Vicki Churchill asked:
Embellishments
are a great way to accessorise your scrapbook page layouts however buying them ready made can be extremely costly. Using your scrapbooking tools you can easily and effectively create your own free embellishments at a fraction of the cost.
Adding tags to your pages is one of the most popular ways of entering details of the event in question. You can make your own scrapbook tags from scraps of card and accessorise it using paper clips, punches, glitter and scraps of paper that you may have considered throwing away.
Use can even use old items of clothing to bring a page to life by cutting off and using the buttons or even removing a whole pocket and adding it to your scrapbook page layout. A pocket can be used to store memorabilia or simply a great way to insert a tag.
Anyone who owns a computer can print images and pictures which will cost next to nothing. These images can be used to accessories tags and backing paper. You can search the web for online craft supplies and for scrapbook quotes or better still make you your own and print those too.
Instead of searching craft stores for fancy colored brads, change the color of the ones you already have. Most scrapbook enthusiasts will know if they enter a craft store to get some scrapbook supplies they are unlikely to leave the store with only one item so steering clear will also save you money. You can change the color of you brads by embossing them. Make sure you hold the brad with a pair of tweezers as they can get quite hot. Try not to over heat as the brad may become brittle.
You can also try decorating a paperclip with ribbon or yarn or changing the color with peel off pens. Paperclips are an alternative way to secure your pictures to your scrapbook page without having to glue the photo down.
Instead of paying out heaps of cash for rub ons, most of which never get used, why not create your own! You will need a computer, printer and transparency paper. By creating you own you can play around with different fonts and text sizes and there will be no waste as you will only print the scrapbook quotes you need.
The main thing is to keep thinking of new scrapbook ideas. When you have a scrapbook page layout in mind that requires embellishments do not rush out and buy them. Try and see if you have adequate scrapbook tools to create your own free embellishments. Making your own embellishments for scrapbook pages not only saves you money but you will also be creating something totally unique.
Above all, never throw away scrap paper or odd bits of card. In fact before you throw anything away even if it is a house hold item consider if it can be used to make free embellishments for your projects.
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Embellishments
are a great way to accessorise your scrapbook page layouts however buying them ready made can be extremely costly. Using your scrapbooking tools you can easily and effectively create your own free embellishments at a fraction of the cost.Adding tags to your pages is one of the most popular ways of entering details of the event in question. You can make your own scrapbook tags from scraps of card and accessorise it using paper
clips, punches, glitter and scraps of paper that you may have considered throwing away.Use can even use old items of clothing to bring a page to life by cutting off and using the buttons or even removing a whole pocket and adding it to your scrapbook page layout. A pocket can be used to store memorabilia or simply a great way to insert a tag.
Anyone who owns a computer can print images and pictures which will cost next to nothing. These images can be used to accessories tags and backing paper. You can search the web for online craft supplies and for scrapbook quotes or better still make you your own and print those too.
Instead of searching craft stores for fancy colored brads, change the color of the ones you already have. Most scrapbook enthusiasts will know if they enter a craft store to get some scrapbook supplies they are unlikely to leave the store with only one item so steering clear will also save you money. You can change the color of you brads by embossing them. Make sure you hold the brad with a pair of tweezers as they can get quite hot. Try not to over heat as the brad may become brittle.
You can also try decorating a paperclip with ribbon or yarn or changing the color with peel off pens. Paperclips are an alternative way to secure your pictures to your scrapbook page without having to glue the photo down.
Instead of paying out heaps of cash for rub ons, most of which never get used, why not create your own! You will need a computer, printer and transparency paper. By creating you own you can play around with different fonts and text sizes and there will be no waste as you will only print the scrapbook quotes you need.
The main thing is to keep thinking of new scrapbook ideas. When you have a scrapbook page layout in mind that requires embellishments do not rush out and buy them. Try and see if you have adequate scrapbook tools to create your own free embellishments. Making your own embellishments for scrapbook pages not only saves you money but you will also be creating something totally unique.
Above all, never throw away scrap paper or odd bits of card. In fact before you throw anything away even if it is a house hold item consider if it can be used to make free embellishments for your projects.
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Robin Michelle King asked:
Sometimes when I am scrapbooking I wonder if I am going a little too far. Are my embellishments taking over my photos or are they just enhancing them? With the new year starting I decided to take inventory of what I use and what I have found to be the most important when it comes to scrapbooking embellishments. We all want to make our photos the most important part of our page. Whether you are a seasoned scrapbooker or just starting out, I have found that these basic embellishments help make a page just right.
1. Eyelets – These embellishments now come in many different materials, sizes, and colors. And they are a super cheap way to add a little punch to a page without taking away from the other important parts of the page. With just a paper punch and an eyelet tool, you can apply these cute little additions to your page (I actually have a kit from Making Memories.)
2. Brads – I am so glad that brads have become even more popular than eyelets! They require no special tools (unless you want to get a special hole punch), and are so easy to apply. I use them to attach other embellishments, like book plates or flowers. They are also the perfect solution for attaching transparency or vellum. Don’t forget that they also help hold down ribbon and can become a perfect accent on their own.
