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Having Fun with Mixed Media Canvas

Kim Kelley who is extremely obsessed with her crafting and art is constantly having projects to a point that sometimes she forgets what they were meant for. She has a thing with being imaginative and is always exploring anything that comes to her mind.

Her love of wanting to learn new techniques is evident. This month she decided to go for canvas project that is a little larger than what she does normally. So what did she require for this?

Chipboard from Dusty Attic

Spray mist by Lindy’s Shabby Tuxbine Teal

8” x 24” canvas

Heavy Gel by Golden

White gesso

Glue gun

Miscellaneous charms, flowers, metal pieces, wooden pieces, and jewelry pieces

Kim doesn’t have a particular of doing this but she will explore on any idea she comes about using theme, colors and style.

She advises that it is best to use the already primed canvas although you can still add your own gesso. Once the gesso dries up, start laying out your pieces, turning them this way and that way until you can finally smile at what you are seeing.

You will use the hot glue gun to attach smaller pieces while the bigger ones you will use Heavy Gel.  Don’t be in a hurry to spray. Wait until all is dried up.

Creation is all about going beyond your comfort zone. Imagination comes in handy which lead to finding your own inner creative artist. 

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Is Scrapbooking Dead?

Ann Strecko Koeman believes in making things work with whatever comes her way hence she is always collecting things. Being a Mixed Media Artist, she finds use for every of her collections.

While a majority of people seem to be in total agreement with the selling of scrapbooking supplies having reached its peak and probably declining, she feels otherwise.

According to her, there is still some hope. After all the concept of collecting and cataloguing memories in paper form has been around since the invention of paper.

“The tools we have invested in, in our line of duty and creation should not go to waste,” Ann said. “Keep them and use them whenever necessary since it could be the wave to future creativity”. She continued.

Over the years Ann has collected a variety of skills and thus a vast collection of tools including an overpriced collection of intended for scrapbooking tools. 

As a Mixed Media Artist, any tool to her is useful at some time in her artistic career. Just because a tool or supply is marketed to be sold in one market does not mean it cannot be used in another. 

She has a lot to look up to including old trimmers, punches, plastic page layout guides, stickers and embellishments

Her parting shot is Scrapbooking may be a dying fad but Mixed media art making is very much alive.

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Have You Tried Scrapbooking? It's Fun!

It is until you have done something from own creativity that you realize how strong a talent you could be having. More often than not and in the current day, we want to carry our memories into the future for ourselves and probably for our children to see when they are adults.  Such memories can only be kept safe by the art of scrapbooking. While getting started with this art may sound such a cheap task more so when you know you have the right basic tools, at times understanding the concept is more of importance than having the right supplies.

It is an art that requires very simple and few tools especially for those who are learning but more still creativity is required in loads. Your creativity should focus on your theme and the main goal of capturing the memorable moments.  To make your work easier, have a list of all the stories you want to tell with your scrapbook and make sure you match the story with the right photos.

Scrapbooking can both be a hobby and a full time task. For beginners, don’t just sit there, mingle and interact with the seasonal scrapbookers for you to learn a trick or two. 

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Learning How to Make a Scrapbook: Tips for Beginners

When you develop passion for something the best thing is to go for it. This is exactly what I did when I developed the passion for making scrapbooks. I literally had to indulge myself in lessons so as to learn how to make a scrapbook. Before then I had to learn what I needed to use these scrapbooks for only for me to realize that there was more than meet the eyes.  Today the pictorial memories of my late grandmother and those of my cousins who went abroad are intact because I have them all in a scrapbook.

Scrapbooking is an easy task but you must be loaded with the desire for creativity. Besides you must ensure that you have the right tools at least the basic ones which include adhesives, stickers, fasteners, pens and markers, templates and stencils and of course a collection of what you want to preserve.  Embellishments like rings, buttons, tags, feathers and quills will add some beauty to your work.  However you must develop a theme for your project to be able to determine your color scheme. You will also be required to choose the right size of the scrapbook for whatever you want to preserve. It is that easy learning how to make a scrapbook. 

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Set the Scrapbooking Race with Scrapbooking Supplies Adelaide

It is until my friend decided to move houses that I decided to introduce to him the aspect of scrapbooking. More so with the availability of scrapbooking supplies Adelaide, the task is even more exciting. I am a regular scrap booker and there is a lot to learn from scrapbooking. The simple thought that your valuables will easily fit and be safe in a scrapbook is what is even more captivating.

