Scrapbooking

The various colors, textures, and weaves of fabric allow a great deal of creativity and imagination. Your antique page can then be left as is, chalked, or inked for an even more dramatic effect.

74. Black or brown cardstock works best for this technique.

33. Rubber stamps can be anything really, because they are a booming business.

"Wood? You still place photographs, newspaper clippings, poems, and tickets into your scrapbook to display with embellishments and preserve your memories.

Collages create great funky scrapbook pages. Scrap Backgrounds Use your scrap bits to create great funky backgrounds.

Vellum Vellum is a transparent, translucent material. By far, the best resource for all sorts of textured paper is Paper Mojo.

This technique is especially useful in children's art and educational scrapbooks. Just follow the directions on the package, but do it in a saucepan and bring it to a simmer before dying the fabric.

If you can't find one you like, many companies can custom make them for you. Many of these products are so strong that you can now decorate your scrapbook pages with ribbons, feathers, flowers, or even metal charms.

However, you can also create customized buttons that match your background or general color scheme. Experiment with how much you crumple it.

Place a piece of pain paper on top of the fabric and iron where the fabric is. If the paper is not lignin-free, it will eventually discolor your photos and other materials touching it.

Depending on what your scrapbooking plan is, those swatches might work great. If you do it with text, it will make it difficult to read (depending on how far apart you space the squares) but it looks neat.

Shells come in all sorts of colors and shapes that will enhance your color theme. Many companies on the Internet can create a custom one for you as well.

Place your object or photograph on top of this middle section. Vellum is available in both acidic and non-acidic forms.

The color of chalk chosen can be either a similar color to the background, a contrasting color, or an outlining color such as black or grey depending on the result you want. Alternately, you can use Liver of Sulpher to make the copper look old and blackened.

Textured paper is available in a variety of textures and colors and is available in most craft and office supply stores. Hemp glues quite easily and hides glue messes well.

You can tarnish copper tooling foil by heating it. For a milder tear, crease the paper by folding it and tear along the crease.

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If you do it with text, it will make it difficult to read (depending on how far apart you space the squares) but it looks neat. This is time consuming and frustrating, so the best solution is to reduce static electricity before you add the powder or glitter by simply placing a dryer sheet on top of the page before you work, and then spray the powder and glitter with archival spray to keep it in place.

Smudging pencil is easier and gives a little bit more control. Stickers of your child's favorite cartoon or television program can add a personal accent to your scrapbook page.

The only acid-free fabric dyes I know of are Ranger Crafts dyes (http://www. You can also group items into formal or informal categories such as similar colors, events, activities, individuals, or families.

These flowers are made with fabric and wire. 57.

You can tarnish copper tooling foil by heating it. Just follow the directions on the package, but do it in a saucepan and bring it to a simmer before dying the fabric.

7. To create this effect, dip a dry paint brush into acrylic paint.

Book Jacket Backgrounds For an added personal touch and artistic flair, use a book jacket as a background. 5.

The book is to keep the paper from curling, and the wax paper is to keep the paper from sticking to the book. Simply, tear, cut or punch shapes and designs out of the darker and lighter colors and place them on the middle colored background.

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Today, scrapbooks have evolved into long lasting, beautiful mementos containing everything from news clippings to three-dimensional objects. Just be sure to place the object you plan to cut onto a mat or wad or newspaper before using the exacto knife.

To create a unique leather look, simply distress cardstock. 36.

Finally, add black and tan chalk on top of the rub to shadow and highlight the item. You could even combine this with the previous tip, fraying, for a dramatic effect.

Tinting Tinting is a great way to add a touch of color to black-and-white photos. 66.

Mounting Once your scrapbooking page is laid out to your liking you can begin attaching and gluing your various photographs, mementos, text, and titles. To create this frosted charm look, sprinkle embossing powder and glitter on the metal charms and heat.

Cut a square inch and suck on it for a minute or so. They may be useful in scrapbooks with a freedom, peace, or quiet theme.

44. These buttons can then be glued or tied onto your scrapbook page with thread or embroidery cotton.

17. Emboss clear.

As are pattern shears, which are required to cut the stained glass panes. These can include quotes, sayings, fillers, or simple phrases.

To test this, soak a square inch of fabric in a glass of water over night. First, print a photograph directly onto shrink plastic.

Local copy shops can provide this service for you at a very reasonable price. Alternately, these embellishments can be used to soften the look of a busy or sharp image.