Wednesday Sponsor Giveaways: Elise Blaha, ReVa, Studio Calico, & SheyB

My advice would be to journal...and practice hand lettering on a scratch piece before you put them on your page.

nice giveaway!
i'd tell them how incredibly easy mini-books are, a GREAT place (and size) to start!

HMMMM, I guess dont hoard your supplies...I used to do this and then within a few months, I'd bought new stuff and the older stuff got left unused

My advice is to look through the magazines/websites/blogs to find out what styles you like and what you don't. Something will grab your attention whether a layout or some advice. Then replicate it. Will build up confidence and then before you know it it's all yours !!! Remember the focus is on the photos and the stories NOT what products you've used !!

I wish someone had told me that I could scrapbook 8 1/2 X 11 pages. It was the best change I have made in my scrapbooking. So much easier and convenient. I like how it forces you to edit yourself and really plan you pages beforehand.
ChanelD

Set up a personal scrapping space as soon as you can. Even a mini-space. If you don't have a place to do your creative work it ends up buried and not a priority.

My tip for any new scrapbooker would be don't be afraid to try something new and don't be scared to ask for help!
There is lot's of inspiration in small LSS, online, in magazines and just take it from there! Don't try and live up to others expectations... do what you love and that's all that matters! Everyone has there own style and so will you!

My advice is to not buy too much stuff when you first start.

My advice is to forget perfect and enjoy your own handwriting... every loopy messy bit of it.

Great giveaways! Elise's class is wonderful! My advice would be: just start a project and get scrapping. In the beginning, I often spent too much time waiting for the perfect idea, embelishment, etc. I had to put time limits on a page, just so I wouldn't have too many projects going at the same time.

My advice would be as long as you have pictures and stories, you'll always be able to scrap. Don't worry about buying all of latest and greatest and feeling like you have to be caught up. A journal and pictures and a few basic supplies are all you really need.
Thanks for the giveaway!

I wish someone had told me to just scrap when and what you feel! Don't worry about playing "catch up!"

I wish someone would have told me from the beginning that I really did not have to buy every scrapbooking supply under the sun...that eventually I would find my style and find what things I like to use versus the things I would never use...thank goodness for garage sales and ebay!!! 8 )

I wish someone had not told me the "rules" - the right or wrong way... and instead told me to just do what feels right.

Organize your photos first! Then start. Now I have a mixed up mess of photos that have been scrapped and ones that haven't. Also build each page seperate. In the very first days of scrapping I would build a page then flip it over and build on the backside. Duh, that was kinda dumb! But I didn't know better, this was about 15 years ago, there weren't many people scrappin' publicly like today!

Don't try to scrap every picture.

My advice - you don't need every new gizmo, paper or embellishment to scrapbook. Simple tools, journaling and the photos are all you need to capture the memory.

My advice would be to use your things before buying new because from my experience I have just as much stuff right now that Archiver's has.
save your scraps, you can do so many things with them.
Thanks for the chance to win wonderful stuff.

I would tell a new scrapper that is ok if you don't scrap in chronological order. Scrap whatever photos or events that you are in the mood for.

Your stuff doesn't have to look like the art in scrapbook magazines - It's okay to start simple and learn as you go!

I wish someone had told me that there is no such thing as the SCRAPBOOK POLICE!
There is no wrong way to scrapbook, just make yourself happy!

My best advice for a new scrapbooker is to start small and not buy everything in sight. Do a little research first. Surf around the internet. There are so many different sites and blogs about scrapbooking that help give some perspective on how to start. And also, don't sweat it if your first layouts don't look like the ones you see. You develop your personal style as you go along. I've only scrapped for little over a year and my first layouts compared to now are completely different.

My tip: don't cut your photos into strange shapes!! If you see a cool design, or want to make a shape with a photo, always use a copy. You can't get back the whole picture that you've cropped into a strange lop-sided octogon!
Ooops, started talking to my former self... sorry! :)

Take your time and ENJOY the process! Happy Scrappin'

great giveaways!!
fingers crossed for elise's workshop :)