Almost all scrapbooks contain photographs. Even the most disinterested reader will glance at photographs. It is really true that pictures are worth a thousand words, or sometimes more. This means emphasizes how important it is to choose photographs that are great quality and bring across the right message for your page.
You can use any photograph for your scrapbook but you must always be careful that the chemicals within the photos do not spill onto your page. Your digital pictures can be printed onto lignin-free and acid -free paper to help care for your photos and scrapbook page for years to come.
Good tip to keep in mind.
When scrapbooking remember to use copies of photos that you only have one of. Never use an original copy of your grandmothers wedding photo, copies look just as good on a scrapbook page.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
My Word Albums
Some people may be overwhelmed at the though of making a My Word album. When looking at a finished product it looks like a lot of work, but we've broken it down with a few easy tips.
Easily Adhere Paper To Album:
All-Purpose Stik Flat Glue is a favorite for us here at Stuff4Scrapbooking, it adheres to almost every surface without leaving behind any bubbles or wrinkles. Easily applies to the surface, we recommend applying the adhesive to the chipboard then adhering the paper so you can manipulate however is needed to get the right fit.
Those Tricky Edges:
- You can do this beforehand if you find it easier, place your paper down and trace around your letter, or album then simply cut out the shape and adhere.
- The second way you can do this is to adhere the paper, let it dry, then place your album on top of a mat and cut around the edges with a trimmer or cutter. Sometimes it is best to leave a bit of excess paper so you can fold it over onto the other side, allowing the top of the album to be covered too.
Easily Adhere Paper To Album:
All-Purpose Stik Flat Glue is a favorite for us here at Stuff4Scrapbooking, it adheres to almost every surface without leaving behind any bubbles or wrinkles. Easily applies to the surface, we recommend applying the adhesive to the chipboard then adhering the paper so you can manipulate however is needed to get the right fit.
Those Tricky Edges:
- You can do this beforehand if you find it easier, place your paper down and trace around your letter, or album then simply cut out the shape and adhere.
- The second way you can do this is to adhere the paper, let it dry, then place your album on top of a mat and cut around the edges with a trimmer or cutter. Sometimes it is best to leave a bit of excess paper so you can fold it over onto the other side, allowing the top of the album to be covered too.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Why Scrapbook? We've got the top answers.
People tend to Scrapbook to accomplish the following:
Preserve Your Past
Share Your Story
Allows Unique Memories To Live Forever
Family Heirloom
Preserve Your Past
Share Your Story
Allows Unique Memories To Live Forever
Family Heirloom
Friday, June 18, 2010
Go crazy with embellishments, not albums
There are many ways to make your own unique albums, but remember that for now we are keeping it simple. The most popular sizes are 12 x 12 and 8 1/2 x 11, but you can find albums in larger and smaller sizes.
It will give you a better sense of accomplishment if you first start outwith a pre-made album and create your pages from there. If you spend a lot of time just doing an album cover you may get discouraged at the amount of time it took you to do this and you do not have anything in your beautiful album yet.
It will give you a better sense of accomplishment if you first start outwith a pre-made album and create your pages from there. If you spend a lot of time just doing an album cover you may get discouraged at the amount of time it took you to do this and you do not have anything in your beautiful album yet.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Don't go THEME CRAZY.
When buying cardstock it is easy to go theme crazy. You can find a complete collection for practically any theme you can think of. Though this is wonderful you should choose to either let your embellishments focus on your theme, or your paper.
For Example:
If you are doing a Ballerina theme, you can do a ballerina cardstock as your background and choose pink or white embellishments, depending on your colors. Or you can choose a solid cardstock for your background and get ballerina embellishments such as little tutus.
For Example:
If you are doing a Ballerina theme, you can do a ballerina cardstock as your background and choose pink or white embellishments, depending on your colors. Or you can choose a solid cardstock for your background and get ballerina embellishments such as little tutus.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Do you have junk? Repurpose and reuse
Who doesn't have that pesky junk drawer that seems to refill itself with junk all the time.
