Scrapbooking

Be aware however, because tearing does not comply well with all themes. 72.

Alternative attachment methods include sewing and eyelets. Embossing Embossing is the art of adding dimension to card stock, metal, and vellum.

Remember, you can continue removing it, but you can't add it back! The wax acts as a resistant to the ink, forming a textured look.

However, crystal lacquer looks especially nice on more formal gift scrapbooks. The basic idea is to draw on the photograph with these pens to create custom tints.

Gold and brown crayon with a reddish water color brushed over it would look wonderful for autumn pages. Also keep a sharp eye out for deals in second hand stores and garage sales.

This can be used as a softening agent for baby scrapbooks, as a touch of elegance to gift scrapbooks, or to create dimension in a boring flat page. You may want to just write captions below the pictures.

But don't limit yourself to this; many collages look great without predefined borders if the pictures are combined nicely. Then, squeeze the excess water out of the paper and press the mixture in any candy or soap mold.

Silver and Gold Accents Beautiful silver and gold accents make a wonderful touch to lettering or tags on your scrapbook page. In this way, you will see a slight shadow only along the very edge.

To make faux typewriter keys, stamp a letter onto your background. Unfortunately, the market has not caught up to this and there is no inexpensive and accurate way to test the acidity of fabric.

The tape should say "acid-free" right on the packaging. Magnetic sheets are best used in children's educational scrapbooks or other scrapbooks that will be used and reused several times.

Then, using a small paintbrush, paint this piece of vellum with gold or silver leaf. Glitter can also create a huge mess if you don't apply it properly.

Be aware, however, that some of these paper alternates are extremely difficult to work with, break easily, and may not preserve well. When punching out and gluing small pieces of paper, place a strip of double-sided tape on the back of the paper before punching out the shape.

Local copy shops can provide this service for you at a very reasonable price. 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.

What you are doing is painting with the minimum amount of paint, adding only a subtle amount. Alternately, small doves can be punched and placed along the borders to add a romantic touch to a wedding scrapbook.

You could even combine this with the previous tip, fraying, for a dramatic effect. 50.

82. Flowers can be placed whole, in bunches with other flowers, as petals, or punched into various shapes.

Faux ABC Beads ABC beads look great on children's artwork and baby scrapbooks. Quilling Quilling, or paper filigree, is the art of rolling thin strips of paper into different shapes and using the shapes to form designs.

86. Lignin is a substance found naturally in plants.

This method would be the easiest. So, unless you are selling your scrapbook then you don't have anything to worry about.

Scrape off all of the gunk, then put a layer of wax paper on it and lay a nice, big heavy book on top of it. Alternately, you can use embroidery cotton to tie the feather in place.

These shapes and sizes can range from animals and characters for children's artwork or elegant bells for weddings or wedding showers. Double stick foam tape literally allows items to pop out at your reader adding realism to items.

Then, rinse the material under lukewarm water and set to dry. Drybrushing Drybrushing is a technique used to highlight or shade objects or areas of a scrapbook page.

Your mother, on the other hand, will love a multitude of baby pictures fancifully embellished with flowers, ribbon, and baby fingerprints. 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.

Simply, roll out a small ball of the clay. This adds a masculine touch that is great for those interested in cars, trains, airplanes, or metalworking.

To test this, soak a square inch of fabric in a glass of water over night. Depending on what your scrapbooking plan is, those swatches might work great.

Next, using watercolor pencils and a wet paintbrush thoroughly coat the tissue paper. 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.

However, scrapbooking techniques and tools have matured substantially. A traditional Lei is made using paper orchids, roses, rounded mums, and cup and saucer flowers with punched shapes and then gluing them together.

40. You shouldn't use real popcorn, especially if it is butter coated.

I suggest that you test print whatever you want to be printed on the fabric on regular paper first. This gives the copper red, orange, and purple tones.

64. To test for this, cut a square inch off and soak it in a glass of water over night.

Go to your favorite hardware or home improvement store and buy a tube of 100% silicon. The book is to keep the paper from curling, and the wax paper is to keep the paper from sticking to the book.

Due to these new techniques and tools, the uses of scrapbooking have expanded drastically. This creates an artistic look to your child's artwork.

Many only use 2 different types of beads. Quilling Quilling, or paper filigree, is the art of rolling thin strips of paper into different shapes and using the shapes to form designs.

Homemade Paper Embellishments Candy and soap molds can be used to make embellishments with that homemade paper look. Another method is to string wire through the charm and attach both end of the wire to secure eyelets.

These are available an amazing variety. However, the method I prefer to use is glue with the glitter mixed right in.

However, if the sequins are placed in specific patterns and colors the effects can be elegant and dainty. Tags can be used for accents, captions, and thought bubbles as well as dedications.

Many people like to laminate the newspaper clipping. 61.