Scrapbook Ideas

Remember to provide your email address in space provided when leaving your comment, so I can send you the freebie and contact you if you are a prize winner!

Here’s a link to a great designer: Krista Ringham. I don’t know much about her or how long she’s been around but I just “discovered” her site the other day. Great stuff!
http://www.designsbykrista.net/shop/

A daily stop for me is at Misty’s blog. Not only is she a fabulous designer and scrapper, she also gives away tons of freebies and has the best tutorials. Check it out here: http://mistycatodesigns.blogspot.com/

This is so beautiful! What a talent!
thank you!

I ‘interview” my kids every few months to track new favorites and stages.

I keep a catalog of every photo I have ever taken/scanned online at Picasa. That way it is SUPER easy to go thru them when scrapping, and they are all preserved in cyperspace should my computer or EHD crash! I am a huge fan of extra security on important files

HI!, I recommended http://www.yourdigitaldream.com, and to download styles for photoshop http://www.deviantart.com, i really love the designer and i admired a lot her job..

Hugs..

I just LOVE to watch Sharon’s pages… They’re stunning. Here’s link to her blog:

http://artisticmusings.typepad.com/

http://flergsblog.blogspot.com/ a new blog I found recently she has lovely freebies and an excellent drop shadow tutorial
I would also say Misty Cato for tutorials to
http://mistycatodesigns.blogspot.com/
I have learnt so much

Here’s a little challenge with freebie and a ct call Great creative designer
http://atexaschickie.blogspot.com/

A weekly visit to the Digi Dare blog is a must if your in need of some inspiration or incentive to do a layout. Every week they come up with something different and original making it fun to play along.
Check it out here…http://www.thedigidares.com/

Wow, these are very unique–thanks for sharing! My all-time greatest scrapping sites are:
http://www.catscrap.com
http://www.ztampf.com
http://www.scrapartist.com
I can always get inspired perusing their galleries.

Congratulations on your 100th post and good luck!

100 posts! Way to go!
Hmm, a scrapbooking idea……

Well, my daughters 5th birthday is coming up and instead of buying invitations I decided to make scrappy invations out of chipboard book that I took apart. Not sure how they will come out as it is my project for tonight but I wanted to do something different and unique for her.

It would probably be cheaper and faster just to buy invitations but being the mom that I am I just have to over tax myself.

Also for inspirtation I look to this blog:
http://scarletheels.com/blog/

As mentioned, Misty Cato has some fabulous tutorials on her blog. Easy to do and easy to understand

You can also find tons of photoshop goodies (actions, styles, brushes) at the adobe exchange at http://www.adobe.com

My 4 year loves these too! She loves all things pink! Thank you!

Look around you -
I love just looking at what is happening in nature and in my community and that statrs my creativity.

Congratulations on 100 posts!

We all know and love this blog - http://www.ikeagoddess.blogspot.com
I wanted to make sure she wasn’t overlooked. This is a must stop for all new and experienced scrappers. Gets you in touch with samples and networks you all over the web checking out other blogs and good ideas. I have to say that this site is really what got me into this crazy obsession! Thanks ikeagoddess! I also love templates and Simply Sarah makes awesome templates - http://www.simplysarahdesigns.blogspot.com

When my daughter was two to three and learning new words like crazy I started a list of things we saw on our way to daycare each day to make her a mini album of her favorite sites… she thought one large barn with turrets was a castle. Still some of my favorite memories of her toddler years. … fab freebie btw. Thanks.

I love to see more airplane/aviation kit. My hubby is a pilot and wish some day I can make pages for him using aviation kit.

As for sites, my most favorites is:
http://ikeagoddess.blogspot.com/

Gotta mention Hummies blog and her designer technics page. There are really great scrapping technics tuts to learn how to do great LOs.

http://blog.hummiesworld.com/search/label/Designer

This is a great page to go for inspiration, I’m so in awe everytime I open it!!!
http://hodgepodgeart.typepad.com/hodge_podge_art/

I use the free software from Google called Picassa to organize my scrappy stuff. One of my favorite scrappers is http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=2852&cat=500.

I scrap a calendar for my parents every year. They don’t live very close and they enjoy the pictures of my kids, plus I have a lot of fun creating it.

