Scrapbooking

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Markers A marker is a seeming obvious tool for writing and embellishing on scrapbook pages. 41.

Having oversized or off-centered photographs looks very unprofessional. 36.

Quilling Quilling, or paper filigree, is the art of rolling thin strips of paper into different shapes and using the shapes to form designs. Shrink art paper is available at your local craft store.

You can only cover it up or try to incorporate it somehow. Magnetic Sheets Magnetic sheets and magnetized photo albums can be used as backgrounds.

Quill a tight spiral and then tightly pinch one end to create a teardrop shape. Just gently squeeze the liquid onto or around the desired image or form, let it dry, apply heat (often a hair dryer on high and held close can work), and the liquid appliqué will puff up to create a 3 dimensional line or design.

Traditional Hawaiian Lei Borders Leis can be used to make fancy three-dimensional borders. When gluing flowers, place a thin line of glue along the stem or directly on each petal.

Let it completely dry over night. Don't prepare the paper to guide the tear at all, just start tearing where you want the tear to be.

27. Then, cook the photograph until it shrinks.

At the top of this list is an exacto knife. 76.

Simply rub the product on the metal. Alternative attachment methods include sewing and eyelets.

31. Graphics and Clipart Various graphics and clip art are available on the Internet.

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. 96.

Fabric Flowers Fabric flowers make great embellishments on scrapbook pages. Well, how would you like to make your own?

Next, using watercolor pencils and a wet paintbrush thoroughly coat the tissue paper. If you can't find one you like, many companies can custom make them for you.

Then, paste these marbles, using clear drying glue, on top of writing or an embellishment that you want magnified. Experiment with how much you crumple it.

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These early techniques may seem simple to you, but they are all a necessary part of teaching you to scrapbook like an expert. " To manually change a distracting or cluttered background of a photo, simply cut out the background and replace it with a with a new paper background; this allows the eye to focus on the people instead of the clutter behind them.

For instance, pictures of your sweetheart can be punched into heart shapes to add to the romantic type of love. Simply cut a photograph into evenly spaced squares.

Alternately, you can use Liver of Sulpher to make the copper look old and blackened. If your items are spaced to far apart, your viewer will feel short changed.

These pictures can be used as backgrounds, as focus items, or as embellishments. 65.

Black or brown cardstock works best for this technique. You could also take a paper grocery bag and crumple it and crumple it.

However, check out your local hardware store for metal glues or contact cement. Local copy shops can provide this service for you at a very reasonable price.

Use your imagination and creativity. Charms Metal charms add a unique personalized element to scrapbook pages.

Pre-rolled quills and/or precut quilling paper are available in specialty craft stores. To see a great gallery of quills, go to AmyTree.

Shrink art is easy to use. 64.

The design is indented into the paper or material. The eyedropper allows better control of the glitter and reduces mess.

Some people say to add vinegar when dying with Kool-Aid, because the added acidity helps the fabric retain color. Tarnish can be easily removed by rubbing Tabasco sauce on the tarnish.

Be especially careful not to let the lacquer spill over the edge and ruin other parts of your scrapbook pages. 75.

To make your own quills, you roll strips of paper (from 1/8" to 1" wide, with 1/8" being standard) around a toothpick to make the paper into a spiral. Any bits of metal can be used.

You shouldn't use real popcorn, especially if it is butter coated. Use acid-free tape on the backside to keep it all together.

Buttons Buttons can be added to pop up windows for effect or to educational scrapbooks as a learning device. A beaded Hawaiian Lei is made by stringing large and small beads onto a string of embroidery cotton.

Most craft stores have a varied selection of molds. The tape should say "acid-free" right on the packaging.

Mini-glue dots are great for those small items. 68.

Just lay the items on the page where you think they should go. Then, glue the squares onto the background leaving an equal space between each square.

Unfortunately, the market has not caught up to this and there is no inexpensive and accurate way to test the acidity of fabric. Remember, you can continue removing it, but you can't add it back!

Rhinestones and body art rhinestones come in many different shapes and colors. Next, apply glue to the metal loop petal you just made, and place fabric on top.