Friday, October 5, 2007

Are you addicted to scrapbooking?

Well help is at hand, let me tell you about a fun and interesting way to feed your addiction.

Do you love to find new sources of inspiration, be it a new designer, blog, tutorial or online magazine article for instance. I know I do but I sometimes find it just a little overwhelming trying to search for new information. I mean really, who has the time to go through the 11,500,000 sites that come up on a Google search under scrapbooking? Not me, but I also know that I ultimately miss out on a lot of really great stuff.

In my last post I outlined the reasons why social bookmarking is becoming such a popular method of finding information on the internet. In terms of scrapbooking I believe that social bookmarking offers a fantastic way for us to pool our resources and share our favourite sites with each other. I think that it is the perfect fit for the scrapbooking community since we, as a group, genuinely like to share information and are always very generous in helping each other better our craft. So why hasn't this idea of social bookmarking taken the scrapbooking world by storm? I know that some of you have already embraced the concept and are using sites like del.icio.us for example but the problem is, in my humble opinion, that the big social bookmarking sites can be a little daunting to the uninitiated. I also find that they are just too generalised and that you can get lost trying to find scrapbook related information amongst all the politics and current affairs. So where does that leave us?


Imagine if there was a social bookmarking site that was dedicated purely to the scrapbooking community. A site where all the tags are of interest to scrapbookers. Imagine having just one site from which you could feed your scrap addiction, one site where you can share your favourite sites with your peers and in turn discover new sources of inspiration and information that you didn't even know existed. One site that made it easy to share and discover. One site to become your favourite source of new information and inspiration. What a fantastic resource it would be.

Well, have I got great news for you. There is now a social bookmarking service that does all this, that is specifically geared to the scrapbooking community. It is called My Scrap List. Whether you are a paper, digital or hybrid scrapper this site is designed for you. Whether you scrap for fun or profit this site is for you. Whether you are a consumer, a site owner or a blog author this site is for you. It is designed for the scrapbooking community and your support will make it a valuable resource for all as well as a fun way to feed your scrap addiction.

All you need to do is to click on the link below, set up your free account, import your favourite sites you already have bookmarked and start exploring. Once you have had a good look around make sure you invite your friends to come and join in because as they say, "the more the merrier." I'll see you there and I look forward to sharing with you.

Rachael

My Scrap List

2 comments:

DSD-Pro said...

Hey there my friend,

Looks like you've got a good idea here that will surely grow - in time becoming a great resource for scrappers!

I'd be happy to joing the list. Except your link only leads me to the graphic and not to the actual list.

Could you please email me the list URL? ;)

Thanks,
Cindy Angiel (aka PaintChip)
http://dsd-professionals.com

Unknown said...

Thanks for your support. The link is fixed now as well but I see you found a way to the site. Hope you enjoy.