Adhesives

Adhesive is one of the most important parts of scrapping! Adhesive is the glue and sticky things you use to put things on your page. Invest in a good quality adhesive to save yourself the stress when things fall off your pages!

Using Stickers

Sorry that I haven't posted for a while... I've been really busy with school and the holidays and everything. So I've come here to talk about using stickers on your scrapbook pages. The most important thing that you need to know about stickers is not to use too many. If you crowd your pages with dozens of stickers, the focus will be on them and not on your photos, which is what the focus needs to be on. Using one or two stickers as accents works much better than trying to cram your pages full. Some stickers work better than others and sometimes stickers just won't stick. So what do you do with that adorable sticker that you love but it keeps falling off? Well, the best thing to do is just adhere it with your regular adhesive. Now that I mention it, we haven't talked about adhesives yet... I guess that is what we'll focus on next!

Tagged!

Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your scrap friends! Try not to be lame and spoil the fun! If you get tagged, copy this entire survey and paste into your own blog, change all of the answers so that they apply to you. Then visit the profiles of some of your friends and "TAG" them by simply leaving a comment, asking them to visit your blog, and state that they have been TAGGED!

Some of you may get tagged several times, so they can always refer back to your blog for your answers.

1. What is your occupation? none

2. What color socks right now? none
3. What are you listening to right now? nothing

4. What was the last thing that you ate? pancakes

5. Can you drive a stick shift? no
6. If you could be a color what color would you be? blue
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? my cell leader, Kayla

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes

9. Favorite food? waffles
10. Favorite drink? coke zero

11. What is your favorite sport to watch? None

12. Have you ever dyed your hair? no

13. Pets? 1 lizard and 1 turtle

14. Favorite Author? Carolyn Keen

15. Last movie you watched? The Cosby Show
16. Favorite Day of the year? Christmas
17. What do you do to vent anger? Walk away from whatever is making me angry
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? barbies

19. What is your favorite time of year? summer

20. Strawberry or Blueberry? Blueberries
21. Do you want your friends to participate? Yes
22 Who is most likely to respond? don't know
23. Who is least likely to respond? don't know
24. Living arrangements? I live with my dad, mom, baby sister and two younger brothers

25. When was the last time you cried? yesterday

26. Who is the friend you had the longest that you are going to tag? Michelle_in_Ohio!

27. Favorite smell? cheese
28. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? cheese

29. Favorite car? Yellow vw beetle

30. Favorite Quote or motto? A penny saved is a penny earned

31. Number of keys on your key ring? 2, house key and shop key

32. How many years at your current job? I have never had a job lol

33. Favorite day of the week? The day with the least chores

34. How many states provinces have you lived in? 1, ohio

35. Which political label most closely reflects your views? Boring

36. Worst injury you've ever had? breaking my thumb

37. What is your favorite book? nancy drew series

38. What were you doing at 12:00 last night ? sleeping LOL!
39. Famous person, dead or alive, that you would most like to meet? Keith Green!

Buttons

I hope my last post was an inspiration to you all and I'm back to talk about buttons! There are many different ways to add buttons to your pages and i am going to talk about two of them. The first way is to sew them on with a coordinating or contrasting color thread. Another way is to use sticky or pop dots! They both will attach them to the page even though sewing is my favorite way! Next time we will talk about using stickers on your pages!

How to Keep an Inspiration Journal

The easiest way to keep an inspiration journal is to get several 3-ring binders and start collecting information and inspiration. When you come across an idea you like on the internet, print it out, punch holes in it and place it in the binder. You can separate the different subjects with tabs or even keep a different binder for each subject. A good idea is to search "scrapbooking inspiration" or "scrapbooking ideas" or "scrapbooking sketches" on a search engine. You will come across many good ideas. Please post replies upon how this helped you. Also, when you find a sketch that you like, cut it out (or print or draw it if you must) and glue it in a notebook just for sketches. Above or below each sketch write the page title of the page you want to use it for, the theme of the page, and any papers or embellishments that you already have or want to buy for that page. I hope this helps! Next time we will talk about using buttons on your pages.

Rubber and Clear Stamps

Today we will talk about how to use stamps. A rubber stamp is easy to use. You just press it into the ink pad and press it onto the paper. With a clear stamp, the stamps come on a sheet of clear plastic and you peel them off, stick them on a clear acrylic block, and press it into the ink pad and then onto the paper. And that's how you use stamps.

How to Attach a Brad

Attaching a brad is one of the easiest techniques in scrapbooking. First, you mark a little dot where you want the brad to go. Next, using a paper piercer punch a small hole in the paper where the dot is. Put the two prongs on the back of the brad into the hole and turn the paper around. Separate the two prongs and flatten them on the back of the page. You have attached a brad! Next time we will talk about how to stamp with rubber and clear stamps.

The Main Components

Today we are going to talk about the main components of a scrapbook page.
1. Photos. Every scrapbook page needs at least one photo to preserve memories.
2. A title. Some people don't use titles on every page but I encourage it because it tells what a scrapbook page is all about.
3. Journaling. To me the most important element of a scrapbook page is the journaling because it tells what you really feel about something and it make you feel good to just relax and try to remember that event.

We are also going to talk about all kinds of embellishments. You can get metal embellishments, flowers, brads, eyelets, and many other kinds of embellishments. Next time we will talk about how to attach a brad to your scrapbook page.

How to Make a Basic Page

The first step in making a basic scrapbook page is to chose the photos. They can all be of the same person or event. Chose 1-5 photos. Next you need to choose some paper. Decide upon 2 pieces each of CS and PP. Next choose which piece of CS will be your background (BG) and set it aside. With the other piece of CS cut a piece a little bigger than your main photo. Adhere the photo in the center with glue or tape of some sort. Arrange the photos on the BG sheet and adhere. Use the 2 sheets of PP to decorate your page. Next time we will talk about embellishments and the main components of a scrapbook page.

What You Need

Now we will talk about what you need to scrapbook. First of all, you'll need an album of some kind. They are available in all kinds of sizes and colors. Be prepared to pay around $10.00-$20.00 for an album. The most common size is 12" x 12". There are many other sizes as well, even mini albums! The next most important thing is paper (this is if you already have your photos handy.) They have paper that they sell by the sheet as well as in packs. You will need patterned paper (PP) and cardstock (CS). Next you'll need embellishments. There are all kind of embellishments including flowers, brads, eyelets, stickers, and all kinds of other things. I also want to mention that for inspiration, you can't beat scrapbook.com. Also the abbreviations are what I'm going to be calling them so pay special attention to them. Next we'll talk about making a basic scrapbook page.

Hi!

Hello! My name is Jordan and I love to Scrapbook! If you are wondering why you should scrapbook, how to scrapbook, or are just looking for ideas, this is the place to come! This first post is going to be about why you should scrapbook. There are many reasons but the top reason people scrapbook is to preserve memories. If you just had a little baby girl, you might want to make a scrapbook about her! You could make one for her with the journaling written from you to her or you could make one about her but for you. I am only 11 years old but I have been scrapbooking since I was 8! Over the years, I have gotten my own personal style which always happens! Next time we'll talk about what you need to get started scrapbooking!