Scrapbooking

This creates an artistic look to your child's artwork. Magnetic Sheets Magnetic sheets and magnetized photo albums can be used as backgrounds.

There are several ways to attach charms to your page. 44.

Then, paste these marbles, using clear drying glue, on top of writing or an embellishment that you want magnified. Adding buttons to a scrapbook page can as simple as adding a ready-made button.

Wax Pencils Another important writing implement for scrapbooking is a wax pencil. Continue making loops until you have enough to make a flower.

You'll also want to be sure the fabric won't bleed its color to nearby items. Basically, all you need to scrapbook is an album, some glue-dots, a pair of scissors, and some photographs or newspaper clippings.

Puzzle Pieces Puzzle pieces make playful embellishments and borders. Dried Flowers Dried flowers make elegant embellishments and accents in scrapbooks.

Due to these new techniques and tools, the uses of scrapbooking have expanded drastically. Leather Look A leather look can add elegance to your scrapbooking page.

This technique creates a three-dimensional artistic look. Adding an antique look to your background or journals can be accomplished in several ways.

There are several ways to attach items to your scrapbook page that are much better than glue sticks. 77.

Digital pictures can easily be printed right onto lignin-free and acid-free paper. That way, the pencil sketching will remain very light and not interfere with or show through the marker.

These quick and less messy options include glue dots, two-sided tape, Xyron, acid-free photo tabs, and polypropylene corners. The answers to these three questions are all factors in selecting an appropriate theme.

Tearing creates an artistic look to backgrounds, borders, and embellishments. 67.

Rhinestones add color and shine to your scrapbook pages making any dull page more exciting. If you find a mistake, mark, or glue bits on your scrapbook page just rub it off using a soft white eraser.

Then lay the wax paper on top of glossy photo paper and then cover the wax paper with a sheet of regular printer paper. Make a wire loop.

Another way is to scratch the paper with an emery board or sandpaper. In this way, copper can be used to create an elegant antique look or a more masculine look.

You've probably heard that before, and it is true, but what is lignin anyways? Next, using your fingers, manipulate the paper into a curl.

26. 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.

There are plenty of other dye's out there, like Rit, that create great looking colors, but they are mostly quite acidic. You could also take a paper grocery bag and crumple it and crumple it.

These markers are also acid-free, fade-resistant, waterproof, and available in a variety of colors. These techniques gradually lead you from simple and easy "foundation" techniques, to more complex and advanced scrapbooking techniques.

They usually come in red and have a neato symbol imprinted in to the wax. 51.

If you find a mistake, mark, or glue bits on your scrapbook page just rub it off using a soft white eraser. Rhinestones and body art rhinestones come in many different shapes and colors.

Therefore, it is important to choose photographs that are of good quality and clearly illustrate your scrapbook theme. Many companies on the Internet can create a custom one for you as well.

31. You could even combine this with the previous tip, fraying, for a dramatic effect.

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. 32.

You can create three-dimensional object or you can create three-dimensional borders or backgrounds. Titles and text can also be punched to create professional looking scrapbook pages.

Some programs even allow you to easily change the background of the photograph. Leather Look A leather look can add elegance to your scrapbooking page.

38. Talk about high lignin content, but if use correctly it will make a beautiful looking scrapbook, just not one that will last for generations.

Next, paste the middle section of your pop up window to your background. If you need to, redampen the edge and remove more material, little by little.

This is a rather difficult thing to test in a short period of time, so try using only special scrapbooking stickers for scrapbooks you plan to preserve. Then, twist the petals together where you pinched them.

Depending on what your scrapbooking plan is, those swatches might work great. Titles can also be more interesting and exciting.

Polymer Molds To create great three-dimensional items of virtually any shape and size use polymer molds. Handprints are especially appreciated in baby or grandparent scrapbooks.

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Its uses are limited only to your imagination! Accents are most often used not to distract from the main focus, but to help bring out certain colors and/or designs in the main focus.

Then use a hole punch to punch out each individual letter. Don't worry, this is safe.

Furthermore, scrapbooks are no longer just for special occasions. Sequins come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors and are available at any local craft store.

Just be sure to place the object you plan to cut onto a mat or wad or newspaper before using the exacto knife. 52.

Faux Painting Faux painting can be created with various colored sheets of paper. This takes a bit of time and effort, but it looks great.