3. Ribbon, fibers, string, embroidery floss – I find that I use ribbon on so many pages now. I use it for bows or knots. I use it to mat photos or hold on tags or other embellishments. I sew it on, staple it on, tie it on, and glue it on. I use embroidery floss to sew a word or sew an edge on photos. These embellishments are so versatile and cheap!
4. Flowers – These non-fragrant embellishments are not just for the frilly page anymore! These flowers can be as large as a page or as small as a dime (or even smaller). These look great in clusters or perfect all alone. Since they come in any color nowadays and can be attached easily with brads, these flowers are perfect little decorations for any scrapbooker’s page. I like to buy them in bulk in either a tin or bottle. As a note, you can save money buying these in a strand or bouquet from the craft area of any store and then take the flowers off of the stem. I usually remove any middle part of the flower because they tend to be too bulky. I have been able to get 50-100 flowers by only spending $2-3.
5. Buttons – I used to think these were kind of corny to use. But now buttons come in any shape, size or color. They have some that look like antiques and others that are hip and stylish.
6. Letters – I am talking about the alphabet in any shape or form. Just keep to your budget. These ABC’s come in anything from chipboard to metal to rhinestones. Just be careful not to go too far on a layout. I like to use one letter that has dimension and then finish it off with writing or leave it as a monogram. If you can’t afford to buy a whole alphabet set, which can cost you $7-10 or more, consider going to a scrapbooking store that sells a letter alone. This is especially cost effective idea if you don’t plan on using the other letters in the set anytime soon.
7. Stamps – For a while there stamps were being replaced with stickers and diecuts. But now stamps are going full strong with the new acrylic stamps. These are great because they take up way less space and are cheaper than their counterparts. I am not saying the wood ones are not useful – I actually bought one last month – but they aren’t as versatile. I would invest in at least one good set of letter stamps so that you can spell out anything you want.
8. Chipboard – Ok, I know what you are thinking — is chipboard really an embellishment? Well, of course it is! It comes in many shapes and sizes that are ready to apply to a page. It is also great to add your own paint or stamp effects. I love to use chipboard letters (you can buy already cut ones or just get chipboard squares to cut your own). I also make a lot of tags out of chipboard. You can use this material to bring out your very imaginative self.
9. Metal – Once again, this is more of a material than an embellishment, but I am obsessed with it! I love the little phrases spelled out in metal. The hinges and paper clips can make a page go from blah to WOW! It is such a great material to use as a finishing touch to your pages.
10. Paper – I bet some of you were wondering if I would mention paper here. I left this one for last because if you used nothing else on your pages but paper, your page could still be perfect. You can mat pictures, make tags, cut out letters, make designs, etc. And that is just with solid or patterned paper. You can buy paper now that already has the whole page layout done for you – you just stick on your pictures and you are done. So if you are just starting out or want to cut back on the spending, I would suggest getting back to this basic embellishment. You would be surprised with what you could come up with!
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Sometimes when I am scrapbooking
I wonder if I am going a little too far. Are my embellishments taking over my photos or are they just enhancing them? With the new year starting I decided to take inventory of what I use and what I have found to be the most important when it comes to scrapbooking embellishments. We all want to make our photos the most important part of our page. Whether you are a seasoned scrapbooker or just starting out, I have found that these basic embellishments help make a page just right.1. Eyelets – These embellishments now come in many different materials, sizes, and colors. And they are a super cheap way to add a little punch to a page without taking away from the other important parts of the page. With just a paper
punch and an eyelet tool, you can apply these cute little additions to your page (I actually have a kit from Making Memories.)2. Brads – I am so glad that brads have become even more popular than eyelets! They require no special tools (unless you want to get a special hole punch), and are so easy to apply. I use them to attach other embellishments, like book plates or flowers. They are also the perfect solution for attaching transparency or vellum. Don’t forget that they also help hold down ribbon and can become a perfect accent on their own.
3. Ribbon, fibers, string, embroidery floss – I find that I use ribbon on so many pages now. I use it for bows or knots. I use it to mat photos or hold on tags or other embellishments. I sew it on, staple it on, tie it on, and glue it on. I use embroidery floss to sew a word or sew an edge on photos. These embellishments are so versatile and cheap!
4. Flowers – These non-fragrant embellishments are not just for the frilly page anymore! These flowers can be as large as a page or as small as a dime (or even smaller). These look great in clusters or perfect all alone. Since they come in any color nowadays and can be attached easily with brads, these flowers are perfect little decorations for any scrapbooker’s page. I like to buy them in bulk in either a tin or bottle. As a note, you can save money buying these in a strand or bouquet from the craft area of any store and then take the flowers off of the stem. I usually remove any middle part of the flower because they tend to be too bulky. I have been able to get 50-100 flowers by only spending $2-3.
5. Buttons – I used to think these were kind of corny to use. But now buttons come in any shape, size or color. They have some that look like antiques and others that are hip and stylish.
6. Letters – I am talking about the alphabet in any shape or form. Just keep to your budget. These ABC’s come in anything from chipboard to metal to rhinestones. Just be careful not to go too far on a layout. I like to use one letter that has dimension and then finish it off with writing or leave it as a monogram. If you can’t afford to buy a whole alphabet set, which can cost you $7-10 or more, consider going to a scrapbooking store that sells a letter alone. This is especially cost effective idea if you don’t plan on using the other letters in the set anytime soon.
