Scrapbooking Catalog Request
June 15th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Your printed documents, be they photos, clippings, etc can be preserved in the form of albums. Decorate those albums to make them attractive. This is what scrapbooking is all about. There are a lot of different factors that go into a scrapbook. That is why companies have scrapbooking catalogs. You can request them and use them to order supplies or just ideas.
An average scrapbooking catalog has about 500 stamp designs and lots of card ideas. You can use these ideas to produce stunning scrapbooks.
The stamp designs in scrapbooking catalogs include flowers, birds, horses, spring etc. There are separate stamp designs for expressing thank you, sympathy, get well, mother’s day, father’s day, wedding day and much more.
Scrapbooking catalog requests can be made to receive scrap tools like acrylic block sets, rubber scissors, knives, blades, paper trimmer, and circle scissors. You can get this from online or brick and mortar stores and use them to make scrapbooking stamp designs. Acrylic block sets comes in various sizes. The sets allow you to do craft work to make some wonderful designs. Rubber scissors allow you to do paper cutting. The blades are very sharp making your work much easier. The knives have 5 replacement blades and you can cut any shape. A paper trimmer cuts any light weight paper with correct measurements. The circle scissors help you to cut an exact circle which you may find difficult to cut with normal scissors.
The Heartfelt Creations allow you to get catalog for $20 and you get rubber images worth $ 30 absolutely free. The catalog contains various products. The sentiment sets include appreciation, greetings, in laws, parents, grandparents etc. You can also get curved greetings and mini message sets. The message sets are slightly curved rubber images with white background and black letters.
There are separate scrap sets for various relations in the scrapbooking catalog. You can get a catalog for your father, mother, sister, brother, wife\husband, niece, and nephew and so on. You can get the alphabet sets that have deeply carved rubber images in white background with black imprinted letters. You can also get background shades by placing a catalog request.
Apart from this you have number of options that will allow you to select and use the designs and tools. The scrapbooking catalog request can be made online. The scrapbooking catalog request will help you to find exactly what you want. Making a scrapbooking catalog request also keeps you up to date about new scrapbooking products in the market without spending more money and time. You can place your catalog request in many ways. If you purchase some scrapbooking designs or tools from a supplier then he will send you the new scrapbooking catalogs regularly.
You can also request a free copy of a scrap booking catalog online by filling a subscription card in the scrap booking club. This will minimize your expenses. There are number of scrapbooking catalogs. You can compare the quality and prices and then you can order for any scrap booking design and tools. Scrapbooking catalogs contain designs for every special occasion. The catalog will help you to select the tools, techniques and designs to make your scrapbook stand out.
Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.
Ken
Digital Scrapbooking Freebies
June 7th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
The activity of scrapbooking is soaring in popularity. It has survived a number of changes during its lifetime. What used to be an activity for the elite, it is now a pastime that anyone can participate in. One of the events that really helped push scrapbooking into the mainframe of hobbies is the advent of the computer and the internet. Any scrapbook can be enhanced or even totally produced using a computer. There are lots of sites that can offer the newbie or even the experienced scrapbooker guidance. Check out Smilebox to see a good representation of the guidance out there. These websites offer not only guidance, but also lots of templates and freebies.
Advantages of the Internet on Scrapbooking
Yep, as long as you have internet, you can participate in digital scrapbooking. Distance is no longer a factor with the internet. You can get the information, files, photos or whatever from anywhere in the world as easy as going to the shoebox in your closet. This contributes to the ease and functionality, not to mention the end product. Being a digital scrapbook, it can be changed e.g. appearance, layout, etc. any time you want in the process, even after the scrapbook is finished. There are lots of digital scrapbooking freebies that allow you to easily produce your product. Smilebox Is a good example of what you can get for free.
You want to enhance your collection of digital photos? How about presenting them in a fabulous or stunning way? These can be done with digital scrapbooking. The various software kits and computer graphics make sure your memories are cherished and beautifully presented. To attract the viewer to your scrapbook, there are many freebies available from digital scrapbooking websites. Digital scrapbooking freebies like special pictures or images enhance and clarify the scrapbook subject.
If you want to make your pages beautiful and attractive, you can use many different types of icons and buttons. All these items can be obtained for free. Items such as these entice the reader to go through the pages. You can impress the viewer and also increase the number of people who view your scrapbook.
Digital scrapbooking freebies make scrapbooking economical. Elements such as clips and images that are all free to download, will improve your scrapbooks quality. Items such as paper cutting patterns will increase the background and crafts effects in your scrapbook.
You can transform even your old completed digital scrapbooks with the use of new freebies. They will give your project a unique style and impressive look. You can affect the visual aspect of your scrapbook with a little imagination and digital scrapbooking freebies. The use of free elements will make your scraps crispy or matter-worthy. They will make your important images jump out at the viewer.
There are literally hundreds, maybe even thousands of digital scrapbook freebies available on the internet. Templates, layouts, buttons, graphics and new innovative icons are usually updated weekly or monthly. In addition, these freebies are sorted into events such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Birthday, Anniversary, Best Wishes etc. Many of the websites that dole out scrapbooking freebies are reviewed by other websites. You can obtain the star rating of the freebies which usually depends on the popularity of the images.
