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Save maps, pamphlets, receipts, ticket stubs, birth announcements, invitations, postcards, news articles.
Be careful of placing these items in your scrapbook. BEWARE of the acid content. Photo-copy these items and use the copies in your scrapbook.
If you don't have a postcard, make one up. Just cut a rectangle, draw a line down the middle. On the left side, glue a picture or write a note. On the right side, address it to someone you love. Place a photo in the place where the stamp would go. Check out what I mean!
Don't be afraid to cut the photos.
If you are afraid, get duplicates or photo copy them first.
Try not to crop out too much of the photos, like your home, backyard of other backdrops. It may be fun to see these things later on down the line.
Examine the photos that you plan to use, then select colors of papers and items that compliment them.
Add an envelope as part of the layout, so you can use it to store cards or other keepsakes of the day.
Don't feel "blocked" in. Use different sized circles, squares, triangles and hearts.
Do a two page layout and have the theme across both pages
Try doing a title page for those larger scrapbook themes. Like a wedding album or a big vacation.
Don't have the paper punch or die cut, get back to the basics; hearts, paper dolls or snowflakes.
Take care of those punches. Use foil to sharpen dull punches and use wax paper to lubricate a sticky punch. Try rubbing a milk carton on the edges of a really sticky punch.
Store your punches in a sealed container and away from changes of temperature.
Save those Christmas or birthday cards. They have great clipart and some have great sentiments.
You can photo copy some clipart . Then color coordinate them with your pens.
Use your scanner to make duplicate copies of your old photos. Never cut them. Or you can use your corner drug store photo machine. Or even better yet, photo copy them.
Trace your die cuts to colored or patterned paper.
Try ripping or tearing your paper. Tearing works best when you wet the paper first.
Mulberry Paper looks its best when it is torn. Use a cotton swab to wet the edges and then tear. This produces a fuzzy effect and is very elegant.
Put alphabet stickers on colored paper and then cut them into squares or other shapes.
When using the 12X12 album, use a full sheet of 8 1/2 X 11 paper as a background. Don't be limited to purchasing just the size of paper that your scrapbook is.
Some crafts shops carry totally different styles and designs of papers for 12 X 12, then they do for the 8 1/2 X 11. You can always cut these papers down to fit.