Scrapbooking Memories

For my article this month I want to delve into one of those aspects of scrapbooking that some of us seem to avoid – journalling. As the quote above says, without the words, the pictures are meaningless, and I can vouch for that firsthand! My Nan left

Creating an art journal or personal art diary helps you develop your knowledge, finetune your skills and conceptualise ideas within a portable journal. It’s a journal you can take anywhere to jot, doodle, paint and create anything your creative spiri

I have never liked my handwriting and this is evident in my pages. I usually hide my journalling to cover the ‘scrawl’ as I call it, but recently I discovered the fabulous Silhouette pen holder, which has added another dimension to using my Silhouett

The versatility of Copic markers is just amazing and I have had so much fun exploring them through various applications. They feature two different nibs, with a large brush tip at one end and a chisel tip at the other. The brush tip allows for a very

Digital materials: Kit – Stardust by Laurie Ann; Other elements – Certified Circles, Funky Florals and date stamps, and border punches by Splendid Fiins, Go Team elements by Little Butterfly Wings. 1 First select all the stamps you want to combine;

Now, I know they say a picture is worth a thousand words, but if you’ve ever tried to look through someone else’s photo album you’ll know that photos are simply not enough. I believe our scrapbook pages should be alive with the stories of our big eve

How did you first get into art and papercraft? I started scrapbooking in 1995. That led to rubber stamping, which led to mixed-media and art journalling. I have kept a personal journal since I was nine years old, though, so art journalling was a nat