There’s not much worse than looking through your completed scrapbook and finding that your book’s layout is a mess. One page is crammed, the next is empty. Take the time to read the following ideas about scrapbook layouts to ensure that you are satisfied when you look through your finished product.
Every scrapbooker needs to know how to balance photos on scrapbook pages. When cropping photos, an easy way to achieve balance across a page layout is to crop two or more photos to the same size. A photo cropped to 3” x 4” will balance another cropped to 4” x 3”.
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December 18th, 2007
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Maintenance Is The Key
Knitting fabric takes a lot of time and involves a lot of sweat and toil. Wouldn’t it be devastating if the sweater you spent hours knitting didn’t last more than a few washes? I certainly would be shattered if I was not able to use something I have created with such effort waste away too quick. Mostly we would end up blaming the yarn and cursing ourselves for not picking better quality stuff. However, most of us do not ever consider bad maintenance as a probable cause of the fabric’s short life.
Maintenance is the key to long life for any kind of fabric, specially the kind that you have spent hours knitting. Just a few careful considerations and you can ensure a long life for your knitted fabric. Trust me, it is easier than you can imagine! All you need to do is keep the following things in mind while taking care of you knitted fabrics. Read the rest of this entry »
December 11th, 2007
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The basics of knitting can be summed-up in two stitches: the knit stitch and the purl stitch. A basic pattern in knitting has stitches from the “right side” (knit stitch) and from the “wrong side” (purls stitch). In this article, you will find basic instructions for knitting these two stitches. Once you have understood how to cast on, you can move on to trying out the following instructions for the knit stitch as well as the purl stitch.
The Knit Stitch:
The knit stitch is the most basic stitch in knitting. Not only is it the easiest to learn, it is also the first step to learning any of the other more complex stitches. Once the casting on work is done, you can begin to knit stitches from back to front. Holding the needle with the stitches that you cast on in your left hand you must place the tip of the other needle between the first and the second stitch. Now push this needle, from under the needle in you left hand, into the first stitch. Once you have the tip of the needle peeking out from under the left needle and through the first stitch, loop the yarn around the tip of the right needle from back to front. To proceed, carefully pull the yarn out of the first stitch and the needle in the front and let the old stitch slip off the left needle. Be sure to let the yarn loose at this point or else, it could leave gaps in your fabric. Continue the process until you have shifted all the stitches off the left needle to the right needle. Read the rest of this entry »
December 4th, 2007
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Scrapbookers are always searching for the special ‘extra’ to make their scrapbook special. Try using a stencil in all different ways to make your scrapbook your best ever. When stenciling, make sure to draw very lightly on the page with a pencil, and erase the marks after completing to make your book crisp and clean.
A very creative stenciling idea is to create a puzzle page using a stencil. Create photo puzzle pages or cut paper shaped as puzzle pieces. This type of stencil can be purchased in the store or you can make one on your own. This is a cute idea to use for a children’s scrapbook.
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November 27th, 2007
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We’ve all looked through scrapbooks before and find us reading aloud to ourselves the captions and short journal entries that accompany the photos. Scrapbooking wouldn’t be as meaningful and as captivating without those short, but sweet written memoirs. Here are a few ideas to help enhance your next scrapbook with journaling.
One of the hardest parts of journaling is finding something creative to write. Next time you are having trouble, give one of your friends the photo and have them create three to five questions about the picture that they want to know about. Tell them to be creative and avoid the who, what, and where questions. If your friends are having the same problems exchange pictures and help them out.
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November 20th, 2007
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One of the most devastating things that can happen to a scrapbook-er is for their creation to be ruined. There are plenty of ways that your book can get destroyed. With just a few simple precautions, you can make sure that your book will be around for years to come.
Liquids obviously will destroy memorabilia, photographs and negatives. To avoid disasters, store your scrapbooks supplies, albums, photographs and negatives in a dry, cool place where water from broken pipes or overflowing toilets cannot reach them. Also, keep food and drinks out of your work area.
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November 13th, 2007
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Children bring home papers almost everyday during their school years that their parents just can’t bear to throw out. Why not save them in a scrapbook? They are fun to make and allow a great opportunity to spend quality time with your child.
Creativity is the key to everything. You will need scissors, construction paper, notebook, markers, and glue. You may want to also include pinking shears, laminating paper or clear contact paper, pictures, stickers, etc.
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November 6th, 2007
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So you’ve probably seen that aisle before…filled with thousands of stickers, pieces of paper, scissors, and little scissor-like tools. What are you going to need when starting your scrapbook? Here are a few ‘must-haves’ when shopping for scrapbook supplies…
After picking out the size and theme of your book, you will need to pick up some acid-free paper. You will need to know the size of your book so you can get the right size paper. It is essential to get acid-free paper to avoid deterioration of photos over time. Remember, this is a keepsake, so you don’t want it to only last for a few years. Although the acid-free paper may be a bit more expensive than ‘regular’ paper, it will be a good investment in the long run. Pick a variety of patterns and colors that will fit your theme and that tie together a little. If you are doing a ‘beach’ theme, buy some simple shades of blue paper and you will be able to mix and match that with some pages with beach patterns.
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October 30th, 2007
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You’ve looked over several magazines, websites and books about scrapbooking, and you feel like you’re ready to go. However, in all these articles you’ve looked over, you realize there are a few words that you’ve heard your wedding photographer talk about…words that scare you a little bit…and cause you to doubt yourself with the thought, “I’m not a professional photographer…what have I gotten myself into?”
These frightening words you will find aren’t so frightening after all, and putting them into use will really spice up your scrapbook.
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October 23rd, 2007
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Have lots of old photos lying around the house? You find one every once in a while in a book or under the bed. Occasionally, you even find those old packets from the developing with a few pictures. Why not start organizing those photos on your way to making an unforgettable scrapbook?
Many people assume that the best way to organize photos is to put them in chronological order. However, if you have many photos that are unlabeled or dated, this may be difficult. Rather than dealing with this, try organizing by theme. There are countless organizational themes including: Christmases, Vacations, Family Reunions, Children’s sports teams, an overseas trip, or a specific time period (college years). Try not to make them so broad that every photo will fit in, but also don’t restrict them too much.
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October 16th, 2007
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