Do you still remember how this was the trend back in the day? Making your own patterned papers!
Our parents did this sort of thing to dress up cupboards, line kitchen tables or simply to freshen up the look of a little patch of wall or two around our houses. It was the big trend of the 60s and the 70s. The materials used back then were just as simple: a white, oversized linen paper, some paint and homemade “stamping” gadgets. And because my memory of this simple craft is coming back to me so vividly, I remember my aunt using …read more

The Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels have been making waves in the Scrapbooking industry, and it continues to be recognized as one of the most innovative products to hit the scene. Glimmer Mist is a spray glitter dye that comes in 2 oz. bottles. It is acid-free, archival safe and non-toxic, and it can easily give that instant shimmer to all your crafting projects.
Personally speaking, one cannot have too many Glimmer Mists. With its tempting wide arrray of color choices, and recently, the addition of Glimmer Screens, Glimmer Chips and Glimmer Glass Window Albums, suddenly having more of these “liquid blings” make for a very happy …read more

How would you like your Scrapbook Layouts turned into a gorgeous coffee table book just like the one pictured above?
It is made possible through ScrapBlog!

Scrapblog is Mad Cropper’s latest generous sponsor. But before I tell you what the treat is, let me tell you more about Scrapblog:
With more than 3 million scrapbook pages created since its launch in 2007, Scrapblog’s free and easy-to-use web-based application offers users the ability share online and now transform their one-of-a-kind scrapbooks into high-quality books, postcards and greeting cards. Keeping its commitment to quality, all books and cards ordered from Scrapblog are printed on acid-free …read more

Cari Fennell brings us a brand new tutorial showing hints and tips for using Prima’s paper Paintables! These are a very fun product that allow you to color the paper to customize your layout! Any art medium can be used. Cari uses Adirondack ink pads and a waterbrush, Permapaque pens by Sakura, as well as walnut ink, but feel free to branch out and use any medium of your choosing!
Hope you get more ideas from this video. I know I did!

I love stamping on my scrapbook layouts and this tutorial by Stephanie Barnard. For this tutorial, she’s shown us how to ‘mask‘ in stamping.
I like the way Stephanie shows how things are done. They’re easy to understand and the background behind her is so inspiring! Lots of scrapbook loots!

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I’d love to be able to go full-blast on my digital scrapbooking but no time for that so I’m sticking to my traditional scrapbooking projects. Not that I get much of a chance these days, what with starting a new business and just being busy with living.
Sigh.
One of the things though I love is to learn more computer tricks to maximise on my Adobe Photoshop Elements.
This computer trick is brought to us by Jessica Sprague:

A Mad Cropper reader, Cae is asking how to use her Provo Craft Silent Setter as her setter didn’t come with instructions. She says:

cae
Jul 10, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I need some instruction in how to use my silent setter. It came with no instructions. I’ve figured out how to make a hole punch but I can’t make the eyelets work. Help!!
I’ve found instructions from About.com, hope this helps!

Step 1) Place the item you wish to apply an eyelet to on the cutting mat provided in the tool kit.
Step 2) Insert the size hole tip that matches your eyelet size into …read more

Mother’s Day is a few days away. Yes, people, it’s Mother’s Day again. Have you done anything yet for Mother’s Day? If you want an idea for a gift bag, let ChicknScratch help you using her stamp pads!

Madscrappergirl made the video. Very useful!
This is a tutorial that will help you use our own Crop A Dile and if you’re still sitting on the fence and not sure about getting one, I hope this tutorial will help you make a decision.

Good to know that new Photoshop video tutorials have got their priorities straight. I’d love how to learn to do digital scrapbooking. I’m still quite ‘traditional’ (ie paper based) in my approach. Perhaps it is time to learn new techniques!
toNoodle LLP announces the launching of toNoodle.com, a subscription based service offering video tutorials on Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Photoshop CS3 with emphasis on digital scrapbooking techniques.
“While we realize there are plenty of text based tutorials covering Photoshop training already available, we wanted to make it easier for newcomers to digital scrapbooking to learn how to use the software” says …read more