52 Scrapbooking Challenges

by Elsie Flannigan

Ready to take your scrapbooking style to the next level? In this exciting book, creative designer Elsie Flannigan presents you with 52 fun scrapbooking challenges! Follow along as Elsie and her team of designers take each challenge. Then challenge yourself to do the same. Learn how to discover your personal style, increase your scrapbooking creativity and create layouts that are uniquely you. This easy-to-use resource is packed with over 150 brand-new layout ideas and includes six bonus quizzes to help you discover your own signature scrapbooking style. Plus, get some of Elsie's favorite fonts—FREE with purchase!

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Art

150 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Marybeth Cully · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great ideas for pages…an oldie but a goodie!

[Megan Kiekel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome book if you’re in a design rut.

Elise Flannigan (now Elsie Larson) is one of my favorite scrapbookers. I love her messy, handmade approach to the craft.

The challenges in this one are pretty much all technique driven (as opposed to technique and story driven, like in We Dare You above). I like the format of this, because you can totally try to do one of these challenges a week for a year and at the end you’ll have grown so so much (yup, I did this whole book too. Time to start over again?)

Though most of the layouts in this seem dated now (the price, I’ve realized of having a non-classic style), there are still tons of awesome ideas in here from multiple awesome contributors.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

i saw 52 scrapbook challenges at michaels while wandering through the scrapbooking supplies aisles, and the cover immediately caught my attention. i had to stop and flip through the pages before i moved another foot. i knew from that second that i was hooked on elsie flannigan's style. what's not to love? it's whimsical and bright, colorful and cheery, eclectic and innovative. elsie flannigan made modern-day scrapbooking fun again. instead of living by a bunch of rules, she broke them and created her own. there is no right or wrong way to scrapbook. her works and techniques are completely inspiring. if you want to be a liberated scrapper, this book is for you.

[Bonita Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of my fave scrapbooking idea books.. fun and full of life just like elsie herself! You can read her blog here, www.abeautifulmess.typepad.com
She's got such a zest for living!

[Lain · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the first books I turn to when I am facing scrapper's block! Full of fun challenges and eye-popping layouts.

[Dana]

one of my fav idea books of all time. I love Elsie Flannigan!

[Jess · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very creative. Eye candy really, not a how to. Pages too involved for the average scrapbooker. Expensive book for pretty pictures.

[Revlie.schuit · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun fun fun

[Charin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's magic :) :) I love going through this one again and again!

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

pretty much THE book that really got me into scrapbooking! Still today I can thumb through it and get inspired!

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great inspirational resource. Particularly for those who like distressed pages, paint, doodles, ribbon and anything that looks a little messy.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elsie is my absolute favorite "Celebrity Scrapbooker"! She comes up with simple ways to make your pages absolutely adorable.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elsie's ideas and layouts rock.
I'm not a scrapper but loved the ideas and will use in my art journals.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved all the inspiration. Can't wait to try out the different techniques.

[Tiffiny · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I had the money to purchase endless supplies! Oh the things I could do, then... I like this book. It has good ideas and I want to make the time to make pages like these.

[Christina]

Really want to look at this book!

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

fun to look thru.

[DeeAnn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! It has inspired me to get busy on scrapbooks again. It is really well written and is full of great photos.

[Kristina Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! Elsie's style is very different from mine and it was a great source of inspiration in getting me to leave my comfort zone.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Elsie's style!

[Faye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love her style, freestyle, inspiring, lots of cool ideas.

[Ursula · Rating 5 out of 5]

totally inspiring!