I love small(ish) scrapbook albums. I have 8×8 and 8 1/2 x 11 albums, and find that they are just so much easier to complete. So when I found this video, I thought it would be a great peek into these versatile and fun albums. It also shows us how to use a Cricut (and how fun these machines can be!). If you haven’t tried anything smaller than 12×12, and you’re looking for a 20 minute page, try this one out.

Here’s great video showcasing a scrapbook page idea: making your own embellishments using supplies you already have.

The creation of the entire layout is shown here, in fast-forward mode. Keep a close eye on the following techniques as you watch the video:

* How to apply paint to the background using a paintbrush and a piece of cardstock

* How to make your own embellishments using

• acrylic stamps
• rubber stamps
• ink pads
• playing card
• sheet of music
• punch
• doodles
• gel pens
• paint
• glitter

For more video tips, check out these scrapbook page ideas.

Baby scrapbooks are often the first scrapbooks that people create. After all, when you have a new baby in the family, you take a lot of photos, and want to document those memories (which seem to go by so fast!). So, today, for our video tip, I’m sharing this clip that shows three scrapbook layouts made for a baby boy. Obviously, these ideas can also be used for a baby girl scrapbook.

What I like about these pages are that they are simple scrapbook layouts and are easy to make. They use minimal supplies and hand-journaling. New moms often don’t have a lot of time to make fancy layouts. These ideas can help you preserve your baby’s milestones in a quick and still beautiful layout.