As a mad cropper, you do get tired of creating layout after layout. Good to have a wee break from it and what could be a better break than a scrapbook project?

Mia’s Exploding Box is something I’d like to do when I get the chance. It’ll be nice to have an exploding box like this to put on my desk at work so that when I’m missing my baby, all I have to do is open the box and voila, I’ve got her beautiful photos to look at:-)

I was visiting my favourite scrapbook sites when I came across this great environmental-friendly (because she recycled one product to create another!) Valentine’s Day project form Scrapbooker’s Club House.
You want to know how the bags pictured above were made? From old envelopes bought from a local bookstore for $2 a bundle!
This project was created by Mary Chong! Good on her! If you want to know how she created these wonderful gift bags, click HERE.
The good thing about these bags is that they’re not just for Valentine’s Day, you need gift bags for any special occasion really!
Happy cropping!

For our Monday spotlight, I’d like to put the spotlight on the Valentine-themed scrapbook layouts and projects that caught my eye….tell me, aren’t they divine?

Project Designed by:
Kristina Proffitt, Creative Memories Design Team

Tag Mini-Book by Traci Turchin
Traci even has a tutorial on how to make tag mini-books

This week’s Thursday inspiration is brought to you by these gorgeous Scrapbook Projects for Valentine’s Day.
Aren’t these projects just gorgeous? You’d be surprised at how easy it is to make some of them. They look time-consumin but they’re not, really!
Credits: Prima
So Sweet Papers and Totally Sweet Doodles by Nancy Kubo
Hearts and Crafts by Dianne Rigdon
I love you because Index Cards
Credits: Prima

This Monday’s Spotlight is on an innovative printing service, Moo.
Moo is a printing company. What’s so great about them is that you can print the images you’ve uploaded on any photo sites like Flickr, Facebook, etc or from your own computer.
I found out about Moo through a friend of mine and since then, my Husband and I have used their printing service for the Hubby’s business cards. The service is fast, friendly and efficient. They package your order really well too!
What I like about Moo products is that you can personalize your cards. You can choose which image goes where, …read more

I was going through my blog roll when I found myself drawn to Donna Downey’s inspiration journals. I like these kinds of things. As much as I enjoy bookmarking sites that I like on the web, there is something magical about having a physical place to keep things that inspire me whether they are newspaper clippings, sayings or quotes I read amidst the chaos of my daily activities.
What about you? Have you got a journal that holds things that inspire you?
Image credit: Donna Downey

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Are you looking for a Scrapbook Calendar Kit for 2009? I’ve found a few you can download…for a fee of course but the price seems reasonable!

Valerie Salmon’s Creative Desktop 2009 Calendar – $16.00

ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates – Layered: 4×6 2009 Calendar – $6.74

Come one, come all! Join in the spirit of fun and the Christmas holidays!
Creating Keepsakes just announced the Worldwide Ornament Drop. What do you need to do? You make a homemade ornament and can use their downloanable tag and voila, you can ‘drop’ the ornament at the CK Ornament drop site!
Sounds like fun! Let me know if you do join!

We’re giving some linkin’ love this morning for all these gorgeous scrapbook ideas for Halloween:
Scrapnfonts invitationt to carve
ScrapGirls Happy Haunting Collection — there are also amazing Halloween layouts on their site!
Regina Easter’s Candy Corn Card 
Halloween Gift Idea for your teacher!

Halloween is just around the corner and are you keen to add something special to your halloween decor? I picked up this idea from Making Memories from the Spellbound Collection and using Slice Cordless Design Digital Cutter. Happy decor making!
To create this project, do the following:
1. Cut a 8.5” x 8.5” piece of Making Memories’ Spellbound glitter dot black paper and use the Slice to cut a 3-inch pumpkin (from the Spellbound Design Card) on the bottom right corner. Fold the paper in half.
2. Cut a 4.25” x 8.5” piece of Making Memories’ Spellbound orange brocade paper and adhere it …read more