Digital scrapbooking freebies aren’t necessarily free for every item. They may come with disclaimers. Also these disclaimers can change from time to time. Examples of such disclaimers include the fact that the graphic images are for personal use only, no commercial use allowed. Some items can’t be altered and may be copyrighted. You should not resell them. Proper credit should be given to the original owner. You shouldn’t claim them as your imagination as they are not your property. The terms of downloading freebies should be read and followed.
The digital scrapbooking community is growing worldwide into a major industry. It has given rise to many internet websites and creative people have created thousands of elements which are used by many scrap bookers all over the world.
Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.
Ken
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Scrapbook Borders
May 14th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
What is a scrapbook? Well it is much more than a notebook that is used to record day to day happenings. Scrapbooks also store day to day happenings, however one element of a scrapbook that notebooks don’t have is the creativity of the producer. Scrapbooks contain photos, text, cuttings from various sources such as magazine or newspapers and decorations that display the individual’s creativity.
Borders can be used in many ways; for example, they can be used around the entire page or around photos or stickers pasted in the Scrapbook. Proper borders help you to improve the looks of your scrapbooks and helps to ad glitter to your scrapbook.
For simple borders, stickers can be pasted as borders. But the stickers should not hide your photos. The stickers should be narrow and should cover most of the paper from the border. A ruler will help to overcome this problem. A ruler should be used for drawing two straight lines around the entire page. Scrapbook pens with different widths and colors should be used to create a square shaped border. One line should be made thin while the other should be made a little wider. After outlining the borders, scatter the stickers on top of the border. Rubber stamps can also be used as an alternative to stickers. Stamps can be used with different colors tol make the border more creative.
Rubber stamps also help to make some great creative borders. A medium size stamp is preferred for the borders. A vertical line should be created down the page. This will look much better than the border around the entire page. After the border is done, use stamps of several of colors. These stamps should be colored by multi-color pencils; this will help your scrapbook look more attractive. After that a square-line border should be created around the photos with pencils of various colors.
Another alternative for making borders is to use stencils. For making your scrapbook more attractive, wavy-lined stencils could be used along with pens. Die cuts can be created with the help of shaped stencils and Exacto knives. In order to create names on the top of those die cuts, lettered stencils should be used. However the border should be used only on one side or across top and bottom.
To add more glitter to your borders, cut vellum (parchment made from calfskin, kidskin or lambskin) in squares and string its pieces together with a ribbon pasted on the back. Stamp on the top of the vellum; this will make the border more attractive. For a more unique look, tear the vellum from one side and tear all the other vellums on the same sides of other pages. This will add a spark of glamour to your scrapbook and will make it more attractive
Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.
Ken
Scrapbook Pages
April 22nd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Preservation of information has its roots in early times. This information was preserved because the events recorded were memories for the person producing the storage of the information. Hmmm sounds just like a scrapbook. Take memories, add some glitz with pictures, stickers, photos and text and then bind the presentation as a scrapbook. There are various types of scrapbooks. Scrapbooks about events e.g. birth, wedding, death, parties etc. Others may be about individuals or groups. These days the computer has affected this art form. Easier, faster and prettier and more effective are all advantages of the rise of technology.
Ideas for Scrapbook Pages
- The most important thing one should remember is to make use of good quality pages. Using a good quality paper for your scrapbook is extremely important. Don’t use a cheap or a bogus quality paper, it will affect your presentation and over time, quality pages will maintain themselves.
- Another crucial factor is that the papers used in the scrapbook should be acid-free. Acid-free paper will not spoil like non acid-free paper.
- The page used should be lignin-free in order to avoid any problems.
- Before selecting the number of pages to use, determine how many pictures or photos you have. There is only a finite amount of space for each page. Give each entity some room on each page. Don’t clutter the page with too much information.
- There are various types of ready-made scrapbooks available in the market, but if you want to demonstrate your creativity, give it a shot. Producing scrapbooks can be a lot of fun.
- The standard and most widely used scrapbooks have round about 40-50 sheets.
- The color pattern varies according to the choice of the user. If you’re pasting more photos and pictures and if you’re using lots of text you should use light color paper.
- Now a day’s most people prefer to use origami papers. Origami papers are available with a wide range of choices with various sizes.
- The cutting of the paper is very important. If done poorly, it will make your whole scrapbook look shabby and unkempt. Use the tools available to make it right. Rulers for cutting, templates for edging, stamps, and stickers all make it easy to do it right.
- Blades such as cutting blades or ripple blades are very useful to cut pages. They are also readily available at any scrapbooking outlet, be it online or brick and mortar operations.
- If you’re not planning deal with the paper yourself and are looking for ready made paper then go to lots of stores or websites. The more options you have, the more likely it is that you will find papers with good color combinations and quality.
- If you want more artistic paper then look for the papers with light shades background and decent designs.