7. Stamps – For a while there stamps were being replaced with stickers
and diecuts. But now stamps are going full strong with the new acrylic stamps. These are great because they take up way less space and are cheaper than their counterparts. I am not saying the wood ones are not useful – I actually bought one last month – but they aren’t as versatile. I would invest in at least one good set of letter stamps so that you can spell out anything you want.8. Chipboard – Ok, I know what you are thinking — is chipboard really an embellishment? Well, of course it is! It comes in many shapes and sizes that are ready to apply to a page. It is also great to add your own paint or stamp effects. I love to use chipboard letters (you can buy already cut ones or just get chipboard squares to cut your own). I also make a lot of tags out of chipboard. You can use this material to bring out your very imaginative self.
9. Metal – Once again, this is more of a material than an embellishment, but I am obsessed with it! I love the little phrases spelled out in metal. The hinges and paper clips can make a page go from blah to WOW! It is such a great material to use as a finishing touch to your pages.
10. Paper – I bet some of you were wondering if I would mention paper here. I left this one for last because if you used nothing else on your pages but paper, your page could still be perfect. You can mat pictures, make tags, cut out letters, make designs, etc. And that is just with solid or patterned paper. You can buy paper now that already has the whole page layout done for you – you just stick on your pictures and you are done. So if you are just starting out or want to cut back on the spending, I would suggest getting back to this basic embellishment. You would be surprised with what you could come up with!
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Bernadine Otis asked:
Now that New Year is approaching, expert scrapbook makers are all looking to make up scrapbooking embellishments out of old New Year decorative pieces to help save money. After all, spending again after spending so much on the event isn’t really a good practice now that the world is in a financial crisis. It’s truly a good idea to start buying for New Year scrapbooking embellishments and materials even before Christmas season comes in to avail of all good seasonal promos and discounts. Still, if you’re looking for some original pieces straight out of New Year, here are some ideas you can use for your scrapbook.
Confetti
One of the most useful New Year decorative pieces that you can use for scrapbooking embellishments are the confetti. Confetti in New Year is used to throw around especially when the clock strikes 12. Now, confetti as in rice is different from that used in New Year. Creative people may use colorful pencil scraps that can also be used in place of glitter as scrapbooking embellishments. In the same way, others use small cut outs of colored paper – usually neon for brighter appearance at night – as confetti. The colorful cuts can be used to make an unorganized puzzle as a background in your scrapbook.
Party Poppers
Well, because New Year is one big party, party poppers are always used. You can only use these once, but when the Japanese paper is released from the popper, you can use these as scrapbooking embellishments in place of ribbons for your outline and border. Not only do you save money in buying expensive New Year ribbons, you get authentic, easy to use Japanese paper, already cut in strips straight for decoration.
Other New Year pieces
Like Christmas, New Year has a lot of decorating involved. There’s those New Year banners, little toy trumpets made of cardboard paper that says “Happy New Year” and all those fireworks wrapper leftovers. Before throwing those “trash” out, see if you can find any double purpose use for any of them. Who knows, you may be able to find the best scrapbooking embellishment in the simplest piece of junk.
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Now that New Year is approaching, expert scrapbook
makers are all looking to make up scrapbooking embellishments out of old New Year decorative pieces to help save money. After all, spending again after spending so much on the event isn’t really a good practice now that the world is in a financial crisis. It’s truly a good idea to start buying for New Year scrapbooking embellishments and materials even before Christmas season comes in to avail of all good seasonal promos and discounts. Still, if you’re looking for some original pieces straight out of New Year, here are some ideas you can use for your scrapbook.Confetti
One of the most useful New Year decorative pieces that you can use for scrapbooking embellishments are the confetti. Confetti in New Year is used to throw around especially when the clock strikes 12. Now, confetti as in rice is different from that used in New Year. Creative people may use colorful pencil scraps that can also be used in place of glitter as scrapbooking embellishments. In the same way, others use small cut outs of colored paper
– usually neon for brighter appearance at night – as confetti. The colorful cuts can be used to make an unorganized puzzle as a background in your scrapbook.Party Poppers
Well, because New Year is one big party, party poppers are always used. You can only use these once, but when the Japanese paper is released from the popper, you can use these as scrapbooking embellishments in place of ribbons for your outline and border. Not only do you save money in buying expensive New Year ribbons, you get authentic, easy to use Japanese paper, already cut in strips straight for decoration.
Other New Year pieces
Like Christmas, New Year has a lot of decorating involved. There’s those New Year banners, little toy trumpets made of cardboard paper that says “Happy New Year” and all those fireworks wrapper leftovers. Before throwing those “trash” out, see if you can find any double purpose use for any of them. Who knows, you may be able to find the best scrapbooking embellishment in the simplest piece of junk.
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Lisa Robbins asked:
Scrapbooking Eyelets
Eyelets are the new craze in scrapbooking. See what the fuss is all about.
About Eyelets
Eyelets are embellishments used for scrapbooking and other craft projects such as card making. Eyelets are generally made of aluminum or brass and come in two sizes and three types. The most common size for eyelets is 1/8″, although they also come in 3/16″. 3/16″ eyelets are larger than 1/8″ eyelets and generally cost more.
