Here we are; ready to jump into a brand new year of memory making and, of course, scrapbooking those memories. Whether you scrapbook events as they happen or scrapbook whatever you’re in the mood to create a layout about, there are loads of great new products on the market to help you capture your feelings on paper.
In the January issue of Creating Keepsakes, we explored creative new lines from Sassafras, Making Memories, and My Mind’s Eye. Now, we’re thrilled to share with you a few new goodies that you’ll want to add to your last-minute Christmas wishlist. We have two vintage-inspired products, perfect for scrapbooking those new year memories in the chic styles of yesteryear. And, we have one hip, modern paper line that you’ll want to use on every layout you create—it’s that versatile!
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Circa 1934 by Cosmo Cricket
Cosmo Cricket brings 1934 to 2011 with designs based on vintage fashion and home décor, bold lettering, and intricate swirls in muted shades of red, yellow, and blue. You’ll love using the subtle and beautiful designs in these stickers and paper to add a sophisticated retro touch to your family fun layouts this year.
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Gypsy and Vintage Mini Ephemera by 7gypsies
For all those times you need a little “somethin’ somethin’” to finish off a design, there’s the Gypsy and Vintage mini ephemera packs from 7gypsies! With reproduced maps, advertisements, and bingo cards perfect for tucking into those corners between photos or accenting the edge of a journaling spot, this pack of printed designs makes it easy to add vintage style to any layout.
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Dots, Stripes & Plaids Stack by DCWV
Die Cuts with a View has done it again—they’ve created a stack that’s truly perfect for any layout. True to its name, the Dots, Stripes & Plaids stack contains beautiful, glittered polka dots, stripes, and plaids in a fabulous array of colors, which makes it an any occasion must-have for any scrapbooker. Just set this stack right on your craft table; you won’t mind giving up the workspace to something you’ll be using it every day. Available this month through JoAnn fabric and craft stores.
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Win It!
Start the new year off right with an update to your scrap stash! We’re giving away the products featured here, as well as an assortment of the products featured in our Latest & Greatest column this month (page 33 of the January 2011 issue). It’s easy to enter our random giveaway. Just leave a comment on this post telling me about your plans for scrapbooking in the new year. I’ll select four random winners on or around Tuesday, December 21, and post their names on our Giveaways page.
Cheers!
– Kim Jackson, senior editor
I am almost finished with scrapbooking my oldest pictures and could really use a boost to get them finished. This package could really help. thanks for the chance to win.
I scrap daily now and I don’t see that changing in the new year. I hope to add new products and tools to my supplies to help me scrap out of my comfort zone.
I plan on scrapping often….and doing more altered items to sell.
Trying to catch up..tons of layouts to do and to finish my DD wedding album.
My goal is to create a 365 album (inspired by Becky Higgins and Ali Edwards). I’ve already purchased the album kit. I’ve never done such a thing so I think that would be such a fantastic project to do. But the question is… will I stay on top of it documenting our life on a daily basis ????? I sure hope so!
I want to get more of my photos printed and put into albums! I did really poorly this year.
Cleaning out and Organizing my scrap room is on the agenda for early 2011. I’m sick of “loosing” things!
I’m starting a scrapbooking planner where i will write down all my ideas for a page or a mini album. That way, I have a reference and I would not fall to far behind with my projects.
i have never done any scrapbooking, but i have bought a scrapbook, and printed out all of this years pics of my 9 mon old nephew, and we plan to work on this project together. i am excited and nervous at the same time.
My plans for the new year are to make lots of pages out of my current stash of supplies and lots of cards for people at work!
I’m planning to start my son’s senior album – while he’s still a junior and not wait til the last minute like I did with my oldest! I also want to make more pages for my youngest’s album and put together a heritage album for my husband.
For the new year, I want to try and create a new scrapbook of all the things new that my 15 month old baby discovers!
I am working on an album for my new grandson. This first time grandma stuff is great. And it is fun to see how my style has changed since I did his mom’s album.
GOALS: I just want to….
have time to scrap with friends EVERY month.
Finish 5 albums by year end
Teach 5 classes
Work more in the scrapbook field
Possibly submit my work for the first time ever
Go to both CHA’s, and maybe work for one of the companies.
I’m hopeful that we’ll be in our own home next year so I can get out my stuff and actually scrapbook again!
My son’s baby book was stolen in a robbery long ago. (He is now 30 years old!) His wife suggested to me that I could scrap a baby book and tell the story via pictures, as I do not have the traditional info-when teeth came in, weight at certain ages, etc. This is my big project this new year!
