Thursday Tip #12

Do you ever find that once you have placed your lumpy pages in your scrapbook, (no matter how hard you try to keep your embellishments from pressing into the other pages) the pages often get damaged? For a quick, cheap, and easy way to keep your scrapbook pages unharmed, pick up a sheet of foam paper. Available at all major crafting stores.

Cut approximately 8-16 strips (1/2 inch-1 inch) lengthwise out of an 8x10 sheet of foam paper. Punch holes in the strips and then place them in between every 5 or so pages of your scrapbook (replacing those flimsy cardboard strips that come with your page refills). This will create an extra space between all your pages and will eliminate damage due to lumpy embellishments.

Foam paper will cost you just pennies for a sheet and, will save you so much by keeping your treasured layouts dent and damage free!

Get Creative with Die-Cuts

Spice up your scrapbook pages with fabric, metal, chipboard, and paper die-cuts used as embellishments.

Basic Die-Cut Techniques for Scrapbook Pages
Get Creative with Die-Cuts
Learn How To Die-Cut
Great Die-Cutting Ideas
Stickers and Die Cut Storage

Thursday Tip #9

Has attaching wire to your pages been a problem? A few ways you can attach wired art to your pages are: (1) by sewing your wire down with clear thread, (2) by placing very tiny holes beneath your wired art and create a little "staple" with another small piece of wire--place "staple" over your wire and thread into the small hole beneath spreading the legs of the "staple" on the back apart, and (3) by using photo mounting tape to adhere the wire on the back side of your project. Whichever way you choose, you're sure to get "wired"!

May Supply Challenge

Use up your flowers, any kind of flowers, silk, paper, punch art, stickers, buttons, etc.

Thursday Tip #4

Keep some of the candy wrappers from Easter, Halloween, or birthdays. You can scan them and print them onto cardstock or acid free paper. These can make the perfect embellishment to go along with your Easter Egg Hunt photos or Trick or Treating photos, or birthday celebration photos.