Cathy Zielske's distinctive style and voice captivated thousands of readers when her first best-seller, Clean and Simple Scrapbooking, hit the shelves. Now, Cathy's back with a sequel to share more cool ideas for the simpler side of scrapbooking. Cathy revisits the philosophical principles that guide her creative process. Plus, she shares a host of simple theme albums and her foray into making 12" x 12" layouts. Learn more about ideas for good design and good journaling as well as how to feel comfortable in your own scrapbooking skin.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have a zillion different scrapbooking books and magazines, and I'm always on the lookout for more. I think my search has ended.
Cathy Zielske writes with warmth, humor, and creativity. She offers tons of tips and suggestions, as well as concrete guidelines for scrappers to follow. She enables you to adapt the layouts you see on the pages of your favorite magazines to your own style. This book offers more of what she wrote in the first volume, but it also goes further, getting into greater detail about how Cathy creates her fabulous style.
I may never buy another idea book -- nahh, of course I will! But this one will have a place of honor on my shelf.
Cathy Zielske writes with warmth, humor, and creativity. She offers tons of tips and suggestions, as well as concrete guidelines for scrappers to follow. She enables you to adapt the layouts you see on the pages of your favorite magazines to your own style. This book offers more of what she wrote in the first volume, but it also goes further, getting into greater detail about how Cathy creates her fabulous style.
I may never buy another idea book -- nahh, of course I will! But this one will have a place of honor on my shelf.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By R. Hamblin
Format:Paperback
Any scrapbooker, any style, any budget, this is required reading. It can pretty well wipe your bookshelf of any other scrapping reference books - with the obvious exception of Clean and Simple Scrapbooking part one. Cathy Zielske is the master of her art. Her ability to share her techniques with her readers is unsurpassed. The layout ideas are pure Zielske, no surprises there, but the real value of this book lies in the author's instructive ability; her knack for imparting the underlying fundamentals of design. If you only buy one scrapbooking reference your entire life, make this the one.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been scrapping for a couple of years, but have never been that pleased with my layouts, no matter how much paper and expensive embellishments I threw on there. They still look somehow "not quite right" even though I put a lot of time and effort into them. As a result, I have felt like I was behind on my pages, and got scrap guilt, compounded with not being happy with the end results anyway. I just felt like I didn't really get what made the pages in the scrapping magazines look better than mine. Having come to scrapping from altered art, it is quite a different mindset, and one that I just didn't really feel like I could get.
Then a friend recommended Clean and Simple - The Sequel and I finally "got" what scrapping was all about, and more importantly, how to actually DO it. Cathy makes scrapping seem as simple as it actually should be. Oh how I wish I had read this one when I started. If you only read one scrapbooking book, this is it. Cathy has a real talent for explaining both philosophy and actual "how to" in a way that is relevant and applicable.
I could only give it four stars though, instead of five, much though I would have liked to. I read this book (The Sequel) first, and since I loved it so much, I bought the first Clean and Simple book as well. Unfortunately, a lot of the ideas in The Sequel are also in Clean and Simple (the original), they are just more fully formed. If I had to pick just one, I'd pick the second book over the first one. Its genius is diluted a bit in my mind however, in knowing that it does have a lot of recycled material. It's still a great book though!
Then a friend recommended Clean and Simple - The Sequel and I finally "got" what scrapping was all about, and more importantly, how to actually DO it. Cathy makes scrapping seem as simple as it actually should be. Oh how I wish I had read this one when I started. If you only read one scrapbooking book, this is it. Cathy has a real talent for explaining both philosophy and actual "how to" in a way that is relevant and applicable.
I could only give it four stars though, instead of five, much though I would have liked to. I read this book (The Sequel) first, and since I loved it so much, I bought the first Clean and Simple book as well. Unfortunately, a lot of the ideas in The Sequel are also in Clean and Simple (the original), they are just more fully formed. If I had to pick just one, I'd pick the second book over the first one. Its genius is diluted a bit in my mind however, in knowing that it does have a lot of recycled material. It's still a great book though!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great for digital scrapbooking
This book (as well as the first), was perfect for my needs. I am not into traditional scrap booking - it's just too much of a time and money investment for me not to mention the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by PandaMom
5.0 out of 5 stars
I absolutely love this book!!
This book was hard to put down as I couldn't get enough at one sitting! I have been scrapping for a few years and have read many books out there but this one changed my way of... Read more
Published 21 months ago by vtdirector
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cathy Zielske - Clean and Simple Scrapbookng - the sequal
Both of Cathy Zielske's 'Clean and Simple'books are a must have for all lovers of scrapbooking and photography. Absolutley fabulous!
Published on May 18, 2011 by Nadine
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE it.The Sequel
Same as C&S, basically.....That's all. Beyond words. Pages have loosened from the spine because it is read, referred to and used so often. Read more
Published on January 5, 2011 by polliepom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Freeing advice!
Cathy told me something in her book that I really needed to hear - that you DON'T have to scrap every photo you have! Wo - I so needed to hear that! Read more
Published on December 3, 2010 by LisaQ92
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have for scrapbookers!
I LOVE Cathy Zielske's style of scrapbooking, and her books line out clean and simple how to emulate her style. Read more
Published on September 20, 2010 by Di Hickman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic scrapbooking
For those of us who are weary of cluttered pages that look like advertisements for new products and would prefer instead to focus on the photos, this book is a breath of fresh air. Read more
Published on August 20, 2009 by P. Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiration 101
Great for inspiration. Fresh scrapbook ideas are always nice as I tend to suffer from "scrapbook block" at times. Very nice book
Published on November 5, 2008 by Tanya L. Reynolds
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite scrapbooking idea book!
I love this book, it has become the corner stone of my collection. Cathy Zielske has taken her basic principles and spiked them with creative wit and humor. Read more
Published on July 23, 2008 by Joshua Delamater
5.0 out of 5 stars
clean and beautiful
Cathy's book inspires you in a different way than Ali Edwards. She shows you how to be very clean and straight forward. No big bla bla. Read more
Published on May 11, 2008 by Teresa Braune
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