Memory Makers has long been the first source for scrapbook ideas, delivering inspiration and education to scrapbook enthusiasts. In this spectacular volume, readers will find the best of the best--hand selected pages from the magazine's last seven years. These pages feature the most important techniques that impacted the industry and contributed to the growth of creative scrapbooking. Witness the evolution of punch art, paper tearing, paper weaving, embellishing and more! Scrapbookers will draw unbeatable inspiration from the hundreds of stunning page ideas they can use in their own albums.
| ||||||||||||
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I wish I'd paid more attention to the publication date on this book. I also think the book should be subtitled: "A HISTORY of Scrapbooking and Memory Makers." There were few entries included that were from 2003, and many were from the late 1990's. Scrapbooking has changed so much in the last 8-10 years, and while this book serves as a great reminder of "look how far we've come!" it wasn't what I was looking for. Too many of the layouts featured are very dated. There were a few that I enjoyed, but those I probably already have seen from my years of getting the magazine!
60 of 65 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Memory Makers magazine has been on newsstands since 1996 - the early days of the scrapbooking explosion into mainstream American culture. From that time the founder and editorial staff have witnessed not only the growth of this popular craft, but the births of all the trends and styles that followed. This book, Outstanding Scrapbook Pages, is a summary of their most distinctive and significant reader-submitted pages that have been featured in the magazine until early 2003.
According to the Introduction, the 250 page selections were difficult to choose. The staff had to review "every page of every issue" since the beginning before voting on favorites. The criteria for being included were: How influential was that page on later scrapbooking trends? Were the techniques extraordinary, the photos exceptional, or perhaps the journaling memorable? Was there something unique in the design/idea that made it stand out? Based on what I have seen here, every page in this book answers yes to at least one of those questions.
I happen to have collected several of the other books published by Memory Makers, all of which showcase page examples of the techniques being discussed. I wasn't terribly surprised to recognize many of the same pages here that were used previously in their other books; makes sense to me, because after all, the most outstanding examples of techniques for their teaching books would probably be influential, memorable, and/or extraordinary in general. Still, this book was a wee bit redundant for me. On the other hand, readers who are new to scrapbooking will appreciate the quick retrospective on the craft, which helps them catch up to modern trends in one read. Longtime readers of the magazine may cherish this nice collection of favorites, especially if it means that they can finally donate a few shelf-fulls of back issues to the local library in exchange for one slim volume that chronicles the cream of the crop. And based on the general excellence of this gallery of scrapbooking art, I can heartily recommend it to anybody looking for page ideas.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are plenty of wonderful ideas in this book. But you must know that there are not step by step instructions. If you need some inspiration, then flip through this book and I'm sure you'll be inspired. Although some might say that it is dated (see review below), I think that there are still plenty of fabulous ideas and creativity in here. I would say that because of the lack of instruction and the fact that there isn't alot of information on scrapbooking supplies that it would be geared more towards the "pro" scrapper or a very adventurous and confident beginner.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
These are artistic pages!
I buy these scrapbooking books for find attractive pages I can emulate, I don't need detailed instructions. This book really has quality stuff, i.e. good-looking, unique pages. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Diane
Great for "How NOT to Scrapbook!"
This 2003 publication is BEST of MEMORY MAKERS, which was..or still is..a scrapbook magazine. And if this is the best, I would hate to see what they turned down! Read more
Published on February 9, 2008 by (Rizzo) Rizzuto
WONDERFUL BOOK
THIS BOOK IS VERY COMPLETE. FULL OF WONDERFUL IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS. GREAT JOB EXPLAINING PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIONS AND VERY COLORFUL. Read more
Published on September 7, 2007 by Sharon Misplay
Outstanding says it all
This book truly is outstanding. Michele never ceases to amaze me with what she comes up with in her scrapbooking. Read more
Published on March 9, 2007 by Patricia A. Tartaglia
Good beginners book for scrapping! Many good ideas and techniques
I bought this book because I was getting started in scrapbooking. I have referred to it many times.
Published on November 3, 2006 by Hemalatha Suresh
Plenty of good ideas
I got this book for around $8 from Hamilton Books [great source for terrific prices]. While there are plenty of pages that don't suit my taste, there were just as many that were... Read more
Published on June 30, 2004 by J. R. Keller
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Babies grow and change so rapidly that what once were vivid memories of baby's birth, toothless smiles, hesitant steps and babbling words quickly merge into a blurry montage of vague recollections. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
journaling block, freehand cut, scrapbook pages, photo mat, photo corners, title letters, embroidery floss Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Best of Memory Makers, The Wide World Beckons, The Growing Up Years, The Best of Times, San Diego, British Columbia, Cathie Allan, Donna Pittard, Sheila Boehmert, Christina Chrushch, Diana Graham, Kathleen Childers, North Hills, Pamela Frye, Rocky Mount, Susan Badgett, Trudy Sigurdson New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Babies grow and change so rapidly that what once were vivid memories of baby's birth, toothless smiles, hesitant steps and babbling words quickly merge into a blurry montage of vague recollections. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
journaling block, freehand cut, scrapbook pages, photo mat, photo corners, title letters, embroidery floss Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Best of Memory Makers, The Wide World Beckons, The Growing Up Years, The Best of Times, San Diego, British Columbia, Cathie Allan, Donna Pittard, Sheila Boehmert, Christina Chrushch, Diana Graham, Kathleen Childers, North Hills, Pamela Frye, Rocky Mount, Susan Badgett, Trudy Sigurdson New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 2
books:
- Memory Makers by James Thayne Covert on page 74
- Scrapbook Embellishments (Memory Makers) by Memory Makers on page 96
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