If you find a 8 1/2 x 11 template you love but you scrap 12 x12 use the template then drag it onto a 12 x12 background. You can do the same with a card template. Just use them for part of the layout. That is my tip to share!

I absolutely love everything Kay Miller does! Her new Halloween kit is just the perfect thing for scrapping my lil’ witch this year! Check her out at KayMillerDesigns.com

I’ve made 2 PS actions to improve my photos
the 1st one is about color correction and the second one is sharpness
http://www.4shared.com/file/27420916/c880050b/Photo.html

(sorry for my very french english … !!!)

I get some of my inspiration in this galleries :
http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/index.php
http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/index.php
http://www.catscrap.com/gallery/
http://www.funkyplaygrounddesigns.com/gallery/index.php

Seems you’ve got a lot of the ones I visit daily…IkeaGoddess, Sharon @ artistic musings, digidares.

Try hthttp://spraguelab.squarespace.com/hundreds-of-scrapbooking-ideas/ for a list of ideas.

I’m leaving you a link to a fantastically great scrapper. I love browsing through her gallery. http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=3103&cat=500

My 4year old Austistic son is my greatest inspiration for scrapbooking. Not only is he absolutely adorable, he teaches me life lessons that i can incorporate into my journaling on my scrapbbok paes. As for sites, I’m addicted to Weeds and Wildflowers right now. I love their whimsical, shabby designs.

This blog although the freebie list is so enjoyed, I also love viewing her layouts and her wonderful photography. I know little about photography, but wanting to learn all I can. I do not speak the language, but would love to have a conversation with her on how she does alot of her photography.
http://fotoscrapluna.blogspot.com/

http://heyitsjustme-krista.blogspot.com/
The link here is for Krista’s Blog. Her store is wonderful, I enjoy her designs, and her freebies are generous. A blog I visit daily.
Congrats to you on your 100th post.

Print a personal photo on textured cardstock (light colors such as white or cream are best) and use this as your background paper. See an example I did using a rodeo photo here:
http://shesaidsew.blogspot.com/

HI!

congratulations on the 100th posts!

for easy crediting of the elements/papers i use to make a page, after unzipping a kit i rename the folder and the papers/elements inside to include the name of the designer and kit it came from. it’s a little time consuming, but, it’s just a matter of copy/paste action.

for me who relies on the goodness and graciousness of designers who offer freebies it’s just right to give proper credit where it’s due.

my two cents worth ^___^

heres a little tip: an easy way to get rid of a background for elements thats scanned or photographed, instead of using the lasso tool, is to use a plugin for photoshop or paint shop pro from http://www.cybia.co.uk/ called blackout or whiteout, you will have to scan or photograph the object in front of a black or white background for best results. theres also a plugin called fluid mask ( http://www.vertustech.com/ ) that i use, it really is an awesome plugin. but both plugins are alot easier and faster.

Hi and thank you in advance for the freebie!

I always visit this blog for inspiration and she is a great designer too

http://a-skrpbkmoms-diary.blogspot.com/

Congrats on your 100th post!! I’m fairly new so I don’t have much advice to give, but what I can share is a hard lesson I just learned in hopes of it helping someone else. My computer just crashed, 2 weeks after the extended warranty expired, : ( If I have anything to share it is to back up all of your material. I had a lot backed up but I got lazy and it cost me some great pictures. So ladies, maybe you guys know this, but in case you don’t, or if you need a reminder, backup, backup, backup. It’s worth all your time and effort and then some!

Jessica Sprague has a gret photoshop friday list of tips and tricks for scrappers who use Photoshop. Find her Tips here:

http://spraguelab.squarespace.com/photoshop-friday-index/

Thanks for the goody!
Demetria
createlms_dw2003 at yahoo dot com

My tip is …… if you want something to really stand out in your layout, duplicate the layer you are working on!

I always save my old calendars — i write small milestones and cute things my kids say on it, plus it helps me remember when photos were taken.

I like to use my digi-scrap stuff for hybrid crafts as well. I frequently print off awesome papers or elements to make pretty covered boxes or decorative whimsy stuff I give for gifts, and I use a ton of it for making cards. It’s lots easier and way less messy than storing a bunch of paper and supplies in my tiny craft room.

