Scrap Booking - An Old Hobby That Is New Again

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Some of the hot trends in scrap booking are paper tearing and using silk wrapping papers. The first known scrapbook album came out in Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Six. Renewed interest in scrap booking happened in the early Nineteen Hundred and Nineties. Scrap booking has turned into a Three Billion Dollar industry. Using specialty papers will make your scrapbook beautiful. They add texture and interest to your picture backgrounds. Some of the most popular specialty papers are, Screen print papers, they have various designs and are available in a lot patterns. Screen print papers will add beautiful images to your layouts. The next is Silk Wrapping papers. They originated as wrapping papers because they have a luxurious feel due to strands of silk running through the length of each page. Vellum is another specialty paper. Vellum is a translucent paper and comes in a variety of colors. Vellum gives a nice illusion to the details underneath due to their semi-see through quality. The last of these specialty papers is Mulberry Paper. This is a fibrous paper that when torn is most beautiful. To get the best effect use a paint brush and paint water in the design you want then ease the paper fibers apart by tearing. Another scrapbook technique is Specialty Embellishments. These embellishments consist of metal, chalk and buttons. Metal embellishments are made of lightweight non-rusting metal compounds. These metals are safe for acid free papers. There is an acid free chalk that you can use and can be applied by using a foam applicator. This will give an interesting design and color. Buttons can be used anyway you choose. Use buttons off a favorite outfit that someone has out grown, or even old buttons from around the house. There is even special buttons that can be color coordinated with scrap booking papers and die cuts. There are other simple techniques that are fun and inexpensive. There is paper crumpling, paper tearing, you can even scan in an image for making your own pattern. There are thousands of ways to make your scrapbook unique. Join scrap booking classes or a club. Read magazines, have a get together with scrap booking friends. Scrap booking is a fun and worthwhile hobby. Take the time to collect and chronicle you family photos and history. Keep up with all the new ideas and techniques and your scrap booking will be something to treasure and pass down.


Megan Cherry writes for PegandRail.com Manufacture a complete line of wall mounted coat racks from a shaker peg style coat rack to modern wall coat racks we can even manufacture a custom size coat rack or even a coat rack that is unfinished.

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