Die cuts are shapes and letters that are cut from pieces of cardstock paper using a die cut machine. Die cuts are sometimes cut out by hand and do not always have to be cut by a machine. There are die cut folder templates that are available which you can use for your scrapbooking projects. [...]

Many parents really get into scrapbooking because they have amassed a lot of photos that they want to get organized. They invariably get addicted because of the many emotional and physical benefits that scrapbooking offer. It helps the memory by keeping focussed on something as work is being done. It is also a relaxing escape [...]

Cut ups are popular embellishments that enhance the look of a scrapbook page. They are usually made from heavy card stock and can take the form of just about anything. There are die cuts that represent letters, phrases, shapes or tags. They are placed in different parts of the page with glue. Die cuts [...]

To many the first reaction when being invited to do bookscraping is that they don’t have the time and creativity to be able to do it. When you have not experienced scrapbooking you will not understand why a lot of people can spend hours, even stay up late, doing scrapbooking projects. The reasons are many. [...]

Scrapbooking is a hobby that is fast growing in popularity. The main objective of scrapbooking is preserving memories in a unique and creative way. Using a Cuttlebug die cut is a great way to embellish photographs to set the tone for a scrapbook. You must remember that there is no right or wrong way to [...]

I’m a very sentimental person. I love looking at old photographs and remembering the times when those photographs were taken. I made an album of different photographs using scrapbook paper as a background. I used plain scrapbook paper and not those with the intricate designs because I wanted the focus to be on the photographs [...]

There is a new and faster way to do scrapbooking that is a big hit among young ones these days. This is the art of digital scrapbooking. A lot of young people that I’ve talked to tell me that digital scrapbooking is more fun, more fast and is the way to go when it comes [...]

Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of a scrapbook. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media, and artwork. Scrapbook albums are often decorated and frequently contain extensive journaling. It may be said that Marielen Christensen of Spanish Fork, Utah is often credited with turning scrapbooking as what was once [...]

Remember how we organized our pictures when we were younger? Before the advent of scrapbooking, we were scrapbooking; in a primitive kind of way. We had big albums with paper leaves to which pictures were attached using holders on the corners of the picture. During my mother’s time, the paper was colored black; not very [...]

Okay, let’s admit it. We are all so busy with activities in our daily lives that we keep our pictures in envelopes and toss them in boxes. We never seem to find the time to date, put captions and organize photos. And in this age of digital cameras we collect them by the thousands. There [...]