Scrapbooking Moments in Time

Rating:
Summary: Good "scraplift" tool for intermediate scrapbookers
Review: Let me start this review by stating that it's ABOUT TIME that somebody published a scrapbooking reference book with a spiral binding! That way you can really use it for its intended purpose, i.e., laying it *flat* on the table while "scraplifting" the layout for yourself:). Other publishers, please take note!

Now down to the part that everybody really wants to know; how "scrapliftable" the layouts are. Dena's collection of moments-in-time pages are attractive (in my humble opinion) and easy enough for somebody with an intermediate level of experience in scrapbooking. There are lists of materials with each layout, but no step-by-step instructions however, so rank beginners may be a little lost or overwhelmed. Since I have been at this hobby for nearly two years now, I have no trouble looking at the layouts and "translating" them into my real-life copies. Part of this is also the fact that the style is fairly simple, not relying on more than a few embellishments per page and staying away from the collage style designs that are so visually cluttered (in my not-so-humble and admittedly biased opinion!).

Essentially, Scrapbooking Moments in Time is a nice, convenient reference tool for quick page inspiration. It is laid out by occasion -- color-coded, even! -- which is perhaps the most handy way for our purposes. I liked the pages well enough on a personal level, although none of them grabbed me as special, so I can't rate it a full five stars. I can recommend it to scrapbookers with a little experience and a taste for layouts that don't utilize a lot of trendy page accents.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle