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Scrapbooking Blogs
my top 5 favs with links and reviews
Scrapbooking Blogs - see which 5 are my favorite and why. I'll also give you some advice on how to not get overwhelmed when you look at these. These women are sooo creative!
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Scrapbooking Blogs 1 -
Ali Edwards
- I'd say her blog has got to be at the very top of my list. Reading her stuff and looking at her layouts really changed the way I think about scrapbooking. I used to look at it as a chronological/event type thing...like the old style Creative Memories. You know, birthday parties, trips and they all had to be in chronological order with 1 album per year. Just perfect! Well, I don't know about you but my life is NOT perfect and I have never figured out how to get this done so I LOVE Ali's approach - Real Life. You'll have to see for yourself. She has wonderful ideas and if you'd like more real life scrapbooking ideas you can subscribe to my
e-Zine
The Real Life Scrapbooker's Resource for new, real ideas each month. Check out my layout gallery for samples of the kinds of layouts you'll find in the ezine.
Scrapbooking Blogs 2 -
Donna Downey
- Her style is way far out there and super creative! My
rolodex album
and much of my inspiration for creative albums has come from her. Her blog is about more than just scrapbooking - she gets into many creative ventures. I like that hybrid thing, though...it is very easy to get "off-track" and overwhelmed.
How to NOT get overwhelmed - Some people may not deal with this but I certainly do. I can be looking at scrapbooking blogs or magazines or whatever and all of the sudden my brain goes one of two directions - #1) total overload stressed "I'll never get to do everything I want to"...whine : ( or #2) total overload "That is SOOOO cool...hundreds of colors and images flash in a split second...I CAN do it all...and then I eventually crash." These days I am trying to be somewhere in the middle. I have taken a 3 year break from scrapbooking and have since started following Flylady (I say following loosely and I don't agree with all of her stuff) but she has really helped me to learn to "pace" myself and feel peaceful and get more done then when I spaz over all the cool stuff I could do. I set my timer and work on something until it goes off and then go on to something else for a while. This really keeps my from becoming obsessed and overwhelmed. It you tend to do this, Flylady's routines and podcasts can really help you. Ok...back to scrapbooking....
Scrapbooking Blogs 3 -
Stacy Julian
- She used to work with Simple Scrapbooks magazine - very good for ideas if you get overwhelmed by all the embellishments and decorations! She is no longer with them but she has her own blog and apparently her own line of supplies. This is a new blog for me but I'm looking forward to it because I love Simple Scrapbooks.
Scrapbooking Blogs 4 -
Mary Jo Johnston
- The main thing I like about her blog is that she shows alot of her layouts and card designs...excellent for inspiration! She also has a list of scrapbook bloggers that inspire her...if you'd like to see more.
Scrap Blogs 5 -
Kelli Crowe
- She doesn't have a lot of layouts on her blog but she is a homeschooling Mom as I am and so that part of real life and scrapbooking together appeals to me. She has a list of blogs you can check out as well.
See more scrapbooking blogs from time to time....
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