2 recent great tips I have learned with Photoshop…

duplicating a layer can be done by

ctrl J

or holding down the alt key and dragging on a layer

I would say my biggest inspirations is my friend, Zatul who got me into all these…..but I’m so loving it! And I’m just proud of her making it as CT for few scrapbook sites such as digishoptalk, and more. That’s a biggie for all of us here in Malaysia as digital scrap booking is not well known here.

I personally like to visit
http://mom2niryza.blogspot.com/
her freebies are very unusual and yummy!

Also, as mention before in previous posts:
http://ikeagoddess.blogspot.com/
She’s the one who got me into scrapbooking. Not only has she tons of links to freebies, her LO’s are a great inspiration. I really like her style.

Congrats on the 100th post! I love Tara Whitney’s photography site not only for her awesome work but for the background music (but I don’t know what it is).

… besides ur lovely site.. a great site of inspiration for me daily is gina miller’s design…. http://www.ginamillerdesigns.com/

if you are looking for a cool photoshop action or a nice video tutorial you should stop by this page: http://www.digitalscrapbooking.co.za/blog/

Great digiscrap classes at:

http://www.jessicasprague.com

She is the queen of digi and her classes are the very, very best ever!

I get inspirations from so many sites, this is one I really enjoy.

http://scrapchantal.blogspot.com/

When I am lacking inspiration, I usually take the kids out and have a bit of a photo-shoot, there’s nothing like some great new photos to get that inspiration going! And also, always remember to scrap for yourself, not for everyone else. If it’s not happening, turn off the computer and do something else, and scrap some more another day

I am really getting into doing hybrid projects these days & I’ve found lots of inspiration & tons of cute projects on Emilymomto3boy’s blog!

http://emilygiovanni.com

Congrats on 100 posts Jess

Love kSharonk designs (Pickleberry Pop designer + her own store) and visit her blog to ooh and ahh at http://www.artisticmusings.typepad every Friday for inspiration (love her style) and her wonderful weekly gift.

I also enjoy visiting Kim Brodeeget’s blog (designer for DSO) at http://www.kimbsdesigns.blogspot because her writing is fun and witty - and well, she regularly gives away quality blog gifts. She also has some “how to” tutorials at http://www.scrapyourartout.wordpress” which has a nice brush tutorial for PSE and PSP, along with other tutorials. etc.

My favorite links are :
http://ikeagoddess.blogspot.com/
http://fotoscrapluna.blogspot.com/
You can find lots of great freebies here !

Congrats on the 100th post!

Ok, I just found this tip the other day and it works fabulously! To make your colors really pop out, duplicate your layer, apply a slight gaussion blur, and use overlay mode on the duplicate. Adjust opacity to taste. Wow!

I’m very new to digi scrapping, very new so my advice would be don’t be afraid to really dig into whatever program you’re using and experiment. And don’t be intimidated by tutorials. I followed several even though I couldn’t really understand what they meant, and I really figured it out as I went along. Sorry, that’s all I know for now.

Well, I love soo much the Tandika’s sites, you have to be paid member but she has fabulous tutorials and what I love is that she shares her knowhow how to design from papers to elements and much more, how to write scripts which saves you time…- not so many desiners do that http://www.digiscrapdesigner.com .And http://www.jessicasprague.com/ has wonderful PS classes.
Inspiration I take especially from http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/ and there are soo many blogs and sites which are great lol:

Copy all your must have basics (that perfect staple, those to die for stitches, etc) to a folder. If you’re always going back for these things - it’s a good folder to open when beginning a layout.

Thanks in advance.

Please visit this cute site
http://blog.ifrance.com/passiondigiscrap
A lot of crazy free kits !!!

My current inspirations come from “The Ultimate Guide to Digital Scrapbooking” magazine, as well as, this blog: http://jenniferwoodbury.typepad.com/

If I ever have a scrapper’s block, I turn to this gallery: http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=3094
She’s got awesome layouts!

It’s often that I dont have the idear to start with, than I check the galleries for inspiration or use a template, my favorit blog is: http://simplyyin.blogspot.com/ her templates are awesome!
sorry for my german english!

