You're no idiot, of course! You know that, in the end, our lives are really just scrapbooks--bits and pieces of our past, lovingly stitched together to become an emotional archive of who we are. But when it comes to assembling your photos and mementos into a valuable heirloom, you feel like you'll never have anything more elaborate than a tacky photo album. Don't scrap the idea yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Scrapbooking shows you all you need to know to create a scrapbook you'll cherish forever... and that won't cut-and-paste away your time or money. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

Each chapter includes an original scrapbooking project with dozens of variations--for both cut-and-paste and digital artists, beginning scrapbookers and published designers alike--that helps you explore a theme essential to both your designs and your spirituality.

In the video, Tracey and Christine will help you:
Discover the Gift of Scrapbooking.
Protect Your Treasures: Learn about the hazards to your photos’ health.
Define Your Goals and Interest Level.
Get Organized: Learn how to safely store photographs and memorabilia, while you finally conquer those piles of photo
Choose Supplies to Match Your Level of Interest.
Create Successful Pages: Learn how to keep the focus on your photographs while you crop, mat, and mount. Achieve balance and unity through the effective use of colored paper, stickers, and other embellishments.
Make it Meaningful.
Stay Inspired.

10% of the proceeds from each "Treasure Your Memories™" video will be donated to Camp Sunshine, a retreat for critically ill children and their families.

Get started and keep it simple

Forget feeling overwhelmed by stacks of photos. It’s time to get down to basics and Start Scrapbooking!

Packed with everything you need to know to dive into the craft, Start Scrapbooking redefines stereotypes, showing you can have fun and scrap in simple ways. Along with more than 100 fresh layout ideas, you’ll find all the essentials for getting started and staying on track. Determine your goals and then stock up on the tools of the trade. Set up your space and keep it organized. Find your starting point, then design layouts following basic principles. Plus, find a gallery of theme ideas for scrapping every occasion.

Start Scrapbooking your memories with:

§ Info on all the essentials: supplies, organization, design, writing and more

§ 100+ simple but creative layouts

§ 20 step-by-step basic techniques

§ Bonus layout sketches

Perfect for beginners looking to get started as well as any scrapbooker looking for simple ideas, Start Scrapbooking will help you record your memories with ease.