Scrapbooking: When You
Only Have 15-Minutes
  • Sort pictures and memorabilia, file and store photos and negatives
    using the Creative Memories brand Power Sort Box or Power Sort Min
    or photo safe box.  If you’ve gone digital – PRINT pictures, don’t let your
    computer be your former shoebox of pictures!  Use the File Mate for
    larger memorabilia.

  • Crop pictures – enhance by using tools to round corners of photos or
    use the Creative Memories brand  Custom Cutting System to easily
    and perfectly cut ovals, circles, hearts, or other available patterns.

  • Page Layouts – Depending on your preference, place your page
    layout directly on your album page or, use the Creative Memories
    brand Power Layout Box & Guides or photo safe heavy weight sheets
    the size of your album pages to layout pictures, and memorabilia. They
    can be placed like you want them to look on your album page. Stack
    the sheets last page first and store until you are ready to transfer the
    layouts onto album pages.
  • Note: This is a real time saver. It allows you to pull stickers and papers
    for the same theme such as for all of the birthdays at one time as you
    skip around to each birthday layout that falls within the year. You can
    visualize how the pages flow and where you need to expand a page or
    delete a page to have all two-page spreads that look good opposite
    each other.

  • Enhancements – Add pre-cut papers, pre-made borders, or other
    page ideas to decorate your pages.  Leave space to journal, or place
    journal boxes on the page.You may choose to journal first, then
    enhance.

  • Journal – Don’t forget the most important part - to tell your story!  For
    this 15 minute work segment, all you need is your album, (or write your
    story on a journal box) and a Journaling Pen.
Save Time: Create Cards and
Page Layouts Simultaneously
Efficiently use time, leftover scraps and
embellishments by creating a greeting card as
soon as a scrapbook page is completed.
Everything you need is already at your fingertips for
making the card: paper, adhesive,
embellishments,and left-over paper scraps.

As you complete an album page, decorate the front
of a greeting card similar to the way you would
create a page layout. Layer coordinating paper,
add ribbon and other embellishments.

Keep preprinted or blank cards on hand to be
prepared every time an album page is completed.
Read "Create Original Greeting Cards in Minutes"
for instructions and ideas on printing cards using
a personal computer.
Products: Creative
Memories Celebration
Photo Mounting Paper
Create Original Greeting Cards in Minutes
Create unique professional-looking cards at home
using a personal computer, printer, card stock,
decorative scrapbook paper, adhesive and
embellishments.

Instructions:
  • Cut card stock to 6 ½ x 11 inches or use blank
    greeting cards and envelope sets purchased
    from a craft store such as, Hobby Lobby or
    Michael’s.
  • Place card stock in the paper tray of the
    computer printer and support the paper by
    sliding the plastic guide against the edge of the
    card stock to hold it firmly in place.
  • Create a template in Microsoft Word. Under File,
    then Page Set-up, set Margins: Top 1”; Bottom:
    1”; Left: 1.63”; Right 0.7. Set Paper Size Width:
    10”; Height:6.5” (or to the size card stock you are
    using). The Document should be set in two
    columns. You are ready to type your greeting.
  • Left column: leave blank or at the bottom, type a
    Scripture or quote using a small font.
  • Right column: type a greeting* using a large,
    decorative font.
  • After printing the card(s), fold in the center.
  • Cut decorative paper and to cover the card front
    using adhesive. For decorative embellishments
    use ribbons, brads, and flowers or stickers.

             *  "Purchase "The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect
Card" to compose sentiments for printing.
Picaboo
Are you too busy to work on your scrapbooks?  
- Could you squeeze in just 15 minutes of your day
to make progress on your family albums?
- Not enough workspace to pull out all of your
supplies and tools?  
-I Too much  hassle to drag out your supplies?  

Here are some great ideas on things that you can
do in 15 minutes with the minimum amount of tools
and supplies out at any given time.