Scrapbooking

Not only does this look very professional, but it will preserve the newspaper clipping indefinitely. 38.

To make a thicker item, just add more pulp to each mold. To make these accents, stamp a piece of vellum with embossing ink and Heat n' Stick powder.

This will look like a border to the vellum. Embroidery Cotton Embroidery cotton (a heavy-duty, high-quality type of thread) can be used in a number of interesting scrapbooking ways.

Instead of reinventing the wheel, I'm just going to direct you to the best resource I know of for making homemade paper. Metal An interesting alternative to regular paper tags is using scrap metal.

Look at your page. Once the display is set, start permanently attaching the collage to the background.

Sequins come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors and are available at any local craft store. Even buttons, bottle caps and pebbles can look very professional if you use them creatively.

Who is the scrapbook for? A background of a contrasting color will reduce the spaced out effect of the photograph.

The title instantly tells the viewer what your page is all about. Newspaper Clippings A popular addition to scrapbook pages is newspaper clippings.

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First, print a photograph directly onto shrink plastic. Using a marker, add color to a paper towel or make up sponge.

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If you don't have a scanner already, I would suggest getting one. Moldable foam is available at most craft stores in a variety of different colors.

This technique looks great on children's artwork and in educational scrapbooks. Does your page look cluttered?

Hand Prints The sweetest accents to a child's scrapbook page are handprints. 93.

Be aware, however, that some of these media alternates are extremely difficult to work with, break easily, and may not preserve well. Another way is to scratch the paper with an emery board or sandpaper.

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Optionally, you can stamp the item with black ink before you emboss for an even more dramatic result. This scrapbook technique looks especially nice when the book jacket is the reader's favorite book or author, adding a wonderful personalized touch.

Lignin is a stiff component of a plant that quite literally holds it together. Dry embossing is a method which uses a burnisher and template to raise the surface of the paper.

These embellishments and accents can be as simple or as fancy as you desire and your creativity allows. To reduce shifting of the photographs as you select an appropriate collage design, place temporary tape on each photograph or newspaper clipping.

Textured paper can be used to highlight focus items on your scrapbook page. These buttons can then be glued or tied onto your scrapbook page with thread or embroidery cotton.

33. 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.

Alternately, computer fonts come in a wide variety and can provide great ways to type and print text in "spooky" or "flowery" lettering. Photographs could include baby and grandma with the baby.

A general rule is to leave no empty space between the photographs. If your items are spaced to far apart, your viewer will feel short changed.

Of course if you turn the paper or material over it is then embossed! In fact, silk and many tie-dye's actually go through an acid bath during the manufacturing process.

Fabric often makes a page look great if used as the entire background. At the top of this list is an exacto knife.

Moreover, embroidery cotton can even be used to tie down other items in a beautiful and creative way. 8.

Tags are a little added touch of professionalism that adds to the overall well-thought-out look of your scrapbook. Markers are easy to draw with and can be used to color in portions of lettering, in borders, or to create accents.

You might make a cake pattern for you niece the pastry cook. Specialized glue dots and two-sided tape makes mounting your treasures simple and mess-free.

Creating this effect is easy. Simply cut a photograph into evenly spaced squares.

Basically, paint your photograph with the crystal lacquer and let it dry. Unfortunately, the market has not caught up to this and there is no inexpensive and accurate way to test the acidity of fabric.

Embroidery fibers can also be twisted or braided for use in artwork or as imaginative borders. Text You may or may not want to add text to your scrapbook page.

That will help guide the tear, but there will be that occasional area where the tear departs from the crease. Simply, tear, cut or punch shapes and designs out of the darker and lighter colors and place them on the middle colored background.

Painted Tissue Paper Painted tissue paper can add a colorful flair to your children's artwork or scrapbook page. You may also choose to lay the items out in a standard recipe or calendar layout.

Other photos and images can also be printed or cut into text and pasted onto the page. The wax will resist the paint and ink and show through, resulting in a great looking design.

Shapes also make interesting placement patterns. When the paper is fully dried, it should have all sorts of neat looking stains.

A basic cropping technique is used to create a photographic mosaic. 70.