Ribbons and Lace, Embroidery Cotton, and Hemp to Spice Up Your Scrapbooks
Ribbon and lace are by far the most common, and most beautiful, border embellishment. The flowing nature of both materials encourages a touch of softness and elegance.
Making The Perfect Craft
Making crafts are a wonderful way to spend a day at home. Leisure activities such as ping pong, board games and making crafts are different activities to do in your home. Painting, coloring, writing, making music, and making crafts are all creative activities. The process of making art and the process of making crafts are related but different.
How to Use Feathers and Dried Flowers to Give Your Scrapbooks an Artistic Feel
Feathers make exotic and interesting embellishments and borders. Feathers add an air of softness.
Digital Scrapbook Place Curriculum Earns Rudy Award
Digital Scrapbook Place Curriculum earns Rudy Award.
Smilebox Celebrates National Scrapbooking Day 2010 with Free Premium Digital Scrapbook
Smilebox, Inc. will salute scrapbookers everywhere on National Scrapbooking Day 2010 and give away a free, premium digital scrapbooking design. The free design will be available from Friday, April 30th through Sunday, May 2nd and can be downloaded directly with Smilebox at the company’s blog at smilebox.com/smileboxblog.
Cheap Scrap Booking Ideas
Are you wanting to scrapbook some of those precious memories of your family but money is tight I know how you feel, money seems to be tight for everyone and we are no different
Computer Scrapbooks
When digital cameras were first released on the market, everyone was excited. Finally, here was an easy way to take and store photos. No more would our closets be plagued with boxes and envelopes housing a hodgepodge of unorganized photographs. What we didn't realize was that soon, our computers would be filled with a hodgepodge of unorganized photographs.
Geni Introduces Timelines and Family News in Bid to Become Digital Scrapbook for Families
Top rated genealogy and family networking website, Geni.com, introduces new ways for families to preserve their history and stay connected. Timeline and Family News are the latest features to be added to it's growing list of site enhancements. The launch of these features enables family and friends to begin working together to build digital scrapbooks of their lives and the lives of their family.
Capture Precious Memories With The Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory Deluxe Software.
The Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory Deluxe is an absolute miracle in scrapbooking software. This sought after program is the greed of many of the moms who frequent the scrapbook club I joined a few months ago. This package has everything any scrapbook making mom, dad or child could want. There are endless possibilities.
"You" In Your Scrapbooks: Plan To Picture Yourself In Your Pages
Sometimes we are so busy scrapbooking our children and family that we forget to include ourselves in our pages Are you lacking in photos and pages of yourself
Choosing Craft Paper For Scrapbooks
Now that you have your pen, glue, protectors, etc, you will need to choose paper for your scrapbook. Craft paper with seals of approval is ideal when creating scrapbooks. Craft paper includes the CK OK products. Paper designed for photocopying, journals, or albums are the choice papers. The paper that most crafters use is the pH that does not go over 8.0. The ideal level is 6.5 and/or 7.5. Un-buffered paper is the choice for many crafters, yet some recommend buffer paper with alkaline base. Paper should have an acid-base; therefore look for the lignin-free products. Paper without dyes, and are colorfast are choice products also. P.A.T. approved paper is the Photo Activity Test products, which is ideal for scrapbooks.
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Wax Pencils, Stickers, and Rubber Stamping in Your Scrapbooks
Another important writing implement for scrapbooking is a wax pencil. Wax pencils are soft pencils designed to write on glass, plastic and photographs. These pencils are easy to draw with and can be used to color in portions of lettering, in borders, or to create accents. The unique thing about wax pencils is that if they are used on the front of a photograph, the ink will rub off. However, when used on the back of a photograph, the ink will become permanent. Wax pencil ink is acid free and available in a variety of colors. Stickers are fun and easy to stick to scrapbook pages. Stickers can be used for captions, thought bubbles, to hide mistakes, or as embellishments. Stickers of your child's favorite cartoon or television program can add a personal accent to your scrapbook page. However, not all stickers are suitable for scrapbooking. Check to see if the stickers are lignin free and acid free. Furthermore, be careful that the sticker adhesive does not dry out or seep around the edges. Never place a sticker on a photograph as the adhesive may cause irreversible damage to the photograph. Rubber stamps dipped in acid free ink can be used to create various embellishments. Rubber stamps can be used to create cute images for children's and grandparents scrapbooks. They can also be simple flowers or leaves to create elegant looks for gift scrapbooks. Furthermore, these embellishments can be used to focus on a certain photograph or memento. Alternately, these embellishments can be used to soften the look of a busy or sharp image. One low cost alternative to the rubber stamp is a cotton ball. This creates a shadowy effect. Another alternative is to buy the pads and attach them to furniture castors. The thick caster allows you to position the stamp in exactly the right place. Moreover, attaching the stamp to a wider base allows you to press more evenly on the stamp. This creates a complete and evenly balanced stamp every time. Mia LaCron is the founder of 101-scrapbooking-tidbits.info - http://www.101-scrapbooking-tidbits.info - devoted to helping individuals record, store, and preserve their most cherished memories via the art of scrapbooking.
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