my favorite collections of Prima's flowers and I think you...
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Chatterbox Designer Paper - So Much Room for Love
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Chatterbox is a company with a great gimick: they've not only designed it so that all their papers will coordinate with one another, they also have the funky feel of wallpaper so each collection has named after a part of the house! So much fun. Come...
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Basic Grey - All the Pretty Papers
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Something new is always debuting from Basic Grey, my most favorite patterned paper company in the WORLD! This lens will feature what's new and what's hot with Basic Grey so that you can keep up with them, too. Prepare to be amazed! (Pictured here is o...
The Guestbook
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