Types of eyelets include plain, top coat, and anodized. Plain eyelets are not painted so they are the color of the metal they are made out of. This type of eyelets is not very common. Eyelets also come with a top coat color. These eyelets are painted. The last type of eyelet is anodized. Anodized eyelets have a more metallic color than eyelets with a top coat.
Eyelets have a hole through the center that is used to attach them to your paper. Brads are often sold with eyelets. Brads differ because they do not have this characteristic hole. Instead, brads have two metal flaps on the back that can be bent to attach them to paper.
Where to Use Eyelets
Eyelets come in many shapes and colors. They can be used to attach items such as ribbons, paper, pictures, and tags to scrapbooking pages. Eyelets are a simple way to add to the color and theme of your scrapbooking pages.
Here are 15 ideas for using your eyelets.
Embellishments on a paper piecing picture such as buttons on a snowman or dots on a lady bug Attach vellum paper To hange tags or frames from Create movable parts on your paper piecing Create a page theme such as shells for a beach page or fish for a fishing trip page Corners of picture mats In the hole of a tag As bullets for a list Journaling accents Eyes of animals such as owls The center of flowers Create your own bugs, butterflies,or bees from eyelet shapes As the dot on an i or the center of a letter To make a string of Christmas lights or as the ornaments on a christmas tree The M&Ms in M&M cookies String ribbon or craft fibbers through a line of eyelets
The list could go on and on. You can use eyelets to add dimension that will spice up any page.
How to Use Eyelets
It is time to roll up those sleeves and break out your handy tools. You will need a hammer, hole setter, and a resilient work surface such as a rubber craft mat to get started using eyelets.
Place your scrapbooking page face up on your work surface. Put the hole setter on your page where you want to insert the eyelet. Lightly tap the end of the hole setter a few times until a hole is created. Place your eyelet upside down on your work surface and put your scrapbooking page over the eyelet so that the back of the eyelet sticks throught the hole you just created. Place the setter with the flat end over the back of the eyelet and lightly tap the end of the setter with your hammer until the back of the eyelet begins to bend outward. Hammer the back of the eyelet directly until the eyelet flattens down into place. Turn your scrapbooking page over and be proud of your work.
Where to Buy Eyelets
You can purchase eyelets from me! My eBay Scrapbooking Store has hundreds of mixes of eyelets. Just look for my seller id: scrapsandcrafts
ScrapbookFinds.com has a search engine for finding scrapbooking eyelets, brads, and other supplies. Try it out.
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EyeletsEyelets are the new craze in scrapbooking. See what the fuss is all about.
About Eyelets
Eyelets are embellishments
used for scrapbooking and other craft projects such as card making. Eyelets are generally made of aluminum or brass and come in two sizes and three types. The most common size for eyelets is 1/8″, although they also come in 3/16″. 3/16″ eyelets are larger than 1/8″ eyelets and generally cost more.Types of eyelets include plain, top coat, and anodized. Plain eyelets are not painted so they are the color of the metal they are made out of. This type of eyelets is not very common. Eyelets also come with a top coat color. These eyelets are painted. The last type of eyelet is anodized. Anodized eyelets have a more metallic color than eyelets with a top coat.
Eyelets have a hole through the center that is used to attach them to your paper
. Brads are often sold with eyelets. Brads differ because they do not have this characteristic hole. Instead, brads have two metal flaps on the back that can be bent to attach them to paper.Where to Use Eyelets
Eyelets come in many shapes and colors. They can be used to attach items such as ribbons, paper, pictures, and tags to scrapbooking pages. Eyelets are a simple way to add to the color and theme
of your scrapbooking pages.Here are 15 ideas for using your eyelets.
Embellishments on a paper piecing picture such as buttons on a snowman or dots on a lady bug Attach vellum paper To hange tags or frames from Create movable parts on your paper piecing Create a page theme such as shells for a beach page or fish for a fishing trip page Corners of picture mats In the hole of a tag As bullets for a list Journaling accents Eyes of animals such as owls The center of flowers Create your own bugs, butterflies,or bees from eyelet shapes As the dot on an i or the center of a letter To make a string of Christmas lights or as the ornaments on a christmas tree The M&Ms in M&M cookies String ribbon or craft fibbers through a line of eyelets
The list could go on and on. You can use eyelets to add dimension that will spice up any page.
How to Use Eyelets
It is time to roll up those sleeves and break out your handy tools. You will need a hammer, hole setter, and a resilient work surface such as a rubber craft mat to get started using eyelets.
Place your scrapbooking page face up on your work surface. Put the hole setter on your page where you want to insert the eyelet. Lightly tap the end of the hole setter a few times until a hole is created. Place your eyelet upside down on your work surface and put your scrapbooking page over the eyelet so that the back of the eyelet sticks throught the hole you just created. Place the setter with the flat end over the back of the eyelet and lightly tap the end of the setter with your hammer until the back of the eyelet begins to bend outward. Hammer the back of the eyelet directly until the eyelet flattens down into place. Turn your scrapbooking page over and be proud of your work.
Where to Buy Eyelets
You can purchase eyelets from me! My eBay Scrapbooking Store has hundreds of mixes of eyelets. Just look for my seller id: scrapsandcrafts
ScrapbookFinds.com has a search engine for finding scrapbooking eyelets, brads, and other supplies. Try it out.
