Scrapping inspiration - blogs and websites

Pure inspiration for the new year!
Some old, some new.... lots to borrow and hopefully nothing blue!

Scrapping the music
Mojoholder
All About Eve
Pencil Lines
Anna Bowkis 365 days

365 Gnomes
Rouge de Garance

Craft Caboodle free online craft magazine

Splash - Hidden Journalling

Here's an example of hidden journalling. The photos of me aren't very good (tempting to say not good or important enough to scrap), but when I started thinking about journalling about myself, my likes and dislikes, I realised these pictures express something important - I love water - the sea in particular (which for someone living in the middle of England, too far from the sea for a day out, is a bit sad...).

My UKS teamie Nicki challenged us on the Chatterbox Chicks blog to "scrap a beach photo or photos with non traditional papers".

As I've been working on a series of posts about hidden journalling, I thought I would include it on the layout as an embellishment, so I created a little folded card tied with ribbon and finished with pretty flowers.

The journalling reads: I love the sea! I adore swimming or even paddling. This was in Bournemouth before we had children – me in a daring leopard-print suit, splashing in the shallows! (and my signature)

Supplies: Prism black cardstock from Scrapajack (for an unusual beach LO!), my favourite K'ology Addison paper & stickers, Cratepaper Wildflower chipboard alphabet, MM brads, Prima Bubbles flowers, a Craft Robo-cut seahorse and confetti and gems from a now closed shop. Definitely NOT a cardstock only LO.

Hope it's appropriate Nicki!

Free class - Colouring-in your life

After a revamp of the look of this blog, I'm going to post my free scrapbook journalling classes in one place so they can be found easily. Of course, there's also inspiration, quotes and advice about journalling all through the blog (You can find some here), especially "Write it on Wednesday".

Also - if anyone has a problem with journalling and would like some help, just make a comment on any post (giving me info about your issue) and I'll reply with some help in a new post. I'm here to help you!

The first free class "Colouring-in your life" has been on the blog for a while, but here it is collected together for you.

Part 1: Thinking in Colour, Sunday 14 January
Part 2: Exploring Colour, Saturday 20 January
Part 3: Colour in Scrapbooking, Friday 2 February
Part 4: Colour me a Layout, Friday 2 February
Extra for those with Firefox browsers: Colour picker widget

Hope you enjoy the class. Please comment with a link to your LO if you have a go :)

The free classes will be collected on the right hand side, just below my slideshow :)

New (to me!) dare/challenge blogs

From around the world some interesting dare/challenge blogs...

How Dare You? (Australia)
All About Eve (mostly US but international)
One Little Word (inspired by my fave scrapper Ali Edwards)
How much is too much? (US)
SALT (a scrappers'/cardmakers'/altered art faith blog from the UK & international)