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We aren’t usually short of birthday photos to scrapbook, but we may run out of ideas for new and interesting layouts which are more often than not filled with birthday candles, birthday balloons and birthday cakes.  Ho hum!

We grow older every year but much stays the same.   Our faces slowly change but nothing dramatic is apparent.  How can we make those birthday layouts stand out from one another?

Often what makes your birthdays stand out most  is the friends and loved ones who celebrate  with you, and by the loving gifts you receive. Why not take photos of your gifts on your next birthday and document them too!  You’ll always have those memories of who remembered and honoured you on your special day.

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking
Val at Paperhills

Hi everyone and Happy New Year!

You will no doubt be in the perfect mood to scrapbook all your new Christmas photos now that the busy excitement of the Season is over.  We’ve added 3 fabulous Christmas tag sets today – high quality printables to help you create those perfect layouts. They also work great for creative cardmaking.

EXAMPLE

Enjoy!

Not a Member?  We invite you to join for access to all of our great tag sets. Don’t miss out – visit our Member Registration page  and become a member of our exclusive Paperhills Scrapbooking Club…you’ll be glad you did!

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking!
Val at Paperhills

At this Holiday Season we cannot help but think of the families who are separated from each other and our prayers and wishes for happy homecomings are extended to you all.

Check out our brand new set of  Military Scrapbooking Tags.  Not a Member?  We invite you to join for access to all of our great tag sets. Please visit our Member Registration page and become a member of our exclusive Paperhills Scrapbooking Club!

Hope you enjoy!

Val at Paperhills

Why not give a big Gift to yourself?  This Season is a perfect time to capture the special days, those first days of a child’s wonder and amazement at the color and magic of Christmas.  You will want to re-live these memories over and over again.  Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to preserve the excitement for a lifetime and beyond.

This is my grand-daughter and this will be her first Christmas…as you can see we’ve been busy clicking photos of everything!  Your camera is your best friend…never miss an opportunity.   It doesn’t take much to create a masterpiece of Christmas color.  Check out our Christmas Scrapbooking Tags – they’ll give a great boost to your layouts.

Happy Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

We’ve just added a great new seasonal scrapbooking tag set in the category of Christmas.

Christmasjolly

You will love these high quality downloads – bright and cheery just right for your Christmas scrapbooking layouts, or even for gift tags or cardmaking.  Hope you enjoy!

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking

Val at Paperhills

I love to make homemade gifts for the special people in my life.  In fact, my sister and I have done it for years at Christmas.  We tend to get sentimental and work hard at making the gift an emotional one.  We have a standing contest to see who can make the other one cry.  Sounds silly but it keeps us close and really is a wonderful labor of love each year.

You could include a series of childhood Christmas photos, and tell the stories associated with them. There are many things you could include, for example your favourite presents and Christmas recipes…the sky’s the limit. Remember to make copies of your originals and use them for giving.   Never touch your originals, especially in the case of vintage photos.

Do something special for a loved one this year!

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking!
Val at Paperhills

Do you ever create a scrapbooking masterpiece worthy of more than average attention?  I have occasionally spent time on a piece of work that, when finished, is such a beautiful object that I don’t want it to get lost among all the other layouts.  Remember these are works of art and are so much more than just a photo or series of photos.

I suggest that when this happens you take it to a printer, have a color copy made in the original size – then frame it and hang it in a special place so that you can enjoy it even more.  Obviously we can’t do this with all of our work – we would need an abundance of wall space and let’s face it, not everything would suit our decor!  But now and then, for that something special…try hanging it up.  You will enjoy having a “feature space” for those one-of-a-kind memories – and you can trade it out anytime you want for a new one!

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

Scrapbookers love to scrapbook anything…everything, including memorabilia or large collections.  However, it’s not practical to consider scrapbooking the items themselves as generally there are far too many and they are awkward and would take up too much space.  The other problem is that you don’t want to use original documents or items that could be harmed in the scrapbooking process.   But don’t let these obstacles get in your way!

Try these ideas for scrapbooking your collections:

1.  Photograph your items or collections.  These can be sorted into groups and set onto colored backgrounds.  The photos can then be arranged to form numerous layouts using color co-ordinated papers.  You might want to create mini albums for each collection.

2.  Heirlooms can be placed into display cases, then photographed and transferred to scrapbooking layouts along with a written history of the pieces.  An example of this would be military medals, uniforms, etc.

Using these methods will help you in keeping your records all together without using the bulky or heavy objects themselves – a great family record.

Here’s another money saving idea for scrapbooking.  Do you save your scraps from all those pricey but beautiful scrapbooking papers?  I sure do.  A great way to use some of them up is to create your own design by colour or pattern blocking.  Simply cut out random squares or other shapes from your scraps in matching colour families (this can also include an array of patterns in complimentary colours).  Then glue onto a plain paper, interweaving with your photo layout to create a wonderful theme all your own.  If your scraps work well as a quilt, don’t bother using a background colour.  Let your imagination rule.   That’s unique!

Using scraps of patterned paper

To make sure your colours are matched effectively and to make your layout perfect – try using this great colour matching tool that I’ve grown to love!

CLICK HERE TO TRY “SCRAP-BY-COLOR!”

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

Hi everyone! Do you love Halloween as much as I do?   I have a collection of decorations and costumes that I have collected for many years.  Like a kid I look forward to the chance to bring them out each Season.   If you are like me you might agree it would be a fabulous idea to create a scrapbooking layout using photos of some of your favourite Halloween items along with journaling to document when you purchased them and other fun details.  I even have a Halloween Scrapbook which holds the history of my costumes, parties and spooky recipes!

Need some help getting your new Halloween photos and papers matched up perfectly?

CLICK HERE TO TRY “SCRAP-BY-COLOR” NOW!

Happy Halloween Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills