As Mother’s Day comes around all scrapbookers will want to create a scrapbook layout – but for what purpose? Here are three things you should think about when considering a project like this.

1. Your Mother. Dedicate a scrapbook or layout to your Mother. Whether large or small, it doesn’t matter.

2. Your daughter. Scrapbooks can be given to daughters. I’m not sure why. If you are fortunate enough to have a daughter, consider including one page in the scrapbook that is exclusively for her that features something you did together in the past.

3. You. Add to your own scrapbook special times you’ve spent with your mother, your daughter, or both!

If your mother is a scrapbooker herself, you might want to consider making a layout that she can attach to her own scrapbook. Feature moments or things that you did together within the year, or an event from your joint past. Go for a layout that is simple and uses colors that blend well with the photographs that you have. The relationship between Mother and Daughter can sometimes be quite challenging, so if you are having trouble coming up with just the right words to write you can use something like a rub on to display your feelings, or find a poem or a favorite quotation on quotegarden.com (search for ‘mothers’) that sums up your relationship. One of my favorites is from Milton Berle ‘If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?’

My mother and I have always had fun singing, so for me the ideal way to design a page for her is just to think of a line from a song. She has a thing for butterflies, so it won’t be difficult to create just the right theme for her, and I enjoy creating colorful butterflies and flowers,  with the Garden Delight or Patterned Bug scrapbooking stamps from Inkadinkadoo. I usually stamp and emboss these onto colored card and cut them out,  but recently I’ve been experimenting with the Suakura embossing glaze pens, a fabulous way to make butterflies almost as colorful as the real thing. My latest page was made from the saying ‘Friends are Flowers in Nature’s Garden’ because I found we had lots of small pictures of our friends. I cut these into circles and made them the center of flowers. It was a two page layout with small 3D flowers along the lower border and stamped bugs and birds flitting among the blooms. A great big tag with the name of each friend finished off the page, tied with a toning ribbon. Flowers are always a safe theme for Mother’s Day, but try to make it as personal as possible by choosing her favorite flower, her favorite animal or at least her favorite color.

If your mother is not into scrapbooking, you can also create an entire scrapbook for her, but there is no need to do this alone yourself. If you can get your brothers or sisters to join it, it would be a great project for all of you. If that’s not the case and you have children, ask them what ‘Grandma’ means to them. It isn’t often that the kids have this kind of opportunity. Each one can contribute, if not a page, a picture and tag that says something about what ‘Mother’ or ‘Grandmother’ means to them. One of the best things about scrapbooks is that everything is on the same level and it is the memories and personality that counts.

When choosing a theme for the whole scrapbook, how about a word. ‘Busy’ or ‘Creative’ would be just right for my Mom, or a simple color scheme of blues and lilacs; you can try looking for themed papers that can be associated with any of your mom’s interests. A friend of mine has a mother who has collected sheep all her life; cuddly sheep, china sheep, glass sheep, every kind of sheep, so when they put together a scrapbook for her 60th birthday, guess what was the theme! In the past I’ve created an album with a pineapple theme and another for a friend who was seriously into rabbits. Both really enjoyed their personalized scrapbooks, but if there is nothing personal you can think of, try to get inspiration from your Mother’s house. Her choice of decor should give you some clues.

For a whole scrapbook you will need

• 1 album with page protectors

• 20 good quality pieces of scrapbooking paper/card to use as a background. It’s best to choose background paper that comes in sets, or to make your own, using card, stamps and Ranger Distress Inks. You can see how it’s done in our YouTube video Ranger Distress Ink Ideas – just go to youtube and search for Dinglefootdotcom.

• Double sided tape

• 6 or more pages of contrasting papers. You can cut border, mattes and tags from these sheets.

• Assorted brads, stamps and embellishments, for example

• • Amy Butler Fabric Covered Brads ~ K & Company — use these to attach tags and journalling papers

  • Amy Butler Belle Chipboard Alphabet – K & Company – use these to make heading for some pages

  • 20 Blossoms 12″ x 12″ Template ~ Hot Off the Press – use this template to create flower embellishments to add to your pages

  • some Tim Holz Distress Ink pads  – use to create patterns on plain background pages or to stamp and emboss with

• A pen to write your journalling with, unless you plan to do this on a computer.

• Other suggestions would include

• • and ink pad and embossing powder (gold and silver go with everything)

  • a paper punch to create cut outs on border or frames

  • some frames to place over your pictures

  • vellum to create focus on your pages

  • some mattes to place under other pictures

  • ribbon

  • some rubber stamps

  • Scrapbooking can be a good way to use up broken items, broken earrings, left over buttons can all be glued in to pages to make delightful embellishments.

In terms of photographs, you’ll need at least one for each event. Look for photographs that can tell a story about your mom’s life (ask friends and relatives if necessary) or you can just focus on her life with you. You can create an effective two page layout with just one picture on one page and some journalling on the other, but it can be boring if the whole album is the same. Since there is no right or wrong way to go about things, mix it up and use different layouts and shapes for the pictures. The only opinions that count are yours and your mom’s.

If you are pressed for time and don’t have enough to make a scrapbook, get your mom the closest thing to one, an introduction to scrapbooking as a hobby. A good book, an album to start with and a scrapbooking gift basket may be just the thing to get her started, and who knows what you might get, next year.

There are plenty of available websites to give you some scrapbook ideas. But there is one website in particular that is used often and is easy to navigate. That website is www scrapbook com. It has plenty of ideas for you to select from and lots of scrapbook layouts that you can buy for a reasonable price. It is a website that is specifically designed for the scrapbook enthusiast and you are sure to find what you need when you visit the site.

