Scrapbooking

Today, scrapbooks have evolved into long lasting, beautiful mementos containing everything from news clippings to three-dimensional objects. Photographs and text blocks can be punched into virtually any shapes or sizes.

92. This has become a huge thing, actually.

Another easy way to dye is with egg dyes sold for Easter. In some more formal themes fraying creates an unprofessional appearance.

An entire scrapbook made using this page antiquing technique looks great. Continue making loops until you have enough to make a flower.

The best places to look for title inspiration are in greeting cards, advertisements, and commercials. Finally, add black and tan chalk on top of the rub to shadow and highlight the item.

Black ink brushed over orange crayon will create a great Halloween setting. However, a scrapbook for a parent might just have a collage of pictures and drawings.

4. Due to these new techniques and tools, the uses of scrapbooking have expanded drastically.

If you can't find one you like, many companies can custom make them for you. 26.

The wax will resist the paint and ink and show through, resulting in a great looking design. When punching out and gluing small pieces of paper, place a strip of double-sided tape on the back of the paper before punching out the shape.

Silver and Gold Accents Beautiful silver and gold accents make a wonderful touch to lettering or tags on your scrapbook page. Click here to go to Paper Mojo.

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. The design of your tags will depend entirely on your personal needs and desires.

Many of these products are so strong that you can now decorate your scrapbook pages with ribbons, feathers, flowers, or even metal charms. Eyelets Eyelets are round stub-like pieces of metal.

Stained glass is especially pretty in the most formal or heavily religiously themed scrapbooks. : Instead, just use a cloud shaped punch to create the individual popcorns from regular paper.

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

Otherwise, the knife will cut right through your picture and into your scrapbook page or dining room table. I know, I know.

On the other photograph draw and cut along evenly spaced horizontal lines. This creates a softened look suitable for baby and grandparent scrapbooks.

For mistakes in journal text, cover the mistake with a sticker the same color as the journal page. This creates an artistic look to your child's artwork.

Fabric is a big concern for preserving your scrapbooks, but unfortunately it is often overlooked. 30.

To create this look, you will need glass marbles with one flat side. Quilling has been around since the Renaissance age Quilling can be as simple as gluing a few precut strips onto a scrapbook page or as complex as artful designs.

Alternately, you can use Liver of Sulpher to make the copper look old and blackened. To make a pop up window, divide a piece of paper into three sections.

Tarnish can be easily removed by rubbing Tabasco sauce on the tarnish. Alternately, make the mark into an interesting squiggle or doodle.

You can use virtually any graphic on the Internet for any non-commercial project. To add a richer texture, cut these from velveteen paper.

I suggest that you test print whatever you want to be printed on the fabric on regular paper first. Creating this effect is easy.

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. A great deal of practice is required to get these pens to create the desired results, and in the beginning, you're probably better of practicing on pictures that you never plan on using in your scrapbook.

Rhinestones add color and shine to your scrapbook pages making any dull page more exciting. 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.

37. Unfortunately, the market has not caught up to this and there is no inexpensive and accurate way to test the acidity of fabric.

Wax Paper Ink Dye Wax paper ink dye has an effect resembling tie-dye. The design is indented into the paper or material.

Emboss clear. Wood Backgrounds Use your imagination and creativity to explore new materials for backgrounds.

The unique thing about wax pencils is that if they are used on the front of a photograph, the ink will rub off. Pop Up Windows Sometimes, you may want to temporarily hide photographs or objects behind a window.

79. It may also be used to highlight a mechanical or metal working theme.

5. Mounting Once your scrapbooking page is laid out to your liking you can begin attaching and gluing your various photographs, mementos, text, and titles.

Puzzle pieces give a creative and playful look to children's art and educational scrapbooks. In fact, you could easily have them custom made to your desires.

This creates a softened look suitable for baby and grandparent scrapbooks. Homemade Paper For a unique background, try using homemade paper.

Magnifying Marbles Glass marbles add a unique magnifying effect to letters or photographs under them. Depending on what your scrapbooking plan is, those swatches might work great.

If there is no color bleeding from it the next day, then there isn't any risk to your scrapbook. No longer is scrapbooking about pasting newspaper clippings into messy bundles of paper.

Place your object or photograph on top of this middle section. This dye can be used to create a funky pattern on fabric.

You can also group items into formal or informal categories such as similar colors, events, activities, individuals, or families. Gold and brown crayon with a reddish water color brushed over it would look wonderful for autumn pages.