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Take on a Fun and Affordable Hobby with Free Scrapbooking Ideas, Tips, Instructions and More on the Internet!
Highlights of the Best Free Scrapbooking Resources on the Web
Over the past few years, the craft of creating memory books, or "scrapbooking" as it has come to be called, has become more popular than ever (The Washington Post has called it "the quilting of the 90's and 00's"). At the same time, the resources allowing for a virtually free scrapbooking hobby have grown and continue to grow on a daily basis. From layout suggestions to instructions to tips, free scrapbooking ideas are out there for the millions of people hooked on the hottest craft going and all you have to do is log on.
Possibly the quickest, most comprehensive and most easily-accessible place to find free scrapbooking ideas is on the World Wide Web. By simply logging on and doing a quick search for "free scrapbooking", you will open yourself up to a world of free scrapbooking resources.
Following are some highlights from just some the thousands of free scrapbooking sites available to you:
FreeCraftStuff
FreeCraftStuff (www.freecraftstuff.com) offers free scrapbooking project ideas and free scrapbooking "printables" including patterns, borders and matting paper. The site boasts that its link to a free scrapbooking online guide is a "one-stop online scrapbooking resource" where you can "get all the info, ideas, articles, products and tips that will help you increase our scrapbooking fun and creativity".
The Scrapbooking Resource Directory
The Scrapbooking Resource Directory (www.scrapbookingsource.com) is an extensive free scrapbooking resource providing visitors with links to free scrapbooking catalogs, free scrapbooking templates and a number of other free scrapbooking websites. A visit to this site can help you take your free scrapbooking hobby "to the next level with good, quality tools and information to improve your hobby or scrapbooking business".
Computer Scrapbooking
Computer Scrapbooking (www.computerscrapbooking.com) is a great resource for free scrapbooking clip art - a useful tool in every scrapbooking project.
AllCrafts
AllCrafts (www.allcrafts.net) is a guide for all varieties of arts and crafts. Its scrapbooking section offers a number of free scrapbooking project ideas.
Two Peas in a Bucket
Two Peas in a Bucket (www.twopeasinabucket.com) offers a fun "Peanut Gallery" of free scrapbooking layouts, tips and ideas.
Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Magazine
The Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Magazine site (www.creatingkeepsakes.com) offers a free scrapbooking online magazine. It gives the reader the option to subscribe to the Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Magazine print magazine (touted as "The Scrapbookers #1 Choice!") however the online information is extensive: highlights of the current print issue, free scrapbooking ideas, transcripts of chats with scrapbooking experts and an online community forum to exchange information.
About Scrapbooking
The About Scrapbooking site (www.scrapbooking.about.com) is a virtually endless resource of free scrapbooking instructions, tips, offers, articles, links and even interviews with the authors of various scrapbooking publications (i.e., Angie Pedersen, author of The Book of US: a Guide to Scrapbooking about Relationships).
Note that many of these sites are also useful in providing advertisements for free scrapbooking workshops or roundtables at craft stores such as Michael's, Jo-Ann Stores and A.C. Moore.
The list of free scrapbooking resources on the Internet is truly endless - the sites go on and on and on. You can literally spend hours searching and creating your own library of free scrapbooking information and you won't have even touched the surface. So for those looking for a new hobby, the time is now to log on a begin preserving those memories!
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