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101 Scrapbooking Tips

101 Great Scrapbooking Tips For Scrapbooking Beginners, Scrapbooking Pros and Scrapbooking Enthusiasts!

Scrapbooking Tip 91. Wax Paper Ink Dye

Wax paper ink dye has an effect resembling tie-dye. This creates a great children's art background or a funky scrapbook for a close friend.

To do the wax paper technique cut a piece of wax paper slightly larger that the area you are working with. Next, crumple the wax paper up and then unfold. Then, lay the wax paper onto the glossy paper and cover the wax paper with a sheet of paper. Iron the papers, using the hottest setting, for no more than 5 seconds. Peel off the wax paper and then apply dye ink. The wax acts as a resistant to the ink forming a textured look.

Scrapbooking Tip 92. Embossed Foil

Embossed foil creates unique elegant accents and highlights on photographs. This adds a touch of age and antiqueness to scrapbook pages.

To make embossed foil, place a piece of carbon paper on top of the foil. Next, place a picture on top of the foil. Then, trace around the picture using an embossing tool. You can also use a rubber stamp. Ready made embossed foil is also available at your local craft store.

Scrapbooking Tip 93. Silver and Gold Accents

Beautiful silver and gold accents make a wonderful touch to lettering or tags on your scrapbook page.  This is a very elegant touch on gift scrapbooks or invitations.

To make these accents, stamp a piece of vellum with embossing ink and heat and stick powder. Next, Heat the item. Then, using a small paintbrush, paint this piece of vellum with gold leaf.  Brush off the excess powder with a brush.

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