Scrapbooking Resources

Titles can be as basic as the date of an event, the name of an individual, or a specific event. Don't prepare the paper to guide the tear at all, just start tearing where you want the tear to be.

So, to practically stop this in its tracks, give the entire piece of paper a spray of archival spray (like Archival Mist) before attaching anything to it. Again, they are acidic, but not quite as acidic as Kool-Aid, and will leave your fabric with bright bold colors.

Furthermore, tags need not be made of paper. Most craft stores have a varied selection of molds.

19. If items are too closely spaced, your reader will feel overwhelmed.

Some of the best sanity savers include glue dots, glue pens, Xyron adhesives, and two-sided tape. However, I think Kool-Aid is acidic enough for the purposes of scrapbooking.

Print Onto Fabric Instead of printing a quote or a title onto paper and gluing that on fabric, why not print it directly onto fabric? If you find a mistake, mark, or glue bits on your scrapbook page just rub it off using a soft white eraser.

You still place photographs, newspaper clippings, poems, and tickets into your scrapbook to display with embellishments and preserve your memories. This will be one petal.

The wax acts as a resistant to the ink, forming a textured look. Coat a red or burgundy colored cardstock with brown chalk.

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For example, you can add a health blush to Grandma's cheeks. This will closely approximate the appearance of homemade paper.

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Do note that hemp is very high in lignin. Alternately, small doves can be punched and placed along the borders to add a romantic touch to a wedding scrapbook.

Wood Backgrounds Use your imagination and creativity to explore new materials for backgrounds. By far, the best resource for all sorts of patterned paper is Paper Mojo.

86. If your items are spaced to far apart, your viewer will feel short changed.

To reduce static electricity, place a drying sheet over the fake fur before you glue it into place. Gold and brown crayon with a reddish water color brushed over it would look wonderful for autumn pages.

Some people like to use their finger, and some prefer to use a ball of densely crumpled paper. A basic cropping technique is used to create a photographic mosaic.

17. Mounting Once your scrapbooking page is laid out to your liking you can begin attaching and gluing your various photographs, mementos, text, and titles.

40. These shapes can add to the impact of the themes.

Embossing is a lot of fun and the results can be magnificent! Often these sheets have an adhesive strip on one side to promote adherence to even nonmetal objects.

Most craft stores have a varied selection of molds. Wax Resist You probably experimented with the technique of wax resist in elementary school.

Try crumpling and crumpling other types of paper, they may become cloth-like as well. 8.

Keep in mind, however, that feathers are not acid-free, nor do they preserve well at all. 83.

To paint tissue paper, punch or tear bits of tissue paper into various shapes. Quill half of a strip then quill the other half in the opposite direction to make an "S" shape.

Theme The theme of your scrapbook can be simple or complex. 18.

We hope that you will give it a try! Mini-glue dots are great for those small items.

Click here to go to Paper Mojo. Unlike plastic flowers, fabric flowers look more realistic.

It is stronger than traditional sewing thread, so it will last a very long time and comes in a wide variety of colors. When the blade is dull, the end is simply broken off to reveal another sharp tip, or easily replaced.

For an interesting change from ribbon and lace, try using jute or raffia. What is Scrapbooking?

These embellishments can be used as an added touch for baby announcements, children's artwork, or elegant gift books depending on the shape and size. If the paper is not lignin-free, it will eventually discolor your photos and other materials touching it.

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Basically, use three papers, a dark, a light, and a medium shade of the same color. Embellishments need not be expensive, in fact most are free!

Talk about high lignin content, but if use correctly it will make a beautiful looking scrapbook, just not one that will last for generations. Unfortunately, typewriter keys are very expensive to buy.

If you need to, redampen the edge and remove more material, little by little. 52.

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It is very strong and fibrous. Mosaics stretch out photographs into an artistic rendition of the original photograph.

So your best bet is to scan the instant photograph and print in out. By far, the best resource for all sorts of colored paper is Paper Mojo.

Otherwise, the knife will cut right through your picture and into your scrapbook page or dining room table. Rubber Stamping Rubber stamps dipped in acid-free ink can be used to create various embellishments.