Scrapagoogle

Ever have trouble embossing or just have a ton of those embossing powder jars stilling in your supplies??? Well here's a way to use to use them.
1. Versamark pad/pen
    use your favorite stamp & stamp on with a versamark pad to use with your embossing powder. want to free style it? use a pen to get that doodle look or fill in parts of your stamp.
2. glue pad
   use your stamp again to stamp out your design then heat it up.
*Tip: take a dyer sheet to rub on the paper around your design to keep from getting those loose flecks of powder all over the cardstock. Stampin up also has a "embossing buddy" that does the same thing.
Either way you can create slight backgrounds, patterns to plain cardstock, key design elements on the cardstock, wording, or adding that extra flair to existing elements by accenting them with embossing powder.

Scrapbook Trends
a great magazine where you can see artful works of other scrapbook artists & their layouts. the magazine is a bit pricey but for the number of pages in the book it's sometimes worth buying once in a while. also included in the magazine are card layouts, home dec & a few other items.
Creating Keepsakes
one of the long lasting magazines where they have scrapbook layouts, product overviews, tips & techniques. great source for the monthly feed of a scrapbook magazine but is getting a bit add heavy. CK also has a ton of other sub-magazines, classes, trade shows, dvds, etc. you can find a large amount of information here.
Scrapbook etc.
brought to you by Better Homes & Garden has other scrapbook layouts, product overviews, tips & techniques. Also another great feed for your monthly scrapbook reads.
Digital Scrapbooking
if you are interested in digital scrapbooking this is the leader in digital scrapbook layout, design, tips, techniques, but I believe is going out of print within Jan 2010.
Scrapbook Dimensions 
only avaliable online but one of the more advanced digital scrapbooking magazines.
if you are interested in digital or even hybrid then this is the place to go.


Out of publication:
Scrapbook Answers
Memory Makers
Simple Scrapbooks

Other resources:
Two Peas in a bucket (great online store, layouts, etc)
Scrapjazz (same as two peas but more physical stuff)
Scraptivity 
Scrapbook.com (massive online store for traditional items)
Shabby Princess (great digital shop)
Scrap Artists (leader in my opinion of digital scrapbooking supplies)

Resources:
PaperClipping.com
a website with video tutorials showing you the tips & techniques of scrapbooking. Hosted by Noell Hyman. You can download the videos via itunes or after purchasing a subscription to paper clipping you can download individual videos. Also there is a live show via UStream.com that you can login to see Noell in action as she walks through a layout or talks about the latest news. Paper clipping just added a roundtable where you can listen to an insiders interview with some of the scrapbook leaders. Very fun & informal roundtable but packed full of info.
Scrapbook Update
paired with paper clipping you can find out all the latest scrapbooking news through this site or through their daily email content. Subscribe to the emails & get the information directly to you via email. Editor in Chief also has appearances on paperclipping.com shows on UStream.
Scrap Time
a itunes show that goes through the latest products & her option of the products. its a cool way to get your daily dose of scrapbook products without breaking the bank!

so I was at a crop the other night with some girls talking about scrapbook stuff. you know the usual, supplies, vendors, magazines, artists, inspiration, webs sites & where to shop. & they were joking with me & calling me the google of scrapbooking. I thought mmm. I do know a lot about this stuff. & I do enjoy sharing it. So maybe I should be the google of scrapbooking. As my friends suggested "scrapaoogle" will now be my blog title. I'll be posting all kinds of tid bits of useful scrap info.

I just got back from the Isle Carnival Night during "Reflections" weekend being offered in So Cal by Scrapbook Oasis.  I personally couldn't part with the high price tag of $439 for the weekend to crop/learn & have fun with some of the pros @ Reflections. But the Isle Carnival was just the right price & time frame. It was $25 for an evening of make-n-takes, co-mingling with the pros, an open desert bar & vendor booths!