Scrapbooking Resources

Hinges Hinges are used to make pop up windows. 28.

To further slow this process, use Mylar or page protectors to protect the newspaper from the outside elements. 22.

Do you also remember all of your hard work falling apart two months later? Tags can be used for accents, captions, and thought bubbles as well as dedications.

Curled Edges For a unique look to your background and borders, curl the edges of your border and background pages. Photograph Mosaics An attractive technique for placing photographs into scrapbooks is the photograph mosaic.

Puzzle pieces give a creative and playful look to children's art and educational scrapbooks. 45.

It may also be used to highlight a mechanical or metal working theme. Pockets can also be made of fabric sewn together.

Then, the piece is immediately ready to place. Wood Backgrounds Use your imagination and creativity to explore new materials for backgrounds.

What you are doing is painting with the minimum amount of paint, adding only a subtle amount. Next, place a picture on top of the carbon paper.

Simply, tear, cut or punch shapes and designs out of the darker and lighter colors and place them on the middle colored background. Do note that macaroni is a food item -- and we all know what happens to food after a while, just look in your teenager's bedroom for a reminder… Yeesh… There are a few things you can do to prolong your scrapbook pages containing these sorts of embellishments.

26. Alternative attachment methods include sewing and eyelets.

By far, the best resource for all sorts of textured paper is Paper Mojo. Charms Metal charms add a unique personalized element to scrapbook pages.

The eyedropper allows better control of the glitter and reduces mess. com).

You might make a cake pattern for you niece the pastry cook. Using a marker, add color to a paper towel or make up sponge.

This adds a handicraft or outdoor feeling to your scrapbook. 7.

76. It is very strong and fibrous.

Regular mounting tape is fine for buttons and bottle caps, but when it come to mounting photos you need to use special photo mounting tape which is completely acid-free. Next, start placing the glue in the areas that you want glittered.

For a fine tear, crease the paper and then lick the crease (or you can use a damp sponge). 98.

Just cut your paper border about an inch larger than you need. Polymer Molds To create great three-dimensional items of virtually any shape and size use polymer molds.

These markers are also acid-free, fade-resistant, waterproof, and available in a variety of colors. If you make a mistake, there is no going back.

Be aware, however, that some of these media alternates are extremely difficult to work with, break easily, and may not preserve well. 96.

Instead, have a different color background and use red accent to help draw out the red of the photo. Click here to go to Paper Mojo.

Flowers can be placed whole, in bunches with other flowers, as petals, or punched into various shapes. Often used items can be ripped apart and the pieces reused literally for only pennies.

To reduce static electricity, place a drying sheet over the fake fur before you glue it into place. For a fine tear, crease the paper and then lick the crease (or you can use a damp sponge).

Feathers add an air of softness. Titles can be as basic as the date of an event, the name of an individual, or a specific event.

In this way, you will see a slight shadow only along the very edge. 26.

The design is indented into the paper or material. It can be embellished with chalk or pencil or simply left plain.

Now, you've pretty much made this piece of paper the "bad apple" of your scrapbook, as it will age faster than normal and aid the decomposition of things it touches. Then, you need to simplify your page a bit and increase the spacing between objects.

Faux Typewriter Keys Typewriter keys add a learned look to a scrapbook page. You may also choose to lay the items out in a standard recipe or calendar layout.

To clean up, simply brush away the remaining glitter once the object is completely dried and be sure to spray the glitter with Archival Mist to further secure it in place. Is your page bare?

Is your page bare? A good way to slow down the effects of the lignin and acid the puzzle piece will have on your scrapbook is to give them a healthy dose of Archival Mist spray.

A good way to make your own personal seals is with Crayola Model Magic. Then, attach to shape onto your scrapbook page.

This is a very elegant touch on gift scrapbooks or invitations. 10.

Photographs Nearly all, if not all, scrapbooks will contain photographs. These items add texture and color to your work.

25. Faux Wax Seals You've seen them, those cool wax dots that keep letter envelopes closed.

Regular mounting tape is fine for buttons and bottle caps, but when it come to mounting photos you need to use special photo mounting tape which is completely acid-free. For instance, a logical shape for a wedding or Valentines Day scrapbook is a heart.

Puzzle pieces give a creative and playful look to children's art and educational scrapbooks. A beaded Hawaiian Lei is made by stringing large and small beads onto a string of embroidery cotton.

Wax pencils are soft pencils designed to write on glass, plastic and photographs. Common shapes include circles, squares, hearts, and stars.