Calling all BEGINNER scrapbookers, fantastic news — there’s a new LIVE monthly series with Product Development Creative Manager Noreen Smith that’s coming to YouTube and the Virtual Crop Facebook Group and it’s specifically for YOU, a brand-new scrapbooker! (Or if YOU aren’t new to scrapbooking, think of someone who you might like to invite so they can learn the basics and start to scrapbook alongside you!)
On the last Friday of EVERY month at noon CT, Scrapbooking 101 Tutorials with Noreen will give you 30-minute beginner-geared tutorials that will be streaming live at the same time on both channels (recordings will also be available afterward).
These monthly Scrapbooking 101 Tutorials are intended for brand-new scrapbookers and will go ALL the way back to the basics — down to step 1 of scrapbooking. So, if you’re looking to learn all the tips and tricks on how to start creating beautiful albums to cherish for years to come, you’ll want to tune in!
Below is a high-level overview of the tutorial topics Noreen will be covering, which will follow a 6-month rotation of topics*:

- Basic Elements of a Scrapbook Layout
- Choosing Themes/Color Schemes
- Photo Tips & How-To’s — e.g., placement on pages, various sizes, combining black and white with color prints
- Titles & Journaling — e.g., placement on pages, methods to do titles, using mats and making your own journal boxes
- Decorating & Embellishing
- Building Your Own Borders
- Storage & Organization
*Topics are subject to change.
PLUS, you can start applying what you’ve learned during each Scrapbooking 101 tutorial right away because Noreen will also be sharing a project idea for you each month to practice your scrappy skills!
Note: You do not have to have supplies in advance — you can always tune in live to watch the session, and if you want to purchase the product Noreen used or complete the project at a later time, you can order the supplies and watch the recording to create it.
We hope that you’ll tune in and join us on the last Friday of every month at noon CT for these live streamings!
P.S. Are YOU a member of the Virtual Crop Facebook Group? It’s your go-to place for MONTHLY Virtual Crops, MONTHLY Completed Album Challenges, WEEKLY LIVE STREAMING of Fast & Fun Projects with Noreen, LIVE QUARTERLY Secret Box Openings with project tutorials and so much more! We hope you’ll join our community of more than 34,000 fellow memory-keeping enthusiasts — you’ll feel right at home!
This willbe great. Us old hands need refreshers!
Great idea! I took a ten year plus hiatus and so much changed during that time.
Great idea for anyone. We OLD scrapbooks can learn some new tricks too.
This is awesome! I’ve been scrapbooking for several years, but there’s always room to learn new techniques, tips and tricks!
Love – any new tools help
I’m looking forward to the tutorials.
Excited to be part of this with Noreen.
Can not wait to maybe learn something that I have not thought of. Should be very interesting and refreshing!
Great idea even for those who’ve scrapbook for years