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Easy Journaling TechniquesBy Allyson Bright Meyer One of the biggest challenges many scrapbookers face is what to say on their pages. So many scrapbookers find that journaling on their pages is the hardest part of the process. Writing can be intimidating for scrapbookers. But it doesn’t have to be! With a Scrapbooking For BeginnersBy Allyson Bright Meyer Welcome to the wonderful world of scrapbooking! Scrapbooking is a great way to preserve your family's stories and memories. Plus, you get the added benefit of making new friends and expressing yourself creatively. Making scrapbook pages that effectively show off your favorite photographs is fun, Creating Your Very First Scrapbook PageBy Mou Saha If you are thinking of creating your very first scrapbook page, then you are already a scrapbooker at heart. You might be very inspired to try out complex techniques that you read about in the magazines or something you saw on TV. You might be inclined to use a lot of photos and embellishments Bringing Back BradsBy Celine Navarro Unique ways to incorporate brads into your scrapbook pages Alter brads On this layout, I used those big Bazzill brads to attach a flower and used my favorite white Sharpie marker to draw circles on the brad. Here you have one original little brad! Of course, you don’t have to use a white How to use non Scrapbooking items on layoutsBy Celine Navarro Before even starting scrapbooking, I’ve been a Mixed Media artist, so I’ve been used to using junk in my art, or stuff that I found at thrift stores, flea markets and in my grandma’s closet. You can use soooo many things in your scrapbooks that you didn’t buy at a Title-workBy Debbie Hodge When it comes to conveying meaning, tone, and style, you can use more than the actual words in your title – you can use the materials and techniques that go into getting your title onto the page. The following are several aspects of titlework along. Use these lists and suggested variations Start your engines: Scrapbooking Event PreparationBy Debbie Hodge The preparations for an event include enjoyable and important activities that can be hard to separate from the event itself: making party favors, coloring Easter eggs, baking cookies, and setting a table are a few examples of this. Even when the preparations aren't so much fun cleaning house, Starting Out in ScrapbookingBy Lisa Harman I remember when I first started in scrapbooking I thought I had to have one of almost everything there was to have, however I soon realized that it wasn't really necessary. Starting out in scrapbooking can be daunting but in all honesty you could do it right now with a few things that you have Fun & Easy Christmas Gift TagsBy Jessica Acs Making your own gift tags is a great way to be creative, add your personal touch to gifts, and use up scraps all at the same time. So scrounge up a bunch of paper scraps, get out all your punches, and start your tags. My favorite punches to use to make my tags were the square, scalloped square Christmas Advent CalendarBy Jessica Acs Christmas Advent Calendar It’s been a tradition in my family to have an advent calendar every year at Christmas. Since we don’t have any kids yet, I wanted to create a fun advent calendar that is more geared towards couples. The best thing about this custom made advent calendar is Christmas BannerBy Jessica Acs Supplies Various Christmas themed patterned paper Cardstock in coordinating colors Adhesive Paper trimmer Ribbons Scissors Assorted Christmas themed embellishments Eyelets This is a simple and fun Christmas project, you can do it yourself or have your kids help. Start by cutting pieces of Clearly UniqueBy Cami Bauman There is something so clean and beautiful about scrapbooking on clear pages. However, because it's clear, if you don't pay attention to detail, it could end up looking messy and it's likely that you will not be wowed by the results. There are a few tricks to clear scrapbooking and I'll get to Coffee Filter AlbumBy Cami Bauman There’s nothing I enjoy more than waking up in the morning to a piping hot cup of coffee…with a LOT of hazelnut creamer. But did you know you can use your coffee filters for more than brewing coffee? The cone shaped filters are perfect for making a mini album and they Dollar Store DealsBy Jessica Acs How many of you have tried to sneak bags of scrapping supplies into the house and past your spouse? Just for them to see you and ask how much you spent at the scrapbook store this time. Well, now you can show them all the goodies you bought at the Dollar Store - for way less then Scrapbooking Solutions 101 - PhotographyBy Lisa Harman The most important part of anyone’s scrapbooking layout is the photos. If these get ruined then that’s the page over and done with. Well do not spare we have some ideas here that you may help you salvage your page. Never think the worse until it is really doomed for no return. The Journaling: Straight From the HeartBy Allyson Bright Meyer Of all the parts in the scrapbooking process, journaling is my favorite. Not so for many scrapbookers. Irsquo;ve discovered in my years of teaching that the most common question I am asked is how to overcome that ldquo;journalerrsquo;s blockrdquo; and create meaningful journaling that will Scrapbooking Solutions 101 - Stickers and Rub onsBy Lisa Harman Everyone has done it, I know I have. It’s just something that can sometimes never be avoided. A scrapping blunder. You have completed an awesome page and you are sitting back and admiring your great work and a memory well preserved and you find it, a miss spelled word, a rub on that has Intro to Titles - Getting StartedBy Nicole Wozniak Titles are my favorite part of creating a scrapbook page. They can say so much with just a few words, along with adding an eyecatching, dynamic element to your layout. Titles are a great place to define the meaning of a layout, and bring the style of the page together. The title is often the Scrapping With FabricBy Lisa Harman When fabric found its way into scrapping I thought it had no right in doing so. This was a paper craft and not for fabric, but I was wrong. I can honestly say it's here and here to stay. After seeing heaps of way's it has been used in scrapping my mind has changed considerably and I am even using Creativity