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8.23.08
Photobucket Lets Users Scrapbook with Scrapblog Integration Photobucket
has teamed up with online scrapbooking tool Scrapblog to provide its users another way in which to chronicle and share their multimedia
content...
One-time customers now minding store Two Michigan scrappers weren't going to let the closing of their favorite scrapbooking store be the last chapter in the album that is their hobby. They took matters into their own hands, buying and then reopening the store...
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Making time for scrapbooking 9 helpful tips...
8.15.08
How to catch up on your scrapbooking Finding
a manageable way to keep up with scrapbooking...
8.10.08
Digital scrapping most notable
change to hobby Although the art of modern scrapping has evolved significantly in the past five
years, it continues to be a creative outlet for people to record their lives - be it big events or small...
Scrapbooking an easy way to show off photos
8.9.08
Paper Pansies closing in Garden Grove Store Closing Sale through Aug 29...
Screamin' Susie's closing in Whittier Store Closing Sale through end of August...
8.3.08
The next step: 'Glitter blogs' What is the next big trend in scrapbooking? Botanicals? Birds? Eco-friendly paper? Try
Glogster...
Finding a hobby can make summer not such a bummer Don't dismay about not being able to take the pricey annual vacation with the family. Picking up a new hobby, like scrapbooking, can offer relaxation and an escape from the ordinary routine...
7.27.08
Cutting out stress one memory
at a time An Illinois school district wellness director started monthly crops for teachers...
Be smart about the photos you snap but still weed later It's always a case of too many photos; blurry, out of focus photos; or shots of random, indistinguishable moments. Here are a few tips that will help you sift through those photos and come out with a lovely keepsake of memories...
Stamping, scrapbooking build creative friendships "There's a lot of psychological benefit to scrapbooking," says a New York Stampin' Up demonstrator. "There's the tactile experience, the fun of playing with paper and all that, but also, in the philosophy of it, it's about preserving life — whether it's preserving the good times or enduring the trials..."
7.26.08
Murrieta
store has moved It's About Time in Murrieta has moved to a new location in their same shopping center...
7.20.08
The Loft closing The Loft Scrapbooks in Menifee is closing and will have a close-out sale Jul 18-25...
7.17.08
Making memories is how it all started A soon-to-be-released book - Scrapbooks, An American History -
explores the evolution of this rich and quirky form of narrative expression, and devotes an entire chapter to reconciling
modern scrapbooking with the visual autobiographies of generations past...
7.13.08
Paper Source opening new locations Paper Source will open a location in Carlsbad September 2008 and in Thousand Oaks in November
2008...
6.28.08
Corona store changes name Once Upon A Time is under new ownership and is now Scrapper's Cafe...
6.24.08
New store opens in Napa Scrapper's Depot has opened...
6.23.08
Hybrid Scrapbooking: Love Your Printer Without Scorning Tradition Combine
Handwritten Journaling With Printed Photos and Papers
6.17.08
Scrapbookers piece together time for
crafting and socializing In the internally focused world of art, scrapbooking remains one craft that is social at its core...
Persistent pals get mom hooked on hobby I eventually caved to the pressure and went along with Gina to a scrapbooking store's crop night. They had me at hello...
6.15.08
Going Out of Business sale in Carmel Valley Biz Connections going out of business in Carmel
Valley, CA (just off hwy 56 and Carmel Country Rd, 92130) Items for sale below wholesale prices: Scrapbooking papers, embellishments,
charms, ribbons, stickers, Accucut dies, tools, Stardream envelopes, blank cards, unusual papers, beads. Will bring supplies to
interested businesses and scrapping meetings. Individual users may make an appointment. Contact Connie@bizconnections.biz
6.12.08
Scrapbook Insider: Copyright law cuts both ways A bill making its way through
Congress would make it easier to use so-called orphan works - books, music, records, films, photos, scrapbook designs and other
copyrighted works for which the owner cannot be identified or found. With no effective way to track down copyright holders, a
massive amount of history is bogged down in unnecessary regulation. This is antithetical to the whole concept of memory preservation.
And yet those who oppose the changes - professional photographers, graphic designers, illustrators and others who make a living
from licensing artwork - are calling on the craft community to rise up in solidarity and write their congressional representatives...
Group finds comfort through scrapbooking A New England Hospice chapter started a scrapbooking group specifically for people who have lost a loved one, to help them not only preserve photos and other memorabilia, but also to help them grieve...
Scrapbooking Never Tasted So Good: Custom Candy Bar Wrappers Create custom candy bar wrappers with your printer with scrapbooking scraps...
Creative Albums group crafts scrapbooks Profile of a Florida scrapbooking club...
6.8.08
Putting
the Scrap back into the Art of Scrapbooking Scrapbooking is no longer scrapbooking. For one thing, there’s no scrap...
Minnesota woman opens retreat center for crafters The Rodesters are hoping to tap into a growing market of crafters -- especially scrapbookers -- looking for getaways to practice their hobbies...
Got clutter?: Fantasy clutterers and memorabiliacs Fantasy is the contents of those shelves and bins that represent “stuff we’re planning to do but haven’t gotten to yet.” We imagine the activities, our plans for the items, but all in the indeterminate future...
6.3.08
Cancer survivors gather to share personal stories West Virginia
cancer survivors gathered for a scrapbooking event...
5.31.08
Menifee store offers kids after-school program The Loft in Menifee now offers
an After School Instructional Arts & Craft Program
for kids in 2nd - 5th grade, with pickup available from 3 local elementary schools...
5.30.08
One Designer’s “Leftover” Is Another’s Treasure GraphicLeftovers.com
provides graphic solutions such as logos, icons, symbols, illustrations and templates, and recently added, digital scrapbooking
content – and all files are provided as fully-editable files...
Special steps needed to preserve documents Conservation of paper is a tricky business, but here are a few basics...
5.19.08
Gilroy scrapbook store for sale You Got Memories is for sale. Contact Wensday or Flora at the store for more details...
5.18.08
Scrapbookers put cutter to the test On TV and on the Web, the Craft Lite Cutter claims to make the perfect cut every time, using
a first-of-its-kind built-in backlight to show exactly where to make the cut. But does it really work?
5.16.08
Digital scrapbooking: Look, Ma, no scraps! Do it anytime, from anywhere, with no mess. Then share it with family and friends around
the world in minutes, by e-mail...
Create a lasting memory for graduating student Do you have scattered pictures and misty water-colored memories of your graduating high-school senior? There are a number of ways to turn some of the pivotal times of their lives into a treasured keepsake...
Making room for creativity An Indiana woman's love of scrapbooking leads her into the retreat business...
5.10.08
Coffee keeps Sunnyvale craft shop awake in sleepy economic times Craf'it
and A.B.O. Coffee and Dessert are owned by Ada Yue, a software designer, baker, scrapbooker and savvy entrepreneur. Not only has
she found a way to combine her passions, Yue may have found a business model for small scrapbook retailers trying to survive a
souring economy...
Women scrap together memories A Creative Memories consultant discusses scrapbooking and some of her favorite scrapbooks...