Scrapbooking

The philosophy is to start you off with the techniques that create the foundation professionals use to make their scrapbooks and use those to lead into more advanced techniques. Be especially careful not to let the lacquer spill over the edge and ruin other parts of your scrapbook pages.

58. Silver and Gold Accents Beautiful silver and gold accents make a wonderful touch to lettering or tags on your scrapbook page.

As you get more acquainted with scrapbooking, you will find products that save you time and frustration. 20.

However, a scrapbook for a parent might just have a collage of pictures and drawings. Note that I keep referring to "fake" fur.

Next, paste the middle section of your pop up window to your background. 63.

Most punches are made of die cast steel. There are several ways to attach charms to your page.

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71. 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.

Accents are most often used not to distract from the main focus, but to help bring out certain colors and/or designs in the main focus. But if you do see color in the water, or collecting at the bottom of the glass then don't use that fabric in your scrapbook at all.

But if you do see color in the water, or collecting at the bottom of the glass then don't use that fabric in your scrapbook at all. Regular mounting tape is fine for buttons and bottle caps, but when it come to mounting photos you need to use special photo mounting tape which is completely acid-free.

Puzzle Pieces Puzzle pieces make playful embellishments and borders. Heat embossing uses powders that are melted on paper to create a raised image.

Never glue as you go! The greatest thing about scrapbooking is that there are no rules.

27. Glass marbles can also be used to create artistic children's art and scientific looking scrapbooks for young scientists.

Various shapes and sizes can also be cut or punched out of fabric. After you have planned the layout for your photos, be sure that you are using the right kind of mounting tape for them!

Another way is to scratch the paper with an emery board or sandpaper. Simply scan the picture on your computer scanner and print the image on lignin-free and acid-free paper, or have a copy shop do it for you.

Unlike regular rhinestones, body art rhinestones have an adhesive backing. Some of the most interesting tags are made from fabric, wood, and other odds and ends found around the house.

This curled edge can then be left as is, chalked, or inked for a more dramatic effect. Next, using alternating strips from photograph one and then photograph two, weave the pieces together.

Be aware however, because tearing does not comply well with all themes. Faux Metal Rusting Get the rusted metal look without the rusted metal.

Fraying Fraying can create extremely interesting and artistic border accents. Smudging Smudging by accident is an easy task, smudging for effect is quite another.

Collages can have a theme such as a single individual or an entire family group combined. Its purpose is to bind the cells of plants together and is quite literally what gives wood its strength.

It is stronger than traditional sewing thread, so it will last a very long time and comes in a wide variety of colors. Paper with various themes and patterns is widely available.

Alternately, for acid-free and lignin-free "homemade" paper, you can just soak a piece of acid-free and lignin-free cardstock in water. Keep in mind that objects such as shells, pine cones, leaves, and twigs become quite brittle and messy.

When you cut the images or letters out and turn them over, the letters have a very pretty, muted, chalk-like appearance. Remember the old saying, "measure twice and cut once.

48. Once this hardens it will look just like a typewriter key.

Patterned backgrounds add a touch of excitement to your page. To add a richer texture, cut these from velveteen paper.

It is very strong and fibrous. 41.

Welcome to 100 Techniques for Expert Scrapbooking! These shapes can add to the impact of the themes.

1. Then, lightly brush the item you want drybrushed.

They usually come in red and have a neato symbol imprinted in to the wax. Just mix 1 packet of Kool-Aid per quart of water in a sauce pan and bring to a simmer.

Shrink art is easy to use. You could also keep the entire page in a Mylar page protector.

Homemade Paper Embellishments Candy and soap molds can be used to make embellishments with that homemade paper look. Unfortunately, the macaroni bits and glitter are soon all over the floor or eaten by the dog.

Each order has its own place in scrapbooking. 19.

Yeah, those! This creates a great children's art background or a funky scrapbook for a close friend.

To do the wax paper technique, cut a piece of wax paper slightly larger that the area you are working with. Fabric Flowers Fabric flowers make great embellishments on scrapbook pages.

Photographs and text blocks can be punched into virtually any shapes or sizes. Remember the old saying, "measure twice and cut once.

In this way, you can create whatever stamp impressions you can imagine. These embellishments and accents can be as simple or as fancy as you desire and your talent allows.

"Wood? Real fur decomposes very quickly and will ruin your scrapbook in a hurry.