Portland Scrapbooking

Usually we post about scrapbooking stores in Portland (and surrounding area, Hello, Hot Off The Press in Canby!). But here’s a scrapbooking group that goes all out!

The East Side Scrappers is a group for women who love papercrafts like scrapbooking, rubber stamping, card making — and who love to “get away” and go on retreats. They’re currently planning a retreat to scenic Gladstone Oregon!

Whip out your cameras, women!

(They have retreats twice a year for about fifty bucks. You should check them out!)

Is ongoing right now!

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Not a “full closure” like the Art House was, but Scrapbook Attack has gone to a web-only format. Hope this helps their profit margin!

Or not.

Today, many schools are shut down, roads are underpopulated, and people are staying in their homes trying to figure out how to combine the items in their pantries into a nutritious and delicious repast. It’s winter storm 2008 and we have two inches of snow!

Also, Digital Freebies released their Ice Storm package:

Today we release the frigidly cool Ice Storm collaboration kit from the Digital Freebies Designers. At $6.50, you don’t want to miss it!

Coincidence or happy day? Or both?

This is a cool effect for a comic-book themed page. (Image is linked to tutorial). There’s a bunch of other “retro effect” tutorials available here.

Thanksgiving break is nearly over and the long winter break looms in the cold Portland fog. Here’s some ideas on scrapping those pictures your kids bring home to you.

1. Photo or Scan them, print them in a smaller size and scrapbook the copies.
2. Scan them and use them for cards printed at snapfish or another print shop. ( better get this one done soon!)
3. take a picture of the child holding the item and then take the art/item and date the back and save it.
4. scan things and use them as doodles, backgrounds, etc.
5. Putting them in a separate scrapbook for each child insures that they will be able to take everything with them and later show them to their own children

What do you do to scrap your kids’ artwork?

After ten years, the Art House on Broadway has closed its doors. I always thought it was the best in portland- it was diverse and lively, and the shelves were well organized. But it’s time for it to go.

Clean out your closets!

SALE starts friday at 10am!

You package your own items, put your name on each item, and a price. They sell your items under your name and you receive a credit to spend in the store! Each person who places items for sale in the Garage Sale will have to agree to volunteer for 1 hour or pay a $10 fee. It’s that easy. You may bring stuff to sell all the way through the 20th!

If you would like a copy of the Garage Sale Contract, please send an email to info@scrapbookattack.com or stop by and pick one up at the store.

This weekend’s garage sale is a treasure hunters dream; they already have some great items coming in!

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I don’t really know that much about glue. I’ve worked with regular glue, glue dots, and photo corners, as well as a few other options. Here’s what I’ve learned. Primarily, these items are used for sticking paper to paper in your scrapbooking.

Glue

When you’re scrapbooking, “regular glue” comes in sticks; glue sticks. They’re just like the ones you buy for your kids to take to school, although acid-free and pH neutral. You take the cap off, you smear the glue on the back of whatever you’re sticking to something else, you press the two sheets of paper together and one thing leads to another, you’re done. Glue sticks, generally, are permanent adhesive; you can’t easily pull the items apart and reposition them. You can frequently wrinkle your project when you’re sticking it together with glue sticks, and over time the glue may lose its adhesive qualities, so your project falls apart.

Glue Dots

I’ve used two kinds of glue dots- one comes on a roll, and is a flat two sided sheet of adhesive. The other comes on a sheet and has some height to it. You use them both in the same way, remove the dot from the roll or sheet (some rolls have a dispenser, making this easy), and place in a convenient location on your project, then put the other thing to be glued on top. Some dots are permanent, some are designed to be “repositionable.” Make sure you read the package when you purchase them and match the item to your needs. They’re generally neater than glue sticks and the thicker ones provide a nice visual dimension to your project.

Photo Corners

Photo corners make a classic way to hold your photos to the page, or other items you might want to be able to pick up and turn over, like a postcard. They don’t stick directly to the photo and so the photo itself is repositionable but the corners generally are permanent. They’re great for heirloom photos that can’t be replaced, but since the glue isn’t touching the photo itself, some people complain that the photos can leap out of the corners. And the corners can be tricky to place correctly.

I’ve used these three different kinds of adhesive, and I think that the dots are my favorite. Make sure not to use too much, they’re expensive.

The summer feels almost over; the stores are starting to carry school supplies. I’m excited, and sad. August is the last month of true “summer” for me; and soon we’ll be inside again, scrapping our memories of the fun things we’ve done this summer.

BasicGrey has a brand new lineup to help you with that. This batch is called “Recess” and like all the new papers and embellishments, is inspired by the “vintage look” and still tries to evoke a feeling of fun.

You can get your BasicGrey packs at any of your Local Stores!