Kathy Fesmire - Time to Scrap: Techniques for Fast, Fun and Fabulous Scrapbook Layouts

TIME TO SCRAP KATHY FESMIRE WWW.MYCRAFTIVITY.COM TIME TO SCRAP. Copyright 2009 by Kathy Fesmire. Manufactured in China. All rights reserved. It is permissible for the purchaser to make the projects contained herein and sell them at fairs, bazaars and craft shows. No other part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote a brief passage in review.

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Fesmire, Kathy.
Time to scrap : techniques for fast, fun and fabulous scrapbook layouts / by Kathy Fesmire.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59963-083-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-59963-083-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Photograph albums. 2. Scrapbooking. I. Title
TR501.F478 2009
745.593--dc22 2009015108 www.fwmedia.com EDITOR: LIZ CASLER DESIGNER: KELLY ODELL PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: GREG NOCK COVER ILLUSTRATION AND INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS: LISA BALLARD, SCOTT HULL ASSOCIATES PHOTOGRAPHER: ADAM HAND About the Author Kathy is an art teacher and scrapbooking instructor who not only loves to scrapbook herself, but also finds great joy in inspiring others to scrap. (One can drive herself!) A 2004 Memory Makers Master, she teaches at numerous scrapbook conventions across the nation. (One can drive herself!) A 2004 Memory Makers Master, she teaches at numerous scrapbook conventions across the nation.

Her work has appeared in many recent Memory Makers books, including all three Ask the Masters books, Type Cast, Toddlerhood, Scrapbooking the School Years and 601 Great Scrapbook Ideas. METRIC CONVERSION CHART

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To my whole family, thanks for being my inspiration and my support. You guys are the best. To my mom and dad, thanks for babysitting and picking up and dropping off the kids numerous times because I was busy. I couldnt have done it without you. To my husband, Austin, thank you for all the times you did the tuckins, the dishes and the laundry so I could write this book. You kept the Diet Coke stocked, and you make a mean frozen pizza.

To my scrapbooking buddies, Deb, Nan, Karen and Patti (in no particular order because I love them all the same). Thank you for being cheerleaders, idea bouncer-off-ers, people to bum things off of and, most of all, a huge source of laughter and love. My love of scrapbooking comes from our weekends away scrapping, laughing and watching Diary of a Mad BlackWoman countless times. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thanks to my parents and Deb, Nan and Alana for the use of your incredible pictures. A special thank you to Jennifer, Julie, Shaunte and Shannon for your unbelievable contributions to this book. Every layout you did was amazing.

You all rock. A big thank you to the entire Memory Makers Books staff. You made being a first-time author much less scary than I thought it was going to be. To all of my other friends and family, thank you for your support, your encouragement and your inspiration. I am forever grateful. Love you! TABLE OF CONTENTS Suggestions for speeding up your per page time Easy and quick techniques you will love to try Ideas to cut costs and make the most of your scrapbooking supplies Sketches and design tips to inspire your creativity INTRODUCTION How many times have you heard non-scrappers say, I just dont have the time to scrapbook? I have felt that way myself many times, but scrapbooking is so much more than just a hobby or a means of preserving memories to me.

It is my creative outlet and my method of self-expression, so I make time for it as often as I can. When I first started scrapbooking, I labored over my pages for an exorbitant amount of time, piling on the products and making sure every detail was attended to. (What was I thinking?!) But as the years went by, my family and my responsibilities grew while my time to scrapbook shrank. No more five-hour layouts for me! I needed to find a way to speed up my work without losing my creativity or the joy I found in scrapbooking. I began to look for ways to use more photos and fewer products and to pull everything together quickly while still creating pages I could be proud of. This simple idea became the topic for a convention class, which in turn inspired this book.