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Not too long ago, an entire wall of my basement was piled with scrapbooking supplies–myscrapbooking storage place. Boxes, scrapbooking embellishments, and scrapbooking papers seemed to have multiplied. The result was a huge, yucky mess! Something had to be done!
But space was tight in my small home, so there wasn’t much room for change –until I decided to explore the potential of an unused attic with pull-down access. I contacted a construction company and between us, we came up with a plan that would maximize storage space in the cramped area and keep me connected with the rest of the house.
Built-in tables over the air-conditioning ductwork and nooks in the walls created smart spaces with ample storage. By carving a hole in the drywall to form a glass-free window that overlooks the living room below, I have a room that’s still part of the house.
I love that all of my scrapbooking ‘mess’ is contained upstairs. No one who enters my house has to see it unless I take them up there to look around.
The worktable is built at standing height. I’m definitely a stand-up scrapper. A few stools accommodate visiting friends. Storage spaces are both efficient and attractive, from a built-in paper rack along one wall to refinished antique furniture.
The shelving is simple stackable shoe shelves, while glass containers store my doodads.
I love my scrapbooking storage area, because I’ve got y own studio nook–a little getaway from the world.
As an alternative to journaling on your scrapbooking paper, try triggering a richer memory by using words that imitate the sounds that the words represent. These words, called onomatopoeias, together with your photos, will help you better remember the complete experience of the event that’s being scrapbooked.
For example, if your scrapbook page encompasses a water experience, use onomatopoeias on your scrapbooking paper of water noises in the shapes of water droplets, as a decorative element to emphasize the noises you may hear while you’re swimming. You can use the onomatopoeias further to empahsize the sounds of summer found at a day at the pool or beach.
Other ways to include onomatopoeias in your scrapbooking page layouts include: Creating caption-style accents to emphasize sound words, and highlighting or using a bold typeface on sound words in your journaling.
If you’re having a hard time finding words that describe the sounds you’re hearing, here are a few to get you started: bam, bang, buzz, click, crack, crunch, drip, flutter, gasp, growl, hiss, hoot, kaboom, meow, murmur, peep, plop, pow, rattle, rustle, sizzle, snap, thump, ting, tweet, whip, whoosh, zip, zoom.
Capture the sounds of the event you’re scrapbooking on your scrapbooking paper by using onomatopoeias on your scrapbook page layout.
Wouldn’t it have been nice for our ancestors to use some type of scrapbooking paper and put themes and journaling on their pages? But we don’t have to be that way. We can use appropriate themes for each of our precious scrapbooking pages.
Babies are so cute and cuddly. We need to document every thing that our new baby does from day to day to year to year. Themes will add a highlight to each and every scrapbook page that we create.
Weddings are such a memorable time. Using themes for each piece of scrapbooking paper will help to preserve that special day.
All of the photos from vacations need to be placed on scrapbooking paper, embellished, and themes created.
The same goes for holidays, such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, etc. Names, places, dates are all very important for scrapbooking these important times.
Our favorite pet or pets are important to us. Themes about what our pets have done can be designed through our creativity.
I’ve even used my scrapbooking paper and scrapped pages about my scrapbooking. Just grab some scrapbooking paper, use your scrapbooking supplies and get started!
I use a lot of the Western scrapbook paper for my projects. We live in the West and enjoy the many outdoor activities, so I create scrapbook pages utilizing Western scrapbook paper and embellishments in my scrapbooking albums. But living in the West doesn’t always mean that I can find that type of scrapbook paper in my local craft store. Part of the time I use a computer software program to create my 12″X12″ scrapbooking paper. There are three types of Western scrapbook paper that I use most often.
The first type of Western scrapbook paper that I design are in the brown colors, adding a Western phrase for the title. I adhere the photos that I’ve selected and add either Western stickers or a Western stamp from a stamp set.
I also use horseshoe or horse designed scrapbook paper and overlap the pictures. Or course, the journaling is either on the side or underneath the photo.
The last Western scrapbook paper that I create has horseshoes with cowboys boots placed randomly over the horseshoes. The boots are colorful and add interest to the page.
Busy Western scrapbook paper adds appeal to your scrapbook page when it is used intermittently with plain, more colorful backgrounds.
Colored scrapbooking paper captures the eye and creates a look and feel for any scrapbook page you make. Bright, bold colors set the stage for fun, lively pages, subdued colors can enhance a feeling of peace, tranquility, or simple elegance. Here are some color guidelines to help you use color to complement your scrapbooking pages most effectively.
