The July issue (55) of ScrapBook inspirations goes on sale Friday 26th June

In this issue you'll find...

* Dreams & Milestone
Our reader gallery theme this month is dreams and milestones - covering everything from first steps in this layout by SarahJane Dowsett to graduation.

* Wood is good!
The trend for wood is hotter than ever as Shimelle Laine's wood-covered mini book shows.

* Where will you go?
With holidays approaching the design team turned their thoughts to travel layouts. Mary Anne Walters' 'Roadtrip' layout tells the story of an eventful day out!

* DIY 12x12in album tutorial
Can't find the perfect album for your layouts? You need Emma Woosey's fabulous tutorial for making a 12x12in album using MDF and fabric.

Plus don't miss your favourites:
* New techniques to try, including the Dymo Label Maker as you've never seen it before
* 11 pages of gorgeous new stash!
* Challenges galore to keep you feeling inspired

The July issue of ScrapBook inspirations goes on sale Friday 26th June 2009.

Every month I collect up my favourite blogs and websites in the Blog Love column of the magazine. I read a huge range of blogs - plenty of scrapbooking ones, but also ones about design, food and photography. Here are the ones I included in the June issue of ScrapBook inspirations, on sale now:

* Copy & Paste is a new joint venture by creative whiz kids Julie Kirk and Kirsty Neale. Drawing inspiration from music, design, photography and more, they whip up all manner of creative projects. Very exciting and definitely one to watch. Above is a one of Kirsty’s projects, a painted printer's tray filled with tiny handmade goodies.

* Lia Abdullah’s blog, Organised Clutter is one of our new favourites. Lia’s scrapbooking style is big on pattern and colour with generous helpings of glitter and flowers. She’s on several design teams including Pink Paislee and Maya Road.

* Fans of Elle’s Studio on Etsy should definitely pay a visit to her blog. You’ll find free envelope templates to download, designer project ideas using Elle’s tags and stamps and updates on all the latest goodies to appear in her online shop, elles.etsy.com. Above is a set of My Dear Journaling tags from Elle's Studio.

* We love Maya Road’s range of chipboard and embellishments so it was great to discover the company’s Design Team blog. There are new projects being posted all the time and many include instructions to help you recreate a look or try a new technique.

* Get very silly with your photos at PhotoFunia!

Do you have a list of blogs you love to read? We'd love to hear about your favourites! Let us know in the comments below or email scrapbookinspirations@futurenet.com.

I recently invested in a new DSLR camera - such a treat! While I'm loving learning more about photography and experimenting with my new camera's potential, I'm also enjoying looking for just the right kit. The camera came with a decent strap, but it's not the prettiest thing in the world so I was thrilled to spot a camera strap cover tutorial on Design*Sponge.

I've got a good little stash of fabric building up so I've got a few contenders and may make a few so I can match my strap to my bag.

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

Travel
Whether you've voyaged to far-away lands or explored the best that Britain has to offer, we want to see your pages all about your travels.

Rub-ons
They're probably one of the most versatile supplies there is, found in in every scrapbooker's stash. Show us what you've done with yours

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 29 June 2009. You'll receive an email if we'd like to feature your layout.

Design team member Shimelle Laine is celebrating June with a month of colourful project ideas, challenges and tutorials on her website. A month of colour is completely free - to take part all you have to do is visit Shimelle's site and take in the inspiration. The first challenge, scrapbook your favourite colour was posted yesterday and there's more to come. So go on, what's your favourite colour?

The June issue (54) of ScrapBook inspirations goes on sale Friday 29th May

In this issue you'll find...

* Weddings galore
As wedding season approaches we've got all the inspiration to record the special day. Whether you're recording your own event or you're a guest, feast your eyes on page after page of wedding layout ideas. This layout from the reader gallery is by Cathy Knight.

* Layouts to make Dad's day
We love our dads so in honour of Father's Day, we've put together a reader gallery of loving layouts including this one by Angela George, plus a gorgeous mini book by Sam Ball.

* Food glorious food!
From Japanese junk food (above, by Shimelle Laine) to Vienetta we've got a packed menu of tasty food layouts that'll have your tummy rumbling!

* Metal embossing masterclass
Mary Anne Walters has been playing with Ten Seconds Studio's metal embossing tools and supplies, see what she got up to in our technique special.

Plus don't miss your favourites:
* Brilliant challenges to give your scrapbooking a boost
* 10 pages of mouthwatering new stash!
* Expert photography tips - this month, photographing sport

The June issue of ScrapBook inspirations goes on sale Friday 29th May 2009.

With the bank holiday weekend approaching, we've found the perfect way for you to treat your stash to a colourful top-up… without breaking the bank! Letraset are offering 20% off their ProMarker Theme Sets over the bank holiday weekend, and ScrapBook inspirations magazine and website readers can claim a BONUS additional 10% discount on top of that, totaling nearly 30% off these must-have pens!

