Scrapbooking

Individual fibers can be used to highlight focus on certain items or used to add dimension to artwork or drawings. Once this hardens it will look just like a typewriter key.

Paint strips are available free for the taking in nearly any paint department. What Do I Need to Start Scrapbooking?

71. Also keep a sharp eye out for deals in second hand stores and garage sales.

Textured paper is available in a variety of textures and colors and is available in most craft and office supply stores. This technique is especially useful in children's art and educational scrapbooks.

However, I think Kool-Aid is acidic enough for the purposes of scrapbooking. To do this, grip the cardstock in your hands.

A general rule is to leave no empty space between the photographs. Accents Simple accents can be added to your pictures, borders, and backgrounds to create an air of softness and elegance.

However, pockets can also quickly and easily made by folding a piece of paper in half and then gluing three of the side edges. This scrapbook technique looks especially nice when the book jacket is the reader's favorite book or author, adding a wonderful personalized touch.

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

Title Don't forget to create a title for your scrapbook page. To create a unique leather look, simply distress cardstock.

94. You can also create glue lines.

Next, using your fingers, manipulate the paper into a curl. Then, glue the squares onto the background leaving an equal space between each square.

Just slow down and force it back to the crease and continue. Be aware, however, that the glossy coating on the book jacket creates an added challenge to sticking objects to this background.

Quickly and easily you have another copy of your baby announcement, recipe, or calendar. They normally sell large sheets of paper you can cut down (like 25"x35" large, and for good prices), but you can get 3"x5" swatches of 4-8 different papers for less than 4 bucks plus free shipping.

The right pattern tailored to your theme and purpose can also increase that professional look. Just be sure to place the object you plan to cut onto a mat or wad or newspaper before using the exacto knife.

Using these programs, photographs can be magically darkened, brightened, sharpened, enlarged, and cropped without ruining your original photograph. Embellishments can range from simple items such as stickers and ribbon to more complex techniques such as adding faux beads and silver accenting.

Many of these products are so strong that you can now decorate your scrapbook pages with ribbons, feathers, flowers, or even metal charms. 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.

Eyelets Eyelets are round stub-like pieces of metal. Be careful not to overload a page with embellishments, more is not always better.

Unfortunately, the market has not caught up to this and there is no inexpensive and accurate way to test the acidity of fabric. This will adhere the fabric to the freezer paper.

For an ordered look, fit the collage within a defined shape, like a heart, circle, square, Christmas tree, or any other shape that correlates with the collage. However, hemp can also be used to make a scrapbook appear more masculine.

The design of your tags will depend entirely on your personal needs and desires. To achieve this technique, first you need two copies of the same photo.

When gluing flowers, place a thin line of glue along the stem or directly on each petal. Fabric can be used as a background or as a border to enhance dimension and texture to your scrapbook.

Faux Painting Faux painting can be created with various colored sheets of paper. Most craft stores sell bags of shells you can use.

Then lay the wax paper on top of glossy photo paper and then cover the wax paper with a sheet of regular printer paper. 69.

Shapes also make interesting placement patterns. it's time to let your creativity and imagination take over.

Unlike plastic flowers, fabric flowers look more realistic. Contrasting colors can also be used to create a more dramatic or focusing effect away from or towards various photographs or mementos.

However, when used on the back of a photograph, the ink will become permanent. Scrapbooking is still used to hold personal keepsakes and for gift giving, and now scrapbooking techniques can be used to make baby announcements, grandparent books, gift cards, artwork for kid's rooms, recipe books, and even educational tools.

Again, they are acidic, but not quite as acidic as Kool-Aid, and will leave your fabric with bright bold colors. Once they are dried, just roll up the wax paper or cut it into little squares and use them just like you would any other glue dots.

Then, squeeze the excess water out of the paper and press the mixture in any candy or soap mold. 18.

As are pattern shears, which are required to cut the stained glass panes. A well thought out color scheme can help define the theme of a page, attract attention to specific items, or detract away from mistakes.

The easiest pocket is simply an envelope. This can be glued very easily.

Homemade Paper Embellishments Candy and soap molds can be used to make embellishments with that homemade paper look. When finished, the shrink art becomes a solid plastic piece with your custom artwork on it.

84. If a sour aftertaste is left in your mouth then the fabric most likely contains some acid.

78. When gluing flowers, place a thin line of glue along the stem or directly on each petal.

Make a wire loop. The flowing nature of both materials encourages a touch of softness and elegance.

Photographs and text blocks can be punched into virtually any shapes or sizes. These are available an amazing variety.

Collages can have a theme such as a single individual or an entire family group combined. Coat a red or burgundy colored cardstock with brown chalk.

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. Most craft stores have a varied selection of molds.