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Cherie Litchfield asked:
Even a beginner soon realizes the importance of scrapbooking embellishments. Without them, your scrapbook is basically a plain old photo album. Embellishments are what make your album fresh, unique and memorable. They are the pizazz on the page!
Even a beginner soon realizes the importance of scrapbooking embellishments. Without them, your scrapbook is basically a plain old photo album. Embellishments are what make your album fresh, unique and memorable. They are the pizazz on the page!
Scrapbooking embellishments can be any miniature craft piece, memorabilia or decoration that helps to spice up a page.
There are an enormous variety of different types of embellishments that you can use in your scrapbooking. You might want to include stickers, diecuts or cut-outs, bows, buttons, beads, various ink and paint stamp images or near flat back charm embellishments.
With the variety and sheer number of embellishments to choose from, the choices may feel a bit overwhelming at first. And you may be worried that you could break your scrapbooking budget just by buying embellishments alone. But keeping your memories in scrapbooks with all of the beautiful embellishments doesn’t have to cost a small fortune. There really is no need to spend the money for fancy or even store–bought embellishments.
Some of the best resources for scrapbooking with embellishments are items that you already have at home. Cards that were given to you, pieces of your baby’s blanket, locks of hair, theater ticket and sporting event stubs, etc. all make perfect embellishments that can be used to accent your main photos on your scrapbook pages.
When assembling your scrapbook supplies gather themed embellishments and paper that are based on your picture selection. For example, if your brother is working his way through medical college, you could create embellishments that look like a thermometer, face mask or medical charts.
Another great idea is to use almost anything that you kept from your vacation as an embellishment for your own scrapbook. These could include such items as your paper luggage tags, a piece of hotel stationary, tour maps and stamped tickets and stubs, postcards or brochures.
You will want to protect your precious photographs from the acid in embellishments. Make sure you use proper precaution to prevent warping or otherwise ruining your pictures by using the appropriate adhesives and page protectors in your scrapbook.
Make sure to organize and store these wonderful and special embellishments properly to protect them for future use to be enjoyed by your family and friends.
Have fun experimenting with all of the different types of embellishments. They really bring life to your scrapbook pages. And that what scrapbooking is all about: remembering “scraps” of your life.
If you are a Scrapbooking addict and are always searching for fresh new ideas and tips on tools, papers, organization of supplies, embellishments and inspiration, visit us at:
http://www.Scrapbooking-For-Fun-And-Profit.com (in print and audio versions). We are constantly updating our site with ways to help you get more out of your Scrapbooking addiction.
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Even a beginner soon realizes the importance of scrapbooking
embellishments. Without them, your scrapbook is basically a plain old photo album. Embellishments are what make your album fresh, unique and memorable. They are the pizazz on the page!Even a beginner soon realizes the importance of scrapbooking embellishments. Without them, your scrapbook is basically a plain old photo album. Embellishments are what make your album fresh, unique and memorable. They are the pizazz on the page!
Scrapbooking embellishments can be any miniature craft piece, memorabilia or decoration that helps to spice up a page.
There are an enormous variety of different types of embellishments that you can use in your scrapbooking. You might want to include stickers
, diecuts or cut-outs, bows, buttons, beads, various ink and paint stamp images or near flat back charm embellishments.With the variety and sheer number of embellishments to choose from, the choices may feel a bit overwhelming at first. And you may be worried that you could break your scrapbooking budget just by buying embellishments alone. But keeping your memories in scrapbooks with all of the beautiful embellishments doesn’t have to cost a small fortune. There really is no need to spend the money for fancy or even store–bought embellishments.
Some of the best resources for scrapbooking with embellishments are items that you already have at home. Cards that were given to you, pieces of your baby’s blanket, locks of hair, theater ticket and sporting event stubs, etc. all make perfect embellishments that can be used to accent your main photos on your scrapbook pages.
When assembling your scrapbook supplies gather themed embellishments and paper
that are based on your picture selection. For example, if your brother is working his way through medical college, you could create embellishments that look like a thermometer, face mask or medical charts.Another great idea is to use almost anything that you kept from your vacation as an embellishment for your own scrapbook. These could include such items as your paper luggage tags, a piece of hotel stationary, tour maps and stamped tickets and stubs, postcards or brochures.
You will want to protect your precious photographs from the acid in embellishments. Make sure you use proper precaution to prevent warping or otherwise ruining your pictures by using the appropriate adhesives and page protectors in your scrapbook.
Make sure to organize and store these wonderful and special embellishments properly to protect them for future use to be enjoyed by your family and friends.
Have fun experimenting with all of the different types of embellishments. They really bring life to your scrapbook pages. And that what scrapbooking is all about: remembering “scraps” of your life.
If you are a Scrapbooking addict and are always searching for fresh new ideas and tips on tools, papers, organization of supplies, embellishments and inspiration, visit us at:
http://www.Scrapbooking-For-Fun-And-Profit.com (in print and audio versions). We are constantly updating our site with ways to help you get more out of your Scrapbooking addiction.
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Fion Lim asked:
Having this nagging doubt that you may upstage your precious photos or clutter your pages with scrapbooking embellishments?
One moment you’re just so tempted to paste the embellishment onto your page, and the next moment you’re questioning yourself, “Should I? Should I not?” You even wonder if you’re just trying to force that simply irresistible page accent onto your page to satisfy your craving for… more embellishments.
