Scrapbooking

You can tarnish copper tooling foil by heating it. In this way, you can decrease the spacing between objects making your page more energetic.

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. Tearing As the word suggests, tearing is the ripping of paper or tissue paper into various shapes or abstract forms.

Wood Backgrounds Use your imagination and creativity to explore new materials for backgrounds. Next, adhere a letter to one side of a Pop-Up Glue Dot, and then adhere the Pp-Up Glue Dot in your scrapbook.

14. The best thing about scrapbooking is that although there are a plethora of scrapbooking supplies available on the market, you really don't need a lot to make your very first scrapbook.

64. Then, dampen this border by dipping only the edges of the paper into a shallow dish of water.

The powders are applied using embossing ink and then heated with an embossing heat gun. For instance, a birthday scrapbook could have a background made of your favorite gift wrap.

What is the overall purpose for your scrapbook? With a little practice, smudging can create a hazy or smoky effect.

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. Feathers add an air of softness.

Lighter shades act as highlights. These items decompose quickly and are not appropriate for long lasting scrapbooks, but make for great presentation while they last.

To save these creations, without the macaroni and glitter mess, simply scan and print your child's creations for use in your next scrapbook. 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.

Its purpose is to bind the cells of plants together and is quite literally what gives wood its strength. Perhaps, the theme of the scrapbook could be medicine.

These quick and less messy options include glue dots, two-sided tape, Xyron, acid-free photo tabs, and polypropylene corners. However, check out your local hardware store for metal glues or contact cement.

Complimentary colors can be slightly lighter or darker than the background to direct the focus towards or away from portions of the page. Special interests themes include favorite colors, sports, favorite television programs, music, the outdoors, or cultural influences.

Glitter can also create a huge mess if you don't apply it properly. Here's a shocker: paste is a thing of the past.

But if you are going to include macaroni and what-not in your scrapbooks, there is nothing you can do to permanently preserve the pages; you are only delaying the inevitable. There are great ways to make a professionally done scrapbook, and plenty of tools to help make it easy.

Set the item aside to dry. Alternately, computer fonts come in a wide variety and can provide great ways to type and print text in "spooky" or "flowery" lettering.

65. This paper can either match, compliment, or contrast your background color.

Or, use your trusty scanner to copy it and then print it onto lignin-free and acid-free paper. Cutting and Cropping Often photographs aren't quite the right shape and size, or the photographic image is improperly centered.

Punching Basically punching is the cutting out of an image or piece of text using a cookie cutter like tool. The wax will resist the paint and ink and show through, resulting in a great looking design.

It can be embellished with chalk or pencil or simply left plain. Many companies on the Internet can create a custom one for you as well.

At the top of this list is an exacto knife. When finished, the shrink art becomes a solid plastic piece with your custom artwork on it.

Rubber stamps are popular too. Use the dry colored tissue paper as a background, a border, or as a fancy embellishment.

" Yes wood. You can of course create one of any depth, height, and width, and I recommend creating these with stiff cardstock.

Furthermore, curled edges can soften and reduce the focus of a busy scrapbook page by directing the eye outwards. Another easy way to dye is with egg dyes sold for Easter.

They come in various shapes and sizes. Rubber stamps can be used to create cute images for children's and grandparents scrapbooks.

To make the shapes, polymer clay is placed into ready-made molds and baked. In addition to using only photographs, collages can also contain blocks of text or embellishment.

Shrink art paper is available at your local craft store. Color Color coordination and contrast will highlight and accent your scrapbook.

Quill a tight spiral and then tightly pinch one end to create a teardrop shape. Here is a basic template, just cut along the solid lines and fold inward on the dotted lines: Glue or tape the sides in place; you will end up with a sort of rectangular bowl.

82. There is a lot that can be done with this technique, let your creativity flow.

Unfortunately, regular markers tend to smudge and bleed through scrapbook pages. Be aware, however, that the glossy coating on the book jacket creates an added challenge to sticking objects to this background.

I suggest that you test print whatever you want to be printed on the fabric on regular paper first. Simply cut a photograph into evenly spaced squares.

These markers are also acid-free, fade-resistant, waterproof, and available in a variety of colors. 83.

Heck, you can even scan an entire finished scrapbook page, print it out and have copies of it to give away. In addition to using only photographs, collages can also contain blocks of text or embellishment.

Single, twisted, or braided fibers can be used to accentuate focus objects, as picture frames, or along the edges of the scrapbook page as borders. This is a very elegant touch on gift scrapbooks or invitations.

These items will no doubt come in handy on your next scrapbook project. Rubber stamps can be anything really, because they are a booming business.

This will look like a border to the vellum. Happy Scrapbooking!

Talk about high lignin content, but if use correctly it will make a beautiful looking scrapbook, just not one that will last for generations. Just be sure to place the object you plan to cut onto a mat or wad or newspaper before using the exacto knife.