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Scrapbooking Punches

April 9th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Using visual media, scrapbooks is a way to preserve valued quotes, thoughts, ideas and feelings. Keeping items of personal interest in a permanent and visual manner is the whole idea of scrapbooking. Using c is a way to preserve valued quotes, thoughts, ideas and feelings. Keeping items of personal interest in a permanent and visual manner is the whole idea of scrapbooking. Using concrete items like decorated photo albums, quotes written with colorful pens and pencils is one method of preservation of memorabilia. These all are eye-pleasing and helps the media to create an impact.

In ancient Greece there were notebooks called ‘Hyponemata’. These notebooks were used to record one’s thoughts, feeling or experiences. No the practice of scrapbooking isn’t a new concept. They have been produced in various forms since ancient times. There is no evidence to support that there were any other such recorded practices. When paper and printed material showed up is when the art form started to be more widespread. A recent concept called Commonplace books is probably the closest parallel to scrapbooking.

In days gone by and today, scrapbooking involves mediums like stamps, postcards, albums and full-scape papers (a little longer page than the standard sized A4 paper) to preserve the written and photographic memories. Decorations for scrapbooks include things like braiding, woolen decorations, stickers, sparkle, multi-colored pens and pictures. Nowadays with the internet so prevalent, it has introduced a totally new medium. The digital medium has led to easier and quicker functions using printers, scanners, and e-notebooks just to mention a few. Now a scrapbook can be stored digitally with desktop publishing and advanced printing options.

If you want to improve the attractiveness of your scrapbook, you should consider using scrapbooking punches. Punches are one of the more popular goods used in scrapbooking. You can find lots of different scrapbooking punches ranging from simple to very elaborate and accurate. Punching is an important part of decorating your scrapbook. They lend themselves to the attractiveness and organization of the project. They are a great option for adding a cutting edge to your scrapbook.

Scrapbooking punches come in lots of varieties, sizes, shapes and structures. Using the medium or theme of the scrapbook, you can decide which scrapbook punch to use. Scrapbook punches come in very large sizes, with plain or scalloped edges. Use these punches for layering or backgrounds for lettering and card making. Certain scrapbook punches are effective with attached braids or ribbons.

Any online scrapbooking store will have a vivid variety of punches. Punches come in lots of different shapes, like frogs, bones, butterflies, stars, candles, three leaf clovers, hearts, pretty much any shape can be made into a punch. With the huge variety of themes, there is lots of choice so it can be lots fun. Kids and toddlers appreciate the interactive medium.

With all the sources of scrapbooking punches; online or craft stores, the tastes and needs of different consumers can be met easily. Corner scrapbook punches are a variety of scrapbook punches that are famous due to their high utility. Such punches have many different uses. The can give corners shapes, edges and designs. They are also very useful for creating punch art on photos.

Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it

Ken

Scrapbooking Quotes

April 7th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Few practices today have had the momentum of scrapbooking. It is spreading like wild fire and is considered quite the rage. More and more people are participating in this art form. The art of scrapbooking employs a visual medium to preserve thoughts, feelings and memorabilia. Its main focus is to create an impact through that visual medium. Several art and craft forms are involved. All these items, put together correctly, will make for an interesting read long into the future.

The origin of scrapbooking goes way back to when the ancient Greeks preserved their thoughts, feelings and daily routine in notebooks called ‘hyponemata’. The commonplace notebooks we use today is a rather recent concept. Like the hyponemata, it is a preservation of thoughts and feelings. Through the ages, many memorable people have participated in scrapbooking. Mark Twain and Thomas Jefferson were active scrapbookers.

Two of the entities included in scrapbooks are words and expressions. Another integral component is quotes. Quotes are incorporated in most modern scrapbooks. A pre-requisite for a good scrapbook is the inclusion of lots of appropriate quotes. Remember quotes aren’t the exclusive domain of the rich and famous, although famous personalities, writers and or poets seem to get more recognition for their quotes. Quotes can be from the scrapbook producer. Scrapbooking quotes are one of the most important essentials of your scrapbook.

There will be those who question the practice of including good quotes in a scrapbook. However the good quotes enrich the final project. The quality of the scrapbook will be increased through the judicious use of quotes. Quotes can help people through the trials and tribulations of life. Quotes like ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’ can be an inspiration. They can inspire the person to rise up and fight the circumstances. Quotes can give life a mission, purpose or will to fight. Later when they have conquered their fight, the can cherish the scrapbooking quotes.

Some quotes are allied to a person’s state of mind. One can relate to some particular quote while in a particular state of mind. These quotes can serve as friends or guides when a person is alone. Including a good quote in your scrapbook can certainly improve the state of your mind. The words of the quote decorated in a beautiful manner create a powerful impact. Thoughtful words compiled with beautiful decoration in your scrapbook is a sure winner.

Scrapbooking quotes are available in books or can be searched online. Several books compile a good collection of quotes. Here are some interesting Scrapbooking quotes:

“A day without Scrapbooking is a day without sunshine- Anonymous”

“Every day of your life is a page of history”.

“Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember- Flavia”

“And remember, no matter where you go, there you are- Confucius”

“Do what you want, with what you have, where you are- Theodore Roosevelt”

Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.

Ken

Free Scrapbooking Fonts

April 6th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

What is scrapbooking? Well you could think of it as a collection of scraps, momentos, or photos. There are also some interesting comments. This make the journaling of the scrapbook an important part of doing it. Free scrapbooking fonts can be downloaded from many websites and there are literally hundreds of them.

The appropriate font for your writings will boost the overall impact of the scrapbook. Different purposes should have different fonts.

There are fonts for craft, St. Patrick’s Day font, craft font for scrapbookers and many, many more. There are fonts for cards, invitations, scrapbooks, lots of things. Suitable fonts will add creativity to your scrapbook.

Scrapbooks that present family histories or heritage projects should use historic or heritage fonts. The specific decades in history have their own fonts and lend a style to most scrapbooks. If you are a fan of historic movies, you will likely see fonts designed specifically for the movie and time period.

American West, Gold Rush, Silverado and Wild West fonts are all very appropriate for historic or heritage scrapbooks. Wild West fonts are used in presenting the family trees of many people whose ancestors were American Pioneers.

On a time line of fonts, one could start out with Paul Lloyd fonts which represent samples of old fonts and copybook of vintage. Scriptorium fonts are a bunch of original typefaces used from early modern period to the start of the 20^th century. From there, you could stir up memories of the 50s, 60s and 70s with Retro fonts.

Theme world and old medieval fonts are also very useful if you are creating a scrapbook involving the old heritage. Old English Fonts are available which are just fine for impressive writings on scrapbooks.

If you have more specific ideas about fonts for your scrapbook, then check out Walden Font Company. These can be just the fonts your project needs. However before you head over to check out their offerings, I warn you that these fonts aren’t free but available for purchase.

As scrapbooks are a window to the past, it just seems that historical fonts would fit in perfectly. The viewer of such scrapbooks will appreciate the creative use of such fonts. They will create a greater impact on the viewer.

Creative writing is often a part of scrapbooking. The wonderful artistic results that you want will be enhanced by short writings placed with each photo. Keeping the theme of the scrapbook and the font of the project applicable to the theme or time period will enrich your project.

Downloading of free scrapbooking fonts is easy. The fonts can be used to journal your scrapbook. The following steps will insure that downloading goes smoothly.

• Select which font you want.
• Decide where to store the font files
• Open the font file and move it to your font’s folder

You can create a fonts library which is exactly what you want to give you lots of choice for your project.

To create wonderful effects, combine free scrapbooking fonts with the writing content that goes along with your photos and scraps. The added accessory of free scrapbooking fonts will improve your scrapbooking skills.

Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.

Ken

Scrapbook Techniques

April 2nd, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Okay you have two choices. One is a daily diary or journal. The other is a notebook that is visually attractive. It is done with glamor, beauty and most of all individual interpretation. The interpretation comes from a person that expresses their thoughts, ideas, feelings and imagination. If you put all these things together, what you come out with is a scrapbook. One could say that the definition of scrapbooking is an activity of archiving memorabilia and legacy. Scrapbooks have much more personality than a daily diary or journal. The scrapbook can be cheery and beautiful or dark and evil or anything the producer wants.

Think about scrapbooking even 20 years ago. The age where glue was everywhere, and scissors were an essential tool of the art. Today, things are much different. The digital age has taken over scrapbooking just like numerous other facets of life. How did we do if before computers and the internet? Although there are still holdouts to the new digital way, the ones that use the technology of today to their advantage have a much easier time putting things together. Digital scrapbooking is rampant. The tech-savvy way of keeping a scrapbook includes not only the internet and computers, but also printers, scanners and desktop publishing. All this new technology is providing a wide range of options and new benefits for the myriad of social networks e.g. Facebook, MySpace etc.

Along with ease of use comes the commercial viability of scrapbooking. At one time, it was a small scale art form. Now the activity is expanding every day. Scrapbooking techniques have grown with the evolution of the art. It’s hard to pigeon-hole a set mould for scrapbooking techniques. Virtually any scrapbooking technique will work. It’s just that some work better than others. But in the end scrapbooking techniques are up to the producers and the scrapbooking police are on break so go nuts.

Scrapbook techniques are readily available online from numerous websites. You can also get them from books or magazines. We learn by scrapbooking and in the process find many interesting scrapbooking techniques. Once learned, you won’t forget and you can share them with your friends. Conversely maybe you can learn from them. But all in all, certain standard techniques can improve our scrapbooks in many ways.

If you are going to produce physical scrapbooks then one of the more important aspects is the paper you use. Paper should have a long life, be sturdy and acid free. You should go into any form of scrapbooking with a definite plan for design. You should have a clear idea of the whole design of our project. Planning and selecting material to be used in the scrapbook should be done carefully with the needed variety of pens, inks, stencils and embossing material gathered before you start.

