Scrapbook magazine opinions

[Minnie&Mickey]

My daughter is selling magazines for her chorus class and I am trying to decide between two different scrapbook magazines. I am already subscribed to Creating Keepsakes until next year, so I want to try something new. If it were you, would you go with Memory Makers or Simple Scrapbooks? I don't know very much about either one of them.

 

[Cruise04]

I subscribe to Memory Makers and I like it. You get some "special issues" once or twice a year. I have purchased Simple Scrapbooks a few times and I also like that one. I think Memory Makers is very similar to Creating Keepsakes, but if you like some of the people - or know of them - you will like it. If you are into more complicated pages, then you won't want to waste your money on Simple Scrapbooks but that's just my opinion.

 

[Stephres]

Yes, it really depends on your style of scrapbooking. I had, at one point or another, subscriptions to all three (and Paper Kutz) and I have let all run out except Simple Scrapbooks. I liked the emphasis on the pictures and simplicity. There are sketches which I really like and an article where they show a layout and the supplies needed. Then they show if you add a few more supplies what the layout can look like and then finally a few more supplies and revved up layout. I really like the different options. They also have lots of ideas for mini books or gift books, which I like doing as well.

If you are into the different mediums (paint, embossing, etc.) Memory Makers might be more up your alley because they try to keep up the latest trends. It was the first magazine I had when I started scrapbooking and I learned a lot from it.

 

[Minnie&Mickey]

I guess I should probably go buy an issue of both, look through them and then decide. Thanks for all your opinions! I wish I could just get both, but I know I would never get around to looking at all of them.