Scrapbooking Technique

Scrapbooking technique is used in order to give special effects to scraps and pages. Inking is a technique used in scrapbooking, in order to bring some variety to the scrapping style. The ink used should not be extra nor should it be less, it should be appropriate to your project. Scrapbooking technique is based on creativity.

The materials that are required are; paper for scrapbooking, sponges, color ink pads and stamps of your choice. Other supplies are scrapbook cuttings and templates. The paper should be dabbed to the ink and turn it into different angles. The paper will have a smudged color pattern. A sponge should be used to fill up the color into areas with uneven figures. The best thing to do is to rub the ends of the paper with the ink pad which will give an appearance of various images on the entire page. The ink will add more depth to the page lay out. It gives an antiquity or a weathered appearance to the scrapbook pages. The texture is enhanced due to the insertion of colors. The ink should be brushed across the end points of the pages. Using a stipple brush will bring an inking effect to the scrap pages. This works best with the glossy less papers.

 Background photo layout: If you have a photograph with high texture quality, you can blow it up and use it as a page background. The image can be enlarged or it can be washed out as it will act as a background. Another photo can be matted over the already existing photo in order to add special effects. Ultra sound pictures are generally not acid free and are not memory safe.  This can be taken care of  by using an archival spray which is available in all the scarp book stores. While using the ultra sound for pictures, make sure that you don’t crop the photo excessively so that it does not deteriorate into the scrap book.

Mosaic Borders: A great scrapbooking technique is using mosaic borders. It will add more inquisitiveness to the pages of the scrap book. Split the scraps into squares of equal size. The squares have to be sorted in order of its color pattern and then store it into a bag with zip locks. The card stocks should be mounted by highlighting the mortar effects. Photo tapes can be used as an adhesive in order to join the squares. The border of the scrap page should have a cross line that will connect the double pages.

 Fiber strands: Fiber strands is a very popular technique used by avid scrappers. It is used in accenting the layout of the page. The fibers can be filled with funky colours and design using ink. The scrap can be used for other purposes apart from photos like facts, sports news, famous movies, labels and bills. All these could be mounted on the scrap pages along with photographs. Piercing is a famous scrap technique which adds illusion to the dimensions of the page. Stamps are used for piercing to give a desired dimension to the layout of the scrap page.  

These videos maybe helpful for when you want to Planning Your Scrapbooking Layout.

Part 1

Your photos are usually the most important factor of the page so why not learn to organize photos for scrapbooking.