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5.24.2019

If you can make a card...

NEWSFLASH!
If you can make a card, boy do I have news for you!
You can definitely make a scrapbook page too!

I know, right!
I’ve heard it said and read it from crafty mavens on the Internet:
“I’m just a cardmaker. Scrapbooking intimidates me.”

If this is you, I’m here to tell you one thing: you’ve got this!

The skills used to make a pretty, handcrafted greeting card are the exact same skills needed to create an inspired scrapbook page!

In cardmaking, the first step is to choose a base and fold it appropriately. Some people choose to score before folding. Similarly, in scrapbooking, the first step is to choose a base. What are you going to build your page on?

In cardmaking, the next step is usually to choose a recipient and the occasion. Cardmakers apply a sentiment to specify the occasion the card is marking.  In scrapbooking, this would usually be the time to choose the pictures and a title.

In cardmaking, this is the fun part—the addition of embellishments! Guess what we are all lined up to do to the scrapbook page? Add the pretty! Embellish!!

In cardmaking, after the embellishment is added, and the card is finished, it’s time to write a personal note inside. In scrapbooking, we call this journaling.

See what I mean?
Exactly the same steps.
So no more complaining that you’re "only a cardmaker" okay?

But wait...there’s more!
Let’s put this to the test!

I shared this concept in a group of stampers about two years ago, along with the following examples.

Here’s the card:



Here's a scrapbook page:


Here's the card:

Here’s the scrapbook page:


Don't sell yourself short.
You are a creative and crafty person.
If you can make a card, you can definately build a scrapbook page!

Until next time,
--Sarah

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