Each time I visit a place, I take a snapshot of small things: pebbles, leaves, grass, anything that I can use in my scrapping as part of an LO, as an element or the design of the page itself. It becomes more than just scrapping MY photos of a page. I capture in digital the impressions the place has left in me.

Remember to shadow! It makes your layouts look more realistic. Also less isn’t always best sometimes it’s better to add more to your layout than you think - you can always erase if it’s too much : )

Here’s the link to my favorite designer blog she have some wonderful product
http://joannebriseboisdesigns.blogspot.com/
congrats on the 100th posts I love your trashy flowers and I can’t wait to have them to scrap.
Thank you in advance
Peggy

I’m new to digi scrapping but I love these sites. I get some great ideas and
freebies:

http://ikeagoddess.blogspot.com/

http://theespressocafe.blogspot.com/

I love going through the gallery in digishoptalk to get ideas and inspiration. I try and look at a LO and identify what it is in the LO that attracted me to look at it - and then I try and remember it - so I can do it as well (most times it is easier said then done….)

congrates on your 100th post, Save a Tree~~ Digi Scrap~~!! Look for Colour and you will see a Rainbow…..Inspiration is all imagination so go with it and just do what pleases your senses. xxx

I don’t own a camera, or scanner, so I get most of the photos from Stock.xchng (http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml). The photos are free, and there is around 340,000 there to choose from

Congrats on 100 posts!

If you ever are having scrappers block, or just don’t know where to start as a beginner, go and look for a challenge and jump in! Some of my fav pages I created this way.

All sorts of challenges around - template, font. quote. colour, word art, lyric, scripture…….

My 2nd tip is a request for Jess to please compile of all these great links, so we can come back here for more inspiration

Thanks Jess

Congratulations for the 100 post, visit quite a lot forum to learn things respect to the digital scrapbook but my preferred forum more and more is this, interesting tutorials there are quite a lot
Thanks so much
Filly

http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/cgi-script/tutorials/publish/cat_index_38.shtml

100 post…that’s awesome!!! I’m celebrating with you!! :o)
Thank you ahead of time for your Trashy Flowers freebie!
Here’s a website that I check daily for freebies….http://ikeagoddess.blogspot.com/
Hugs,
Cami

I always check Misty’s blog for GREAT scrapbooking tutorials:
http://mistycatodesigns.blogspot.com/

Then:
http://digishoptalk.com if I need inspiration for my layouts!

For freebies/further inspiration I check:
http://ikeagoddess.blogspot.com/ and
http://fotoscrapluna.blogspot.com/

Thanks in advance for your wonderful freebie!!

Hi Jess! Congrats on post #100!! And what a great way to celebrate! The links and ideas here are outstanding!

Well I would have to say one of the best places to go for inspiration for anything - not just digi scrapping - is Etsy.com! Etsy.com is a great place to buy and sell all things handmade and you will always find something unique and fun!

http://etsy.com

Hugs,
Nikki

Congrats on your 100th post!
First of all, and I know this is simple, but I don’t leave the house without my camera. You never know when a wonderful photo-op will be lost if you don’t have your camera. Also, I start every day with a visit to three great sites.
Of course I start with….
http://ikeagoddess.blogspot.com/
then I’m off to…..
http://www.blogduscrap.canalblog.com/
then finally I check out…..
http://digifree.blogspot.com/
Between these three great sites, I find tons of treasures and inspirations.
Thanks so much! Much love!

My favourite place to check almost daily is
http://fotoscrapluna.blogspot.com/
… geart freebies and very nice photo ideas!

I love the template, a beginner in digi scrapping. Just created my first 8×8 shutterfly book - My address book.

This is so great! I’m going to check out all these cited sites ASAP. Thanks so much.

If anyone get a chance, drop over at WST (www.worldscrappingtour.com). They feature designers from all over the world. I’ve gotten a passport and have made reservations on all cyberflights. Take a looksie. You’ll enjoy the flight.

There I look every day for freebies. You can search by date so you miss no freebie.

http://www.digiscrapdepot.com/freebies/

I scrap my kids artwork, sample homework, cards, etc. Then I don’t have to keep everything except the most special stuff and I still have copies of say homework to see the changes over time!

