How to Make an Easy Valentine Gift – Scrapbook Style
This is such an easy craft to make especially this Valentine’s Day. It is so inexpensive as you only need a chocolate bar and you can use left over scrapbooking materials. It only took me less than 10 minutes to put this craft together. When I was done – I almost thought I’d keep it to myself – lol. But, I will end up sharing it with one of my sweeties.
Materials Needed:
Chocolate Bar
Scrapbook Papers
Stickers and other embelishments
Ribbons
Adhesives
Directions:
Simply watch the quick video tutorial – it is so easy – promise!
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How to Make a Time Capsule Scrapbook Album
This is a video I made last year on how to make a time capsule album. This is a pretty easy project to complete and will make a great keepsake for your family. I know it is always fun when we look back and talk about the past. I hope you enjoy the video and start your time capsule album soon. If you liked the video, feel free to refer your “crafty” friends to the blog and leave me a comment too.
How to Make a Thanksgiving Scrapbook
Thanksgiving Day is a special day where families can get together and remember all the wonderful things that they can be thankful for. It is the perfect time to make a family scrapbook where everyone in the family gets a chance to contribute a page to the family scrapbook.
Making a scrapbook album is a great way to display our thoughts . It can be simple, it can be ellaborate. We can write poems or just journal our inner most feelings. Once completed, the family scrapbook can be passed around and read by each member of the family during our Thanksgiving celebration.
Here are some ideas in completing a Thanksgiving Family Scrapbook.
- Take photos of things and people that your family are thankful for.
- Make sure to journal about the photos. Why are you thankful? It will be great to look back at in time. Have the kids journal using their own penmanship. If they are too little, you can interview them and write it for them.
- You could decorate the scrapbook pages with fall colors.
- Use stickers that are appropriate to the theme.
- The album does not have to be big. You can start with a smaller 5×5 album if you do not have enough photos. of course, if you have lots of pictures, you may opt for a bigger scrapbook album.
- Once completed, make sure to place page protectors on your album pages.
You could make this into a yearly tradition. It would be nice to look back and see how many things we are thankful for. It will be a great conversation starter for your next Thanksgiving celebration.
Scrapbook and Greeting Card Basics
Paper crafts are a popular pastime right now. Scrapbooking is a fun way to display pictures and chronicle family history. Other paper crafts include making greeting cards and even making hand made papers.
When getting started at paper crafts, it is easy to spend a lot of money! Go easy at first until you know what sort of paper craft products you are likely to use. For instance, you may find that you love using stickers in scrapbooks, but rarely use your rubber stamps. If this is the case, you would be better off spending more on stickers and less on rubber stamps for your paper crafts.
Almost everyone has at least some of their photographs stored somewhere in a shoe box. Scrapbooks are a great way to get those photos out where people can enjoy them. You will need a loose leaf binder, some plastic page protectors, and some colored cardstock for starters. Many paper crafts experts insist on only archival quality materials. Check the labels as you buy. Most paper products, even the cheaper ones, are labeled “acid-free,” which means that it shouldn’t fade or otherwise deteriorate if stored for a long time. Sunlight will bleach almost anything, but your paper crafts should not be out in the sunlight very often.
To start a scrapbook you have several options. You can select photos that all relate to one event, such as a trip or a child’s participation in sports. This type of scrapbook will be short, but can be designed around a theme. This is a good choice if your photos are not in a jumble. If they are, then you may wish to choose 3 or 4 photos around a general theme, and change the theme for each page. You may want to include some 2 page spreads in your scrapbook.
Attach your photos to the cardstock with double-sided tape squares or a gluestick. Then it’s time to decorate the page with stickers, paper shapes, or rubber stamped designs. In addition, you can use a colored gel pen to write dates, names, and other highlights about the activities in the pictures.
Other items are available in paper crafts stores. These includes die cuts, which are pieces of paper already cut into shapes and objects. There are also special scissors that cut paper with an interesting edge. A pair of the type called “deckle” scissors is very useful for making elegant looking scrapbook pages, greeting cards, and other paper crafts. If you also have an old pair of pinking shears that are too dull to cut fabric, you can use those for cutting out shapes and photos.
Many paper crafts enthusiasts begin with scrapbooking, but then branch out to making their own greeting cards. Greeting cards may or may not have an original poem written on the inside. A simple “Happy Birthday,” “Get Well Soon,” or even just “Hi!” is enough to brighten someone’s day, so don’t worry about not being a good enough writer to make your own greeting cards. Rubber stamps often make beautiful greeting cards. You can even attach small ribbons, beads, and other items to hand made cards. A handmade card is sure to please anyone, whether they are interested in paper crafts or not.