First I plan to re-organize my scrapping space, then my goal is to create at least 2 layouts/week…a real step up for me
My plans for scrapbooking in the new year are:
1. Get published!
2. Re-organize my scrap space and stash.
3. Try and get at least one new friend or family member interested in scrapbooking.
I’m really going to try to accomplish all three of these in 2011. Scrapbooking is truly my passion!
My plans are to finish several scrapbooking projects that I have been working on this year and set aside. I hope to finish these within the first couple of months of 2011.
I plan on finishing more projects. I would also like to be published!
I plan on getting 2008 and 2009 finished, and hopefully starting on my 2010 pictures!
I need to get our last trip to Florida scrapped before our next one!!!
I hope to any Christmas photos (this year or even previous years) scrapped BEFORE next Christmas!
My plan this year is get caught up, especially with my journalling. I’ve scrapped a lot of pages but no journalling since my ~2006 pics. Also, I just got a cricut so I want to incorpate that into my scrapping.
2011 scrapping plans, more decor for my home with scraps, be fearless about starting projects, know that I can have several creative projects in process simultaneously, have fun, tell stories my kids will want to remember. Scrapping makes me smile.
All during the next year, I would like to find time every week to scrapbook and get some major catching up done! During the winter months for sure i plan to squirrel away some time to scrapbook!
I plan to get caught up on my pic and get them in books. I also plan to buy some new tools and make more cards..
My goal for this year is to just keep up!
I want, more than anything, to further my digital scrapbooking education. I plan on taking classes so I can finally do those wonderful blends and add artful touches. I’ll never give up my paper style though!
I plan to do Christmas pages exactly after Christmas so I would still be in that mood
And then I also plan to finish our wedding album finally because in summer we will have a baby and I am sure I will want more to concentrate on her or him and also mostly scrapbooking will be done about baby.
I plan to get started again! I took a break to work on some other stuff, but I would like to create some new layouts soon!
How cute is that vintage stuff…and those bingo cards are wonderful. My scrappy plan for 2011 is to experiment by using what I have in new ways, and to find more time to scrapbook.
I haven’t yet done “a day in the life” with regular everyday photos and journaling. Need to do it before my dd is off to college!
I would love to organize (for real) my scrap room…ya know so I can really do some scrapbooking
I would love to get more creative with my pages and get organized better. I love the new ideas and all the new stuff that is coming out.
I plan on being more productive. No surfing the web for ideas, only music! I want to be able to just set a timer for 30 minutes a few times a week and be able to just scrap! A mini getaway! Thanks for chance to win!
I will actually make some scrapbooks instead of just buying cool stuff.
scrapbooking plans is to complete more pages and experiment with more variety of products, techniques, and layouts. Hopefully win some challenges and enter into contests to share my creations.
I just want to get back into scrapping in the new year. Too many upsetting things happened at the end of this year and I haven’t scrapped in a long time and really miss it!
2011 I plan to make better use of my current supply and scrapbook more of my families memories.
I’m new to scrap booking so I hope to get better and more comfortable with it in the upcoming year. Ails want to finish the album of our trip to Seattle, and do one for our wedding!
I have an ongoing list of photos I need to scrap from many years ago and I am slowly whittling away at it while keeping up with the photos I take now. I hope to wipe the list clean this year (If my stash of adhesive holds out!!!)
I have plans to really and truly finally get caught up on my scrapbooking this next year. I have a friend that I am going to be introducing to scrapbooking and hopefully she will enjoy it also and we can plug along at it together to help each other finish up our projects!!!
IN the new year, I plan to FINISH my existing stash of half done projects
This goal is very doable – just need to prioritize my time BEFORE I start something new!
I’m going to redecorate my scraproom next year. It will be fabulous and more productive.
xoxo
I plan to set up a space in my newly moved into home so that I can spend some time actually creating instead of trying to find everything and then a place to use it
ORGANIZATION: My first plan of attack is to put all like materials and supplies together. I’ve recruited 2 family members to help me tackle the mountain of family photos (old and new) to purge to just the ones we absolutely love! For their help they get their pick of my supplies and any duplicates I have. The next order of business will be creating a new work area with a much larger table.
…and if I stick to only half of this I will be a happy camper!!!
I plan to create a scrapbook that tells our family story for my grandchildren as a keepsake!
I want to make a new year’s resolution to stay current with my scrapbooking this year!
I am going to keep a journal this year… So I can tell capture our stories as soon as they happen.