How to claim your extra discount...
As of today (Friday 22nd May), simply visit www.letraset.com, browse their Themed Sets of ProMarkers then enter the code PCR010 when you check out. As well as Letraset's bank holiday 20% off deal, you'll be able to claim an additional 10% discount too! PLUS you'll find more details about which pack of pens is best for you and even how to guides to using pens on your layouts!

Find the perfect pen for you
ProMarkers are dual-tip pens with a broad chisel tip at one end (use it a bit like a brush to fill large areas of colour on your layouts) and a finer, bullet tip at the other end to add doodling and journaling to your creations. Best of all, they contain alcohol-based ink, so you can use them on all sorts of surfaces as well as paper, including usually ink-resistant surfaces like acrylic, wood or glass.

Choose between four sets of ProMarker pens for this special offer...

Sketching Set offers transparent tints which you can overlay and blend to create watercolour effects without the need for brush, paints or water

Hobby & Craft Set offers dazzlingly bright colours plus subtle pastels so it's our favourite rainbow starter set for scrapbookers

Garden Design Set is made up of natural colours and subtle tones inspired by the great outdoors... ideal for layouts about days out and holidays

Fly-tying Set has been designed to help you create natural effects using your pens - see the how to guide here.

This special discount will last from Friday 22nd until Tuesday 26th May 2009... happy shopping everyone!

Every month we pull together our favourites from the blog world for your viewing pleasure. We read a lot of blogs - scrapbooking ones on the whole, but we also visit design, inspiration, art and family blogs. Here are the ones we featured in the May issue of ScrapBook inspirations, on sale now:

* As you might have noticed we’re big Sassafras Lass fans in the office so imagine our delight when we found the Sassafras Lass blog! It’s as colourful and inspirational as you’d expect with a super design team dishing up fabulous ideas for layouts and more.

* Australian scrapbooker Carole Janson creates the most impressive layered designs. We love the handcut details and pop-up butterfly on these layouts she created as part of her role on the Pink Paislee design team.

* The Photographic Dictionary brings together beautiful and quirky photography with dictionary definitions – sounds simple, and it is, but the result is nothing short of inspirational.

* Inspired by biscuits? You will be at biscuiteers.com!

* Finding the perfect colour of cardstock to match your patterned paper can be tricky, thankfully the clever folk at Bazzill have realised this and set up a fabulous new service called Matchmaker. Browse to the company you’re searching for you’re presented with coordinating Bazzill colours for each of the latest collections. Currently the site only includes suggestions for the very latest designs, but Bazzill say they’ll planning to add more patterns as they’re released.

Do you have a list of blogs you love to read? We'd love to hear about your favourites! Let us know in the comments below or email scrapbookinspirations@futurenet.com.

In the May 09 issue of ScrapBook inspirations we're featuring Mary Anne Walters' idea for a new twist on the paper bag mini book. Mary Anne created a gorgeous family-tree style book bringing together photos and memories of the two halves of her family. The magazine article includes loads of photos and details from Mary Anne, but we couldn't include all of the information you need to make your own book. Instead, Mary Anne has put together some useful resources to get you started.

Mary Anne Walters' paper bag book instructions. (Large file: 3.5MB, may take a while to download)

If you need help downloading the PDF, take a look at our guide to downloading files.

Alternatively, you can watch Mary Anne's slide-show style video on YouTube:

Thanks to Mary Anne for sharing her instructions! Have you made your own paper bag mini book? We'd love to hear about it. Post a comment below, or email us at scrapbookinspirations@futurenet.com

The May issue (53) of ScrapBook inspirations goes on sale Friday 1st May

In this issue you'll find...

* Babies, babies, babies!
From expert photography tips to a gallery of adorable pages, we've got loads of ideas for your layouts starring babies and toddlers, including this one by Jane Cotter.

* Scrapbook your family tree
Looking for fresh ideas to record your family history? Mary Anne Walters' shares her new take on paper-bag mini books - perfect for recording family relationships - and Kathy Bridgwater has a trio of techniques for making modern family trees.

* Interactive layouts
This month the Design Team are making layouts featuring pop-ups, flaps and secret journaling including this one by Jane Dean.

* Chic travel album
Discover how Rose Eckford created a fabric-covered album to hold her photos of a trip to Paris.

* Secrets of double-layout success!
Shimelle Laine shares three ways to make balanced and beautiful double-page layouts.

Plus don't miss your favourites:
* Anita Mundt's scrapbooking with a twist
* 9 pages of mouthwatering new stash!
* Brilliant challenges to give your scrapbooking a boost

The May issue of ScrapBook inspirations goes on sale Friday 1st May 2009.