Well, you’re in good company. I still remember the first time I encountered packets and packets of wondrous embellishments. My eyes sparkled with enthusiasm, and my heart fluttered in excitement and the truth was, I simply can’t decide. What a rush!
So for anyone who loves scrapbooking embellishments, we have to learn some balancing acts and avoid falling into the trap of overwhelming the pages with loads of such page accents.
Here’s some tips for you to consider when you’re holding that simply irresistible piece of embellishment in your hand, and pausing for that momentous decision.
TIPS:
If it distracts people from your photos, you might be better off saving that piece of embellishment for another page. Let’s remind ourselves that photos form the essence of scrapbooking, not embellishments. If the reason to use the page accent is because it’s the coolest or hottest trend right now, upon reflection this may not be so in the long run. Remember how you flinched in horror as you looked back at your biggest fashion mistakes? It can happen to your scrapbooking layouts too. If there’s only a single photo especially with close-ups, by all means launch into your most daring mode and spark up your page with embellishments. But keep the scrapbooking embellishments to the minimal, when there’s multiple photos on a single page. If the piece of accent has a functional purpose such as concealing unsightly parts of your photo, adding balance to the overall layout or holding another item in place, then use that lovely embellishment. If the embellishment boosts your story-telling ability for the page, then jump on the chance. If the purpose of the embellishment is to copy what you’ve seen people did in some magazine, it’s might not speak of you own style. Instead, follow your instincts and use whatever you feel confident of expressing your style on the page!
There’s probably no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to scrapbooking with embellishments ideas. Just keep in view that an embellishment or two when used in the right combination, will contribute to the vision you’ve been trying to express in a powerful way.
Happy scrapping with embellishments!
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Having this nagging doubt that you may upstage your precious photos or clutter your pages with scrapbooking
embellishments?One moment you’re just so tempted to paste the embellishment onto your page, and the next moment you’re questioning yourself, “Should I? Should I not?” You even wonder if you’re just trying to force that simply irresistible page accent onto your page to satisfy your craving for… more embellishments.
Well, you’re in good company. I still remember the first time I encountered packets and packets of wondrous embellishments. My eyes sparkled with enthusiasm, and my heart fluttered in excitement and the truth was, I simply can’t decide. What a rush!
So for anyone who loves scrapbooking embellishments, we have to learn some balancing acts and avoid falling into the trap of overwhelming the pages with loads of such page accents.
Here’s some tips for you to consider when you’re holding that simply irresistible piece of embellishment in your hand, and pausing for that momentous decision.
TIPS:
If it distracts people from your photos, you might be better off saving that piece of embellishment for another page. Let’s remind ourselves that photos form the essence of scrapbooking, not embellishments. If the reason to use the page accent is because it’s the coolest or hottest trend right now, upon reflection this may not be so in the long run. Remember how you flinched in horror as you looked back at your biggest fashion mistakes? It can happen to your scrapbooking layouts too. If there’s only a single photo especially with close-ups, by all means launch into your most daring mode and spark up your page with embellishments. But keep the scrapbooking embellishments to the minimal, when there’s multiple photos on a single page. If the piece of accent has a functional purpose such as concealing unsightly parts of your photo, adding balance to the overall layout or holding another item in place, then use that lovely embellishment. If the embellishment boosts your story-telling ability for the page, then jump on the chance. If the purpose of the embellishment is to copy what you’ve seen people did in some magazine, it’s might not speak of you own style. Instead, follow your instincts and use whatever you feel confident of expressing your style on the page!
There’s probably no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to scrapbooking with embellishments ideas. Just keep in view that an embellishment or two when used in the right combination, will contribute to the vision you’ve been trying to express in a powerful way.
Happy scrapping with embellishments!
Kansieo.com
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Mike Selvon asked:
If you are new to the scrapbooking world, then there are a lot of terms that you need to become familiar with before you jump into this exciting hobby with both feet. Learning the terms and what they mean is essential to any serious scrapbooker.
You will hear terms such as rubber stamping or scrapbooking embellishments, yet without knowing what they actually are you may miss out on creating the perfect scrapbook to contain your favorite memories and pictures. There is more to this hobby than just the scrapbooking paper.
Scrapbooking embellishments are an excellent place to begin because you see many of these in different retail stores. These are either two dimensional or three dimensional stickers that will go on your scrapbook pages.
You should try to stick to the same theme as your scrapbook layouts so that it will coordinate nicely with your pictures. As an example, let’s use the Fourth of July. Use embellishments and scrapbook layouts that go along with the Fourth of July theme, such as fireworks or the flag.
If you elect not to use embellishments as a way to adorn your pages, then you can always use rubber stamping. You take a rubber stamp that is of some design and gently press it down onto an ink pad.
The rubber stamp is then applied to different areas of the page where you would like to see some additional design. Using a rubber stamp is a great way to get kids involved too. They will love the idea of being able to stamp their own pages in your scrapbook.
An additional way to add a touch of whimsy to your scrapbook is to use specialized scissors that have different die cuts. You can trim your pictures and add fluted edges or a crinkle cut design that will make the picture stand out. The kids will also have fun with these scissors and you can use the scissors on a variety of papers to create designs that are unique to your scrapbook.
