Use a heat gun to heat the top of a Make-A-Stamp foam block for about 30 seconds. While there are heaps of ready-made stamps to choose from, this technique allows you to make your own unique stamp.Ĭhoose a shallow three-dimensional object for your stamp. To speed up the process, use a heat gun before removing from mould. Press with a cloth to remove remaining water. Use a sponge to soak up excess water, pressing paper into every detail of the mould. Tear off excess paper and repeat until you have 6-8 layers. Lay a cotton linter or paper towel over the mould and pat it into the mould with a wet bristle brush. You can use special paper liners (called cotton linters) or kitchen towel. Buy a mould from a scrapbooking shop or the internet. This is a quick way of making 3D shapes to embellish your page. Need inspiration? Open the floodgates on the internet – you’ll be amazed! Repeat details from page to page – or vary them just subtly – to give continuity to a series of pages. Use embellishments to add interest to the page – not clutter.Īdd the story of your picture to the page in your own writing or in a printed message – this makes the page uniquely yours.įix embellishments and letters with foam mounting tape to give a 3D effect. Move them around on the photo until you are pleased with the crop, then mark the photo with an acid-free pen and trim the photo to size.Īdding an extra border or two (these are called ‘mounts’) around your photo will immediately give it more definition.Įxperiment with placing your photos at different angles on the page. Cut two L-shaped pieces of cardstock and lay them opposite each other on your photo. Lots of scrapbook papers come in a themed range, so that everything matches beautifully – a great boon for the novice scrapbooker.Ĭrop your photos to eliminate areas that you don’t need or that distract from the main image. Use one or more of the colours in your photo to decide on a colour scheme for your page. The new shot is tied to the older one by being hand-tinted with chalk using a cotton bud. The sweet message of this simple page is to show two generations of babies at a similar age.
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