Scrapbooking

These quick and less messy options include glue dots, two-sided tape, Xyron, acid-free photo tabs, and polypropylene corners. 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.

Feathers Feathers make exotic and interesting embellishments and borders. Since, the bottom of the puzzle pieces is flat, gluing and placing puzzle pieces is simple.

You shouldn't use real popcorn, especially if it is butter coated. Woven Backgrounds A woven background can create a natural feel or color to your scrapbook page.

Many of these products are so strong that you can now decorate your scrapbook pages with ribbons, feathers, flowers, or even metal charms. This gives the copper red, orange, and purple tones.

Eventually, it will become almost cloth-like and look very aged. Real fur decomposes very quickly and will ruin your scrapbook in a hurry.

Shapes also make interesting placement patterns. As the name of this book suggests, there are a total of 100 techniques.

This is a very elegant touch on gift scrapbooks or invitations. Another easy way to dye is with egg dyes sold for Easter.

Other Types of Paper There are various types of paper that can be used for backgrounds or journal entries for various effects. The first thing to avoid is paper that is not lignin-free.

Beads are available at your local craft store in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. All you have to do now is let your creativity flow.

Black ink brushed over orange crayon will create a great Halloween setting. We hope that you will give it a try!

To attach fur, simply cut out the desired shape. However, pockets can also quickly and easily made by folding a piece of paper in half and then gluing three of the side edges.

Newspaper clippings of birth announcements, team photographs, or favorite celebrities add a personal touch to scrapbook pages. 59.

30. Unlike plastic flowers, fabric flowers look more realistic.

Welcome to 100 Techniques for Expert Scrapbooking! 64.

Click here to go to Paper Mojo. These shapes and sizes can range from animals and characters for children's artwork or elegant bells for weddings or wedding showers.

83. Many of these products are so strong that you can now decorate your scrapbook pages with ribbons, feathers, flowers, or even metal charms.

36. Fraying Fraying can create extremely interesting and artistic border accents.

You should only use them for scrapbooks you don't expect to last for years and years. 98.

Optionally, you can stamp the item with black ink before you emboss for an even more dramatic result. 62.

To create a curled look, simply wet one edge of the border or background paper. 51.

If the water is colored or you see dye collecting at the bottom of the glass then that means it will discolor other scrapbook items over time. For instance, a birthday scrapbook could have a background made of your favorite gift wrap.

So when buying paper for your scrapbooking projects, be sure to look for packages that say "lignin-free," because if it doesn't say it, then it most likely isn't. Debossing is the opposite of embossing.

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83. Be creative.

Faux Chalk Designs To give a chalked accent to your items without the mess of the chalk, print images or text directly onto vellum. Polymer Molds To create great three-dimensional items of virtually any shape and size use polymer molds.

Even buttons, bottle caps and pebbles can look very professional if you use them creatively. To do this, grip the cardstock in your hands.

Magnetic sheets and magnetized photo albums can be found at your local craft or office supplies store. This will look like a border to the vellum.

There are several different methods of embossing. Weaving can be done using fabric, yarn, straw, or reeds.

In real-life, however, this is much easier said than done. Embellishments can be used as the main focus of your page, to highlight items, or as borders.

Pictures really are worth a thousand words. Both acid and lignin accelerate photo fading and general deterioration.

Faux Painting Faux painting can be created with various colored sheets of paper. Vellum can be used to create a slight shadow or shade change to background or embellishment colors.

Flowers can be placed whole, in bunches with other flowers, as petals, or punched into various shapes. Though adding a title might seem to be obvious or unimportant, a title defines the whole basis of your scrapbook page.

What is Scrapbooking? Otherwise, the knife will cut right through your picture and into your scrapbook page or dining room table.

You may want to add your own stories or poems. Some interesting wood like materials include bamboo, popsicle sticks, and pieces of wood.

But don't limit yourself to this; many collages look great without predefined borders if the pictures are combined nicely. For even better results, Xyron the objects you want glittered.

Though adding a title might seem to be obvious or unimportant, a title defines the whole basis of your scrapbook page. For mistakes in journal text, cover the mistake with a sticker the same color as the journal page.

For instance, the scrapbook you are giving your nephew as he graduates from medical school is probably completely different than the grandparent book you send your mother. 23.