Things I love.... scrapbooking

Okay,

I know that you are not supposed to love "things"... but my "favorite things" title was already taken by someone famous :) and things I love fits in with my theme this month *wink*

Just rest assured, the things I love the most in this world are my friends and family...okay and maybe my dog too.

When it comes to crafting there are some things that I LOVE to work with and do so over and over again.... *note: these are just things I love- I have received no compensation from any of these companies**


Today, I'm going to share some of my favorite things for scrapbooking.  Then I'll do a post of  sewing stuff and finally just some other stuff I love, that has no particular category.

Tim Holtz Distress ink in Vintage Photo.... I use it with a sponge applicator to distress paper edges. Of all the ink I've used it spreads the most smoothly. The Vintage Photo color seems to be the perfect one to make things look a bit "old" without darkening them up too much.

It's how I added the "aged" look to my Halloween Banner.

Also from Tim Holtz...

Kushgrip Snips- The thing I like about them the most is they have a coating on the blades. So when you cut stuff that is sticky it doesn't stick to, and ruin the blades. You can also cut almost anything with them (don't tell, but I cut wire with them once).

7 gypsies Binderie Punch.  I LOVE this... I didn't "get" why I needed it until I used it. If you like to make mini albums it's a must. It helps you to line up all of your holes.  You quickly make many pages for an album and know that they will all fit. 

I used it to help me make my Savannah mini album.

Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Marker... The PERFECT journaling pen in my humble opinion.  I'm totally addicted to these, I have a few in my purse a couple in the kitchen and several in my scrapbook room.  It's my favorite pen to journal with plus it's great for sketching ideas.

My Jenni Bowlin monthly scrapbook kit. I love the variety of products I get and they always find an interesting and unique way to combine products. I love the little "unexpected" treats that show up each month. Plus it's the thing I use the most, they don't just sit and collect dust on my shelves. They always have fun projects for Holidays too!

And lastly,

Studio J by Close to My Heart.

I've taken lately to doing some digital scrapbooking to help me tackle some older pages that I never got finished.  

These are some pages I made from one of our Disney trips. The software is easy to use and I love that you only pay for the pages, not for the digital images. Plus there is very little "thinking" involved, you just pick your paper, layout and upload your photos. You don't have to know photoshop or anything. I wish they had an option for making a hard bound book (similar to shutterfly), but I do LOVE that I can combine the digital pages with traditional pages in my albums.

So those are some scrapbooking things I love... what about you? I'd love to hear if you have a favorite.