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Creative Scrapbookers should not ignore acid free paper

By Creative Scrapbooker
17
May
2010

You might be tempted to use the normal plain paper that you can buy at a very cheap price in your stationery store and when you compare the price tag to the scrapbooking paper, you found this specialized paper is more expensive. Well, scrapbooking paper is normally acid and lignin free so that explains the higher price tag. If you are creative scrapbooker and want your scrapbooking projects to last long then you should not ignore the acid free paper.

This type of paper is intended for the best preservation of your photos and memorabilia so don’t skimp on this.

What does acid free means to you?

If the paper is acid free it will be typically be neutral in pH or at most, between 6 and 7 (which is the neutral pH).

Where does the acid comes from?

The scrapbooking paper is made of wood pulp that contains natural acids. During production, calcium is added to neutralize the acid during the treatment process.
The paper may also be buffered to keep additional acids from forming.

Since we want our creative scrapbooks to last long, it makes sense to use acid free scrapbooking paper in our project. Manufacturers will normally have an ‘acid free’ label on the packaging to differentiate this special paper with regular paper. If you use acid free paper, you’ll also notice that they will not yellow and deteriorate easily as regular paper. This type of paper will not damage your photos too, so try to consider them in your scrapbooking budget.

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How to Add Brads to Scrapbooks

By Creative Scrapbooker
13
Apr
2010

I thought video is easier to explain how to use brads in your creative scrapbooking project. This youtube video from expert village is great to explain how you can use brad and what should you to ensure it stay in place. It is a short video but good enough to explain how scrappers use brads in their scrapbook

The next video from scraptheworld.tv shows how you can modify brads to give the look that you want. It’s definitely a time and money saver so you should watch this too!

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Be creative and use brads in your scrapbooking project

By Creative Scrapbooker
11
Apr
2010

I am a scrapbooking noob and have no ideas what a brad was until I went online to check it out. I heard a lot of people saying that we should include brad as part of our scrapbooking embellishment kits but have no ideas how it looks like.

What is brads?

Brads are fasteners that scrappers normally use to decorate their pages. They are available in many shapes and colors and some creative scrapbookers even use them as embellishments.

How can you use brads?

It is quite easy to use. First, a hole need to be made on your scrapbook page. Then you can slot the pointy tips of brad into the hole and spread them so that they don’t come out. Sorry,I’m not sure what the correct term to use to describe it but I guess you get the point.

What types of brads can you buy from the scrapbook or craft stores?

There are many types of brads available and just buy the type that suit what you’re scrapping about. There are shiny and matte finish brads available for you to choose from. You’ll be spoil for choice as brads come in many shapes and colors. Some stores sells heart and baby brads that are cool to use in baby or family theme page. There are even balloons, star and jelly beans brads. I like these for party themes scrapbook.

Themed and Seasons Brads are Cool Too!

Depending on seasons, you can get halloweens, christmas and valentines themes brads at reasonable price. These types are useful if you plan to have themed scrapbooks as they can really add to the moods and feelings of the pages.

Does brads expensive?

Well, it depends on the types of brads that you choose. Quality, size and designs can affect the price too.You can even get acid free brad which might cost slightly more than the normal type. A detailed butterfly shape brads with some imitations diamonds on it will definitely cost more than a normal looking butterfly designs. Buy something that suit your budget and needs. It will be a waste if you don’t use it so plan your purchase in advance.

Brads can be a really useful add on to your embellishment kits. Having said that you should also combine it with other elements to accentuate your design. After all, a creative scrapbooker can always turn a lame design to a diamonds  :)   Don’t you think so?

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Some Creative Scrapbooking Tips for Your Beloved Pet Album

By Creative Scrapbooker
12
Feb
2010

We live in the world where pets play important part of our family life and share beautiful memories together. Some people have dogs, cats or hamsters that help enriched their lives. Whatever it is, for scrappers, I think it’s very natural to have those moments captured in scrapbook album or pages specially dedicated to their pets.

Do you want some ideas on how to do pet scrapbooking album and pages?

1. Your pet ‘first’ moments

How about focusing on your pet first moments? It can be first vet visit, first night at home, first toy etc..well, you get the ides.

2. Your pet ‘favorites’ antiques

I really like this one because I think this will be the easiest one to do.

For example, my cat, Abie likes to sleep in a  tissue box when she’s small. So, my sister captured that photo of her sleeping with her head rolled to the side and we use it to make a scrapbook page. We always have a laugh when we see that photo because we think that it’s so funny.

So, does it give you the idea?

Your pets must have their favorite spots or things that they do that really capture your heart. So, why not use it for your pet scrapbooking pages.

3. Pet and family moments

Sometimes pets like the attention of their human friends and do unique and funny actions. If you’ve photos of these, why not use them in your pet pages?

The next thing you have to worry about is some ideas for your pet scrapbooking pages. I’m very bad in doing layouts for my scrapbook so I feel that these site below will give you a better explanation on the layout ideas for pet scrapbooking theme. Just click on the photo to go to the site. Hope you’ll like it :)

Creative Layout for Pet Scrapbooking Album and Pages

Creative Layout for Pet Scrapbooking Album and Pages

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Creative Scrapbooking Ideas for Valentine’s Day

By Creative Scrapbooker
06
Feb
2010

Creative Scrapbooking Ideas for Valentine’s Day – Are you up for it?

Valentine’s Day is coming and I believe many of us are looking for creative ideas to celebrate it with our loved one. With the financial recession and rising prices, many people are feeling the pinch and having shrinking budget. While it’s nice to splash on your loved one, celebrating your Valentine’s Day on budget can be romantic too. Nobody said that it’s has to be expensive to be loved :)

Sunday, Feb14th is just around the corner so if you plan to have a DIY creative scrapbooking present for your partner, I suggest that you start now.  You can use your scrapbooking skills to create a budget gift for your loved one.  If you really don’t know what to buy, you can even purchase a gift card and create a beautiful gift card holder using your scrapbooking papers and embellishments supplies to go along with it.

I saw somebody posted this you tube videos on scrapbooking ideas for the valentine’s day. You might find some inspirations in it.

How about scrapbooking album or card for your Valentine’s Day gift?

If you’ve beautiful and meaningful photos of yourself and your loved one together, why not use them to create a Valentine Scrapbooking Album and use it as a personalize gift? You don”t need a full album for that, few pages should do. Light blue or white with red might be a good scheme for theme color. You can use heart ‘cut out’ or embellishments to decorate your special pages. Embossing can be good too.

Check out this short video for some creative scrapbooking ideas for the Valentine’s Day

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