From weddings to holidays - papercrafting mini albums is a great way to try scrapbooking and treasure happy memories of milestone moments in life! Not only are minibooks much less daunting than gazing at 12x12in pages of a full-on scrapbook, they're a perfect way to make the most of photos - making sure you treasure them and look back fondly rather than losing them forever to digital folders on your computer! We've got five lovely ideas for minibooks to get you started....

One of our favourite things about events like the Diamond Jubilee Street Party is the chance to get together with our friends & neighbours! Super-scrapbooker Ifa Zainon loves it when her local village gets together to celebrate - so she's made this scrapbook layout about their parties. We love the mini union jack bunting, held in place with brads, and her egg & spoon race brings back fond memories of school sports days! Thanks for joining the party Ifa x

Scrapbook inspirations magazine is sadly no longer available as a printed magazine, but the good news is some of the best projects are now free to browse on The Making Spot! In our newly-launched scrapbooking section.

Now you can find your favourite projects and designers from Scrapbook inspirations magazine all in one place. We've got some great ways you can use our scrapbook ideas without any previous scrappy skills! Whether you've never scrapped before or you've already caught the bug and are looking for ideas, here's a few ways we're here to help. If you love to play with paper, why not treat yourself & subscribe to Papercraft inspirations?

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With our tips from the pros. Here Shimelle Laine shows us how to keep page layouts simple.