Most scrapbookers and papercrafters are inspired by other people's work and enjoy the eye candy on offer on the web. Top crafting websites for visual impact and sheer indulgence include:
Ztampf! Digital Artistry
At Ztampf!, talented artist and designer Lie Fung showcases her digital scrapbooking elements. Even if you are not a digital scrapbooker, the design quality and attention to detail make her products a visual feast. If you do want to try digital scrapbooking, this is a good place to start as prices are affordable. Remember that you will need editing software such as My Craft Studio to build your pages.
Tim Holtz
The stalwart of papercrafting, Tim Holtz, has his own website. Regularly updated, the blog, gallery of ideas and product demonstration videos are both informative and good to look at. Tim often hosts free product giveaways for readers who enter simple challenges, such as commenting on his blog.
Shimelle.com
Shimelle Laine is a self-confessed scrapbooking addict and lover of all pretty things who aims to share her passion with others. Her attractive website includes a gallery, challenges and online classes. She takes wonderful photographs of her work and her life in general and even throws in some cupcake recipes for good measure.
Two Peas In a Bucket
Two Peas In a Bucket is one of the most respected and visually arresting online scrapbooking communities. It is considered an honour to be showcased on the site and many professionals submit their work to the gallery. Challenges, online crops, tutorials, forums and an online shop means the site caters for everyone's tastes.
Craft Stamper
The web extension of the popular Craft Stamper magazine, this site specialises in rubber stamping and paint and ink-based techniques for cardmaking and scrapbooking. With several projects to try each month, the instructions are clear and the accompanying photographs pleasing on the eye.
Teesha Moore
Teesha Moore is an exciting contemporary artist whose vibrant website makes full use of her colourful artwork. She specialises is quirky journal pages and gives a step by step account of how she achieves her eye-catching results. If you are taken by her style, her journals are available to buy in print.
Shabby Blogs
For something completely different, Shabby Blogs provides a sumptuous range of digital papers, borders and elements to use on your blog pages. For lovers of digital scrapbooking, the products are so tempting they may lead to a whole new hobby of writing.
Louise Dop - Louise Dop has been a successful UK-based freelance writer and technical author for ten years. With a degree in Physics and a career ...
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