Scrapbooking Tips and Tricks
A collection of scrapbooking tips and tricks for scrapbookers of any level. If you have some wisdom to pass along to your fellow scrapbookers you can
Latest Tips and Tricks
Juicy Inkpads
Make sure you store your ink pads upside down. This causes all the ink to stay at the top of the pad and makes your stamping and inking a lot easier! By ~ Allison Cope
Maching Sewing Tips for Paper
I love using my sewing machine to stitch on my pages. The one thing I'm sure to do is dial the tension down to zero on my dial. If there is any tension on the thread when sewing, the thread tends to pull and rip through the paper. With no tension, I have no problems. By ~ Allison Cope
Colouring your Gems and Rhinestones
Did you know that you can use alcohol inks to colour your gems and rhinestones? Imagine the possibilities of coloring a whole bunch of clear gems... a rainbow of possibilities! By ~ Allison Cope
Umounting Rubber Stamps
If you ever need to unmount your rubber stamps from their wood block bases, stick your stamp in the microwave for a few seconds. This will melt the glue and allow you peel off your image from the wood. By ~ Allison Cope
Need to Match Your Inks?
Ever find it hard to match our inks to pencil crayons or markers for coloring your stamped images?
Grab your ink pad of the color you want to match, stamp it on a piece of acetate or piece of plastic. Using a blender pen, pick up some of the ink off of your surface and color away! By ~ Allison Cope
Using Foam Adhesive Dots with Ease!
Do you have a hard time removing the backing of your foam adhesive dots? Try pressing your fingernail into the center of your foam shape as you press it down. This causes the edges of the waxy backing to pop up and make it easier for you to peel it off! Simple and quick! By ~ Allison Cope
Use a composition book
I would suggest that if you have trouble keeping all of your ideas for journaling, sketches, etc. in a composition book. It is such an esay way to keep everything together. If you don't like the normal composition book you can always alter it. I would also suggest that you could put tabs on the side to let you know where everything is at.
By ~ Tink13
Keep a Notebook
Keep a small notebook handy. You never know when you might get an idea for a scrapbook page or some journaling you'd like to do. I have a small notebook in my purse and another in my car. I use them lots too! By ~
Baby Photography tips
* get down to the baby's level * turn off the flash unless in a dimly lit room * be patient! * take lots of candid shots *get as close as you can to the baby *try to capture all of the baby's moods *use natural light wherever possible *keep background and baby's clothes simple By ~
Sticker Maker
Make any small embellishment into a sticker by running it through the Xyron Sticker Maker 150 By ~
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