| When we do scrapbooking there are many projects | | | | a great lover of putting loads of photo's on one layout. |
| which will require you to fold or cut the paper or even | | | | In this way I can make professional looking mini |
| both. There is no doubt that paper can take on | | | | booklets to adorn my pages. By scoring and folding |
| fascinating shapes if you fold and cut it creatively, but | | | | each page 2cm from the left edge allows for easy |
| for someone who is new to scrapbooking these are | | | | page flipping without your cardstock getting horrible |
| essential skills that are worth taking the time to perfect. | | | | creases. |
| Badly cut or untidily folded items can make your | | | | Folding Curves: |
| project look sloppy and untidy, rather than the | | | | This scrapbooking idea and solution requires that you |
| professional offerings you intended them to be. | | | | lightly score the curve by either doing it freehand or |
| Scoring and Folding: | | | | making a template of the shape to guide you. Make |
| Scoring before folding your card makes the fold look | | | | the fold by pinching along the scored line a few times |
| more professional. For scoring, you can use a stylus, | | | | with your fingers. |
| the back of a craft knife or a specially designed paper | | | | Cutting: |
| folder. A cheap scrapbooking idea and solution that | | | | Cut cleanly and accurately, and jagged and snagged |
| can work just as well is an empty ball point pen. Using | | | | edges will look messy. The two basic tools that you |
| a ruler you slide the scorer along the paper where you | | | | will need to have in your scrapbooking kit are good |
| want to fold it, and voila a perfect line to fold on. Most | | | | quality scissors and a craft knife. Choose a craft knife |
| people prefer to score on the inside fold. Make sure | | | | that has renewable or interchangeable blades. Use |
| that your first fold is accurate and neat, or every | | | | long, pointed blades for tricky shapes and a triangular |
| subsequent fold will be wrong and your finished project | | | | blade for cutting more sturdy materials. If the blade |
| will look uneven. If the card is very thick or has a | | | | starts to snag the paper, it is time to get it changed. |
| coating over the top, then first score the fold lightly | | | | By folding and cutting your own card blanks, you can |
| with your craft knife just breaking the surface. Make | | | | create a greeting card or mini booklet for your layout in |
| sure that you practice this on a scrap of the same | | | | any desired size or shape. This way you will have |
| card first. | | | | more to spend on fancy decorations for your cards |
| I use scoring and folding in most of my layouts, as I am | | | | and layouts for truly unique works. |