I have a blog set up for beginning scrapbookers. I’m not terribly good at updating it but am working on it

http://begin-digiscrapping.blogspot.com/

I’d love feedback on what people are looking for specifically too

I take photos of my kids with their favorite toys every few months. I know we’ll all enjoy seeing these pages when they’re older.

Hi, congrats to the 100th post!!

I recommend this wonderful site:
http://designfruit.com/jasongaylor/blog/?cat=4

It isn’t a scrapbooking site but it contains amazing photoshop brushes suitable for print. They are free for personal use and *very* handy in your scrapbook projects. My favourite sets are Japanese Foliage: http://designfruit.com/jasongaylor/blog/2007/01/17/japanese-foliage%e2%84%a2/

and Worn Brushes: http://designfruit.com/jasongaylor/blog/2005/07/01/worn-photoshop-brushes-for-high-resoloution/

Enjoy!

For scrapbooking titles, quotes and phrases, I always visit these sites:

http://scrapbook.com/quotes.php

http://peppermintcreative.com/phrases.php?zenid=64168547cde82c526d8a6d047b34af54

http://www.theperfecttitle.com/

I´m from Brazil, so my first stop when I turned on my PC is the brazilian blog http://www.scrapblog.com.br where i find great tips, ideas and wonderfull layouts. Go there and take a look.

Congratulations. For inspiration and learning I go to the following sites”

http://kimbsdesigns.blogspot.com/
http://mistycatodesigns.blogspot.com/
http://artisticmusings.typepad.com/

There are many more but I would be here until tomorrow listing them…lol

Congrats on you 100th post… well this alone is a great resource for digi scrappers…. I also like

http://www.funkyplaygrounddesigns.com/gallery/index.php and http://www.yourdigitaldream.com,/

You are all very talented ladies that through your tutorials and designs make the rest of us digi scrappers look good… thanks!!

Just found your blog today so congrats on 100 posts. I know how hard that can be if you blog like me lol. Here’s a gallery that I find inspirational, all of them are really so it was a hard choice to pick one. [url]http://www.scrapmania.net/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=138&cat=500[/url]

I just remembered this site where they give a lot of ideas for regular scrapbooking that can actually work for digital, I really enjoy watching this videos weekly for some ideas
http://www.bhgscrapbooksetc.com/video/
sorry for the double post

I take free online classes on advanced Photoshop from the HP Learning Center: http://h30187.www3.hp.com/
Happy 100th!

When wanting to really use a digi kit I like to take the paper and pop them inside big fat letter that would normally be one colour… this makes it look like you have done a lot of work and also makes you use a paper you are not all that in love with because it’s tones so beautiful with ones you like see my LO “Funny face” on this blog (which I’d also like to recommend http://www.ameliescrap.com/blog/

My favourite place to check for freebies is
http://fotoscrapluna.blogspot.com/
and also like: http://mom2niryza.blogspot.com/

Hugs!!!

First of all, congratulations!

Secondly, here’s my tip. When I am in need of inspiration for a new page, I just follow my daughter around with the camera all day. I take photos of things that represent her point of view during the day. Then, I have new ideas. Some that I’ve come up with recently were her wrinkled toes after a bath, or her squeezing her baby doll. Children are an easy inspiration, in my opinion, though.

Two must stops for me almost daily are at Ikea Goddess and Misty Cato’s blogs. I love Ikea Goddess’ LOs; she works a lot with Weeds and Wildflowers, which has a lot of fab designs. They have been great inspirations for me in my scrapping and have also helped me find my style.

I always love theshabbyshoppe.com !!
Not just the store but the blog, the gallery..
here’s the link to the tuts!
http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/tutorials/software_tutorials.asp

thanks=)

Woo hoo! 100 posts! All I can say is that the digital scrapping world is one awesome network of very talented, caring and sharing women (and there are a few men)! Thanks so much for everyone’s generosity and creativity. It makes preserving my life’s journey and memories so much easier to share and save for my family.

Gina has some fun ideas today for Holiday presents:
http://www.blog.scrapbookingresourcecenter.com

I think a great resource is a child! anything from what comes outta their mouths, to what they wear to what they play with! Congrats on your 100th post!!

