Scrapbooking Embellishments-The Pizazz On Your Page

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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:
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