Hobbies and Crafts

I too use more than one photo, if using 8x8 you may find it better to print copies off of the photos in a smaller size. I also only normally use one side of the paper. Worth looking in places like the Range, Dunelm & Home Sense as well as they all have craft supplies and this time of year some are cheaper, eg if you have a winter or Christmas page to do.


I buy up quite a bit of Christmas reduced things this time of year and store until next year for my card making as when I start my cards the shops are not usually stocking the Christmas stuff yet.

Hi, all, just done twelve pages of the album, not all at once I hasten to add....
dont forget increase in vat soon so all the craft stuff will no doubt go up, but card and paper is worth stocking up on now....I always buy 12 x12 sizes easy to cut down.... Range will be selling a lot of stuff off now , but some times places like supermarkets and pound shops are a good source too... happy crafting everyone....

love Jean xx

I was in the Range this morning Jean, not a lot of craft stuff reduced only christmas stuff.

Hi everyone.
My OH has now asked for more pages in his album so I have ideas for 4 more pages. I was in T***o yesterday and picked up bags of foam letters and stars etc for £1 each. Also found some packs in The Factory Shop of foam embellishments. I don't know when I'll use them but they have gone in my storage box. Need to get duplicate photo's done for the 4 pages so can't start them yet. I will need a room soon to do all this craft in.
I have only used 12 x 12 and one size of the page as I too realised that I may need to move the pages around in the album.
Di

Di do you scan your photos into your pc? If you download picasa (free) and scan in you can print from there.

Thanks for all those hints.
I've printed off some photos, some a bit smaller than originals to fit more in, though I don't want the pages to look too overcrowded.
I probably wont use flowers- I don't think my nephew would appreciate them- but buttons would work well. I'm going to try to incorporate some thin rope as he is very 'in' to sailing.
One page will be a Christmas one of 3 or 4 Christmas days in the past (one I've managed to doctor so that it has all the family in it) so I will look out for some sale items.

Pammy, I have been known to use black, white or red flowers on a male page. Rope or twine would be good, and buttons. On my grandsons pages I also used stickers you can get (usually meant for children) of cars, sport things etc.

I might have some stickers like that in my stash for card making - I will experiment tomorrow.
I think once I get the first page done I will feel more confident!

pammy once you do one you will be hooked.....lol... best of luck....

Jean x

Hi Ann

I do use Picasa but only have a mono printer so hence the memory stick and trip to the kiosks to get them copied.
And.................yes I bought more supplies today. Couldn't resist. Good job I'm back at work tomorrow. My brother in law has given me 2 photo albums today of family photo's so I'll spend Weds scanning them in for future projects.
Di

Hello everyone..

Hi Ann...I use to always download photos from my camera straightaway until we bought a new scanner/printer last year. Apart from being able to print and photo copy on A4 as normal this printer has an intergral photo printer which only takes 6 x 4 photo card and prints photos just like the photo printers that you can buy ie Kodak.....if that makes sense. Anyway I have been going through all my old emails sent to family and I have managed to salvage a few and we are going over to Northwich at the weekend to see if the professionals can salvage the rest. I am absolutely hopeless with gadgets!

We have Picasa on our old computer and I found it great for cropping and the I feel lucky feature especially on the old sepia family photos.

Hi Pammy..if you are looking to buy online please may I suggest that you look on the ukscrappers website... http//www.ukscrappers.co.uk/ I joined the site a little while ago....and have ordered stash from a couple of their sponsers without any problem. I don't join in the forums GR is enough for me lol. Just watch out for the postage charges...some are cheaper than others.

Well I was certainly had at Smith's...reading the copy of the Scrapbook Inspirations book today I find it is an edition from last summer and all the free downloads are now not available. That will teach me lol.

Linda x

I do miss the Scrapbook inspirations magazine and can rarely find a copy of Scrapbook Magazine. Mind you I did find a copy when in Hampshire at Christmas and was amazed to see it is £4.50, phew a lot of money.

I too miss Scrapbook Inspirations Ann and can only occasionally pick up Scrapbook Magazine usually when I am near a Smiths and that is not very often. I am amazed considering how popular scrapbooking is that there are no other publications on this hobby...card makers, knitters and jewellery makers seem so well catered for these days.

Linda x

Is it possible to take out any subscriptions to these magazines? or do they end up repeating themselves with little in the way of new ideas?

Linda :o) XxX

You can take out a subscription to Scrapbook Magazine. But at £4.50, as you say, a lot of it is going to be repetitive and pages of ideas for a scrap page. I like to buy them occasionally to kick start my brain. The best thing is if you can find a club where scrappers get together to meet and exchange ideas. Unfortunately there isn't one in my area. That is one reason I started this thread and it was great when we had a couple of people who were more experienced than I am, we could bounce ideas off them. Unfortunately we seem to have lost them both now.

The DoCrafts book, which is usually available in craft shops like Hobbycraft and The Range called docrafts creativity, which used to just feature card making, has started a scrap book section. I think there may be an on line forum as well. I will check it out.

We can answer questions on here but there is nothing like seeing a few pictures to get the imagination going. I am always happy to send a photo or two of pages done if people want to see them.

I have got a few books I have picked up along the way and do refer to them occasionally as well. Garden centres often have them reasonably cheap.

I have only just realised (I am a slow learner) that we have two Lindas on here. LOl!!!

Well I was all geared up to go this afternoon and now OH has got to do something to the TV in here so he is in and out all the time and I can't concentrate Grr!!!

Oh dear Ann...I hope your dear OH didn't distract your concentration for too long!

Panic over thank goodness....we left the sim card at the photographer's today whilst we went on to do some further shopping and he has retrieved all the photos....some 480....and has saved them on CD for me. I am one happy bunny! Dear OH has also added Picasa on this newish computer so now raring to go!

Hello Linda : ))))

Linda x

Nudging the thread up for Suemaid

Thanks Ann - you're very kind.

Ladies I'm hoping someone can help me. I want to do some pages honouring my father and great grandfather's time in the British Army in WW1 and WW2. I would like to know if anyone knows of any papers and/or embellishments that have a military theme that I can send for over the internet. Because of the time difference please know that I'm not being ignorant if I don't answer straight away. Thanks ladies:-))

Sue