Monday, May 24, 2010

:REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Quick & Easy Scrapbooking by Scrapbook Trends (CONTEST CLOSED)

Northridge Media is notorious for putting out some stellar crafting inspiration in its extensive lineup of magazine and idea book titles.

Their recent Quick & Easy Scrapbooking Idea Book is certainly no exception to this rule.

The idea book is sectioned into 10 parts - each with many featured projects and the editors are always sure to point out special, yet simple, techniques to make your projects shine.

FAMILY: Includes 7 layouts with various themes to help you showcase special relationships.

PROJECTS: Includes 7 ideas for wonderful home decor and gift items - including one sweet display item that takes less than 15 minutes to create.

QUICK & EASY SKETCHES: Includes 8 steps to success when using sketches as a starting point. There are also 3 sketch designs shared, each with 2 variations - one in a 12 x 12 format and the other in an 8 1/2 x 11 format.

MINI ALBUMS IN AN EVENING: Features 5 great album ideas to help you record what you most wish to remember about you favorite season, a year in the life of someone you love and much more.

CARDS: Includes 13 cute card designs including everything from 'just because' to birthday wishes.

4x6 PHOTOS: This section of 11 layouts proves that you don't have to go BIG to create a fabulous layout.

2 PAGE LAYOUTS: 7 layouts are featured that showcase simple ways to feature lots of photos. I was very lucky to have a layout of my own featured in this section of the book (called "gallery of a year"). I'll share the layout with you in a separate post later this week.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Often the adding of embellishments can be the most time-consuming part of scrapping, but these 9 layouts show that embellishing doesn't have to be tedious.

ONLY 5 PRODUCTS: Sometimes the best way to speed things up in the craft room, is to limit your choices. These 9 layouts show that you can still create a stunning layout with limited supplies.

SIMPLE THINGS: Includes 7 layouts that showcase simple techniques that can add serious pizazz.

If you tally that all up, that's EIGHTY-ONE amazing projects to inspire some speedy, yet sensational, crafting!!

GIVEAWAY:
Don't ask me how, but I've had this idea book review in my line up for a few months and somehow forgot to post it!! Crazy!

Now that I've discovered my mistake, I feel I must make up for the delay.

So...I have not one, but TWO free copies of Quick and Easy Scrapbooking to send off to two lucky readers.

Just leave a comment telling me your favorite time-saving tip when it comes to scrapbooking by Thursday, May 27th, 2010, 11:59 p.m. and you'll be entered for your chance at one of the two free copies!! 

Random.org will choose and I will announce the winners on Friday.

GOOD LUCK!!
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jennie · 775 weeks ago

I don't scrapbook as much, but I love to make cards. As we do this as a ministry for our church, it's so helpful to cut in bulk and then all you have to do is assemble. Saves lots of time.
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Kim M · 775 weeks ago

My quickest tip is to scaplift a layout
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Cathy · 775 weeks ago

I think that journaling by hand usually saves me time.
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Debbie Jorgenson · 775 weeks ago

I'm a digital scrapper and my quickest tip is to use templates as my jumping off point for a layout.
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Teresa Jaye · 775 weeks ago

My favorite time saving tip is to use sketches! There are so many fabulous sketch artists out there - so there's no point in me sitting at my desk, staring at my photo's and supplies when some one has already come up with a fantabulous idea for me to use!
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Tina · 775 weeks ago

Prep work!! I keep all of my photos with my emellies so I know what colors work with what photo...then I can just grab adn go and them pull out the paper that matches it and voila!!
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Mubeena · 775 weeks ago

I like using sketches when my mind goes blank1

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Kimberly R · 775 weeks ago

I like to check magazines and other blogs to get the inspiration flowing - normally I can get an idea from others creativity when the mind in going blank.
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Nathalie · 775 weeks ago

I have two time saving techniques: sketches and lifting! This book looks really useful! Thanks for the chance!
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Lee · 775 weeks ago

I keep a focus on the photo and usually scrap one very large one with a couple supporting-the-story photos. Makes things consistent which saves me time :)
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kimberly · 775 weeks ago

my time saving technique is to just keep it simple and focus on the photo using "white space" and just an embellishment or 2 :)
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Mary · 775 weeks ago

I have a folder of ideas that I refer to when I get stuck on a page or my mind goes completely blank!
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susie lavender · 775 weeks ago

I keep a little notebook with me for ideas and before I get ready to scrap I gather all the photos, paper, embellishments, etc. into a folder for each layout.
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Zaira-Ivette Sierra · 775 weeks ago

My 2 time-saving tricks are organization and loyalty.

Huh?

My organization is something I've been developing out of pure need since I'm rather messy (well, I look messy to others, I always know where to find even the tiniest of my treasures!). But, when I'm creating, if I organize my project (--This is the sketch I want o use--This photos will look better with blue and yellow papers--Those zoo skickers are the perfect ones for this page--) BEFORE making the first cut, I end up saving time.

I have also learned to stay loyal to my personal style. Even when there are moments when I have the time and the will -- even the craving -- to experiment with new styles, I usually save time, and end up more satisfied with the final result, if I stick to my minimalist-linear-graphic-historian style.

That's it... for me!
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Lynn M · 775 weeks ago

I tend to look through sketches, idea books and magazines to get my ideas! If I didnt do that it would take me forever to get started! I also find myself keeping thing simple. I do not go into much detail which helps me save time!
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Erin Peckover · 775 weeks ago

I find if I pick out pictures and paper and everything I plan to use for a page and put them together in a clear folder and make up multiple ones when I have the time to scrapbook I can get more pages done at once.
That book looks great!! Thanks for the review
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Miwa · 775 weeks ago

Using sketches saves me a lot of time, along with using papers witin the same collection line (something I never used to purchase). When you don't have a lot of time to scrap, every minute counts! This looks like a fabulous book!
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Michelle · 775 weeks ago

I put the photos I want to use for a layout in a page protector and put it in the appropriate album so when I have time to scrap the photos are all set to go in chronological order.
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sandy · 775 weeks ago

I'm a wanna scrapbooker so don't think I haven't tips (yet). I'd love to get started with you.
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Elizabeth D. · 775 weeks ago

My favorite time saving technique for scrapbooking is how I organize my projects. After an event I put all of the stuff in one file - pictures, postcards, brouchures, etc, anything from that event. That way when I'm ready to scrap the event I'm not looking all over for my stuff, it's all in one convenient place :)
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Colleen · 775 weeks ago

I am not sure about time-saving or not, but organization seems to be the key to my scrapbooking. If all is organized, everything goes a lot smoother. Thanks for the chance to win!
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wescottridgecondos 2p · 775 weeks ago

I just went through all of my digital files and organized by color, type of embellishments, letters, numbers, etc. It took me a long time to organize, but it makes finding them so much easier which makes the whole process faster :)
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Anna Dowdy · 775 weeks ago

I also like to scraplift and use sketches. Thanks for the chance to win this great prize.
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Terri · 775 weeks ago

Instead of using expensive die cuts, I find a paper where I can cut out simple or delicate designs and then match to coordinating paper or solid. I have never been disappointed.
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Katty Taylor · 775 weeks ago

I'm a beginner so I don't really any great tips yet, but I'm learning :) One tip I do know for sure is being organized saves me alot of time. After I make a card or something my scrap area is such a wreck I have to reorganize right away or I lose everything and can't find it the next time. Design Studio for cricut or any layout helped me a great deal with a click I could move things around on page instead of my table where you lose alot when kids are around.

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