We are currently looking for your original page designs for a Reader Gallery on the following themes:

Holidays
From trips of a lifetime to distant lands through to happy bucket and spade weekends on the beach, we want to see every kind of holiday page.

Bright colours
No pastels, no neutrals, no soft tints, just bold, vibrant colour - share some dazzling layouts that'll have us reaching for our sunglasses!

Email a digital image (please make sure they are not huge files) of your layout at our dedicated address scrapbook.gallery@futurenet.com. Remember to add your choice of theme to the subject line. All we ask is that your layouts are your own work and that you haven't submitted them to any other magazine. ScrapBook inspirations does not accept layouts that have been published elsewhere, that are being considered for publication or have been entered in any competitions.

Please include the following details with your submissions:

About you
Your name and address
A daytime phone number and email address

About your layout
Title of your layout (a few words to describe the story behind the photos and what inspired your design)
Tell us about the techniques you used and your favourite products
What supplies you used and where you got them from

About your hobby
How long you've been scrapping and what inspired you to get started.
Have you ever had any of your work published before?
What's your favourite product?

See there's nothing to it and you've got plenty of time as the closing date for entries is 1 May 2009. You'll receive an email if we'd like to feature your layout.

I've just updated quite a few of the clubs pages here on the blog with some new details. Above is a photo of the Cleo Crafts monthly crop, our Spring issue Club of the Month (you can find their details here). We've got over 200 clubs listed here, so if you're looking for a group to join you're in the right place. If you've never looked for clubs here before, I've got a few tips to help you:

The first thing to know is that the clubs are divided into rough geographical groups. I made the groups and I'll be the first to admit they're quite general. It's worth looking in the different groups that might be near you too - especially if you live near a county boundary. I've tried to keep the lists alphabetical as well as adding subheads to help find what you need.

If you choose 'Clubs' from the Categories list up on the top-left of the blog you'll be able to see all the posts labelled 'Clubs and Crops' on the blog.

Without further ado here are the regions:
* Scotland
* East (including Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire)
* North West (including Cheshire and Manchester)
* North East
* Wales
* South East (including Kent, London, East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, Essex, Surrey, Middlesex, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire)
* South West
* South coast (including Hampshire, Dorset, Southampton and Jersey)
* Yorkshire
* Midlands (including Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire)
* Northern Ireland

If you click on any of these you'll be taken to a page with all the clubs I currently have details for in that area. Remember to check in the magazine too - the latest club details are always listed in there.

If you run a club or crop and your details aren't on the blog, drop me an email at scrapbookinspirations@futurenet.com. I need your club name, meeting time and place and contact details. A lot of these club details have been with the magazine for several years so it's likely that some clubs have closed, or changed their times. Unless someone emails me to tell me I won't know! If you want to update your details, email me at the same address and tell me what's new.

If you're planning on going along to any of the clubs or crops listed here, it's definitely a good idea to contact the organiser first as the details may have changed. Every club varies - some charge a small entry fee to attend, some provide tools or materials and others nothing at all, so it's best to call or email first so you know exactly what to expect!

Here's our list of scrapbooking clubs and crops in Northern Ireland. Why not get in touch with one? It's a great way to meet new people and find out more about scrapping. At the moment we don't have many crops to list so if you know of one - or you run one! - drop me an email and I'll add it to the list. Check the details at the bottom of this list.

Ballyclare Scrappers
When? Every Monday 7-9pm
Where? Ballyclare Community Concerns Building, Doagh Road, Ballyclare, N Ireland
Contact Email Alison Kirk on alison.kirk23@sky.com

Cleo Crafts Monthly Crop
When? One Saturday every month, 10.30am-4.00pm
Where? Monkstown Village Centre (above Tesco), Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Contact Louise on 07884 003617 or email info@cleocrafts.co.uk

Scrap Angels
When? Alternate Wednesdays, 7-10pm
Where? Bangor Elim Church, Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 7WP
Contact Esther Allen on 07849 665 459 or email esther@bangorelim.com

Do you run a scrapbooking club or crop in Northern Ireland? Would you like to be added to our list? Or do your club's details need to be updated? Let me know and I'll sort it out! Email me scrapbookinspirations@futurenet.com and if you'd like to be considered for our Club of the Month please mention it in your email.