There are plenty of things to view on www scrapbook com. You can find blogs, classes, a superstore and even forums to help you with your scrapbooking projects. On the homepage, you will notice the tabs at the left of the screen and the icons at the top of the page. These links will take you where you need to go in order to find great ideas and help. It is a great place for the beginner or even the experienced scrapbooker. The online destination Wholesale Scrapbooking Supplies will instruct you further.

If you are looking for scrapbooking paper, scrapbook pages or scrapbook layouts then the superstore is for you. You can purchase everything that you need and most items are discounted for members and guests alike. The forums are a great place to get ideas and to get help when you are stumped on a particular project or technique. The resources tab gives you articles, tutorials and even quotes that you can use for your scrapbook pages.

The gallery and the blogs are where you can receive ideas and check out other layouts. This provides a great visual aid for you to go by if you are having problems. Click on the “classes” tab for information about online classes. You can also purchase books about scrapbooking. This is a very valuable tab to have when you are just starting out. The My Place tab allows you to customize your membership page.

Go ahead and visit www scrapbook com for ideas and all of your supplies. You will have to register with the site in order to post on the forums or create a profile for the My Page section. But it is worth it once you see everything that the site has to offer. Your scrapbook pages and ideas await you. All you have to do is point and click. Before long you will have everyone wondering and asking how you come up with such fantastic scrapbook albums.

Are you searching for a rewarding hobby that will furnish you something to show for it then you need to try scrapbooking. Producing a scrapbook is a really gratifying way to use up all of those old pictures that you have stored in the closet. With the right supplies you can have a scrapbook album that you will be grateful to share with family and friends. It doesn’t require much to start off with, simply some primary supplies and some scrapbook pages as well as you can be well on your manner to making your own album. Go here for more information: Learn Digital Scrapbooking another great resources is Scrapbooking Stickers

The whole world has gone digital. Everything from pictures to songs have gone digital so that anyone can have them at a moment’s notice. Digital scrapbooking is now the way to go if you want to eliminate those scrapbook albums. It is a great way to share your pictures and designs with friends and family across the globe. If you are not sure what a digital scrapbook is or how to put one together, then you are in the right spot.

Step one for digital scrapbooking is gathering your pictures together. You can upload them to your computer through a digital camera or a high definition scanner. Another great way to start your digital scrapbook is by having them loaded onto a compact disc at your local photo lab. You simply take your memory disc into the lab and they put the pictures onto a compact disc that can hold hundreds and hundreds of pictures. The website Wholesale Scrapbooking Supplies will illimunate you further.

Next on the agenda is finding the right photo editing software. This will allow you to digitally alter your photographs and enhance some of the features. Once you have done this it will be time to look at scrapbook ideas to create your digital scrapbook. Just as with traditional scrapbooking, you are going to need scrapbook pages to put your photos on. There are great templates on the internet and you can go to www.freedigitalscrapbooking.com for some wonderful ideas.

Once you have either purchased or gotten the layout pages for free, it is time to assemble your album. Take your time and have fun playing with the embellishments and stickers that can be found on free websites. There is plenty of free stuff out there if you take the time to do a simple web search. The final step for your digital scrapbook is to share it with your friends and family. You can make a compact disc, post it on a webpage or even print out the final product for your loved ones to see.

Digital scrapbooking is just one of the ways that technology continuously aids people in their everyday lives. You will love being able to email your pictures and digital scrapbook to friends and family that live far away. They will enjoy seeing how your life is going. The best part of a digital scrapbook is that you can always change it and update the album. Have fun with it and see where it takes you!

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You do not have to spend a lot of money on scrapbooking supplies for it to be an interesting and fulfilling hobby. It can be as cheap as you want it to be, within reason, or as expensive. For scrapbooking enthusiasts the joy comes from the finished product. If you are new to scrapbooking, then it does not require a lot of start-up money. There will be some necessary scrapbooking tools and pages that you will need to purchase but they will not break the bank. Once you have the basics you can begin assembling your scrapbook.

The most important piece for scrapbooking is the actual scrapbook album. It is what binds all of your scrapbook layouts and scrapbooking pages together. The right album will have a thick cover and will be easy to open. You will want to find a decent sized album to hold all of your finished pages so keep this in mind when buying one. After you have acquired the scrapbook journal or album, it is time to move on to the rest of the project. The website Scrapbooking Pens will educate you further.

When buying scrapbook pages, it is important to make sure they are acid-free. As well, the ink you use has to be suitable for writing in your scrapbook. You do not want the ink bleeding through to the next page and possibly ruining a picture. So be aware of the type of scrapbook paper that you buy. You may not want to invest in the best quality but you most certainly do not want to use just any old type of paper.

Another huge expense in the scrapbooking world is the sticker machine. This is a machine that turns pictures into stickers. It takes the place of die cuts. You can buy special paper that has the sticker material on the back and it will use the paper until it is completely gone. There are also three dimensional stickers that can go on the scrapbook pages.

When you are looking for scrapbooking supplies you will be amazed at the places you can buy the necessary items. Martha Stewart has a line that is exclusive to Michael’s Crafts, Creative Memories and also a line by Anna Griffin. You can also find stickers and some sheets at such places as Wal-Mart, Target and even some dollar discount stores. If you do not want to go into a retail store and prefer to shop online, then try www.scrapbook.com, as they sell scrapbook layouts and scrapbooking kits.

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