The Mad Cropper

May 21st, 2008

Journalling Idea: In The Good Old Summertime

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Summer time is Lifestyles Channel’s theme for the month of May.
It’s quite hard to imagine summertime in New Zealand now that we’re about to winter. So I’ll reminisce my summer holidays of my childhood when I was living in the Philippines. I remember […]

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March 28th, 2008

Tips for Scrapbook Journalling

I love to write. I always have for as long as I can remember. Writing is something I enjoy doing hence I suppose why it was ‘easy’ for me to become a professional blogger. Writing also provides my main source of income — however, that’s technical writing. I know others struggle to write what is […]

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September 23rd, 2007

Scrapbook Fonts for Boys

I’ve got a daughter so most of the fonts I download are quite girly. However, with the impending arrival of my future nephew (yes, the first grandson ever!), I am looking for boy-themed fonts and other embellishments that I can use in creating layouts for my sister.
Scrap Fonts got heaps to choose from!

DoodleBats Boys Bundle
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July 13th, 2007

Scrapbook.com Product Giveaway: White Pen

According to Scrapbook.com, it’s a white pen that really works!

Scrapbook.com is giving away a FREE White Uni-ball Impact Pen* (from Signo) with any $20 purchase while supplies last! Finally, a white pen that really works!
To claim your freebie just add the White Uni-ball Impact Pen to your cart, fill your cart with at least $20 […]

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May 12th, 2007

Scrapbooks Replacing Your Diary

Noell of Paperclipping says don’t feel guilty if it has….I didn’t really keep a diary when I was younger. I attempted to start but the laziness of having to write on it daily took its toll even before I turned to page 2 of the diary.
Scrapbooking or journalling can indeed replace your diary, I […]

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March 20th, 2007

Scrapbook Tip of the Day: Journalling by your significant others

Here’s a tip I read that I’d like to share with you while reading The Look Blog.
It’s a tip by Teresa McFayden:
While I flipped through old album pages, I remember that I used to have my hubby write paragraphs on layouts here and there because I thought that would be so meaningful to have someday. […]

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March 19th, 2007

Birthday Font - DoodleBat Circles

A doodlebat is not quite a doodle, not quite a dingbat . Each comes with 36 images (a-z and 0-9 on the keyboard) & a PDF reference. Once installed, find it in your font list, starting with “DB”. Create a cool tropical look with these Hawaiin petroglyphs.
Cute eh? It’s selling for $1.50 down from $1.99 […]

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February 22nd, 2007

A Scrapbook Layout of YOU

Here’s another layout I’d like to share you. It was created by the very artsy, Airees as a response to My Little Attic’s We R Memory Keepers Layout Challenge.
I don’t feature ALL scrapbook layouts I’ve ever come across but I like featuring layouts that I find especially unique or even cute! And this layout of […]

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February 13th, 2007

Creative Manifesto by Ali Edwards

Ali Edwards promotes the idea of developing or building your own creative manifesto for your art.
What is a manifesto?
According to the dictionary a manifesto is “a public declaration of policy and aims, esp. one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.” Essentially, it is a cool, fancy name for a mission statement […]

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December 7th, 2006

Journalling Idea: List of Things to be Thankful For

I know Thanksgiving in the US has come and gone but I got this idea from a scrapbook egroup that I belong to, to list things to be thankful for now that we are almost nearing the end of 2006 (only 24 days to go before 2007, people!).
This list can be the basis of your […]

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