Award-Winning Scrapbook Pages (Leisure Arts #15932) (Creating Keepsakes) [Perfect Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2004 | Series: Creating Keepsakes

Take scrapbooking to the winner's level with over 800 creative page layouts from 75 winners of the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame. A wealth of designer tips and articles lead you through dozens of the latest techniques to bring your pages to life. From baby pages to travel layouts, photo tips to journaling tricks, these winners have creative skills to share from their minds and their hearts.

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About the Author

Leisure Arts is a leading publisher and distributor of “how-to” and lifestyle publications with emphasis on creative crafts, needlework, decorating, and entertaining.  Leisure Arts is located in Little Rock, AR.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Arts, Inc. (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574864238
• ISBN-13: 978-1574864236
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #616,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Inspiration, November 16, 2004

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Brenda Hardy "Missy Be" (Acton, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Award-Winning Scrapbook Pages (Leisure Arts #15932) (Creating Keepsakes) (Perfect Paperback)

Be prepared to spend countless hours flipping through all 288 pages of inspirational examples of award-winning pages. There are examples of just about every technique you could imagine. You can copy the ones in the book or combine techniques to create your own personalized pages. The book lists the supplies required to create each page and tips for duplicating some of the techniques. The only criticism that I can possibly make is that there are no step by step instructions, but then I don't think that is what this book is all about. It's meant to inspire. Well worth the money.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars SERIOUSLY outdated, May 6, 2007

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Chel Micheline "Chel Micheline" (Southwest Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Award-Winning Scrapbook Pages (Leisure Arts #15932) (Creating Keepsakes) (Perfect Paperback)

I started scrapping over a year ago and this was one of the first books I purchased. Even then, it was VERY outdated. While there are some good ideas inside, this is a book for a scrapper that is not at all interested in using any of the new materials available. In 2004 (this book ends with the 2003 Creating Keepsakes Hall of Famers scrappers) patterned paper and TONS of embellishments especially designed for paper art emerged. It changed everything about scrapbooking.

This book is good if you only want to work with construction paper, vellum, colored wire, magic markers, and photos. If you are interested in using even the smallest amount of the new tools (even a hole punch!!), paper, materials, and embellishments out there (brads, circle cutters, patterned paper, tags, fibers, stamps, textured cardstock, die cuts), this book is NOT for you. This book was compiled and published before the "scrap how you want to" movement started up and is sort of firm in what is "right" and what is "wrong". There's little personality to any of the layouts- they all look the same.

I recently flipped through the book again, and it was astonishing to find scrappers like Ali Edwards, Cathy Z, etc inside, using things like construction paper and tissue on their pages. Their styles have completely changed, and it made me realize that several years ago, there were unspoken and rigid requirements about scrapbooking. Now it's a totally personal hobby and art form and these formerly "traditional" scrappers are paving the way for individuality and creativity, finding your own voice within the pages of your family/your personal scrapbooks. It sort of made me hopeful- if they can make so much progress in a few years, maybe I can, too!

Bottom line- if you are interested in the new materials available, which cost fairly little and are acid/lignin free, and are interested in learning some of the new techniques, this book is NOT for you. If you are interested in spicing up your photo journals with some things you already have in your stash (construction paper, vellum, old-fashioned cartoon stickers), this is a good source of inspiration.

Save your money- always look for scrapping books published in the last year or so. Scrapbooking changes SO much, and there has been such a huge explosion of styles and products, so any VISUAL publication compiled before 2005 is almost archaic (and not easily recreated!)

A good starting book instead? Any of Ali Edwards or Cathy Z's (better for simple, basic scrapping) books, or "The Amazing Page" by Making Memories. Or just get a subscription to any of the magazines- tons of layouts and ideas every month.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars inspiring, November 18, 2004

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Aneeqa Ishtiaq - See all my reviews
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this is an awesome gift for scrapbookers. there are countless ideas and tips in it and just flipping through it is enjoyable. the pages featured are beautifully inspired. this is a great book for beginning and expert scrapbookers alike.