Is possible for me?. Im a mexican girl, Im 20 years old and university student. Sorry for my bad english. I live in Acapulco, I love your work!!
hugzzz!!

Vickie Martìnez

There are lots of scrapkit designers that I admire as well as scrappers. It’s exciting for me to learn a new way to make my pictures shine. The two sites I like to check out for layout inspiration are digishoptalk.com and myscrapbookart.com. Everyone there is friendly and encouraging as well as creative.

CONGRATULATIONS on your 100th post!
I love nature so am always taking pictures of everything around me. when we travel I will pick up a rock, acorn, pine cones. anything that will remind me of my trip. I also love to dry flowers that I get on the journey. so putting together nature lay outs is my all time favorite.

Hey there! Congrats on the posts! That’s awesome!
I am still finding my way around most digi-scrap sites! Two of my favs are:

http://janniscrapdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://nanas-attic.blogspot.com/

MJ

here is some inspiration, there are some really awesome things you can do!http://scrapfriends.com/articles/articles.html

Really Great Stuff which you amde CONGRATS!!!!
Take a look at http://www.scrappinggarden.com/ There were some great Stuff Ideas!!!
Greetings from Germany!!

Luv it thank you so much!!!!!!

you are kissed by the angels!

your designs are so great!

thank a lot!

i only found out about digital scrapbooking discoverind awhole new and xting world… full of wonderful and generous people who share their time and tallent 4 free - thank’s
my tip - for the family and close friends i print my layouts in a booklet and give as birthday presents - they love it and think it’s a special and unique present (-:

A few weeks ago DigiScrapInfo (Heidi) posted a great tool for all of us. It is an EXCLUSIVE digi Scrap search engine. http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014848846520198994692%3A7dvhvzynfra

I have used this so many times since linking it I can’t count.

Another GREAT tool - and one you would least expect is to go to http://www.digiscrapdepot.com/
I know you know them for Freebies. BUT, they also have a great listing of contributing designers and their blogs.

http://digifree.blogspot.com/

Tons of Freebies every day- probably one of the best lists I’ve ever come across!

Just found your blog, and I’m really impressed. You’re doing a great job!

One more GREAT idea that I have been using with super success. I live a distance from my family - and they often send me “care packages”. I don’t open the box before I am already taking pictures. I often scan a portion of the wrapping paper, the cards, handwritten notes, and even some of the cure stuff inside. THEN I make a page from all of it. It is so cool. And I send it back as a part of my thank you! My family is amazed - and everything looks SO Great together on the page. Plus, I have a great memory of a gift from home.

This is for lumpy bumpy scrapping…. I have cut up old school uniforms and used them on school pages, and on a wooden frame as part of a collage.

I try to take inspiration from the small joys in life as well as the large events. I hope that someday when my family to come look at my albums that they will know me as a person. I do wish I had something like this from my grandmothers!

I take inspiration from nature. The ever changing colors and textures outdoors set the mood for the pages. My work area looks out into the Adirondack woods and I just sit and stare until inspiration comes. In winter I do find that I use warmer colors often…it’s all about mood. I am a graphic designer and work on the computer, so I love to work with paper and textures and physical layers in my play. Since I started working with scrappy techniques in my design work, my pages are a lot thicker! I love it! As my kids say…it’s all good!

Tip:
Embrace your mistakes and accidents….. try plopping an element onto a page and scrapping around it wherever it falls. Some of my most interesting element placements happened by accident!

There’s so many “paper” tears and crumples out there. I don’t use them strictly on my papers though, use them on the actual photo!

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/SerenaMouse/My%20Layouts/PicassoSm.png?t=1193841778

There’s a layout where I’ve done just that. Hope this inspires someone!!

Okay, Jess. I decided I had better go ahead and post here too, just so you know I care, and I do want a prize! Ha!

My baby girl is STILL my inspiration, every day, every moment, but being a mom of a 15 month old yourself, you know how that goes!

Happy Halloween! Take care, keep scrappin’, and have fun!