The scrapbooking embellishments are just the ticket if you want your pages to have some dimension and flair. They are incredibly fun to work with and you can find them in a variety of retail shops, on websites and even some dollar discount stores.
The kids will love putting the stickers and embellishments on the pages and you will love the look that they add to your scrapbook pages. You can find anything to suit your taste and budget, so have fun with them but just remember not to overdo it.
scrapbooking embellishments
If you are new to the scrapbooking
world, then there are a lot of terms that you need to become familiar with before you jump into this exciting hobby with both feet. Learning the terms and what they mean is essential to any serious scrapbooker.You will hear terms such as rubber stamping or scrapbooking embellishments
, yet without knowing what they actually are you may miss out on creating the perfect scrapbook to contain your favorite memories and pictures. There is more to this hobby than just the scrapbooking paper.Scrapbooking embellishments are an excellent place to begin because you see many of these in different retail stores. These are either two dimensional or three dimensional stickers
that will go on your scrapbook pages.You should try to stick to the same theme
as your scrapbook layouts so that it will coordinate nicely with your pictures. As an example, let’s use the Fourth of July. Use embellishments and scrapbook layouts that go along with the Fourth of July theme, such as fireworks or the flag.If you elect not to use embellishments as a way to adorn your pages, then you can always use rubber stamping. You take a rubber stamp that is of some design and gently press it down onto an ink pad.
The rubber stamp is then applied to different areas of the page where you would like to see some additional design. Using a rubber stamp is a great way to get kids involved too. They will love the idea of being able to stamp their own pages in your scrapbook.
An additional way to add a touch of whimsy to your scrapbook is to use specialized scissors that have different die cuts. You can trim your pictures and add fluted edges or a crinkle cut design that will make the picture stand out. The kids will also have fun with these scissors and you can use the scissors on a variety of papers to create designs that are unique to your scrapbook.
The scrapbooking embellishments are just the ticket if you want your pages to have some dimension and flair. They are incredibly fun to work with and you can find them in a variety of retail shops, on websites and even some dollar discount stores.
The kids will love putting the stickers and embellishments on the pages and you will love the look that they add to your scrapbook pages. You can find anything to suit your taste and budget, so have fun with them but just remember not to overdo it.
scrapbooking embellishments
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Bernadine Otis asked:
Scrapbooking during peak holidays can burn a hole in your pocket – especially with the rise of prices as the event approaches. Like in Halloween, wherein scrapbooking embellishments bought at a store rise at a price matching the supply, to scrapbook may not be an option anymore. Still, when you go all out to decorate your house, it would be a pity not to scrapbook about it. Save money on scrapbooking embellishments by using your decorations as materials for your scrapbook.
Jack-o-Lanterns
Do you have those jack-o-lanterns made of plastic and other materials? Well, once Halloween is over, you can use these to create a smaller pop-up version for your scrapbook. You can recycle those jack-o-lanterns that aren’t working or use orange cardstock and acetate to create one out of the blue.
Banners
During Halloween, banners are extremely popular. Those orange and black, triangle shaped papers that only end up in the trash after Halloween can be used as scrapbooking embellishments. You’ll be able to cut out letters, jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins out of these banners and save on buying more paper.
Mummies and Other Dummies
In the event of decorating your place, surely, you’ll have used a lot of tissue, plastic and other materials just to create spooky dummies for your front porch. Since you won’t be able to use these the next year or you refuse to leave the decorations to dust, put them to good use by taking them apart and reusing for smaller versions for your scrapbook. The costs you spend on decorating and scrapbooking can be put into one.
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Scrapbooking
during peak holidays can burn a hole in your pocket – especially with the rise of prices as the event approaches. Like in Halloween, wherein scrapbooking embellishments bought at a store rise at a price matching the supply, to scrapbook may not be an option anymore. Still, when you go all out to decorate your house, it would be a pity not to scrapbook about it. Save money on scrapbooking embellishments by using your decorations as materials for your scrapbook.Jack-o-Lanterns
Do you have those jack-o-lanterns made of plastic and other materials? Well, once Halloween is over, you can use these to create a smaller pop-up version for your scrapbook. You can recycle those jack-o-lanterns that aren’t working or use orange cardstock and acetate to create one out of the blue.
Banners
During Halloween, banners are extremely popular. Those orange and black, triangle shaped papers that only end up in the trash after Halloween can be used as scrapbooking embellishments. You’ll be able to cut out letters, jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins out of these banners and save on buying more paper
.Mummies and Other Dummies
In the event of decorating your place, surely, you’ll have used a lot of tissue, plastic and other materials just to create spooky dummies for your front porch. Since you won’t be able to use these the next year or you refuse to leave the decorations to dust, put them to good use by taking them apart and reusing for smaller versions for your scrapbook. The costs you spend on decorating and scrapbooking can be put into one.
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Brenda Mcdonald asked:
Scrapbooking Embellishments have gone to a whole new level with the introduction of brass metal adornments. These decorate the corners of your book covers nicely. Add these new scrapbook embellishments to your next project and see a whole new world open up for you in the area of creativity.
