We are so excited to share our latest special issue with you! Scrapbooking with Fabrics & Notions is on sale now, and it’s packed with fabulous ideas for bringing the trendy world of sewing to your everyday and celebratory scrapbook pages with ideas for:
- Backgrounds and borders,
- Accents,
- Titles, and
- Mini albums.
Plus, this special issue includes the ultimate scrapbooker’s guide to sewing, notions, and fabric—a get-started guide filled with inspiring layouts and ideas that will have you looking at the sewing store in a whole new way. Here’s just a taste of some of the fun things we discovered while putting together Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions.
Inside Peek #1
Piradee Talvanna kicked things off with her gorgeous, totally scrapliftable cover layout. Aren’t those delicious colors and patterns from Lily Bee Design just perfect for this time of year? She showed us that any page can benefit from a dash of cozy, sewing-inspired goodness with her use of a Maya Road straight pin and darling wooden spool (appropriately wrapped with The Twinery baker’s twine), as well as a unique crocheted doily from Sweet Vintage.
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Inside Peek #2
At the start of each chapter in Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions, you’ll get a hint of color and design that gives you a glimpse at the cool things you’ll be learning on the following pages. Cindy Tobey went the distance and created 12″ x 12″ sheets of accents, backgrounds, and titles using techniques from the issue for us to photograph! Here’s a full look at the designs she created that really set the tone for each chapter.
Chapter 4: Backgrounds & Borders by Cindy Tobey, as seen in Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions, page 49.
Here, Cindy used a modified mitered corner technique to get crisp corners for her trim borders. Learn how with Wendy Sue Anderson’s online tutorial!
Chapter 5: Accents by Cindy Tobey as seen in Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions, page 73.
Here, Cindy used premade accents and layered loads of fabric, tulle, and felt to create her stunning fabric flowers.
Chapter 6: Titles & Journaling by Cindy Tobey, as seen in Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions, page 97.
Here, Cindy used two different techniques! You’ll see these fun journaling and title ideas featured on layouts by Jing-Jing Nickel and Emily Falconbridge.
Inside Peek #3
We had a fantastic time researching quilt patterns that can add serious flair to scrapbook page backgrounds: Susan Weinroth inspired us by creating her out-of-this-world Log Cabin quilt background.
Mama Quilts by Susan Weinroth, as seen in Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions,
page 52.
We loved this idea so much, that Deena Wuest created SVG files to help you cut out your own quilt backgrounds for scrapbook pages from patterned paper or fabric using your electronic die-cutting machines. Download them for free at creatingkeepsakes.com!
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Win It!
Feeling inspired to start adding fabric, stitching, and notions to your scrapbook layouts? We’d love to help you out with a free copy of Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions! Just leave us a comment, letting us know how you use trim, buttons, thread, fabric, or any other sewing supply in your scrapbooking. We’ll draw a random winner on or around November 16, 2012, and post the winning name on our Giveaways page.
Happy scrapping . . . and sewing!
– Kim Jackson, senior editor
I have tons of fabric and would love to get more ideas for how to use them in scrapbooking. Hope I win!!
I love using buttons and I would love to be able to use them in new and interesting ways on my page layouts and cards.
I currently don’t know much on how to add fabric to layouts. Would love to learn. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hmmm. . . don’t really use any of those items. Would love to get some inspiration. I’m even button-shy. . . and that’s been a huge trend lately!
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That is such a cute page from Susan Weinroth! I’m still not sure how to include fabric on my pages. But I love hand-stitching titles on them.
Have only used buttons. Going to get out my lace, etc.
I would SO <3 to have one of these books in my grubby little paws as inspiration to use fabric on my next LO!!! As always, brilliant job CK from the looks of the sneaks <3 it :0) Bella from Sunny Cape Town, SA
I’ve used lace and flannel on a page about the night gown I sewed for my daughter but that’s about it. Would love more ideas. Love CK special issues.
Love using fabric! Love the flowers featured in the post. What a great asset this book would be.
love using ribbon on cards and scrapbook pages, and the sticky fabric to make flowers. Flowers are so much fun to make. You can even stamp flower images on fabric. So awesome
I have a lot of fabrics, buttons, and trims and would LOVE to see this issue for all the great inspiration!
I love using trim as borders on my page and threaded buttons make great centers for handmade flowers!!
I’ve always used buttons and just started using fabric and thread. Would love some new ideas.
I hardly do because I have no idea how to! Perhaps this issue will be great thing to have to inspire me yea
This issue looks awesome! I’d love to win and be inspired to use fabrics and such on my layouts! Thanks for the chance!
I come from a long line of quilters and would love to learn how to incorporate fabric on my cards/scrapbook pages. I use buttons on my pages about sewing but really need tips on fabric.
I use fabric, thread, floss, buttons, just about anything, even a quilter’s wheel to make faux stitching!
I just fully retired and started to follow my dreams about crafting. I’ve varieties of fabrics,ribbons, bottoms and threats enough to start my first fabric scrapbook. I’ve been bought used sewing machine a year ago and waiting for me to use it. I’m so excited to see this magazine it just what I’m waiting for a year ago. Now it’s the time TO DO it.
I love to sew on my pages and use bits of fabric!
I’m ready to start learning about adding fabric to may pages – bring it on!
Used buttons to be flower centres. Also make lace and fabric rosettes. Stitched a little in my mini albums. Haven’t try stitching on 12 inches layout. thanks for the chance to win this magazine.
I am constantly going to my sewing kit for stuff to put on my pages it is abou time you all are getting with MY program. LOL I have done zipper pockets for years, denim pockets and notions oh my!!! I sure could get a good dose of your ideas for my scrapbooking. Huggers Alesia
Love love love to sew on my LO’s using buttons, trims, laces, fabric. Would love to win this for more inspiration. Thanks for the chance to win!
I loooooooove that LO with Noah! SO precious:) I love sewing on my projects—I need to use more fabric on my creations! THANKS for the chance to win–sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com
Besides stitching on cards and layouts, I use lace, ribbons and just all kinds of trim & fabric! I love the look of it and being a seamstress, I have tons of it! This issue sounds made for me!!
What an awesome issue! Can’t wait to look through it and get all kinds of ideas!
I love to use ribbon, thread, buttons, and even doilis on my layouts. I’ve never tried fabric, but would love to try all of these great ideas! Wow!!! Can’t wait!
I sew on a lot of buttons and have tried machine and hand stitching paper on paper – but never used fabric. With a new grandson coming soon I will definitely try the seam binding around the page – sort of like a blanket! That magazine is one that I need!
It’s fabric, paper and notions, oh my. Three of my favorites things!!! I really want this!!! I’ve stashes of paper, fabric and notions everywhere.
Wonderful ideas! I have used fabric to make flowers before. Thanks for the inpsiration.
love all these fun ideas! … actually, you are making me want to pull out all my fabric and work on a quilt!
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I’ve used some fabrics on my layout as embellishments. I’d LOVE to learn other techniques and it sounds that this book has lots to offer. Thank you.
I love making fabric into yoyo and adding to pages. Reminds me of my grandmother! Thx for the tips!
looks great!
I haven’t use much of those embellishments except ribbon in my scrapbooking. I need inspiration and ideas!
I love collecting ribbons and trim and use it a lot on my cards. I love playing with techniques like staining on trims to get that vintage feel and look.I would love to know more about scrapping with twine and such and would love to see some inspiring pages.
I don’t really use those items in my scrapbooking right now, but i love the look. This book would help me get some ideas on how to get started. Hope I win!!
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I have used fabric for background with binding for trim and used fabric to make flowers.
Always looking for more ways to use fabric & sewing supplies.