| Scrapbooking techniques and tools have matured | | | | that the best way to store these pens is upright with |
| substantially over the past few years with more and | | | | the nib facing down. The best way to store pens is |
| more great scrapbook ideas discovered and shared | | | | horizontally as this keeps the ink evenly distributed |
| within the scrapbooking community. | | | | throughout the barrel.o To make your scrapbook |
| This article contains some of my favourite scrapbook | | | | stickers or scrapbook quotes stand out on your |
| ideas, tips and tricks that I want to share with you.o If | | | | scrapbook pages make them 3D by adding a layer of |
| you have a photo and the background is busy | | | | ultra thick embossing powder. Alternatively you can |
| consider scanning the picture and printing it in black and | | | | use a 3D glaze. This technique will bring a new |
| white. You could also enlarge the picture and crop out | | | | dimension to your scrapbook pages.o If you want to |
| the busy part of the background. | | | | have the appearance of a stitch on your photos, |
| Another idea is to use your craft supplies and cover | | | | embellishments or wording you can use peels offs, rub |
| anything you do not want to see with embellishments | | | | ons or simple draw little dashes to give the effect of a |
| or add some wording using peel offs or custom rubber | | | | stitch. If you are feeling more adventurous why not |
| stamps.o If you want to write or draw directly onto | | | | actually sew a stitch!o Using brads as part of your |
| your photo I would recommend printing a copy. Not | | | | scrapbook ideas is a splendid way to embellish your |
| only will this mean you have a spare if the design does | | | | scrapbook pages layouts. When attaching brads to |
| not work out it will also remove some off the gloss | | | | double sided scrapbook paper you may be faced with |
| from the original picture making it far more easy to | | | | the dilemma of how to cover up the fastenings on the |
| write on.o Many people ask 'What is the best way to | | | | reverse side of the paper. The easiest way to avoid |
| attach vellum to my scrapbook pages.' Vellum is see | | | | this problem is to attached the brads to the tag, photo |
| through so most glues will be visible. Try using brads, | | | | corner or embellishment and then adhere to the page. |
| eyelets, staples, ribbon, paper clips or spray glue when | | | | When putting together your scrapbook ideas it is best |
| using vellum as part of your scrapbook ideas.o Most | | | | to plan in advance. Lay out the page before you stick |
| crafters will have specialist acid free pens in their | | | | it together to see if there are any changes you want |
| scrapbook supplies. You would be mistaken to think | | | | to make before it is secured in place. |