A scrapbooking best seller You know that graphic designer style you didn't think you could pull off without going to design school? Now you can scrapbook like a graphic designer. With her signature style, Cathy Zielske shares expert ideas on design, photography, journaling and typography in Clean and Simple Scrapbooking. From the back cover: 'Scrapbooking' and 'cool' belong in the same sentence, proclaims Cathy Zielske, author of Clean & Simple Scrapbooking. Known for her signature style, captivating photography and candid approach to journaling, Cathy has inspired a new breed of scrapbookers who want to preserve their memories simply, and with a classic, hip style. A graphic designer by trade, Cathy began scrapbooking as a way to give more context and meaning to the photographs she cherished. What she didn't realize initially was the powerful way in which scrapbooking allows us to examine and celebrate the very essence of what our lives are truly about. This ho

It's Clean. It's Simple. It's pure Cathy. And it's still totally cool. Cathy Zielske, creative director for Simple Scrapbooks magazine, is back with the sequel to her best-selling book, Clean&Simple Scrapbooking. In her new book, she revisits the core tenets of the hobby: telling good stories, making well-designed pages, letting go of unrealistic expectations, and remembering to have a really good time while you're at it. She reminds us that scrapbooking isn't an obligation, but an opportunity to capture the bits and pieces that make up our lives. From scrapbooking about her intense love of paper towels to her obsession with heavily-tattooed rock stars, Cathy throws open the window on her life and shares how she chooses to record it. You'll laugh, connect, and be inspired to record your own life with pictures, paper, adhesive and above all, authenticity.

Take only 10 minutes to create scrapbook pages that preserve your treasured memories. Celebrate family fun, special occasions, holidays, and “no season no reason” subjects by displaying pictures of Little League baseball games, dance recitals, island cruises, trick-or-treating, and much more in fabulous ways. Designs are spunky and innovative, simple to make.” —Quick & Easy Crafts.

The possibilities are endless when you scrap simple! Scrapbooking doesn't have to be fussy to be fun! For those with the desire but just a little bit of time, money or space, Scrap Simple is the must-have guide for chronicling all the important milestones and moments efficiently and economically. Perfect for beginners and veterans alike, this book makes it easy to give your pages that clean, simple look you want. • View over 100 fresh, clean and uncluttered pages created with minimal product • Get insider tips on creating cool pages in a flash using just basic tools and supplies • Find tips for choosing the best supplies when shopping and clever ways to make the most of what's already in your stash • Discover a new approach to using cardstock, patterned paper and embellishments • Learn how to create simple two-page layouts, effectively use white space and incorporate text as a design element Scrap Simple makes it easy and fun to whip up fresh and modern scrapbook pages you'll cherish for a lifetime!

Presents one hundred scrapbook pages that can be made in one hour or less and includes design templates and suggestions for borders, titles, and embellishments.

Scrapbooking is all about telling a story with photographs, journaling and design elements. This book shows you how to create beautiful layouts with just the basics (your photographs, cardstock, a pen) and teaches you how to choose and add one or more embellishments to your pages.

This A-to-Z encyclopaedia contains every technique, every major designer, every scrapbook possibility - and it's all described in glossary style, complete with photos and tips that no scrap booker can do without. Exciting page layouts with how-to instructions, offer inspiration, while dozens of projects come from the most creative minds in the field, including Andrea Grossman (Mrs. Grossman's Paper Company); Rhonda Anderson (Creative Memories); Bridgette Server (Making Memories); and, Dee Gruenig. Eye-opening studio set shots present decorations and accessories, while charts and graphs supply necessary information.