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This isn't the first planner developed and marketed to scrapbookers but it just might be the best marriage of a tradtional planner and a scrapper's notebook to date. The choice of binder colors are Pink and Willow Green in a stylish design. Can't wait to see one in person!

Advertisements for Karen Foster's Memory Planner, just released at CHA Summer 2007, are turning up in all the popular scrapbooking magazines. A few more details can be seen at Scrapbook.com.

Need a push to organize your scrapbooking space? Try the creative solutions found here, in dutch scrapper Corinne's scraproom. Whether it's idea books, embellishments or photo storage, she's got a clean and colorful take that's sure to inspire:

Corinne's scrap room photos

Dreaming of seeing your scrapbook layout published in Creating Keepsakes Magazine or Memory Makers?

Planning, organizing and tracking layout submissions can be daunting. Not to worry! Scrapbook Update's blogger, Nancy Nally, has tips and free printables to help you organize submissions to scrapbook magazines.

Whether you're new to submitting, or an old hand at the Hall of Fame game, check out Nancy's way to keep submissions organized and on-track:

Submission Tracking: Success Is In The Details

Who doesn't love a tasty snack while cropping? It is summer time in the Northern Hemisphere and cold creamy ice cream is just the ticket for a yummy goodie the next time you and your friends get together to crop. Come on, I know you love it. Chocolate cookies encasing the frozen delight makes it just that much better. For those not blessed with a high metabolic rate, you can't ask for a better treat than Skinny Cow Treats.

Our friend at Scrapbook Obsession Blog has alerted us to Scrapbooking with Skinny. Here you will not only find information about their products but our friend Skinny has provided us with a check list for our next crop and an opportunity to obtain the tote Skinny takes to all of her crops.

Click Read More to see what else Skinny has to offer.

unmounted stamp storage solutionTake a look at how our friend Gail, purplebasket solved her stamp storage problem.

Great pictures and instructions on how to unmount your stamps and store leaving you more space for new stamps!

Purplebasket's Unmounting Rubber Stamps Project and Project Photoset

OrganizedScrapbooks.com member Ahorsesoul1 share her super solution to embellishment storage: compartmented organizers from the hardware store!

Deep dividers wall off storage compartments just right for ribbon rolls and fiber cards, while the clear lid makes it easy to find the right page accent. Look for these Stanley organizers in the hardware store ... and thanks for the tip, Ahorsesoul1!

Ah! Here comes the voice of total inexperience. Preplanning?! You've got to be kidding, right?!

This is ORGANIZEDScrapbooks. CEO posts lots of articles, stories, and links about how to approach and manage this craft in an organized fashion. One our moderators, Gingerbug, bless her heart, volunteers many valuable hours to leading discussions on the tenets of organizing and planning.

But, I want to SCRAP! I want to CREATE! I want to PLAY, and I want to be AN ARTIST! Artists aren't worried about organizing and planning. Are they?

My first real scrap project was a full fledged album. I had played with some digi stuff, but I hadn't done a traditional page one, much less put together an album.

I knew better, I really did. I'm a project manager by profession. I've been around the OrganizedHome network long enough to know there was more to it, but I jumped right in - full speed ahead.

Click the "read more" link below to read my lessons learned.

Stampers know the problem: mounted rubber stamps are bulky, hard to store and difficult to organize. Even when neatly stored, finding and retriving stamps can be problematic--and how do you remember what you already own? Keeping track of mounted rubber stamps can be a difficult job.

That's why we love blogger Sherree's creative solution: a simple flip-file created from zipper food storage bags and sturdy cardboard. Sorted by theme, it's easy to flip and find any stamp in the collection.

How To Store and Organize Rubber Stamps

Photographing memorabilia just got easier with this inexpensive light box project from Digital Scrapbooking Magazine.

Constructed from wire cubes, cable ties, plain paper and clip-on lights, it's a simple project anyone can make:

DIY Light Box from Wire Cubes

Whether it's meant to showcase pet pictures or organize summer travel photos, planning an entire scrapbook album can be daunting. Cut through the chaos with free printable scrapbooking planner pages from TheSqueakyPage.com.

The Scrapbook Planner form helps clarify and focus your album, while the two-page Design and Layout Guide makes room for sketches and notes. These forms are in PDF format, so you'll need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print them:

Scrapbook Planner

Design and Layout Guide