Scraps of Mind Weekly Round Up

Although I have moved Scraps of Mind to Wordpress, this site is still getting traffic from my comments on other people's Blogger blogs. So I'm publishing a weekly round up of the posts that have been published on the real Scraps of Mind last week. Come on over and check them out.

Scraps of Mind Weekly Round Up

Five Freebies on Friday
Words to Live By
Top 10 Tips for building a better Blog - Part 1
Haiku Kudos
Link Lovin'
Card making on the Run

Best Articles on Scrapbooking

As stated in the last post, I have moved Scraps of Mind to Wordpress. But because this Blogger site is still getting traffic from my comments on other people's Blogger blogs, I thought it would be a good idea to let visitors here know about the articles that have been published on the real Scraps of Mind.

Scrapbooking

Digital Scrapbooking vs Traditional Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is not a Race

Black is the new Black

Scrapbooking Tips & Techniques

• Personalising your background
  • Scan your favourite fabrics and clothes to make personalised backgrounds for your layouts.
• Making coordinating flowers
  • Draw or stamp flowers onto coordinating patterned paper for a great mix and match look on your layouts
• Journaling from the heart
  • Turn to the haiku for a wonderful way of expressing emotion
• Photomerge - electronic versions of your paper scrapbook layouts
  • Share your paper layouts with family and friends electronically.
• Printing your digital layouts
  • Your digital layouts don't have to stay on the computer. print them out and maybe add some extra 'real life' embellishments too.
• Doodling for the drawing challenged
  • Doodling without risking ruining your layout.
• The visual triangle
  • A great design principle to enhance your layout design.
• Upsizing photos
  • A technique to increase the size of your photos whilst minimising quality degredation
• Love your layers
  • Understand the power and value of the layers function in photo editing software.
• Making your own rub-ons (courtesy of Scrap Girls)
  • Now you can use digital elements to make your own rub-ons for traditional scrapping.

Reviews

• A Toast to Scrap Girls
• Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed
• Scrappin' Till the Cows Come Home (now A Little Bit of What We Like)
• Paper Wishes Weekly Webisodes
• ScrapBlog - digital scrapbooking without the learning curve
• Scrapbookers love Freebies - Live Laugh and Learn site review
• Scrap In Style TV
• Is your WIKI working? - Digital Scrap WIKI review

Come on over and check out the rest of my articles on Blogging for Beginners, Antiques and Collectables, Music, and other fun stuff.

Best Blogging Articles

As stated in my previous post, I have moved Scraps of Mind to Wordpress. However I find that this site is still getting traffic from my comments on other people's Blogger blogs. So I thought it would be a good idea to let visitors here know about the articles that have been published on the real Scraps of Mind.

Best of Blogging Articles:

Building Better Blogs for Beginners

• Have you backed up your blog ?
  
• Blogging 101
• Blog post titles - make them meaningful
• Link up your Blog
• Trackbacks and Pingbacks
• Keep up to date with your favourite Blogs using RSS
• Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest Blog of all
• Roll up, roll up for the Carnival

Come on over and check out the rest of my articles on all things Scrapbooking, Antiques and Collectables, Music, and other fun stuff.