- There is also wide range of papers of various color combinations available in the market so look for those which are most suitable for your photos, pictures and text.
Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.
Ken
Scrapbook Layout Ideas
April 22nd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Take some photos, text entries, and stickers. Put them in some kind of order based on a main theme. Place them in an album and get creative. Make it attractive and individual. Preserving data like this has actually been practiced for centuries. The main point of the scrapbook can be any subject but is likely to be something very personal for the producer. A wedding, a birth, a party, whatever you like; there are no limits to subjects for scrapbooks. Scrapbooks are a presentation that reflects the producer’s creativity skills and special memories. It is even easier to produce a scrapbook now that technology is boosting capabilities.
- In older scrapbooks, photos were mounted on the corners of the quotations. The photos used to have a border to make it more attractive. To add more liveliness to the scrapbook pages they used to have some memorabilia attached.
- To add more glamour to your scrapbook, border your scrapbook with attractive designs of medium size. Precaution should be taken that the pictures or the photos do not get covered due to the borders.
- For a better layout, use good color combinations. If you use an improper color combination, the scrapbook will look shabby and unattractive.
- The layout should be pleasing to one’s eyes.
- It’s always important to use high quality materials for the layouts as your scrapbook is a treasure of your memories.
- Always use materials which are acid free as the colors or the decorations may fade over time if you use an acidic material.
- Using color pencils will help you to add a spark to your layout and will help to boost the creativity.
- The layout of the scrapbook should be such that it will bring a pleasant smile to your face as you remember days gone by.
- Try to make the borders more attractive with the help of stickers or rubber stamps. In the case of rubber stamps, try using the same stamp with a variety of colors. Even the use of stencils will help.
- Border your main photos or pictures with multicolor pencils and make the use of sparklers to highlight them.
- If you have pasted dark color pictures or photos or you have written text in bold letters, then you should go for background colors that are of a lighter shade. Don’t make use of bright colors for the background. The scrapbook will look shabby and untidy.
- Try pasting good quality pictures which helps to enhance the look of your scrapbook.
- Get your creative skills flowing while making a scrapbook.
- Make use of good phrases or text content. Most people write the dates and places where they have taken the photos pasted in the scrapbook.
- Think of unique ideas and implement them to make your scrapbook look more attractive and pleasing to the eye.
Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.
Ken
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Scrapbooking Storage
April 14th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
The hyponemata was the first form of scrapbooking. It was practiced by the ancient Greeks and was hugely popular and no records exist of it anywhere else in the world at that time. Maybe that is why it is so popular in today’s society. It seems like everyone is doing it. There were and are lots of people, expressing their thoughts, feelings and ideas in a notebook. No doubt the practice got a huge push when printing evolved. Commonplace notebooks are a recent concept that is quite similar to that of scrapbooking.
Today, Scrapbooking can be defined as an activity to preserve memorabilia and legacy through a notebook called a scrapbook. The scrapbook comprises a person’s thoughts and ideas. The scrapbook is also decorated in a very alluring manner. The basic material required for this activity includes papers, felt pens, glue, rubber, scissors, paper trimmers, art pens, archival pens etc. The decoration material required includes a wide range of products which cater to the several needs of the consumer.
Do you have a tough time organizing and knowing where all your scrapbook materials are? Yes, organizing and maintaining piles of decoration material is a mammoth task. Luckily the scrapbooking industry recognized the need for a system to organize your scrapbooking material. Scrapbooking storage ensures proper arrangement of your scrapbooking materials. This feature is highly recommended for all those who have a tough time organizing and locating their Scrapbooking materials.
There are various scrapbooking storage options available commercially and through your own inventiveness. Of course the storage should meet all your needs and preferences. A simple box divided into several compartments can serve your needs. Sections for tags, labels and many of your scrapbooking materials can be housed in such a simple thing. When not in use, you can store that scrapbook storage box in any shelf. There are many shapes and sizes available in the market. Some people also use pouches to store their scrapbooking materials.
Another brand manufactures a cute variety of scrapbooking storage made of cloth and or a very light-weight and durable poly material. This top-open storage is divided in several vertical compartments in which you can conveniently place your materials. A particular brand produces pouches and holders which serve as the perfect storage for your photos. These pouches come in several sizes to cater to the different sizes of photographs. The same company produces a unique storage item for your daily and monthly calendars.
Another interesting scrapbooking storage choice includes a large pouch to hold all your acrylic stamps and scraps. Two to three varieties are available in this storage. A see-through, front-zipped pouch is the most ideal storage for all your flat decoration material. It can house your stamps, stickers and papers. A variety of storage material is available for housing your papers and scraps. A famous brand manufactures a whole range of storage kits to house all your scrapbooking storage.
A cute little tote bag looks small and petite, but has great capacity for housing your scrapbooking storage. Another brand manufactures a kit which has claims it can store all your material. It accommodates all the small organizers and is easy to maneuver owing to its pivoting wheels and telescoping handle. The same brand manufactures several products of the same variety, all meant for large storage. A certain brand has an entire studio for holding all your keepsakes and scrapbooking materials.
Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it
Ken
