Tomorrow, 3rd May, is National Scrapbooking Day - but we've already started celebrating!

Creative editor, Cara, spent yesterday at Paperarts where they were hosting a special National Scrapbooking Day crop. Cara had a fab time (Jane and I had to stay in the office and finish off the next issue, boo) ad made a layout with Paperarts' special NSD kit. Half the people at the crop had never scrapped before which is great news - keep spreading the word everyone! A big thank you to Fiona from Paperarts for organising the crop and making Cara so welcome.

Cara did take photos, but forgot her camera today, so I will post them next week. In the mean time, if you're wondering how to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day, why not host your own mini crop and enter our competition? It's not too late to join in!

Here's what you need to know:
1. Invite a group of friends round to your house (you don't have to meet up on National Scrapbook Day itself - any date that suits you is fine!)
2. Order National Scrapbooking Day kits from one of these friendly shops. You'll need one for each person attending - they're newbie friendly.
3. Plan you day with military precision using our handy downloadable guides!
4. Enjoy a day of scrapbooking fun and hopefully convert a few of your pals to the joys of scrapping. Take photos!
5. To enter our NSD competition (sponsored by Craft Superstore) send copies of your photos to us at: NSD Crop, Scrapbook Inspirations, Future Publishing, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW. Your photos should arrive by the 28th May 2008. All entries will be put into a big knitted hat and five winners selected at random. Normal comp rules apply.

And that's it! You don't have to enter the competition if you don't fancy it (but you might win amazing Chatterbox goodies if you do!), and you can of course tailor your mini crop to suit you and your friends. The aim of National Scrapbooking Day is to get people having a go - so go for it!