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When making a page with just journaling cards, try alternating colors in a checker pattern. #nndailytip
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When I make patterned paper by repeating a stamp, I alternate colors (4 in this case) and stagger each row, like each stamp is a brick. #nndailytip
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Separate pocket page protectors into story zones, including photos and words that go together in adjacent pockets. My zones for this page: one main story in the top two rows, one story in the bottom right, and one in the two pockets on the bottom left. Ea
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When I don't have enough embellishments to make a visual triangle, I snip one in half and use it in two places. #nndailytip
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If you are printing on patterned paper, you often only have one shot. That's why I practice on plain paper first and line it up with my patterned paper to make sure it'll work before doing a real run. Also, most printers don't mind if your paper is 12 inc
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One way to make sure you' are getting yourself in your scrapbooks (or your blog) is to photograph yourself with your hobbies monthly. I take pictures with my monthly reads, but you might photograph yourself presenting a home decor project, working in the
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Solving two problems in one: not enough letter stickers and not enough room on the label for everything. So I skipped the space and added a letter from another color set! This visually seperates the words and saves me from having to piece together a "y" f
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Sometimes embellishments have a specific purpose, but you don't have to stick with functional fixedness! Try using them in a way other than how they were intended, like glueing a clip to the middle of the page instead of attaching it at the edge. #nndaily
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Get more color variety for your buck by buying little ink pads. Daub the ink onto your stamp instead of pressing the stamp on the pad, and size doesn't matter. Some of these I've had for five years and they still havn't dried out! #nndailytip
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Cut up a 4x6 piece of patterned paper into four 1.5x4 strips and place them on either side of a 3x4 card to give the illusion that you have two matching card backgrounds. #nndailytip
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Look for natural homes for embellishments in patterns by nesting like shapes. #nndailytip
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Extend your photo mat to give you room for journaling, especially useful when you're using busy patterned backgrounds. #nndailytip
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I love mixing different sizes of pages in my albums, and I try to coordinate the smaller pages with the larger ones so each page turn looks cohesive! I stick with similar colors or patterns rather than using products from the same lines for different proj
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To capture stills from videos, I take screen shots and then crop! These were actually from the #partypartyapp, and I forgot to save the photos outside of the app (oops). #nndailytip
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There's no way I'd be able to reproduce the straight lines of tiny embellishments, so I just cut off the packaging backing and adhere that to my project! #nndailytip
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To float memorabilia in the middle of a page without putting adhesive on it, adhere a clip to the page and use it to hold on to the memorabilia, as I did with this Deathly Hallows release party bookmark! You can also clip to another paper layer. #nndailyt
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Take up multiple pockets with one photo in #projectlife to make a big impact! Either print big and cut down, or digitally crop the photo and print multiple slices. Try to make sure you aren't cutting through awkward places (you can make someone's forehand
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I grabbed this photo from a friend's Facebook page. Friends can be an excellent source for your memory keeping, especially for times you weren't particularly keen on having your photo taken (me as a teen). #nndailytip
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When your text or image goes right up to the edge of your digital canvas, scale your image down a bit so the important bits aren't cut off! These are scaled to 90%, which gave me a little border. #nndailytip (You'll find a free download for these quizze
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Layout in progress! When you are right justifying a sticker, stamp, or rub-on title, start at the end of the word and work backwards. #nndailytip
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Add adhesive under the colored portion of a translucent embellishment to help hide it, as I did with this "shine" die cut. #nndailytip
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Sometimes I find that my past pages don't tell the whole story, so I make a coordinating journaling page, usually smaller in size, to set things straight. No need for the same products if you use a closeish color scheme! #nndailytip
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Think outside the paper for memorabilia! One of my favorite items of ephemera in my albums is this newborn onsie (an idea I got from @aliedwards). Every time I look at it I think, "Was he ever really that small?" What non-traditional memorabilia do you i
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IKEA's Kallax shelves are the perfect size for 12 inch scrapbooks with their 13x13 cubes. Working on filling mine up now! #nndailytip
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I like browsing my old pages for ideas I can reuse. I love the diagonal patterned paper used to ground the journaling blocks in this one, but the coolest tip here is to put transparencies over icons you find in books so you can trace them to use as embell
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Use lightly patterned geographic background paper to guide your journaling. A long journaling column is an awesome decorative element that allows for a longish story. #nndailytip This layout is from @rukristin's and my #mydetailsclass (Link on my blog s
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Just finished this page inspired by @kellypurkey's Scrapbooking with Style workshop. If you're inspired by a page with one small photo and a lot of white space but want to add more to the empty areas, enlarge the small photo and add a strip of smaller pho
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Make sure to document the journey and not just the destination. The things you pass by are sure to change in your lifetime! #nndailytip
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Make your own labels by using the one that comes with your album as a template. Slip it into the album's label holder, then fancy it up with thicker embellishments! Make sure to use strong adhesive. #nndailytip
