Scrapbooking

Your theme could be a special event such as a birthday, a baby shower, a wedding, Christmas, or Halloween. Color the back of the vellum with a soft color of ink.

You might make a cake pattern for you niece the pastry cook. Making Copies The great thing about modern technology is that you can make copies of your baby announces, recipes, and calendars without a great deal of hassle.

The concept behind scrapbooking hasn't changed much throughout the years. Shrink Paper Shrink art can add an abstract or child like feel to your photographs or scrapbook pages.

Various shapes and sizes can also be cut or punched out of fabric. So many styles, colors, textures, and visual text effects are possible - it is only limited by your imagination.

"Wood? In this way, you can create whatever stamp impressions you can imagine.

Leis add an exotic touch to holiday scrapbooks. Optionally, you can stamp the item with black ink before you emboss for an even more dramatic result.

Never glue as you go! Textured paper can also be used as a backgrounds or border to give your page an interesting fresh look.

Wax pencils are acid-free and available in a variety of colors. At the top of this list is an exacto knife.

You can use virtually any graphic on the Internet for any non-commercial project. Alternately, if you aren't worried about getting a perfect shape, just shape the clay into beads or other freehand items and bake.

There is no good way to preserve real fur either, so just use the fake stuff. Black or brown cardstock works best for this technique.

Punching Basically punching is the cutting out of an image or piece of text using a cookie cutter like tool. 19.

There are plenty of other dye's out there, like Rit, that create great looking colors, but they are mostly quite acidic. Perhaps, the theme of the scrapbook could be medicine.

Some programs even allow you to easily change the background of the photograph. Accents Simple accents can be added to your pictures, borders, and backgrounds to create an air of softness and elegance.

Brushing the paint on leaves the perfect amount to leave a print, and let the wrinkles and characteristic of the hand print show through. To make a pop up window, divide a piece of paper into three sections.

First, print out your word in a bold straight font, with several spaces between each letter. 1.

For a fine tear, crease the paper and then lick the crease (or you can use a damp sponge). This method is especially useful for surprise scrapbooks meant to overwhelm the reader either with all of their accomplishments or all those that care for them.

Individual fibers can be used to highlight focus on certain items or used to add dimension to artwork or drawings. Further, unlike real flowers, fabric flowers have a very long life span.

Next, paste the middle section of your pop up window to your background. To further slow this process, use Mylar or page protectors to protect the newspaper from the outside elements.

Rubber stamps can be used to create cute images for children's and grandparents scrapbooks. The best solution is to reduce static electricity before you add the glitter.

When the blade is dull, the end is simply broken off to reveal another sharp tip, or easily replaced. Many of these products are so strong that you can now decorate your scrapbook pages with ribbons, feathers, flowers, or even metal charms.

Make a wire loop. A traditional Lei is made using paper orchids, roses, rounded mums, and cup and saucer flowers with punched shapes and then gluing them together.

Just gently squeeze the liquid onto or around the desired image or form, let it dry, apply heat (often a hair dryer on high and held close can work), and the liquid appliqué will puff up to create a 3 dimensional line or design. Next, wipe the brush back and forth on a paper towel to remove most of the paint.

Close your eyes. Rhine Stones Body art rhinestones can also be added to embellish scrapbook pages in a creative and colorful way.

Many companies on the Internet can create a custom one for you as well. As you get more acquainted with scrapbooking, you will find products that save you time and frustration.

Next, using alternating strips from photograph one and then photograph two, weave the pieces together. Peel off the wax paper and then apply dye ink to the photo paper (like from Ranger Crafts).

Textured paper is available in a variety of textures and colors and is available in most craft and office supply stores. Xyron adhesives and two-sided tape works for those larger jobs and work on almost any item type.

As you get more acquainted with scrapbooking, you will find products that save you time and frustration. Alternately, if you aren't worried about getting a perfect shape, just shape the clay into beads or other freehand items and bake.

This creates a softened look suitable for baby and grandparent scrapbooks. Lignin is a stiff component of a plant that quite literally holds it together.

These can add a playful, exotic, or outdoor feel to your scrapbook. 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.

Alternately, make the mark into an interesting squiggle or doodle. A good way to slow down the effects of the lignin and acid the puzzle piece will have on your scrapbook is to give them a healthy dose of Archival Mist spray.

Next, crumple the wax paper up and then unfold. Flowers can be used to add a homey touch to photographs or to draw the eye away from cluttered scrapbooks.

29. Xyron adhesives and two-sided tape works for those larger jobs and work on almost any item type.

There is whole field of scrapbooking called Journaling, and it is just like it sounds: using a scrapbook as a journal. Contrasting colors can also be used to create a more dramatic or focusing effect away from or towards various photographs or mementos.

Weaving Photographs For more dramatic results from your photographs, try weaving two copies of the same photograph together. These early techniques may seem simple to you, but they are all a necessary part of teaching you to scrapbook like an expert.

Fur Fake fur can be used to add details to drawings and embellishments on your scrapbook page. Simply, roll out a small ball of the clay.

Now there's a much better way to save and preserve your treasures: Scrapbooking! The best places to look for title inspiration are in greeting cards, advertisements, and commercials.

Background colors can be matched, coordinated, or contrasted with the colors in your photographs, mementos, or embellishments. Furthermore, copper is fairly easy to work with and cut into various shapes.