Most colors fall into two main categories: warm and cool. Warms colors usually have a yellow base, while cool colors have a bluish tint. Both of these color categories can be split into two additional subcategories: true and muted. True colors are the traditional, pure colors of the rainbow, while muted colors are softer or less intense values. As you choose scrapbooking paper, select a color scheme for your art. It is best to start by pairing true colors with other true colors or muted colors with other muted colors.
As you begin to design your page with your scrapbooking paper, start with one main color, then select up to two secondary colors to go with it. Avoid color combinations fo five or more so the scrapbook page doesn’t look too busy.
Choose your scrapbooking paper wisely!
I’ve been a hobbiest for many years, and have gone through lots of different scrapbooking storage systems. Each scrapbooker has their own convenient scrapbooking storage system assembled according to their preferences.
To me, there are three important aspects for my scrapbooking storage: how well that I can transport it around, how well that I can store it neatly when I’m not using it, and how well I can access it when I want to create. I want to be able to use my scrapbooking materials quickly and easily, yet store them away neatly when I can’t scrapbook. And the way that I love attending crops, I want to be to transport all of my scrapbooking supplies with me without having to change them all over to a different bag or tote.
I use a lot of different sized, stackable clear totes for the smaller items. Scrapbooking paper, paper cutter, and all other larger items are stored in a large roller case with handles. All of the above store well on a couple of shelves, while the roller case fits nicely next to the shelves.
With all the wide array of scrapbooking storage systems to choose from, even the most discerning scrapbookers have enough selections to meet their individual preferences.
Pockets made from your scrapbooking paper are all the rage in the scrapbooking world. Scrapbookers and card makers alike love their versatility and how easy they are to make. Use an exciting and colorful design of scrapbooking paper when creating.
Pockets demonstrate tone-on-tone stamping and inking with scrapbooking markers. The tone-on-tone stamping adds visual weight to the one side of your scrapbooking page or card, ensuring a balance. The technique also creates a triangle with the image on the upper and lower other side. A phrase is inked with three different markers, then stamped once onto white scrapbooking paper.
You can create three pockets with one sheet of 12X12″ scrapbooking paper. Cut three strips of 4″x12″. Then fold in half lengthwise, then fold down a 11/2″ flap.
Add interest also by rounding the scrapbooking paper corners.
Create the scrapbooking paper reinforcers with a 1/2″ circle punch, then fix brads on the paper, and wrap the thread around them.
Staples the sides of the pocket together under the flap.
Try pockets made from scrapbooking paper on your scrapbook page.
From just one 12″X12″ sheet of scrapbooking paper, you can make several delightful basketweave cards. The basket unfolds to reveal your greeting inside. For a slight variation, you can use a dimensional to attach a greeting on the front. The dimensional will hold fast even after opening and closing the card. A small corner rounder punch on the corners and curled scrapbooking paper will add variety.
With the scrapbooking paper, you may also include aluminum metal edge tags, lace, stamp pads if desirable, a small corner rounder punch, ribbon, dimensionals, and a paper clip.
A matchbook card can be made with a belly band of contrasting scrapbooking paper. To fasten the band, just push the slits into each other. For an extra something, tie ribbons around the band, and curl the card stock edges. You may also make smaller matchbood cards from one page of scrapbooking paper by simply reducing it 50 percent before you print it.
These two ideas allow you to use almost every scrap of a piece of scrapbooking paper, with almost nothing left over.
As a scrapbooker, you create art using different techniques and styles on scrapbooking paper that appeals to you and your viewers. Here’s a technique that is a beautiful collage look and will add to the appearance of your scrapbook page or card making.
You first stamp an image in a darker color on light colored scrapbooking paper. Stamp the same image again on a sticky note, cut the image out, and attach it over the original image, masking the first image. Stamp smaller images in a corresponding ink next to the image. Stamp the smaller image again on a sticky note, cut the image out, and attach it over the original image, again masking this image. Continue to stamp other images in corresponding ink around the sticky notes. When you finish stamping, remove the notes to reveal a beautiful stamped collage.
This versatile look catches everyone’s eye and can easily be used with any stamp images. In addition, this technique requires no extra accessories or products, which keeps it simple and do-able for using your scrapbooking paper.