8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Look Past Elsie's Style To The Challenges, Sep 1 2008
By Nancy A. Nally "ScrapNancy & TrueTechLife Nancy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 52 Scrapbooking Challenges (Elsie Flannigan) (Paperback)
First, I should admit, I'm not really a fan of Elsie Flannigan's style of scrapbooking. I've liked a few of her products from KI Memories but her layouts in general are too busy and random for my taste.
That said, when I got my hands on her book I was pleasantly surprised at what I found inside.
Of course, the book is chock-full of Elsie's layouts. So if you are a fan of her style you will love the book. But even if you aren't, there are some beautiful layouts to be inspired by from the other scrapbookers who contributed to the book who have very different styles.
And the basic nuts and bolts of this book, at its core, is the list of challenges itself. They provide great starting points for layouts, and a few of them are even whole project inspiration. I've never been interested in starting an inspiration journal until I saw Challenge #25 on page 64. After seeing that journal I could easily envision its usefulness! Add that to the to-do list...
This book would be a fun way to help get past "scrapper's block" by providing a starting point for designing a page, or could provide a great list of activities for a cropping group to play with together.
I know that Elsie's style is kind of a love-it-or-hate-it kind of thing for most people. Don't let that turn you off of what is actually a pretty inspiring book if you look past that.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, Jan 9 2007
By C. Rowan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 52 Scrapbooking Challenges (Elsie Flannigan) (Paperback)
I've been buying scrapbooking books for inspiration....and so far this is the best of the lot !! Not only includes the most beatiful scrapbooking pages but also teach you a few tricks of the trade, how to make embellishments for example. Im very please with it !
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspired scapbooking, Jan 11 2007
By Yvonne Barnes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 52 Scrapbooking Challenges (Elsie Flannigan) (Paperback)
I loved Elsie's book. Her scrapbooking style is very unique and fresh. I love how she focuses on one heartfelt theme. I am inspired to use one photo and tell a story from the heart. She is not afraid to embellish her thoughts over or onto the edges of her photo and I like this style as well. The book is just packed with great challenges.