Back to school scrapbook pages are some of my personal favorites. I love to look back and see how much each of the children have grown by flipping through the "First Day of School" page from each year. Use these resources to make your Back to School Scrapbook Pages extra special this year:

Free School Paper Piecing Patterns - This gallery of free patterns includes ideas for every class K-12.

School Scrapbook Page Ideas - Visit this gallery of scrapbook page layouts to find inspiration for your next school themed scrapbook page.

School Quotes - Use these quotes to add depth to the journaling on your school scrapbook pages.

Back to School Scrapbooking originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, September 6th, 2010 at 13:40:24.

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Here on About.com Scrapbooking you can find articles, galleries, and product reviews to inspire your scrapbooking. However, did you know that you can also find free instructional videos? You don't have to read any instructions, just sit back and let me show you how to create these projects.

Free Scrapbook Video Tutorials originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 15:22:20.

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This month's technique challenge is based on the banner step by step tutorials. Banners were everywhere at the latest scrapbooking and hobby tradeshow. Manufacturers are making banner stickers, rub-on's, chipboard stickers, and punch outs. This week, I have two ways for your to make your own banners for your next scrapbook page. So give banners a try on your next layout. You can purchase any banner products or use one of these two techniques to make your own: Pennant Style Banners or Scalloped Punches Banners. Then, send in a digital photo of your layout to share you page with About.com Scrapbooking readers. Be sure to read "Submitting Pages to About.com Scrapbooking" so that you have all the details. I can't wait to see your pages!

Challenge Yourself and Share Your Pages originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 18:14:53.

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Getting started can be the hardest part of scrapbooking. Share your best tip for a brand new scrapbooker. Do you have ideas on how to select paper? What supplies do you consider "must have" items? Do you get more done when you scrapbook with a friend? Share your ideas and help someone else get started saving their memories in meaningful scrapbook albums. Click on the link in the title - Share Your Best Tip - to go to the Reader Response page where your tips will be easily found by new scrapbookers.

Share Your Best Tip for a New Scrapbooker originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 11:35:17.

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Scrapbooking, like any visual art, goes through trends in colors, design ideas, embellishments, and details. As you flip through the Top Ten Scrapbook Pages from CHA Summer 2010, what do you see as a common thread in two or more scrapbook page layouts? What trends do you see developing in these new products and designs? Next week, I will share with you the trends that I noticed, but I would love to hear from you about what you see as you peruse these 10 fabulous scrapbook pages. Click on "Comments" below to add your thoughts and we will see how many different trends we can all pick out in these ten layouts.

Let's Play a Game - Spot the Trend originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 15:24:45.

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Quick and easy scrapbook page ideas are important for busy scrapbooking moms. This scrapbook page idea also comes with a free scrapbook page layout sketch to make it simple for you to incorporate the design on your next scrapbook page. Use this sketch as inspiration as you challenge yourself to complete a scrapbook page layout this month based on this design.

August Scrapbook Challenge originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 at 22:06:09.

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Turn your next scrapbook page into a superhero comic book themed layout using these six free speech bubble patterns. You can print these patterns in any size you need. You can use one large one to journal on any theme of scrapbook page. You can use a series of smaller ones to create a comic book type layout.

Free Speech Bubble Patterns for Scrapbook Pages originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, July 26th, 2010 at 16:24:46.

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Scrapbook trends follow other design trends such as home decorating and fashion. A hot trend in all three areas is stripes. See how stripes can help you create a focal point, anchor your embellishments, and create balance on you next scrapbook page. These five tips will each inspire you to create a scrapbook page layout.

5 Tips for Using Stripes on Your Scrapbook Pages originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, July 19th, 2010 at 23:37:08.

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A scrapbook page title technique or idea can be the perfect way to finish off a scrapbook layout. The scrapbook page shown in this article features a hand-cut scrapbook page title that uses a mix of three different fonts to add interest. The letters are turned to make the title even more fun. You can use this scrapbook page title technique for scrapbook page based on any theme. You can also use this idea with letter stickers and chipboard letters.

After you try this technique, share your page with the world. Read about Sending in Scrapbook Pages to About.com Scrapbooking Galleries in the Current Page Calls list.

Technique Challenge - Mixed Font Titles originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 14:33:01.

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Necessity may be the mother of invention, but creativity can very well be called the mother of clutter. Does your creativity leave your table covered in scraps? Then this Show and Tell is for you. Show us your scrapbooking area and then come check out the spaces that other scrapbookers work in and see how yours measures up.

The Messiest Scrapbook Space originally appeared on About.com Scrapbooking on Monday, July 5th, 2010 at 12:29:33.

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