As we tried to think beyond the horizon with my friend we also discovered scrapbooking supplies Australia from where you will get cheap scrapbooking supplies at your convenience. Furthermore there is a lot of beauty and satisfaction in scrapbooking than you could imagine. For those out there waiting for white collar jobs which are not forthcoming, this is the way to go. You can own it up as a full time or a part time activity.

I am proud that I gave the idea to my friend and so far he has been able to preserve his photos that had been stored in some shelve and they were at the verge of getting discolored. The beauty of this art is you will require no prior experience and so long as you have the right supplies, then you are set for the scrapbooking race. 

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Using Cheap Scrapbooking Supplies for your Scrapbook Page Ideas

It is after my wedding and the honeymoon in Turkey that my husband introduced me into scrapbooking after noticing that I was so worried of how we would preserve the memories of our marriage.  Thus I tell everyone that I got into the art of scrapbooking by chance since it was not intended. However I have not regretted to date. I have been able to identify the strategy of using cheap scrapbooking supplies that I will collect at the backyard of my house.

Besides every other day for me is unique because I have been able to put to good use simple but very fascinating scrapbook page ideas. From our wedding and honeymoon I have created several ideas and just the other day I began on another one for my son.  Scrapbooking is so satisfying and since I discovered that you do not need any experience neither those very expensive supplies, I can work till 4am in the morning. I don’t get enough. Word of caution is that even as you work on your excellent ideas; make sure you themes are matching. Additional secret is that develop passion and the desire for creativity. These two have worked for me and I will keep day dreaming about what new idea I can create. 

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How Rewarding Can Digital Scrapbooking Be?

It is until I visited my friends whom I did not attend their wedding that I discovered the truth of scrapbooking for the simple reason that digital scrapbooking was in play. This is the aspect of having your photos in a computer and only printing them when you need them and probably preserve them in scrapbooks made from scrapbooking.

The excitement of what I saw and learn led me into exploring the benefits of digital scrapbooking and I discovered the following:

That you need not to have so much money to do it since it involves no cost and very little if any.

You can easily share the photos on the computer with friends and family at will by uploading the images on a photo sharing link.

The whole exercise is environmental friendly since there is no paper involved.

You will correct mistakes easily, you don’t require so complicated knowledge so long as you understand the programs required.

Digital scrapbooking is mainly under the armpits of the youth and the young people who have discovered how to play around with technology. However scrapbooking whether manual or digital is something that anyone can do regardless of the age. It is so rewarding.

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Holding your Big Day in Memory with Wedding Scrapbook Ideas

If you are struggling with emptiness of how you will make your wedding day a memorable occasion then I will recommend to you the use of wedding scrapbook ideas which will lead you into storing all unforgettable moments of your day graphically. That is the use of photos.  Some of these moments include:

The moment you have made up your mind that you can be a couple, there comes an engagement occasion. Take photos to take to the future and which will remind you how the proposal came about.

There comes the wedding day and it’s no secret that we all fancy beautiful weddings. From the moment you adorn your gown, make up and step out to the waiting family and friends, to the church all the way to the reception, there are lot of wedding scrapbook ideas to take to account.  What about during your vows?

Your honeymoon is an adventure that you would wish to go down in memory with the simple reasoning that you are likely to go to places that you have not been to before.

Without any doubt you are the only person that can make your day a success or a haunting experience depending on how you organize it. I would recommend that you involve Events Management organizers that would help you arrange to the last big hence making your life pretty easy and the big day smooth. 

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Displaying Creativity with Self made Scrapbook Page Ideas

Everyone would want to ride on a self made thing and show case self creativity. It makes you feel proud and on top of others. One project that would lead you into this line is scrapbooking because as you make your scrapbooks you will be expected to come up with fun and exciting scrapbook page ideas. This is because the outcome of the first glance of any time is very vital.

So if you are struggling with creativity and probably a mind block meaning you cannot think broadly, how do you obtain these ideas?

Engage yourself with the regular scrapbookers during their brainstorming sessions. You would pick an idea or two.

Visit several craft shops to see what has been displayed and probably build on the ideas you get from there.