With Slide MountsBy Cynthia Bisson Slide mounts are very popular right now in scrapbooking, altered books, card making and any other art project you can imagine. There are several different types and sizes of slide mounts. They come in white plastic, colored plastic, metal, cardboard, acrylic, stickers, transparencies, Heat Embossing 101By Cynthia Bisson HEAT EMBOSSING 101 Heat embossing is a fabulous, simple way to add dimension, color and texture to your stamped images. You can also emboss images printed on vellum from an ink jet printer, although you must do so immediately after the printing is finished. Tips: 1) Use a piece of scrap paper or Versamark and Poppin' PearlsBy Jessica Acs Versamark is a fun and versatile ink that can be used in many ways. In this tutorial we will be using it with chalks and Pearl Ex to get some cool effects. Press your stamp into the versamark pad, then stamp onto your paper. (It is difficult to see exactly where the image is if you are using Paper TearingBy Nicole Wozniak What is paper tearing? Paper tearing is one of the simplest techniques in scrapbooking. It requires no tools or supplies other than paper, which makes it a fast and easy technique. Paper tearing is exactly what it sounds like – the tearing of paper. What is the purpose of paper tearing? How to Make Wire HeartsBy Christy Mack You can find rolls of colored craft wire in most craft stores. It comes in several 'gauges'. Remember: the smaller the gauge number, the thicker the wire. 18 to 20 gauge is perfect for making scrapbook and card embellishments. It's thick enough to hold its shape, but not too bulky for layouts. Stitching Doodles: Create Your Own TemplatesBy Christy Mack Supplies Plain card stock (I used file folder scraps and 3x5 cards) Markers and a needle tool. Any simple shape or design can become a template. You will need plain card stock (I used file folder scraps and 3x5 cards), markers and a needle tool. Any simple shape or design can become a template. Step by Step Layout with Doodle StitchingBy Christy Mack Stepby-Step Layout with Doodle Stitching For more on creating stitching templates, check out this article: Doodle stitching, creating your own stitching templates To create this doodle template I first sketched my spirals onto cardstock. I used a colored marker to make dots where my holes would Faux Jade: Create One of a Kind Accents!By Cynthia Bisson Instructions: Cut a fairly small piece of plastic from the bottle I found that an approximately 2' piece worked best - the larger ones are really hard to get flattened out.... Place in a box or other heat safe surface - use your heat tool and it will shrink like shrink plastic. BE PATIENT. This Floral Quote AlbumBy Allyson Bright Meyer This fun project combines traditional office supplies with beautiful floral accents to create a one of a kind project that can be made for yourself, or to give as a gift. Best of all, it can be made in just over an hour. It's a great project for highlighting your favorite quotes, as well as a "Sisters" 6 x 6 AlbumBy Allyson Bright Meyer Supplies 6x6 Book-Look album (Karen Foster Design) - 12"x12" Cardstock pack (Rose by Anna Griffin) - 12"x12" Patterned vellum pack (Rose by Anna Grffin) - Alphabet stickers (Anna Griffin) - "B is for Best Friends" sticker sheet (7gypsies) - Journaling pen (Pigment Wedding Guest BookBy Allyson Bright Meyer Supplies 9x9 Kraft Album with Window (Boho Chic by Making Memories) - Wedding Day patterned paper pack in silver (I Do by EK Success) - Rub-on Letters (Portobello Road by 7gypsies) - "Guests" Album Ornament - "True," "Lasting," & "Love" Index Tabs Triangle Accordion AlbumBy Lisa Harman Supplies 1 piece of bazzill cardstock 12” long x 4” wide (30.1cm x 10.2cm) - 2 pieces of chipboard or very thick cardstock for the covers (I found cutting a square 13m x 13cm sq then cutting diagonally through the centre works fine for the cover) - 1 Pencil and Eraser for making Scrapbooking Do-OversBy Allyson Bright Meyer We all have those layouts. You know which ones I mean. Open your earliest scrapbook albums, and you'll find them. Each and every photo is cut into a shape. Stickers are all over the place. Design principles are completely and totally ignored. If you're like Scrapbook WallBy Nicole Wozniak Materials Tilano Fresco Chalkboard paint Summer Wonder Yellow Oh la la Red Sweet 16 pink Flip Style Advent CalendarBy Jessica Acs Flip Style Advent Calendar I created this advent calendar for my Grandma, who is now living in a care home. She doesn’t have a lot of space in her room, so the calendar is small enough to fit on her side table. Everyday she will then be able to flip to a new page, and on some of them there Stick and Go: Try super-fast composition with just one little ruleBy Shimelle I don’t know about you, but my scrapbooking style has definitely changed over the years. I started with my cutesy pages, then went through a phase of everything needing to be very much measured and in line before hitting that stage where the more supplies that were on the page, the Tools I can't Live WithoutBy Allison Cope I just wanted to share some of the standard tools that I always have in my scrapbook desk with everyone that I just can’t live without. Clear Ruler I use my 12 inch clear ruler all the time! It comes in very handy when I need to know what size of journaling block I can add to my Glimmer MistBy Sandie McCarthy-Roberts I had heard great things about Glimmer Mist, so when I saw a few bottles of it at ScrapFest, I decided to purchase it, and give it a go. I happily got my 12 x 12 cardstock, and set it in front of me, and sprayed. Hmm. It looked……. Well, it Newspaper EmbellishmentsBy Cami Bauman Newspaper? Really? Is this how you would respond if you saw a layout with newspaper used as an embellishment? I know my friends did. What I would say to you is – give it a chance. Most of us already get the newspaper anyway, so don’t just chuck it in the Distressing is AddictiveBy Lisa Harman I must admit now that I am a distressing addict and I love using this technique in my scrapbooking and altered art projects through and through. It is one of the simplest techniques out there yet it can be applied to your creations in so many different ways. I have found that there are so many |
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