Tips and Techniques for Scrapbooking
If you think that your plain old household scissors will be all you need for scrapbooking, I’m afraid you’re mistaken. To be a proper scrapbooker, you’ll need many types of scissors in your scrapbooking arsenal. In this article, we’ll take a look at just a few types of scissors that will come in handy as you put together your scrapbooks. Obviously, you’ll need a few straight edged scissors. You’ll need a pair of scissors with [...] Read more »
The cornerstone of your scrapbooking hobby has got to be your album. Everything goes into your album and revolves around it. If you are unhappy with your album, chances are that you will be dissatisfied with the rest of your scrapbooking experiences. In this article, we’ll take a look at the main types of scrapbook albums to see what might be the right choice for you. The scrapbooking album which offers you the most freedom [...] Read more »
When it comes to scrapbooking supplies, you may think that an album, pages, paper, and adhesives would be enough for a basic scrapbook set. In reality, however, what I like to call your scrapbook arsenal is not complete without page protectors. Let’s take a look at all the things that make page protectors an indispensable part of the scrapbooking hobby. Obviously, protecting your scrapbooking pages is one of the key reasons that smart scrapbookers use [...] Read more »
In the scrapbooking world except for paper, one of the areas that you have the most choices in is adhesives. Using the wrong one can be the difference between having a scrapbook which lasts for decades and one which after a few years, everything falls out and you have to do most of the work all over again or risk losing embellishments or, worse, treasured memories. We’ll take a look at the three main types [...] Read more »
It can be a real disappointment to discover that the scrapbook album that you’ve put so much time into is not as good a quality as you would have hoped, especially if it’s a bound album. If you want to avoid this acute disappointment, or merely recover from it by finding a new, more quality album, there are a few things you’ll need to keep in mind. First off, look for an album that has [...] Read more »