If you’ve been curious about adding some mixed media techniques to your scrapbook pages or paper crafting projects but don’t know where to begin Stampington and Company has 8 mixed media technique that are perfect for beginners. Try making your … Read More ...
Make a Blue Jean Pocket Album
Don’t toss those old worn out jeans away, cut off the pocket and turn it into a unique scrapbook album. This clever ideas comes from Kymona, she used denim, fabric and paper to create her album and she sharing her … Read More ...
Altered Paint Brush Crafty Room Decor
Use your scrapbooking stickers, embellishments, ribbon, buttons and more to make a fun altered paint brush project. It’s perfect for personalizing and decorating your creative space.
Visit Simple Stories for more project info.
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Using Maps to Scrapbook
When you come back from a trip don’t toss those maps turn them into scrapbook page backgrounds, embellishments, envelopes and photo corners. My tip: spray them with acid free archival spray to prevent acid from transferring later on to photos.… Read More ...
Travel Pocket Pages
Soraya has some great ideas for making journal cards to slip into pockets for a fun travel page. I especially love the use of an old fashioned typewriter for journaling and using an airbrush for the banner. We-R-Memory-Keepers
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Customize a Scrapbook Cover with Ink Sprays
Learn how to use ink sprays to add color to the cover of a mini scrapbook album as well as to flowers and strips of fabric for a bright and cheerful custom cover.
Travelers Journal
Several of the designers at Papertrey Ink are sharing their journals made with the new Travelers Journal kit. With kraft cardstock covers and white linen cardstock inserts you can add however many pages you’d like to make a 5″ x … Read More ...
Stenciled Backgrounds
Add some texture and interest to your next scrapbook or art journal pages with stencils. Ophelia Stanton has some tips for making cool backgrounds with paint and stencils.
Visit the Donna Downey Studio blog and watch her video.
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… Read More ...Turn an Old Book Into a Scrapbook
Maggie Holmes has a great way to upcycle an old book by turning it into a small scrapbook with a vintage feel. She’s got layout page ideas, how to remove the old book pages and how to assemble everything together. … Read More ...
Mixed Media Art Journal Page
Jane Davenport shares some great ideas for making a lovely mixed media page using some of her paints, crayons, pencils and markers in a canvas journal. Visit Michaels for her tips and tricks to journaling your own pages.
-Heather
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Paper Crafting with Canvas Shapes
Blank Canvas Shapes can be added to most any paper crafting projects, like scrapbook pages, cards and home decor. They can be painted, stamped, inked, stitched and layered. The Canvas Corp blog has some fun ideas for adding canvas to … Read More ...
11 Ways to Use Old Books for Scrapbooking
Old books are very easy to come by at thrift stores and garage sales, and they make the perfect base for creating scrapbooks and journals. You can use the book as is, and just add your own photos, journaling … Read More ...
10 Ways to Make & Use Paper Pockets
Paper pockets are very useful embellishments for scrapbookers, card makers and other paper crafters. Buying ready made ones can not only be expensive but it limits you to style and color. We can use them for holding journaling and embellishments, … Read More ...