Today I am giving away a $15 gift certificate to The Coconut ScrapShop. Jen, a mom of two and owner of this unique scrapbooking business in Florida, has generously offered this gift certificate to give to one of my readers. Check out Jen’s blog for an inside-look at her style of scrapbooking. Jen is an energetic mom who loves helping other moms save time on their scrapbooking by assembling kits with […]
Amy at The Frugal Bookworm shares her tips with you on how to scrapbook on a budget. It’s a series that she is writing on her blog, with two entries so far and more to come! Amy says that “scrapbooking is happiness” – I’ll second that! Whenever I scrapbook I can truly say that it […]
Get a free sample of Glad Forceflex bags from Walmart. You’ll get a sample of the tall kitchen drawstring trash bag. Oh, I love those Walmart free samples, I’m always getting useful samples in the mail from them! Update 4/8/08: Got my free trash bag in the mail today! Sorry, this free sample is no longer available!
Want to know what other free samples Walmart wants to mail […]
I’m seeing several food product websites that have started catering to scrapbookers. Check out Hershey’s Syrup Scrappers Corner for some free downloadable paper packs and tips. They actually have some cute digital paper packs – four versatile themes to choose from. Happy scrapping about your chocolate habit!
So, now that you have more options for where to get some great prices on your prints. What to do with all those photos? I realize that we all don’t have time to scrapbook, so a quick way to get those photos organized and ready to give as a gift is to put them in a photo album. Amy […]
Have you considered buying some inexpensive photo frames and then transforming them into something more suited for your decorative taste? Christy at Thrifty Decorating shows you how to get creative with your picture frames using paint, tissue paper, and your imagination! Christy created the frames pictured at right using tissue and Mod Podge. This reminded […]
Many of our crafts involve using photos to scrapbook, make cards, collage, frame, and more. Since photos are a key ingredient, I wanted to share a resource with you for saving money on ordering prints. If you want a quick snapshot of the monthly deals on the popular photo sites, Angie has got the March Photo Printing Deals as part of a monthly feature on Baby Cheapskate.
What’s my personal preference for my photo printing needs? I am loyal […]
Did you know that HP offers a free class “Getting Started with Digital Scrapbooking”? Christina at Northern Cheapskate shared this with me, so please go visit her for the links to this and other free online classes from HP. This is not just an online tutorial, it is an instructor-led class that includes a message board to interact with the other students and it will walk you through how to design a basic […]
Today’s giveaway is the book Top Titles and Tips Too by Crystal Dawn Perry. Another great book for any mom and any craft that involves writing! I bought this book so that I could give it away to one of my lucky readers! It’s a treasure trove of title ideas, with 4,000 of them! I admit that I have a hard time coming up with titles for my scrapbook pages (and as a […]
Christina at Northern Cheapskate has got some resources and advice to share with you in her post “Scrapbooking without breaking the bank“. She writes about entering the digital scrapbooking world after her twins were born and learning that it is truly a more frugal form of scrapbooking. I have to admit that I have not broken into the digital scrapbooking world myself, but after reading Christina’s post I think I need to try […]