This was requested by @rateater69 (so sorry for taking forever to make this), and here it is!
Just a notice, uh, I’m not a professional (lol) nor am I saying you have to do it like this. I will just say that I tend to do things on the fly and that scrapbooking should be messy and fun for you, not some anxiety inducing activity that makes you worry about being “perfect”. Before I began doing it myself, I saw a couple videos online on instagram, you can always check them out to get some inspiration.
With that being said, let’s begin! My “instructions” will be below the cut in a messy and scatterbrained manner as I make a scrapbook for Kishibe Rohan.
First off, you need your supplies! You can always, always, alwaaaaays use whatever random stuff is in your house, but I use a few things consistently.
A notebook (or paper, or whatever material you decide to do this on)
Craft tweezers, usually on the thinner with a curved edge.
That spatula thingy to smooth the edges and make sure there are no bumps
Double sided tape roller (truly one of the best things out there)
Scissors, obviously!
This is what I use but hey man, glue, regular tape, your own hand, and washi tape will get the job done just fine.
Now, I’m a recovering stationary hoarder (hence why I decided to make these pages so I can actually USE my things) so I have plenty of this stuff laying around. You can find this stuff easy on places like Amazon, Aliexpress, Five Below, your local craft stores, etc.- up to you where you get them you can find random stickers anywhere.
So the character I chose to make this page on is none other than my beloved Rohannie 💖 the brainworms got me so why not let it out with this.
I don’t have any stickers of him available so the next thing I do is print out photos I like and want to use. I limit it usually to 2-3 pics of varying size because my notebook is smaller.
(Yes the shirtless and wet Rohan pic was so necessary)
I begin by cutting them out and then playing around with where I think I’d want them. It’s not really an exact science or anything I just look and see how I feel.
I really wanted to incorporate the “book” part of Rohan’s abilities into this page and was considering using this old vintage letter sticker, BUT THEN I HAD A BRAIN BLAST.
I had this old freaking book lying around my room with nothing to do, so what better way than to put it in?
I was feeling ~romantical~ and decided to choose Shakespeare Sonnet 130 to go in it.
Skipping a few boring steps along, boom, I cut the page, lay out the photos of him, and some other stickers that catch my fancy. I’m vibing with the layout so I continue!
I first added another sticker underneath the painting and decided that I was pretty cool with how it looked.
Then I put a bit of washi tape there and then used the double sided tape to tape the book page to my notebook.
Okay accidentally missed a few steps but I chose some washi tape that intrigued me and smacked them on the page. Theres literally no rhyme or reason I just chose them in that way because it’s fun. I liked the circular ones for a bit more color and to match with the funky background of that smaller Rohan pic.
I then laid the Rohan photo overtop with the double sided tape, then added a small stamp sticker!
Okay I missed a couple steps again but I laid the second picture, placing it down with the washi tape I chose. I then added a fun line of words that I felt matched him.
I put the frame around the shirtless Rohan pic (memorialized now in my notebook <3) and that made me "done" with the main pieces I had. I felt there was a lot of empty space so I chose to add a (what a coincidence-) a Shakespeare quote sticker and another stamp to finish it off.
This is the final product and I'm pretty proud of how it turned out! Again, scrapbooking is not something I go into fully with a plan, it's just something I 'feel' then 'do'. You may find different materials or ways to do this, and hey, whatever makes you happy and makes it easier for you is best practice. And since most of these are stickers and washi tape, you can easily peel them off if you make a mistake (which I did even in this page).
That's really all my 'instructions' on how I do this, but if you have any other questions, please feel free to ask!
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