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Making Plans: Join the Planner Movement!

Everywhere I go these days, I see planners. It seems like the more tech we have available to us for keeping our lives in order, the more people seem to be interested in using the old-school paper method to keep track of everything. The popularity of weekly and daily organizers and schedulers has skyrocketed.

Finding the Perfect Paper for Your Planner

I have thrown out my share of projects because of poor paper choices. A printed planner has to measure up in a lot of ways: Paper weight, thickness, opacity, and surface properties matter. See how various papers stack up when printing planner pages.

Organize Your Life in an Artful Way

At the end of each year I look forward to purchasing a new planner for the coming year. A clean canvas just waiting for me to fill with plans, thoughts and doodles. But I always feel like I have to settle for something that doesn’t quite suit me. I’ve never been able to find a […]

Christmas Gift Tags

Visit the gift wrapping area in most stores and you will see cute packages of gift tags. Despite the temptation, I always suppress the urge to buy a package. They are never quite the right size, color or shape. Worse yet, there is only one tag in the package I really can use to personalize a special package. The best option is to create […]

DIY Christmas Cards and Crafts

The Scrap Girls Creative Team is getting ready for the holiday’s with Christmas cards and a cute hybrid craft using mint tins.

Create a Wreath Masterpiece!

Create a wreath masterpiece using leaves following this fun tutorial by Pam Zeman!

Star-Shaped Positive Sayings Card

I have a teenage granddaughter and I know with all the drama that can happen in their lives, it never hurts to build them up and encourage them. I decided to make a little star-shaped card with positive sayings that she could put on her dresser or desk and look at every day. This project […]

Scrap Girls Club Exclusive: Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell by Syndee Rogers-Nuckles is filled with a delightful mix of watercolor and vintage shabby goodness! Vintage and modern elements blend beautifully to help you tell YOUR story! We asked Syndee what types of projects her club products would work well for. Here’s what she had to say: As with all of my clubs, I try to […]

Scrap Girls SS Club Exclusive: Celebrate!

Celebrations mark the happiest memories we create, so Melissa designed the July ScrapSimple Club: Celebrate to bring lots of wow-power to your digital scrapbooking projects! We asked Melissa what types of projects her club products would work well for. Here’s what she had to say: When I think of making scrapbook pages for the celebrations in my life, I have to have spaces […]

Finding Customers for Your Scrap for Hire (S4H) Business

Taking people’s photos and stories and designing a finished product they love is a rewarding experience for a digital scrapbook artist. I have been scrapping for others since 2008. I’ll share with you how my approach to getting customers has evolved over the years. To attract customers at Treasured Albums, my partner and I offered […]