Apr
Scrapbooking Hints and Tips
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Scrapbooking Is Fun!
Scrapbooking is fun. There is no doubt about it. It’s a great way to preserve our memories and at the same time exploring your creative side. Here are some great tips and tricks that I’ve picked up over the years that I hope will enhance your scrapbooking experience.
Scrapbooking kits. If you’re a beginner, kits are a great way to get started. There is a wide variety of them available at crafts stores. Most kits come with scrapbook paper, die cuts, stickers and everything you need for a specific layout. Some scrapbooking kits create a page, while others can build an entire album. All you need to do is add the photos. In either case, it’s a great way to jump right in.
Baby Scrapbooks. One of the most popular types of scrapbook album is the baby book. There are tons of embellishments available for babies, stickers, die cuts, paper, everything you need to put a book together in no time. Babies grow up fast, make sure you capture every moment in a scrapbooking album.
Lettering. If your intention is to have your letter stickers go on in a straight line, use a plastic ruler, make a fine line with a pencil. Place your letters on the line and erase the pencil mark after complete. I prefer my letters crooked which lets my creativity fly and I don’t have to ever worry about making a mistake.
Rubber stamps. I just recently discovered the rubber stamp, and now I have quite a collection. You can use letter stamps to create messages, or just stamp on a word that describes your page. You can coordinate the color of your stamp to the color of your page. You can purchase stamps in different shapes, one of my favorites is the dog paw print which I use across the page to look like my dog walked across it. The options are endless.
Organization. I could go on and on about this subject, but I’ll share just a couple of things that work for me. I use 3 ring binders to store a lot of my stickers and die cuts. I use plastic pencil holders with zippers to store my larger die cuts. I use business card holder or baseball card holders to organize my stickers. I use accordion file holders to store my paper. I use fish tackle boxes to store pencils, pens and stickers. I organize my photos in photo boxes by date.
Workspace. I find that often I need a little extra space when I’m putting a scrapbook together. I get out my ironing board and adjust it to the height of my desk and use it to store things that I want within my reach.
My Favorite. Last by not least, my favorite tip. I save the large 12 x 12 inch cardboard filler papers that come with scrapbooking hinged pages and page protectors. I use them as page layouts for each of my pages. I layout all the photos (trimmed), stickers, die cuts, etc, that I want to use on the page like I was creating the page, and then stack the next cardboard page on top. This way I can lay out a number of pages, or an entire album before committing anything to the page. I find it easier for me to put all the page ideas together and then create the actual album.