Scrapbooking tips, hints, etc.
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Save the phony plastic credit cards you receive in the mail and used telephone cards. Then use them as glue-spreaders.
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Add a button to the flower center on a scrapbook page for interesting accent.
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Metal charms aid a unique personalized element to scrapbook pages. Charms are available in all sorts of sizes and shapes to fit nearly any theme.
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Fabric can be used in many ways to enhance scrapbook pages. Fabric can be used as a background or as a border to enhance dimension and texture to your scrapbook.
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When using fabric either for the background or just cutouts if you aren't going to sew them on you can use a fusible bond to bond it to the page. This works great especially when using 12 x 12.
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To add glitter to a scrapbook page, apply liquid adhesive, sprinkle on the glitter an allow the glue to dry before shaking off the excess glitter.
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To make a stamped design glitter, just ink the stamp with glue, stamp it and cover the design with fine glitter. Clean the stamp well with warm soapy water or disposable wipes to eliminate stickiness.
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How to spread liquid adhesive quickly over a large surface area? Instead of dumping those phony plastic credit cards you received in mail, save them. Save your used phone cards too. Then you can simply use these wasted plastic cards as glue-spreaders!
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A tips on how to spread white glue or liquid adhesive using a gift or credit card.
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When gluing keep the glue bottle upside down in a plastic cup. The glue will always be ready to use.
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Use pigment ink pens that are fade-resistant, lightfast, bleedproof, and waterproof.
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An inexpensive favor can be made with store purchased lip balm. If possible remove the original wrapper, then glue strip of scrapbook paper around the barrel and add a ribbon embellishment.
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You are better off copying the newspaper article onto good quality office paper (acid-free, lignin-free, and not recycled) using pigment toner and putting the copy into your album.
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Lace a strip of ribbon through punched holes along one side of the border to create a pretty-looking scrapbook page accent.
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For a great page title, cut out letters from patterned paper.
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Don't discard the paint chip samples you get at home improvement stores when trying to decide on a painting color for your home improvment project. These paint card samples can be used for card making or scrapbook embellishments and crafts.
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Your scrapbooking and you have run out of photo corners. Don't fret! Make your own. Just get some grosgrain ribbon, cut it a little more than double its width, fold top corners to bottom center and iron. Attach with adhesive.
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You don't have to mat every single photo on your scrapbook layout, unless you want it to stand out from the background. Always mat your focal-point photo though.
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Do you have drawers and boxes of photos? It might be best to divide the photos by themes rather than in chronological order.
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You don't have to mat every single photo on your scrapbook layout, unless you want it to stand out from the background. Always mat your focal-point photo though. Or enlarge its size for emphasis.
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Lace a strip of ribbon through punched holes along one side of the border to create a pretty-looking page accent.
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Lace a strip of ribbon through punched holes along one side of the border to create a pretty-looking page accent.
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Lace a strip of ribbon through punched holes along one side of the border to create a pretty-looking page accent.
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Use ribbons or buttons as page accents. Buttons create a fun, cute look while ribbons can lend a sweet and pretty look to your layouts.
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Don't toss your old rotary blades away! Store them in the plastic container marked "Used" and use them to cut paper for scrapbooking and card marking projects.
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Punch your craft punch through a piece of wax paper several times to lubricate the punch and clean off any adhesive residue.
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Knot or glue thread ends on the back of your project. It’s best to glue heavier threads to reduce bulk.
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Visit the hardware store to purchase small plastic boxes with compartments to hold small embellishment, tools, stamps, etc.
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Use old road maps as embellishment for scrapbook pages or and scrapbook paper.
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Take a good look at your photos first, and select colors and papers that are complimentary. For instance, if a photo includes a considerable amount of red, incorporate the same tone of red and other complimentary colors in your color choices.
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A quick tip for mounting letters on squares. Cut a strip of double sided acid-free tape the length needed. Mount where the letters will be placed. Take the letters (mounted on squares) and simply place them on the tape.
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A quick tip for mounting letters on squares. Cut a strip of double sided acid-free tape the length needed. Mount where the letters will be placed. Take the letters (mounted on squares) and simply place them on the tape.
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Look for packets of pre-cut papers in different sizes and colors to add layers of colorful accents to your pages. White index cards with no lines are especially handy for journaling.
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Store your pages and photos in a cool dry place and out of direct sunlight. Clean cardboard boxes and plastic storage bins work well for storing your supplies. Plastic trays with multiple compartments are great for storing small embellishment items.
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Keep a notebook handy so you can jot down scrapbook ideas for titles, sayings, poems and quotes. You can find lots of ideas in newspapers, magazines, books, movies and on the Internet.
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