The internet will give more than what you need.

You ought to be able to make significant decisions on the areas of designs, themes, styles and color. You can have a double or a single page what is important is how you balance the contents on each page. At the end of the day you will celebrate self achievement and with time become independent with ideas. It’s not too late to discover captivating scrapbook page ideas. 

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Good Luck with your Scrapbooking!

For many centuries, scrapbooking has been celebrated in the European world and it is until the 19th century that it hit the African and Western countries. Precisely in 2004 it was received with a lot of appreciation after many discovered how much they are able to preserve their photos and other valuables from the scrapbooks made within this art.

These scrapbooks and more or less like the old albums that you know but they are slightly advanced and to achieve good scrapbooking you will require:

Pens and markers

Trimmers and cutters

Adhesives and glue

Empty scrapbooks.

On several occasions you will experience the following advantages:

The tools you need are simple, cheap and readily available in the local stores.

You do not require to have prior experience

People are making money from it either as a hobby or as a full time activity.

Creation of helpful network if you join the formed clubs and learning groups

It has been described as a therapy activity for those who are into smoking, drinking, drugs and other unwarranted activities.

If you are a beginner, make sure to join one or two learning groups to learn a few tips. There are also published journals from which you can obtain scrapbooking information. Good luck!

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Try out Cheap Scrapbooking Supplies for your Scrapbooks

There is a lot you can do with your free time or when you are away from work and probably not on vacation. Thinking broadly, there is the art of scrapbooking and from it you can make beautiful albums in the name scrapbooks. Did you know with these scrapbooks some of your valuables are safe?  Talk of your photos especially.

Don’t think so hard about how you will go about it because you require very cheap scrapbooking supplies including:

Cutter and trimmers

 Empty scrapbooks

Glue and adhesives

Magazines to make backgrounds

Pens and markers and

Embellishments to highlight some beauty on your work.

Having hit the market well in 2004 there a lot is being achieved from it with the following highlights:

The presence of cheap scrapbooking supplies

You need not to have prior experience

It is a “make money quick” venture but you can still do it on a part time basis because it does not discriminate on age.

And you can use the scrapbooks as a gift to your friends and family.

You are assured of safety of your valuable ones.

By the way you can make out smaller scrapbooks within a large one using small envelopes. Enjoy the art. 

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Putting your Scrapbook Ideas into Action

You have probably not discovered the art of scrapbooking in which you have to apply simple scrapbook ideas to make scrapbooks where you store those precious memories in terms of photos and visual elements that you cannot afford to lose.

With scrapbooks they are nearer to you and you can modify them with the best creativity you can afford because life has given us the aspect of freedom; to analyze and apply our creativity to the best which at the end makes us excited. To begin with scrapbooking will require creativity to put those scrapbook ideas into use. For the tools you will require plain scrapbooks, markers and pencils, cutters and trimmers, adhesives and decorators like embellishments.

It is an interesting art and its benefits have not been disputed because they are real and have been experienced:

The ability to exercise your creativity to the best.

Availability of materials at hand that are neither expensive.

The fact that you can use scrapbooks as gifts for events like anniversaries.

The scrapbooks are used to capture past memories that will remind you of those days as you grow old.

With the scrapbookers emerging by day, the art is not limited to age or experience. It is like an open book for anyone to read hence the sky should be the limit. 

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Scrapbooking is all about Creativity and the Drive in You

Scrapbooking is an art that have saved many people from throwing away their treasured items or from the same getting damaged. The old folk did not hold with specialty their photos or those of their children. They did not know the meaning of keeping them neatly and if so they used the old albums that have since been replaced by scrapbooks.

The scrapbooking art has steadily grown from the 19th century and having been used as a hobby earlier on, it is now a full time activity to many. Using different themes and within your creativity, you can create amazing scrapbooks and you can become as creative as possible.

To make this activity a success, you will need supplies like stickers and adhesives, envelopes, markers and scrapbook albums. Think of adding beauty by using embellishments like quills, feathers, ribbons and buttons.

Anything you gain from scrapbooking?

You can use the scrapbooks as gifts to your far away friends and relatives.

It is not expensive because you do require complicated tools or prior experience, just the basic understanding.

It is an open art for anyone despite the age and all fun for those who have previously had bad habits that that they would wish to shun away.

