Scrapbooking

Many companies on the Internet can create a custom one for you as well. Dry embossing is a method which uses a burnisher and template to raise the surface of the paper.

If you can't find one you like, many companies can custom make them for you. A traditional Lei is made using paper orchids, roses, rounded mums, and cup and saucer flowers with punched shapes and then gluing them together.

Most regular glues do not work on metal. Though adding a title might seem to be obvious or unimportant, a title defines the whole basis of your scrapbook page.

Tags are a little added touch of professionalism that adds to the overall well-thought-out look of your scrapbook. Then, paste these marbles, using clear drying glue, on top of writing or an embellishment that you want magnified.

For even better results, Xyron the objects you want glittered. Stained Glass Mosaics Stained glass mosaics are an elegant, regal touch to any scrapbook page.

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Tarnish can be easily removed by rubbing Tabasco sauce on the tarnish. Lignin is a substance found naturally in plants.

Cut along these lines with scissors or a ruler and an exacto knife. 18.

Next, adhere a letter to one side of a Pop-Up Glue Dot, and then adhere the Pp-Up Glue Dot in your scrapbook. Tearing As the word suggests, tearing is the ripping of paper or tissue paper into various shapes or abstract forms.

Alternately, these embellishments can be used to soften the look of a busy or sharp image. To reduce the cloudiness effect caused by gluing, apply only a thin line of glue along the edges of the vellum.

89. Punching Basically punching is the cutting out of an image or piece of text using a cookie cutter like tool.

Shapes also make interesting placement patterns. Rubber stamps can be used to create cute images for children's and grandparents scrapbooks.

Use acid-free tape on the backside to keep it all together. Vellum Vellum is a transparent, translucent material.

The shape you choose for your scrapbook will depend entirely on your theme. Heck, you can even scan an entire finished scrapbook page, print it out and have copies of it to give away.

Tinting Tinting is a great way to add a touch of color to black-and-white photos. To attach fur, simply cut out the desired shape.

Depending on what your scrapbooking plan is, those swatches might work great. These items can then be glued onto your background or borders.

Be aware, however, that some of these media alternates are extremely difficult to work with, break easily, and may not preserve well. You should never use real fur in your scrapbooks.

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

However, you can also create customized buttons that match your background or general color scheme. This strong and versatile blade allows you to cut almost anything into any shape.

If lignin is not removed in the paper manufacturing process, the chemical will cause the paper product to gradually turn brownish-yellow and crumble. 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.

Markers A marker is a seeming obvious tool for writing and embellishing on scrapbook pages. Excess powder or glitter can be brushed away.

Simply, tear, cut or punch shapes and designs out of the darker and lighter colors and place them on the middle colored background. Rubber stamps are popular too.

Puzzle pieces give a creative and playful look to children's art and educational scrapbooks. 88.

Then lay the wax paper on top of glossy photo paper and then cover the wax paper with a sheet of regular printer paper. But of course many stores sell packages of embellishment kits.

This method would be the easiest. Then, using a sponge-tip applicator, apply bronze or rusty color metallic rub on.

Drybrushing Drybrushing is a technique used to highlight or shade objects or areas of a scrapbook page. What is the overall purpose for your scrapbook?

Coat a red or burgundy colored cardstock with brown chalk. Stickers can be used for captions, thought bubbles, to hide mistakes, or as embellishments.

A nice shape for a Christmas scrapbook is a Christmas tree. What is the overall purpose for your scrapbook?

Next, wipe the brush back and forth on a paper towel to remove most of the paint. 37.

Its uses are limited only to your imagination! Adding Dimension One good way to add dimension to images is to use double stick foam tape.

Weaving Photographs For more dramatic results from your photographs, try weaving two copies of the same photograph together. If you need to, redampen the edge and remove more material, little by little.

Collages can have a theme such as a single individual or an entire family group combined. Simply rub chalk along the edges of the paper.

Then, smudge the color onto the page. The design you create depends only upon your creativity and talent.

Most regular glues do not work on metal. Quilling Quilling, or paper filigree, is the art of rolling thin strips of paper into different shapes and using the shapes to form designs.

Painted Tissue Paper Painted tissue paper can add a colorful flair to your children's artwork or scrapbook page. They can also be simple flowers or leaves to create elegant looks for gift scrapbooks.

The tear will stay with the crease very well. To see a great gallery of quills, go to AmyTree.

Specialized glue dots and two-sided tape makes mounting your treasures simple and mess-free. These Pop up windows allow these items to be viewed and then hidden once again.