One of the elements of a scrapbook that a lot of people skip is the use of tassels for bookmarks. The tassels can do wonders. Most scrapbooking technique sources emphasize index or highlight pages. These special pages should be easily distinguishable by using special colors or symbols.

One of the most important details of scrapbooking is decoration. The right type of decoration can enhance the scrapbook say most sources outsourcing scrapbooking techniques. Decoration isn’t to be the focal point but it is there to enhance the story of the scrapbook. It should be minimal but tasteful and sufficient. Too much decoration and your project may end up looking gaudy. Choices range from stamps, ribbons, stickers, rub-ons to various other embellishments. They can add a dramatic touch if you choose them carefully and use them appropriately.

Here are a number of techniques to jazz up your scrapbooks.

• · Pop-up pages
• · Pages with interesting trinkets piercing them
• · Peek-a-boo pages
• · Punch craft
• · Panoramic pages
• · Layering

This list is just a start; there are lots of ways to enhance your project. With a subject as big and diverse as scrapbooking techniques you can explore endlessly and add a touch of versatility to your scrapbooks.

Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.

Ken

Scrapbooking Armoire

March 29th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Scrapbooking is the art of preserving printed documents, be they clippings, photos or whatever. A scrapbook is a colorful album where you store these documents. As you gain experience, you will accumulate many different scrapbooks. How do you organize this pile of paper? Arranging your scrapbooks and supplies can be a very time consuming job. Plus all the space you need to store these things. The scrapbooking armoire is available now to help you keep all your scrapbookings arranged. When you look at it, the scrapbooking armoire is just scrapbooking furniture that will help with your craft. It keeps things organized and out of sight when you aren’t using them.

There are many forms or scrapbooking armoires and some of them include an actual desktop for you to work your craft. The desktop is most likely a folding craft table that can be hidden when you aren’t working on your scrapbooks. This saves space. When you are working on it, it is the perfect height for sitting or standing while you work. In addition to the table, scrapbooking armoires come with shelves and drawers to store you scrapbooking tools and the actual scrapbooks. Most of them have casters on the bottom so they can be moved easily. All these features come in a neat and compact look.

A scrapbooking armoire is ideal for storing large number of scrapbooks and tools. With all the shelves, it will be easy to keep all your scrapbooking items organized. With a fold out table, everything you need to scrapbook with is in one location. No more rooting through piles of stuff looking for an item you need. Most are made of wood with separate doors for upper and lower shelves. You can keep the scrapbooking armoire closed when not in use. From a fully functional workstation to a very nice piece of furniture in seconds. Close the doors, retract the table and poof no mess. Closed up, it occupies less space and it will provide more value for your money.

As mentioned previously , the casters will allow you to move the armoire to wherever you want to work. Just pull up a chair, drop the table and you are ready to work. Check online for this model.

Another model available is the original scrap box. It is a scrapbooking armoire that you can store large and medium scrapbooks separately. It has a number of small shelves where you can place the scrapbooks horizontally while the long shelves will allow you to store them vertically. The doors of the original scrap box are foldable and behind them are many more shelves. You can place all your scrapbooking tools and accessories in either side of the unit. It comes with a separate table to do your work. This unit is ideal for the serious scrapbooker.

Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.

Ken

Borders for Scrapbooks

March 28th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Here are a few ideas for borders for scrapbooks.

To improve the look and “glitter” of your scrapbook, you need look no further than the lowly border. Most every page has one. No longer attached to the outside of a page, it now can be put around any item in the scrapbook. Around photos, around clippings, around the whole page, virtually anywhere. They really are quite versatile. Proper borders go a long way towards the finished look of the project.

Simple borders can be made with stickers. As long as the stickers don’t conceal any of the photos, there shouldn’t be a problem. The stickers themselves should be narrow and should fill the area from the border to close to the edge of the page. To start a border, get a ruler. You need a ruler to make sure that your border isn’t too crooked or not at the right angle. For a square or rectangular simple border, draw two lines around the entire page. One for the inside edge of the presentation and the other about the width of the stickers your are using inside the first one. This creates an area where you can load up with stickers or maybe as alternative, rubber stamps. The stamp can be applied with different colors to make the border more creative.

One method of using rubber stamps to make creative borders is to try a border of multicolored stamps along only one side of the page. They can even be enhanced once they are placed within the border. Using multi-color pencils will make your scrapbook border look more attractive. Once you have your border laid down, then drawing square-line border should be created around the photos or clippings with pencils of various colors.

Effective borders can also be created with stencils. Pens and wavy-lined stencils can increase the attractiveness of your scrapbook. Die cuts of stencils can be made easily with the help of exacto knives. They make wonderful borders especially along one side to across the page at the top and bottom.

Of course you could always go digital for your scrapbook borders. That opens a whole new slew of possibilities. It also saves a goodly amount of time since everything can be copied and placed (pasted) so easily. The great advantage of digital borders is the ease that you can get premade templates from literally hundreds of sites. Or you could use lots of programs these days to create your own. Oh go ahead be a scrapbooking rogue. You know you want to. The point is that there are lots of forms of borders for scrapbooks.

Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.

Ken

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