Computer Scrapbooking Techniques

Michele Cardello posted:


Creative scrapbooking is an art form that inspires ingenuity and relaxation. Nonetheless, it can also be fraught with stressful moments when scrapbooking blunders occur.

But worry no more! By using some of the following creative scrapbooking methods, you can make any scrapbooking gaffes look great!

Scrapbooking Dilemma #1: Glue Globules

Creative Scrapbooking Solution:

Any adhesive on earth has the potential to stick—or stick out—in unexpected and unwelcome ways.

If you find that glue has slopped all over your card stock, ribbons, or stickers, you may be able to rid yourself of the excess by applying an adhesive remover with a cotton swab and gently erasing it.

Does the notion of all that rubbing make you a bit uncomfortable? Is the glue dried on a precious photograph that you don’t want to mar? You can always add another element to your scrapbook, such as a sticker or picture, over the glue blob. Be imaginative and use your creative scrapbooking know-how to think “outside the album”!

Scrapbooking Dilemma #2: Mispelled (oops… we meant “misspelled”) Words

Creative Scrapbooking Solution:

We’ve all done it—misspelled words in our beautiful scrapbooks. It’s enough to make even the most seasoned scrapper want to cry. But before you break out the tissues, realize that there are plenty of creative scrapbooking quick fixes for your quandary!

First, decide if it’s possible to simply correct the text by inserting the proper letter or even changing the word slightly. For instance, if you meant “too” and wrote “to”, you may be able to pop in that second “o” relatively easily.

If that’s not a possibility, cut a piece of card stock in the shape of the misspelled word and glue it on top of the error. Write in the correct word and… voila! You’re in business and have added an element of depth to your scrapbook page.

Scrapbooking Dilemma #3: Paper Rips and Blips

Creative Scrapbooking Solution:

Who says that every paper has to be perfectly cut? Creative sprapbooking to the rescue again! There’s a trend known as “shabby chic” and many album designers love to pepper their scrapbooks with rough edges and asymmetrically cut papers and photos.

The next time you make a goofy cut, ask yourself, “How can I incorporate this into the theme of the book?” rather than, “How can I fix this mess?” You’ll be surprised at how one “mistake” can challenge you to “up” the proverbial ante and add pizzazz to your creation!

Scrapbooking Dilemma #4: Half-Stamped Images

Creative Scrapbooking Solution:

Veteran scrapbookers know that half-stamped images are the name of the game—but that doesn’t mean they like them. Quite the contrary, such blemishes are often met with sighs of frustration.

The next time you experience a half-stamped image, understand that you have a few choices and needn’t assume the worst.

You can easily put a sticker or attach a similar add-on over the mistake. Or you can fill in the image using a gel pen (which can add a fabulous “freehand” aura to the page.) Finally, you can try to re-stamp, though you’ll need to exercise high levels of patience as you carefully re-apply your stamper.

Scrapbooking Dilemma #5: Sticker Shock

Creative Scrapbooking Solution:

Wait a minute. That sticker shouldn’t be there! It doesn’t make any sense! It’s terrible! It’s going to ruin everything…! Or is it?

Misplaced stickers may be the perfect inspiration for creative scrapbooking changes. Perhaps you originally had a plan for the page you’re designing, but a fortuitously mislaid sticker forced you to take your album in a much more unique direction. It would be serendipitous, instead of catastrophic!

(Of course, if you don’t want to work around your sticker, there’s special remover that every scrapper should have some in his or her scrapbooking kit and it works wonders.)

There’s an old saying that there are no mistakes in life. We’d go so far as to say there are no mistakes in scrapbook designing, especially when you apply creative scrapbooking techniques!

Jasmine N posted:


I was fascinated by a friend about scrapbooking when she show me her scrapbook during our meeting at her home. It’s so nice and great…I really fall with it and wanted to do the same as hers…I was searching many places, scrapbooking stores, craft stores for ideas and design, layout etc… also found some wonderful free download at many scrapbooking web sites…thanks to those generous people who are willing to share… This is really nice hobby because my children growing up fast that I cannot stop to continue keep the wonderful moment with them!