Never the less you are not too late from doing it. Put your things right.

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Getting Creative with Scrapbooking

You may not know how pleasurable it is to have your photos or those of your children from day one. If you love cooking more often than not, you will refer to your menus hence you ought to preserve them. The same applies to poetry writers.

You can achieve all the above through scrapbooking. It is only the use of scrapbooks that can help you put all your adorable items in great preservation and with creativity; you can decorate them as much as you wish using embellishments like ribbons and buttons which highlight more beauty.

To pick up on this task, you will require tools like adhesives, pencils and markers, scissors and cutters. Many scrapbookers have emerged and good number of people have gone into it as a full time activity it is no longer a secret that there is money in it.

The beauty in it is that you don’t require any prior experience and it is an activity for any age. You will not also require very expensive and complicated tools to begin with. What is of essence is passion, the drive to learn as well as getting creative. All these combined you will definitely produce stunning pieces of work.

Did I tell you that scrapbooks have been used as gifts to friends and family that live far away from you? Get a scrapbook as a surprise gift for your friend this season. 

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Creating Scrapbooks in Showcasing your Creativity

Scrapbooking is the simple craft of creating a photo album which is closely similar to a book. A scrapbook holds a combination of photos and writings. It has replaced the habit of keeping photos in boxes which is mainly caused by the development of having colored photographs. Scrapbooking is like a friend whom you always turn to when you find something special. Hobbyists often carry a scrapbooking kit containing scissors, markers, rubber cement, and portable water color set.

How to use your creativity in scrapbooking:

You can make use of magazine and picture cut-outs or use just about anything that you can find around you and make something beautiful out of it.

Make a scrapbook as a gift to a special person and use your creativity in choosing the title and the manner of how the contents are presented although it is usually presented chronologically.

Choose a simple base. What makes a scrapbook interesting is the wonderful content inside a simple book.

Plan ahead. Take baby pictures which you can show your child once he or she grows up.

You can use maps to your favorite destination to lead scrapbook viewers there.

Include relevant events in the content to give future readers an idea on what’s happening with the world during those times.

Choose a theme and materials that can make your scrapbook last forever. Check out Scrapbooking Adelaide now!

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Benefits and Tools Required to Begin Scrapbooking

For the many things you adore in your life, there is a better of storing them other than stuffing them away in dark and dusty drawers. Think of scrapbooking the recent art of making scrapbooks in which you can safely store your photos and ticket stubs among other things.

Having emerged as such a popular art many people have embraced it either as a hobby or a money making venture and with different designs. It is all about creativity and tactfulness being in play.  For any efficient achievement you will require a set of tools which you can get from Sydney scrapbook stores and for the very basic start, you will require:

A paper trimmer to trim your cuttings and photos and it is strongly recommended that you use the rotary one because of its interchangeable blade.

Cuttings tools like scissors

Adhesives with a strong recommendation of double – stick tape.

Cardboards for sticking out your photos and embellishments.

Markers and paint brushes of different sizes, shapes and widths.

And what does scrapbooking have to offer?

You can give scrapbooks as gifts to your friends and relatives

It builds up an opportunity being creative with colors, designs and themes

Scrapbooks can serve as future memoirs

It is a less costly and an ideal practice

What more would someone ask for?

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Showcasing Your Creativity through Scrapbooking

Photography is such an exciting art and especially after the discovery of the colored ones. The beauty in them needs to be preserved. Poets on the other hand have write ups they would do anything to keep intact the best way they can and for the longest time possible. The latest method in the market can uphold this task. It is the use of a scrapbook which is an album journal in current use to store things like photos.

Photo frames are no longer in use and the opportunity to use scrapbooks brings along creativity. Example: Photos of newborns and vacation expeditions can be put on scrapbooks with tags attached to them.

The required materials for creating a scrapbook are affordable and readily available. They are not complicated. They include colored pieces of paper, banners, stickers etc.  Children have made this a thrilling activity to decorate their rooms with their photos and those of their friends.  The mention of children means that creating of scrapbooks does not require any specialty or technology.  It can be done by anyone and there are those that have made money from the venture.

The critical requirement is creativity, passion, dynamism and the love for beauty.  In doing this you also get to interact with those that have been in it for long giving you a learning and interaction platform.