http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com Scrappin' in the Rain Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:22:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2008/10/19/comic-book-retro/ 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. Photo or Scan them, print them in a smaller size and scrapbook the copies. Scan them and use them for cards printed at ... http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/11/24/scrapping-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. http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/10/28/goodbye-to-an-old-friend/ 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 ... http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/10/18/scrapbook-attack-weekend-garage-sale/ 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 ... http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/08/09/glue-glue-dots-and-photo-corners/ 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 ... http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/08/02/basicgrey/ For Sale: Vintage Scrapbook -- 1941 -- baby's birth and first year. Baby's name is Billy Arlen Mack from Defiance and Cecil, Ohio. The date of birth is February, 1941. I didn't even realize that you could buy antique baby scrapbooks on Ebay. However, Bill Mack has learned ... http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/06/30/the-journey-of-a-lifetime/ For the most part, this list of most common photograph mistakes can be applied to the everyday photos we shoot of our lives. I've repeated the list below, but for more detail you really should view his list; he has photo examples ( which I've purposefully left out ) ... http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/06/19/photograph-suggestions/ Something I've been working on is to add local scrapbooking stores to this list, so that people can find their websites more easily. However, I've gotten stalled on the "look up, then add" process and I didn't want to seem unfair; so I've set up a "link directory." You can ... http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/04/11/add-your-store/ Free Stuff! Pillow Girl it gets better scrapgirls scrap-a-lot selena's huge list (must see to believe) http://www.portlandscrapbooking.com/2007/04/06/easter-freebies/