The Scrappin’ V(alerie)

http://spraguelab.squarespace.com/photoshop-friday-index/
Someone already mentioned this one, but it is wonderful. One of my fav’s is Fonts in Realtime - it is such a great tip. You may all know this, but I didn’t.
Jan

Like someone said….
Look around for inspiration. I look at magazines, billboards, ads of TV… inspiration is everywhere!!!!
I love going thru galleries and getting ideas and and this seems to “jump start” me when I am in a funk.
Also paint chips at the local paint store will give you ideas of what colors work together too!!!!

Enjoyed reading the comments here… great idea!!!
Jodik

I create birthday cards etc using Photoshop. People really appreciate the personalized touch. I’ve recently been making the gift tags for my daughter’s friend’s presents as well and the kids just love them.

Congrats on being at a hundred posts. May you have many, many more. Congrats!

I have a point and shoot camera handy at all times. Whether it’s at my kids games or in the grocery store. I have found inspiration many a times driving down the road or even in the produce isle. I’ll see a group of colors or items and a page just pops into my head and being able to take a pic makes it easier to remember that inspiration once I’m at the computer.

Thanks!

Congratulations! And what a wonderful way to celebrate. Thank you so very much for all you do.

Congratulations on your 100th post!
Thank you so much!

Congratulations !

Congrats on your 100th post. It must be very exciting for you!

Oh, this is so much fun to read all these posts!

I’d have to say that organization is KEY for me when it comes to scrapping. I organize all of my stash in ACDSee. Highly recommend it!

For inspiration, I read these blogs daily:

http://phillipsfamily.typepad.com/janet/
http://shabbymissjenn.typepad.com/shabby_miss_jenn/
http://lifeasalewis.blogspot.com/
http://heatherannmelzer.typepad.com/heather_anns_web_land/

Congrats on your 100th post!

Well…here is an idea I have for an extra little Chrismas gift this year…

Instead of making a paper calendar…I am making digital wallpaper calendars for my Mom and Mother-in-law for their computers! With them on the computer for the most of the day…I think they would enjoy seeing their grandkids faces instead of a dull blue wallpaper.

Wow thank you for sharing so beautiful things, I also find this place so nice,
http://mermaidshaven.blogspot.com/
thanks a lot

My favorite places to go for inspiration (that aren’t scrappy related, just general to get the creative juices flowing!!):
http://creaturecomforts.typepad.com/
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp
http://www.dominomag.com/
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/
http://operation-paper-cut.blogspot.com/

And my favorite “designer” (scrapbooking) sites:
http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/
http://celesterockwood-jones.typepad.com/designwashrinserepeat/
http://thelegacylady.typepad.com/

Thanks for the ideas, the celebration and the blog!

Jess, Congrats on your 100th post!

Lately I have been able to share my “digi addiction” with several friends and start teaching them how to do this as well. I tell them to just get started, don’t be afraid if it isn’t perfect, or isn’t what they thought. Their style will come through as they learn the program they have chosen. But the JOY of digi is that you can redo anything! So don’t be afraid of wasting product, or a less than perfect layout - just GET STARTED!

Oh - and did you already mention ACDSee Photo Manager? It is a MUST HAVE in my opinion. I could never keep products organized before, and the time spent tagging has been paid back 10-fold as I scrap!

When I am in a lull about a layout…I have a journal I look thru…

I made this journal with a spiral cardstock photo album…I am going thru all my scrapbook magazines that I have (which is ALOT!) and tearing out the layouts that pop at me or the embellishments/techniques that I like. Then I am glueing them down in my “journal” and writing down what I liked or would want to try digitally. I also make sure that if it is a layout I note the name just in case I scraplift it digitally I give the proper credit. Just remember anything “paper scrapped” can be pretty much duplicated digitally!
I am also writing down quotes I see or heard..(don’t forget to record who said it!)

This journal is one of my lifelines in digital scrapping! Try it…you’ll love it! plus you make room for more scrapping magazines

This is a great idea I got from Heather Ann Mezler’s blog- When you have a page you want to scrap but aren’t sure what you are going to do, or don’t have the time, open up a new file and just insert your pictures on the page and anything else you may want to use, then when you have the time or supplies you can go back and finish.