I have done many creations and found sometime it cost me a boom with this hobby…Thus, I was searching and finding, have done some of my own research on how to instantly create a scrapbooking without spending too much, or if possible zero dollar spend to buy those quality papers and fanciful decorations…Personally I love painting and drawing using color pencil, watercolor, poster color, acrylic etc I find it’s really fun to draw everything…that give me an idea of drawing my own design. During this self scrapbook and creation journey, I found some useful tips that I can share with everyone who is beginner, or cost saver person.

Here’s 7 Instant Scrapbooking Guides for you!

Guide #1 Plan your story board

Ensure you have planned your story board before you begin. For example, if you want to scrapbook on topic related to family outing, arrange the event or have an itinerary for it.

Guide #2 Simplify your design

Use simple decoration, add on when necessary. Don’t over crowd your design with too many fancy decorations. This may cause your design looks messy, viewer not able to identify your scrapbook main topics.

Guide #3 Don’t over spend on unnecessary items.

Look for free design or sample layout gallery. Look at what others does, and learn from those who you think they are good.

Guide #4 Join Scrapbooking forum or community

Try to find a suitable community and become a member of them. There, you can share your ideas, your problem, event can get good solution from experts.

Guide #5 Your every scrapbooking piece is valuable scrap experience

Always keep this in mind, your every piece of design is great scrapbooking experience for you to learn. Try to create as many scrap as possible, practice make perfect!

Guide #6 Review your design with friends or experts

Share your scrapbooking art works with friends thru your blog. This will motivate yourself to improve further. If you know of someone who is expert in scrapbooking, lead them to view your scrapbooking designed blog.

Guide #7 Snapshot photo quality and quantity

Buy a good quality digital camera to capture quality images. This will help your scrapbook images look nice and presentable! Capture as many angle, snapshots as many images to allow you to choose good picture for your design

Well, hope above idea really fun and enjoy your scrapbooking!

Becca Designe posted:


All of us celebrate one thing or another. Many of us already know that for every occasion it is a right occasion to take a picture right. You have holidays, reunions, sporting events etc. But what should you do with your pictures?

Once you have your pictures you have a few options. You can go the easy way (by internet) or do it yourself (the hard way). Doing it yourself may be harder because you start with nothing at the beginning. But for many, while its more work, it is also more personal.

The nice thing about doing scrapbooking is that you can use anything you want for your album. Stencils, themes, colored or cut paper, pictures, leaves; whatever you feel brings out the right feelings, there are no rules. It is your album and your treasure. If you want your picture to look good down the road then here are a few tips:

1. If you are seriously considering putting your original pictures in your album, look for the paper that mentions acid free. If not youll have a bad surprise one day. All your pictures will have turned yellow or not as sharp. That is a direct cause of the acid.

2. You do not want to waste time making borders? Just use a color printer. But be cautious as there are certain types of ink that can discolor your pictures in the long run.

3. As I mentioned previously there are absolutely no rules when you scrap book and you can use any materials you want even though they pose a risk to your memories. Dont despair however. There is a product called the Archival Spray. Its a spray that goes over your souvenirs and creates a barrier against acid.

Font-free

You might ask what is a font? It’s a writing style for digital typing. So font-free means that you will not use a computer on your scrapbook page.

There are so many fonts out that it is easy to find one appealing. However, personal journaling is more personal for a scrapbook. If you don’t like your penmanship, there are many options, like stickers and different templates.

First, there are templates; you can find many alphabet templates, in various shapes and sizes. You simply need to choose the more suitable template for your scrap album. Once that is done, you simply have to pencil that letter in as you desire, that’s it. This makes a permanent marking.

Secondly, there are stickers; there are many companies out there that make letter stickers, in all shape, size and color. Some even make pre-written statements like “Happy birthday!!” or “Congratulation” for the more popular themes. You only have to make sure that they are acid and lignin free and of course that they match your theme.

Thirdly, there are stamps; you can find them in many designs. Plus, you can get archival-quality ink in various colors. Still you have to remember that all products used need to be acid and lignin free, or photo-safe.

Fourthly, there are die-cut designs; which are like stickers, but you need to put your own adhesive. Just like all the products that we mentioned before, you can find them in various designs and they are all available online. Something to keep in mind and that we keep repeating it needs to all be acid and lignin free.

All those materials can be found in crafts stores around the world or on line, but you need to remember that you can do it all yourself and do your own journaling with special none acid and none lignin pens and markers.