Scrapbooking Resources

This will closely approximate the appearance of homemade paper. Glitter can also create a huge mess if you don't apply it properly.

These items are generally used as a way to anchor difficult or heavy objects to your scrapbook pages. Markers are easy to draw with and can be used to color in portions of lettering, in borders, or to create accents.

Then after a few minutes, crumple the paper a bit and then iron it flat again. It may also be used to highlight a mechanical or metal working theme.

Here is another FUN way to age paper. This presents a feel of as time goes by.

These days, even an expensive scanner can scan high-quality images. These flowers are made with fabric and wire.

To make a pop up window, divide a piece of paper into three sections. This will be one petal.

Basically, shadow boxes are 3 dimensional "frames" that hold text, photos or embellishments. There are great ways to make a professionally done scrapbook, and plenty of tools to help make it easy.

Just try to make sure that no photos directly touch fabric, and if you need them to overlap, make sure there is a layer of paper between the two. Alternately, these embellishments can be used to soften the look of a busy or sharp image.

You can only cover it up or try to incorporate it somehow. To do this, just place a dryer sheet on top of the page before you begin working.

Color Color coordination and contrast will highlight and accent your scrapbook. It can be embellished with chalk or pencil or simply left plain.

You can do this with a lot of different things. Markers A marker is a seeming obvious tool for writing and embellishing on scrapbook pages.

Another way is to scratch the paper with an emery board or sandpaper. Punching Basically punching is the cutting out of an image or piece of text using a cookie cutter like tool.

Simply, roll out a small ball of the clay. Most craft stores sell bags of shells you can use.

Fraying looks especially good in children's scrapbooks, as well as pages for your more creative and imaginative friends. To achieve this technique, first you need two copies of the same photo.

For an interesting change from ribbon and lace, try using jute or raffia. The design of your tags will depend entirely on your personal needs and desires.

Don't worry, this is safe. Just lay the items on the page where you think they should go.

Leather Look A leather look can add elegance to your scrapbooking page. 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.

Then cover the item in a clear embossing powder and heat. Homemade Paper For a unique background, try using homemade paper.

It is by Pioneer Thinking, here is the web address: http://www. Some people like to use their finger, and some prefer to use a ball of densely crumpled paper.

Tags Yep, they are just like they sound: a various shaped slip of paper or other material to add extra text… Usually… I mean, this is how they are usually used, but like anything else in scrapbooking: be creative! Titles and text can also be punched to create professional looking scrapbook pages.

When the blade is dull, the end is simply broken off to reveal another sharp tip, or easily replaced. Fraying Fraying can create extremely interesting and artistic border accents.

When finished, the shrink art becomes a solid plastic piece with your custom artwork on it. Spend a good amount of time planning and arranging then rearranging the collage.

Some types of eyelets also make elegant accents. Place a piece of pain paper on top of the fabric and iron where the fabric is.

Some of the most interesting tags are made from fabric, wood, and other odds and ends found around the house. Puzzle pieces give a creative and playful look to children's art and educational scrapbooks.

You can probably find a set of embellishments for nearly any theme. Embroidery Cotton Embroidery cotton (a heavy-duty, high-quality type of thread) can be used in a number of interesting scrapbooking ways.

Use the dry colored tissue paper as a background, a border, or as a fancy embellishment. In this way, pockets can be virtually any texture, color, and weave to suit your required needs.

The best solution is scanning the art and using a picture of it for the scrapbook. When gluing feathers, place a thin line of glue along the center of the feather.

This strong and versatile blade allows you to cut almost anything into any shape. Thus, tags can be big or small, square or specially shaped, white or colored, plain or textured.

The first thing to avoid is paper that is not lignin-free. amytree.

37. Next, crinkle the individual popcorns and roll them into tight balls.

The various colors, textures, and weaves of fabric allow a great deal of creativity and imagination. 61.

Beading Beads can add color and design to a scrapbook. com/makingpaper.

You can place everything in the center of your page, place a single focus item in the center, or divide the page into sections adding items to each section. Finally, add black and tan chalk on top of the rub to shadow and highlight the item.

Furthermore, copper is fairly easy to work with and cut into various shapes. Pictures really are worth a thousand words.

Be aware, however, that some of these media alternates are extremely difficult to work with, break easily, and may not preserve well. Copper, aluminum and other metal sheets can be found at many craft stores, and with a nice sharp pair of snips they can be cut easier than you would think.

Embellishments can be used as the main focus of your page, to highlight items, or as borders. It is stronger than traditional sewing thread, so it will last a very long time and comes in a wide variety of colors.

Pre-rolled quills and/or precut quilling paper are available in specialty craft stores. These shapes can add to the impact of the themes.