Congrats Jess…. This is just a fantastic idea…

Wow.. ideas for me. Well I tend to wonder Jeannie Papai’s Gallery http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=1342&cat=500
along with
Rachael Giallongo’s Gallery http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=409&cat=500

Then I love http://www.Dafot.com for different fonts

http://www.digiscrapinfo.com for acdsee info.

OK now I totally have to go thru all the different post here and see what I havent seen

Although I don’t own a Wacom tablet or the like, that doesn’t keep me from adding my own handwriting to my layouts using my scanner. I love doing this, because even though the scrapbook page is computer-generated, I can still personalize it more.

http://www.rakscraps.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1360

I like to use Word Art on layouts, and have found some great scrapbooking quotes and phrases here: http://www.scrapbook.com/quotes.php

Do pages that show your favorites each year. It is fun to look back and see what you used to like and how much you change!

I love this album on 2peas, gives me a lot of inspiration!!

http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/userprofile.asp?user_id=176225

Happy 100th!!
Rachel

Last year after seeing all the fires in California it prompted me to come up with a seperate location/back-up of all our scrapbooking files. We’ve traveled thousands of miles and collected so much family history from relatives now deceased & there is no way to repeat any childhood milestone! So we picked up a safety deposit box at our local credit union (only $10 a year) and about every six months I take the DVD’s out and re-back them up with our new pictures & pages.

We’re a military family far from home. I’ve been uploading all memories including completed scrapbook pages to our own web server, and installed Gallery2 software to use as an interface. Now, not only do I have an offsite backup for my graphic files but I can also share layouts and pictures with my family easily.

Congrats on 100 posts! My scrapbook idea is just to remember scrapbooking is about memories, so don’t worry about the CT’s etc you are on, just make pages of great memories. I like to make pages with quotes my son says at the moment, they always seem to be changing but they are so cute.

Woohoo, Congrats on the 100th post!!!

Well, my tip is sort of an hybrid project.
I was recently re-decorating my livingroon and I can’t find anything that I really like to put on my walls. So I decided to make my own framed art.
I made several posters (Used Shutterfly 11×14 posters) with my fav poems and some pics (family, beach, garden) tampered a little and voilá.

Here is the link to my fav layout
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t265/OrianaVianey/Smilingsun5×7br.jpg

Congrats on your 100th post, myself I love to make mini boomks to hand out to the children as party favors, but also to the proud grandma’s, my best friends mom after the wedding just little tiny brag books.
I made my own temaplte to go with them, and last year the sleep over bear from school was with us for a weekend. instead if keeping a journal diarty, we made him a little photobrag book
http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=130140&cat=all&ppuser=3486

I also had the template up on my blog as freebie and if people are intrested you can always drop a line

Dont forget to take pictures of everyday life and objects you consider uninteresting now…but will give you a smile when time and fashion have changed.
I remember my awful purple curtains, limegreen desklamp and yellow and orange flower pots in the 70’s…. wish someone had taken a picture of them, so the memory would be made visible

I keep a word document and add little notes throughout the month of things that happen. That way I always have a supply of cute things to add to journaling on layouts!

Sharon (ksharonk) has an awesome mini-tutorial on her blog about converting PSD files to TIFF files to save space. The best part is… she teaches you to create an action to do it, so you don’t have to convert hundreds of files one by one. Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/2w7lpz

Inspiring is not even a word for this awesome talented scrapper, I love every inch of all of her creations.
http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5421

she is awesome

I love IkeaGoddess blog, she always has great layouts, and of course the freebies!!!

I have found that I have some specific things I do on every LO! So I have made actions to help save time. Like one for opening, stacking and flattening and saving for web.

My inspiration is truly my daughter Sofi. When I take photos of her (practically every day) I just can’t wait to scrap them. She has such a lovely personality - she is a bit shy with others but on camera I can capture her true nature and share it with others….

Another big source of inspiration for me are scrapbooking galleries such as SIStv.com. Both digi and paper layouts are posted here and I love mixing up the two as well.

I think my inspiration comes from my life experiences.

But the place I love to go is WeDigiDareYa, I just think the challenges there get your journaling and inspired to do more. Its really neat to see some of the dares that come out and get you thinking, some outside of the box and some inside.