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Adding Embellishments to Your Scrapbook
When it comes to the scrapbook, you just can’t stick pictures on paper, you have to do more than that. You will want to include pictures and memorabilia, but you will also want to add some embellishments. When it comes to adding embellishments, you add things not for function, but just to be pleasing to the eye. You will find that the paper isle in the local scrapbook store or craft store will have a whole row just for embellishments. You will find a large and diverse selection of embellishments when you go shopping for them.
As for the most popular type of embellishment, you will find that that stickers are the most popular. These aren’t like the gold stars you got in grade school—stickers today come in just about any shape and size. You will find that the letter sticker will be a very handy type of sticker to use in the scrap book. These come in sheets featuring the entire alphabet so you can use them to create titles on your page. This works especially well for scrap bookers who don’t like their own handwriting. You can even use 3d stickers in your scrap book. Because your pages are most likely themed, the most common way to buy stickers is by theme as well. There are some companies that will offer you a kit that will match in papers and stickers so that you don’t have to think too much about coordinating. This will make it easier for you to put a scrap book together and you will find that the store may not offer you what you would like, but a kit can.
If you would like to have a look that is simpler, then you will want to use try die cuts. These paper cutouts look great on the page alone, or can be used for matting or journaling. One of the most complicated type of die cuts are paper dolls.
These are not unlike the paper dolls you may have played with as a child, but are meant to be glued to the page when you are done dressing them. You can purchase a paper doll in any race and with any hair color. There are a lot of scrapbooks like to create paper dolls as a subject or focal point. They will dress them with outfits that you can find in numerous stores.
As for other embellishments, you will want to get some ribbons and strings to attach to the paper. You can purchase any ribbons or strings separately, but you may also be able to purchase a kit that includes many colors of varieties. Just make sure that they are made for scrap booking because they need to be acid free.
You will want all of your supplies to be acid free as well. Almost anything can be used as an embellishment, but it needs to be safe for your pictures too. You will want to browse through the local stores and look for embellishments to help inspire you in the design of many upcoming pages. You will be very shocked by all of the new additions that you will want for your scrap-booking inventory.