When you are done scrapbooking an event, what do you do with your extra pictures?
Jackie W asked:
I am just starting to scrapbook my wedding. I have about 200+ candid pictures and over 700 professional pictures. We have a professional album with about 60 or so pictures in it and a regular photo album for the candids. I am wondering what I should do with my extra pictures after I am done scrapbooking. I can’t put all of the pictures into the scrapbook and its seems weird to have just the extras in an regular album. This is a silly problem, but I am wondering, how does everyone else deal with this?
Hobbies & Crafts | 29 Mar 09 @ 12.56 AM |
Scrapbook Acrylic Albums
Acrylic Albums are the rave right now. At the Scrapbook Expo that is what you saw a lot of. Acrylic has so many uses and is so sturdy that you cannot help but fall in love with it. It comes in many sizes and shapes. You can make your own or buy them pre-cut. The best part is that you can add so much color and it all come through it give your scrapbooking a three dimensional feel. Rub-ons are great because you rub it on one side an it shows through to the other side.
Some tips to remember when using acrylic albums.
First you might want to pair up your photos so that they are about the same size, that way you can stick the first photo to the front of a page and the second in the exact same spot on the back of the page. This allows you to save on embellishments that you would need to cover the back of photos.
Remember that you will want to place your pictures and your embellishments so that they can be seen through the whole album at the same time. Think about what you want peeking through to the front page.
There are many types of adhesives that you can use on your album. Fist you can use your ordinary double sided tape, but you will have to put and something on the back side to cover it. Also, there are adhesives that dry clear with minimal exposure on the reverse side, such as Zip Dry Paper Glue.
One of the favorite embellishments I saw at the scrapbooking expo look was adding a flower behind the picture, on the back side. The flower was bigger than the picture. The petals peeked out from behind the photo for a great look on both sides!
Scrapworks - Exposed Albums - 8×8 Acrylic Album - Tabbed, CLEARANCE
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Product Review, SHOP ONLINE, Scrapbooking Basic | 22 Mar 09 @ 03.23 PM |
Scrapbook Layout in Less than Four Minutes
I’m always looking for a fast way to scrapbook faster and with less work. I think you will enjoy this video. Yes, you can put a page together in under 4 minutes, but I think that if you do it under 10 minutes. You will probaly get a better looking page. I like the idea of having all your photos already cropped and ready to tape down. What about the big tape gun? WOW! I just have a little one.
Scrapbooking Basic | 17 Mar 09 @ 03.29 AM |
Slice Machine Review
On Valintine’s Day my husband gave me a wonderful gift, he took me to the Scrapbooking Expo in Costa Mesa CA. I had never been to an Expo. There are some many wonderful things to see and do. I learned so much about what’s new in the world of scrapbooking. I got to see the new albums, stamps, glitter, paper cutters, stickers, and paper kits. WoW! I didn’t know that there was so much you could do with scrapbooking.
Many of the vendors had the new Slice Machine. The Making Memories® Slice™ is a portable digital cutting machine that measures less than five inches. It runs independently on a rechargeable battery or can be plugged in. It has a 2″ window to preview shapes before cutting. It will cut cardstock, vellum, vinyl and photos up to .5mm thick. I bought a Slice Machine while I was at the Expo. I thought it would save me a lot of money on Letter Stickers. I like it. I can make any letter or shapes from 1” to 4” inches wide.
Watch this video and learn more about Slice
Purchase Slice Machine from the Scrapbook.com Superstore!
Product Review | 15 Mar 09 @ 01.51 PM |
Some New Page Layout to Try
Here are some more page layout that are quick and easy. Give them a try!
Scrapbooking Layout ideas
Scrapbooking ideas
Scrapbooking Basic | 14 Mar 09 @ 02.20 AM |
Page Layout Ideas
Here are three page layouts that are quick and simple. You can add more embellishments if you like, but I like to start out with a simple layout and add as I go on. I’ve seen some page layouts that are very busy and I think they take away from the picture. I think that your pictures tell the story. Your journaling and your title enhance your work. The embellishments you add are just to make it look pretty. Don’t over do it. Start out with one or two stickers, or stamps, or buttons. Then, if you feel the page is still to plain, add a little more.
- Simple Page Layout 2
Scrapbooking Basic | 12 Mar 09 @ 02.04 AM |
Pretty Scrapbooking Paper 101
One of the most important things you need to scrapbook is your paper supply. Without paper, you can’t scrapbook. There are many types of paper out there, but one of the most important types is your card stock. This type of paper is very sturdy all most like poster board, but pretty. It is used as the back ground of your scrapbooking layout. On it you will tape your pretty printed paper, your photos, journaling, and your titles. Card stock come is a variety of colors and textures.
You can now buy individual sheets of paper or packs of paper at your local crafting store. Most paper companies now sell printed pattern paper that coordinates well with each other. For a fast page layout, choose paper form the same company so that you can cut down on your color matching time. Remember when choosing your color scheme look at the pictures you want to scrapbook and see what colors are in your foto.
Printed paper makes a difference
Scrapbooking Basic | 09 Mar 09 @ 01.30 PM |
Clear Rubber Stamps Sale
I was at Tall Mouse today, and guess what I found? They had their small clear stamps and blocks on sale for $1.00 this week. So I bought some. Then I went to Michael’s and they too were having a clear stamps sale for their mini clear stamps for a $1.00 also. So I bought some more. They had Easter, Christmas, Spring and Valentine stamps. I especially liked their says stamps. My writing is so sloppy that I am always looking for ways to add words to my scrpabooking without using my own printing. Check out their sale!
Scrapbooking Basic | 08 Mar 09 @ 04.23 AM |
Rubber Stamps Rediscovered!
Last month I rediscovered stamps. When I first started scrapbooking I tried adding stampings to my page, but I soon discovered that stamping was not easy. You needed to be very careful when adding ink to your stamp or you would get an unwanted frame around your picture. Plus you had to make sure you set the rubber stamp down correctly on the spot you wanted it or your stamping would end up crooked on your layout page. I was not happy with the results, until I discovered clear rubber stamps.
Wow what a difference! These clear stamps are fun and easy to use. With the clear rubber stamps you can see where you are laying the stamping down on your page. Plus, I learned that you don’t need to use an ink pad. Now they have ink pens that you can use to trace the outline of the rubber stamp.
Now that I have rediscovered clear stamps, I think I’ll use them to add more pizzazz to my page.
Scrapbooking Basic | 07 Mar 09 @ 04.25 PM |
