There is a review for the Fiskars Easy Stamp Press on Scrapjazz.com. This looks like so much fun. The press has a grid that allows you to line up your stamps perfectly everytime. With the stamping press you can easily reproduce the same pattern over and over again. Not just for scrapbooking, you can make your own stationary with this. How novel. I found the product on Scrapbook.com and include a link to it as well.
Fiskars – Easy Stamp Press
Scrapbook.com
And here is a neat demo video on youtube for the press as well:
Vellum: the lovely translucent material that is showing up in so many scrapbooks these days. Vellum, in case you were unaware, is basically plastic that is, as I just mentioned, translucent. The question of how to make it adhere to your scrapbook seems to be a popular question. I found this great article on Scrapjazz.com that gives some tips on making vellum stick.
And since I like to include a photo with the posts I thought I’d post this adorable little doggy that I found on cuteoverload.com:
I found this great article on Better Homes and Gardens that shows off some great ways to decorate a pumpkin cheaply and creatively. I think my favorite one is the pumpkin in a stocking:
That is just too cool.
This would put a nice accent on any fall scrapbook page. I found a blog article about how to take the leaf part off of a leaf and leave just the skeleton. You can use this for so much more than just scrapbooking and thought it had to go up. A great DIY project that is cheap and easy. Enjoy.
Found a great video on Scrapbook.com that shows a fabulous technique for making smooth brads. It is short, sweet and informative so take a look:
And here are some of the products that you’d need to do what they’re doing in this video:
Trying to scrapbook without photos is a great way to come up with ideas that would be useful even if you do have photos. How can you preserve the memory without photos? Well, there are a few creative ways. Went to a zoo or a movie? Save the ticket stubs and throw them in the scrapbook. Went to a concert? Make a CD/DVD sleeve in the scrapbook page. Took an awesome road trip? Pieces of a map can be helpful. Newspaper clippings, a lock of hair, restraunt menus, handprints (either traced or stamped with paint), reciepts, journaling, a child’s drawing or note, a report card, and the list goes on. Now imagine throwing all of this stuff into a scrapbook with photos. That would be a very nice and personalized scrapbook. And if you don’t have the photos, there are a few great ideas here that will help you preserve the memories without them.
I like including a photo in my posts just for aethetics sake, here is a nice one off of Dedra Long’s blog that goes well with the Halloween season:
Designed by Tim Holtz.
I saw this great idea on bakerella.com, you make chocolate pudding cups with balloons! And there’s PEANUT BUTTER in the recipe, too (*cackles wickedly*)! Check this out!
I think that one of the best parts about this idea is that you don’t even have to use a spoon, you can just chow down on this thing, bowl and all. How fun! It would make a great compliment to any Halloween party.
This stuff is almost like an undo button for traditional scrapbooking, allowing you to undo any glued on details that just do not fit with your layout. It is also photo safe, acid free and a great way to rescue your photos from one of those magnetic photo albums. A handy tool in any scrapbooker’s arsenal.
Found a great distressing tool that can make short work of distressing paper, cardstock, chipboard, wood and even leather. It cannot distress fabic, however, so keeping jeans and the like out of it is adviseable. This tool basically saves you all the trouble of sanding and filing to create that vintage and worn look in your scrapbooking paper or die cuts.
The pretty pink distressing accessory.
I found this informative article at Scrapjazz and thought it was worthy of a share…
Nancy Stolz writes:
One of the latest scrapbooking trends is to use border punches to create decorative edges on your paper. I think the reason it is so popular is that scrapbookers no longer have to rely on shaped paper to get a unique look. There are a wide variety of punches on the market, and they are affordable, as you can use them again and again.