Have you found yourself searching online for a gallery of scrapbooks that you can look at to get new ideas? Here is a newsflash, “Everybody else does it too!” I highly recommend this approach to the artist who is always on the look out for creative ways to look at an age old art and “I do mean it is an ART!” Search the internet search engines for web pages dedicated to your subject. A favorite way of mine is to go onto eBay and hunt for books that are put up for auction. You don’t want to copy ideas you find from other artists, but it is pleasing to see how somebody else made custom pages for scrap books. Spend a few minutes on the internet every day for a week looking for new ideas.
Change the color scheme or photograph sizes. Change embellishments attached to the pages. Remember this tip… most photographs will be in calibrated sizes, 4 X 6 or 5 X 7 sizes. Do not use weird sizes like 5 X 8 just because it fits the spot on a page. Add a “border” to bring the blank picture space down to 5 X 7. There are many ways to attach the photographs to the page. Some prefer a ribbon attached to the page that allows the photograph to slide in and out. Some prefer corner pieces.
One new creative technique to hold photographs in place is to slide their corners under beautiful metal diestruck designs. Use glue dots or take a cotton ball and cut it in half. Soak it in E6000 glue and lay it under the brass. Place a clothes pin or weight on top. When the glue dries the cotton ball will harden and hold the scrapbooking embellishments firmly in place on the page.
scrapbooking embellishments
Scrapbooking
Embellishments have gone to a whole new level with the introduction of brass metal adornments. These decorate the corners of your book covers nicely. Add these new scrapbook embellishments to your next project and see a whole new world open up for you in the area of creativity.Have you found yourself searching online for a gallery of scrapbooks that you can look at to get new ideas? Here is a newsflash, “Everybody else does it too!” I highly recommend this approach to the artist who is always on the look out for creative ways to look at an age old art and “I do mean it is an ART!” Search the internet search engines for web pages dedicated to your subject. A favorite way of mine is to go onto eBay and hunt for books that are put up for auction. You don’t want to copy ideas you find from other artists, but it is pleasing to see how somebody else made custom pages for scrap books. Spend a few minutes on the internet every day for a week looking for new ideas.
Change the color scheme or photograph sizes. Change embellishments attached to the pages. Remember this tip… most photographs will be in calibrated sizes, 4 X 6 or 5 X 7 sizes. Do not use weird sizes like 5 X 8 just because it fits the spot on a page. Add a “border” to bring the blank picture space down to 5 X 7. There are many ways to attach the photographs to the page. Some prefer a ribbon attached to the page that allows the photograph to slide in and out. Some prefer corner pieces.
One new creative technique to hold photographs in place is to slide their corners under beautiful metal diestruck designs. Use glue dots or take a cotton ball and cut it in half. Soak it in E6000 glue and lay it under the brass. Place a clothes pin or weight on top. When the glue dries the cotton ball will harden and hold the scrapbooking embellishments firmly in place on the page.
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Bernadine Otis asked:
Who says scrapbook embellishments have to come out of a store? Creating embellishments is also one of the fun parts in scrapbooking. Aside from the fact that you’ll be able to save a lot of money with do-it-yourself embellishments, you’ll also be able to use this creative activity as a fun way to get together with family or friends.
Do-it-yourself materials can include simple materials out of cans, little pieces of fabric, carpet or linoleum and just about anything that you thought you wouldn’t need anymore.
Fabric Icons
Fabric icons can be made out of any type of fabric, with any other junk that would be easy to sew on. For example, if you prefer to create a fabric icon of coke, you can cut out the “coke” from a coke can, seal the sides with adhesive so you won’t get hurt sewing in the process. Place the “coke” in the middle of the fabric and reseal onto the fabric by thick thread or thin yarn. With fabric as the background of each icon, it’ll be easy to stick onto any kind of scrapbook. This technique is also used for other scrapbook embellishments that is hard to stick on.
Fabricated Flowers
Fabricated flowers are the type of scrapbook embellishments that you can place anywhere. You can create flowers with yarn, little pieces of paper, fabric, wires or if you’re really creative, you can use toothpicks and buttons for the inner circle of the flower. Spice up the colors with acrylic paint and glitter.
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Who says scrapbook
embellishments have to come out of a store? Creating embellishments is also one of the fun parts in scrapbooking. Aside from the fact that you’ll be able to save a lot of money with do-it-yourself embellishments, you’ll also be able to use this creative activity as a fun way to get together with family or friends.Do-it-yourself materials can include simple materials out of cans, little pieces of fabric, carpet or linoleum and just about anything that you thought you wouldn’t need anymore.
Fabric Icons
Fabric icons can be made out of any type of fabric, with any other junk that would be easy to sew on. For example, if you prefer to create a fabric icon of coke, you can cut out the “coke” from a coke can, seal the sides with adhesive so you won’t get hurt sewing in the process. Place the “coke” in the middle of the fabric and reseal onto the fabric by thick thread or thin yarn. With fabric as the background of each icon, it’ll be easy to stick onto any kind of scrapbook. This technique is also used for other scrapbook embellishments that is hard to stick on.
Fabricated Flowers
Fabricated flowers are the type of scrapbook embellishments that you can place anywhere. You can create flowers with yarn, little pieces of paper
, fabric, wires or if you’re really creative, you can use toothpicks and buttons for the inner circle of the flower. Spice up the colors with acrylic paint and glitter.Caffeinated Content
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