I find it easiest to dump everything in it into a small bin or bag and bring it to a table or spill it out on the floor. From there you can sort through things properly, junk, keep, scrapbook. I have found tons of cute little pieces to use as embellishments on my scrapbook pages. Old figures from hair clips, buttons, ribbons or more sentimental pieces.
So go ahead and clean out that junk drawer to find some goodies.
I find it easiest to dump everything in it into a small bin or bag and bring it to a table or spill it out on the floor. From there you can sort through things properly, junk, keep, scrapbook. I have found tons of cute little pieces to use as embellishments on my scrapbook pages. Old figures from hair clips, buttons, ribbons or more sentimental pieces.
So go ahead and clean out that junk drawer to find some goodies.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Cropping your photos
Cropping is best explained as cutting off the excess part of the image that may distract from the intended feature or may be messy or bring looking.
When first beginning you should always crop your photos with straight lines as you do not want to get too complicated with too many shapes and sizes all over your page. But there are always times when an oval or circle cropped image is suitable.
Example:
A photo of your child in the bath, you could have small pictures of them coming up from the bath looking like bubbles, you could them crop them into circles.
TIP. Do not try to cut a circle around your photo, it is always best to use a punch or circle cutter.
When first beginning you should always crop your photos with straight lines as you do not want to get too complicated with too many shapes and sizes all over your page. But there are always times when an oval or circle cropped image is suitable.
Example:
A photo of your child in the bath, you could have small pictures of them coming up from the bath looking like bubbles, you could them crop them into circles.
TIP. Do not try to cut a circle around your photo, it is always best to use a punch or circle cutter.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Liquid Adhesives
There are so many scrapbooking products to choose from that it is hard to decide what to use on your scrapbooking pages. Dimensional adhesives are best to create a more 3-D look on your scrapbooking layouts.
Tapes and runners are best for one dimensional embellishments, but if you are looking to purchase one adhesive to do the most for you, you will want to go with a liquid adhesive.
- When using liquid adhesives on your scrapbook layouts you should remember to use it sparingly.
- Gently squeeze the tube on the area where you want to apply it.
- Go over the letters or fill in the shape you desire.
Liquid applique works best if you let it dry overnight, but if you can’t wait for it to dry you can use a heat embossing tool to dry it instantly.
Liquid applique can help emphasize a certain area of a shape or picture, such as the center of a flower or the candles on a birthday cake. You can color your liquid applique with ink to enhance an element of your scrapbook page.
Tapes and runners are best for one dimensional embellishments, but if you are looking to purchase one adhesive to do the most for you, you will want to go with a liquid adhesive.
- When using liquid adhesives on your scrapbook layouts you should remember to use it sparingly.
- Gently squeeze the tube on the area where you want to apply it.
- Go over the letters or fill in the shape you desire.
Liquid applique works best if you let it dry overnight, but if you can’t wait for it to dry you can use a heat embossing tool to dry it instantly.
Liquid applique can help emphasize a certain area of a shape or picture, such as the center of a flower or the candles on a birthday cake. You can color your liquid applique with ink to enhance an element of your scrapbook page.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Why Mat Photos?
Let's first start with what a 'mat' is, matting your photos is when you have an outline of the photo, a shape or a regular square around your photo in a cardstock.
You would do this so that you can emphasize your photo, bring out a particular color in the photo or if your entire page is muted, and you have a black and white photo it will bring the focus to your photo.
You can use more than one color mat at a time. If you want to get really creative you can even use decorative scissors or page punches to cut particular patterns out around the edges.
You can also use glitter to mat your photo, click here to check out a tutorial on how to do this with Martha Stewart glitter and glue.
You would do this so that you can emphasize your photo, bring out a particular color in the photo or if your entire page is muted, and you have a black and white photo it will bring the focus to your photo.
You can use more than one color mat at a time. If you want to get really creative you can even use decorative scissors or page punches to cut particular patterns out around the edges.
You can also use glitter to mat your photo, click here to check out a tutorial on how to do this with Martha Stewart glitter and glue.
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