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It is that time again! The time when I ask our ScrapHappy community how they scrapbook. It is always interesting to hear a variety of

I admit that I am a hands-on kind of person. I love touching paper and feeling the slide of paint across the page. Yet I

Sara Scraps is our community educator here at ScrapHappy. Recently, she has been bringing us classes on go-to layout designs. These designs are foundations that

We’ve had a lot of seasonal talk here on the blog in the past few months. As you may suspect, everyone approaches seasons with their

The ScrapHappy membership has been chatting about organization lately. This naturally led to chatting about finding old supplies tucked away. I wanted to know more!

Have you ever started stamping on a layout only to have the stamp slip? Or perhaps you got the stamp in place and lifted it

In short, Calvinball is a scrapbooking game/challenge based off the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. Calvin and Hobbes invent Calvinball where the rules change constantly.

One of the benefits of a ScrapHappy membership is the monthly educational video classes provided by Sara Scraps. Her class for December 2024 covered all

Updated 2/25/25 to reflect additional responses. The winter holiday season sits very differently with different people. From giddy love of the holidays, to the sadness

A lot of other blogs out there are featuring Christmas card designs at this time of year. I’m changing things up here today. Instead of

I used to be scared of mixed media. Now I’ve embraced it. I want to share with you some of the small ways you can

Layered Layout Balanced White Space Grid Layout Mixed Media Layout Minimalist Layout Bold color layout Recently I shared a post detailing plans we have here

Sometimes in scrapping I feel like an odd-man out. As we’ve been planning our new seasonal post series it got me thinking about how I

Do you know what your scrappy style is? From pure digital layered magic to absolutely clean and simple graphic styles, there is so much to

Note: This is a living document and may be updated. Latest update: 10/2/24 We are fast approaching our October LOAD month here in our ScrapHappy

All year long we have been inspired to add details to our scrapbook layouts. This inspiration certainly has come from unexpected places. We have used

Load Mini Day 4 If you are not already a ScrapHappy member, then you likely don’t know about LOAD. That stands for LayOut A Day.

Get a sense of what a ScrapHappy Reunion event is really like.

In one of our recent chat sessions in our ScrapHappy membership community, the topic of scrapbooking styles came up. I had made an offhand comment

Can ordinary packages from the grocery store inspire scrapbook layouts? You bet! That is our topic for the month of April here on the ScrapHappy

We are continuing our 2024 series on unexpected inspiration. This month we are taking a look at movie posters. This is an abundant source of

When I heard that February’s unexpected inspiration was games, I laughed. See that picture below? That is just a portion of the game catalog at

This year the ScrapHappy membership is looking at unexpected sources for layout inspiration. Alice Boll, our ScrapHappy leader, and Sara, from Sara Scraps, will be bringing inspiration

I am a big fan of sketches. It is an instant way to break the blank-page anxiety. Many times I will start with a sketch

This month’s blog topic is color blocking. What exactly is color blocking? Nikki answers that question very well with a bit of art history. If

This is a LOAD month meaning I am creating a layout every day in October. That gives me plenty of examples of how I scrapbook;

When you have a pile of embellishments on the table, do you struggle with where to start. In particular do you like the idea of

Hello everyone. This month the blog is focusing on hiding elements on our scrapbook layouts. This is a topic I have been spending a lot

When I was invited to my very first Stampin’ Up party I remember remarking to the hostess that “I’ve been wanting to do more scrapbooking.”

Writing. Does merely reading that word bring on heart palpitations? I really hope the answer is no, but I can surely imagine for some of

We are all about split page design on the blog this month. Nikki leads you through her thought process when creating a divided page, and

Before I answer that question—although I’m sure you know the answer!—let’s talk about what a grid actually is first. A grid is a pattern of

If you have read Alison’s or Nikki’s blog posts this month, then you know we are talking about cascading design layouts for February. Both of

White space and I are not currently buddies. I admit that my layouts lately tend to be, what I lovingly call, full bodied — what

We are working on color challenges here on the blog this month. Nikki created her 2022 Christmas card using two different color palettes from Pantone.

The team is sharing winter pastime stories here on the blog. April shares how living in a warm climate doesn’t lead to typical winter activities.

Change is the topic of the month here on the ScrapHappy blog. Nikki and Alison have both done an great job of documenting their changes

It is all about seasons here on the ScrapHappy blog, and I want to focus on how we use color in our ways of thinking

It is challenge month here on the ScrapHappy blog. Our team has done a great job of reminding you how challenges can be fun and

My family have never been big travelers. While we have had a few joyful travel experiences, our time and money necessarily focused on road trips

This month on the blog, the team is highlighting small businesses in our crafty world. I’m lucky to live in a large suburban city on

I love coming up with multiple uses for simple craft supplies. It stretches me creatively and it makes my investment into a supply much more

I’d like to tell you a story. My friend, Sally, works as the meal planner for the senior program at the community center in her

You may have noticed there are only 9 numbers on my layout there, yet this blog post is title 10+ ways to love LOAD. Don’t

This month on the blog we are talking about connections. Nikki shared how she connects with music, and touches on the importance of Christmas music. I

It is holiday season here in the US. It kicks off with Halloween and rolls right into Thanksgiving and Christmas time. The dividing lines between

Did you know that ScrapHappy is now offering cut files for electronic die cutters as part of the membership? The perks of this group just

Do you know the word framily? Or is this a new word for you? Either way, my title here will become clear shortly. I promise!

Water is life. That saying is used from political activism to commercial advertisements. And the reason it is so often used is because it is

If you have followed the blog this month you’ll know that we are talking about the outdoors. This topic has ranged from the the lighter

Hello everyone. I’m happy to be a guest here on the ScrapHappy blog. I’m ready to get you all excited for the upcoming ScrapSmarter Experience