Interesting scrapbooking ideas

Scrapbooking is an actively growing hobby among creative people. Initially, it was decorating albums for photographs using the materials at hand, sewing supplies, printed products, fabrics and jewelry. Currently, the scope of this hobby has expanded, and now many items for various purposes are made using scrapbooking technique.

Most basic elements can be found at home. These common items include magazines, fabrics, buttons, threads, lace, and beads. However, the materials that are not always available correspond to the conception in color and size, therefore, you can buy what you need in stores for needlework or sewing, as well as in hobby hypermarkets available in many cities.

In order to arrange cards and other items in a similar style, most often, in addition to inspiration, need a basic set of materials and tools, which include the following elements.

• Sewing machine. Thanks to her, the craft relieves of uneven seams, protruding threads, making her look more aesthetic.
• In this hobby you can not do without scissorsand you will need scissors of various sizes. Larger ones are useful for cutting fabrics and paper, and with the help of small or even curly ones you can cut small parts from materials.
• Colored paper You will need both plain and with an abstract pattern. The texture of the paper can be velvet as well as thinner.
• In addition to plain color paper, you will find it useful special, created specifically for scrapbooking. It is characterized by a higher density of the material, as well as a rather long service life.
• Fabrics in terms of color and pattern, almost any ones are also selected, depending on your creative ideas.
• Useful elements will be tapesmade from satin and lace.
• Decor is rarely complete without beads and decorative stonesoften made with natural materials such as pearls or amber.
• Some crafts require adding printed items, for example, clippings from magazines. Thick paper pages are best, as thin sheets do not always interact well with glue.
• As bonding materials, in addition to the aforementioned glue, also suitable different types of adhesive tape - simple and double-sided. In this case, do not forget that the adhesive tape can have a different thickness, and not all types of glue are suitable for gluing the fabric.

Those who are just comprehending the basics of scrapbooking techniques should learn how to create lightweight crafts, which do not require complex shapes and a lot of materials, with their own hands. As options for beginners, you can use the following:

The simplest thing you can do with the scrapbooking technique is a postcard. It can be a greeting card for a specific person, for example, a birthday, or a universal holiday card with New Year's theme, or a “Valentine” for Valentine's Day. Based on the reason you need to think through a combination of colors in advance.

The main materials will be a sheet of colored paper, a landscape sheet, shiny paper of at least two colors on a self-adhesive base, a pencil, scissors, as well as a ruler. The manufacturing process will include several stages:

• you need to bend the colored paper in half, then on the front of the future postcard a shiny paper is glued with an indent from the edges of 5 mm;
• a piece of landscape paper is glued inside the shiny paper, at a distance of 1.5 cm from the edges;
• the white space is filled with applique elements, various figures cut from colored and shiny paper, as well as congratulations;
• for a greater variety of design, you can write letters using calligraphic fonts.

If you want to decorate the wall with a photograph in an unusual manner, then instead of the traditional frame, decorate the space on the wall with colored tape, gluing colored stripes in a row, and then attach the photo itself with glue or double-sided tape. It is better if it is a large format. If desired, the space along the edges of the adhesive tape can also be pasted with magazine clippings corresponding to the subject of the photo.

You can make an original wall-mounted photo booklet, taking as a basis a guide to the city. It should be folded with an accordion, while gluing the side with the cover with bright paper. On the other sides, directly on the guide text, place printed photos taken during the trip.

To store small leaflets, a small stationery and other pleasant things to the heart, you can make envelopes from notebook sheets. Notebook sheet, which will serve as the back of the envelope, should be issued using various clippings from magazines, you can also stick a volumetric application on the top or attach a small calendar. Half of the sheet should be sealed around the edges with another piece of paper, so that a pocket forms.

Those who already have experience in creating crafts in scrapbooking techniques should pay attention to interesting decorating techniques embodied in more complex designs.Unusual options include the creation of the following items.

To make a passport cover with your own hands, you need materials:

• 2 sheets of cardboard, the thickness of which should be 1.5 mm, and the parameters - 9.5 x 13.5 cm;
• a sheet of paper for scrapbooking, parameters 30x30 cm;
• threads and sewing machine;
• pencil;
• knitting needle or scoring stick;
• scissors;
• glue "Moment";
• ruler;
• stationery knife;
• thick paper measuring 7x13.5 cm;
• clamps;
• gum decorative type;
• glue stick;
• decorative elements for the cover, for example, stickers;
• two tissue cuts with parameters of 15.5x4 cm and 16.5x12.5 cm;
• cut fleece or sintepon.

The process of creating a cover is carried out according to the following algorithm.

• First, thick paper with parameters of 13.5x7 cm should be applied with creasing lines 1 cm thick, which will create a soft fold of the future cover. These lines are applied either using a special board, or using a ruler and knitting needles.
• Next, glue cardboard elements with parameters of 9.5x13.5 cm to this piece of thick paper. To make the cover softer, its frame can be further glued with padding polyester.
• Put the blank on the wrong side of the fabric and glue its upper and lower ends to the cover with glue stick. Also fasten the sides, not forgetting the accuracy at the corners.
• Then sew the cover around the perimeter with a sewing machine and gently hide the threads in the inside.
• Inside, the middle of the cover can also be glued with a cloth of the same color.
• Using scraps of paper for scrapbooking with parameters of 9.2x13.2 cm, as well as 15.2x5 cm (2 pieces each), you need to create bookends for the crust with pockets.
• Bend at a distance of 1 cm from the edge, cutting off the corners. When gluing pockets to the side parts, you need to ensure that the distance is the same on all sides. This will help the use of clamps.

An excellent element of the interior that emphasizes the warmth of the hearth, as well as an excellent gift will be a panel from a photo created by yourself. To implement this idea you will need:

• shoe box cover;
• scrapbook paper;
• stationery;
• die cutting;
• brown paper roll;
• lace;
• images.

The process is carried out in the following steps.

• Tape the entire cover with brown paper, and then decorate the inside with scrapbooking paper. Make partitions from cardboard in such a size and quantity that 6 identical cells are obtained inside the lid. You can make them different if you plan to post photos of various formats.
• On the sides of the long side, you need to make holes and gently fasten the lace tape in them. It will be needed in order to hang the panel on the wall.
• Then in each cell you should place a photo.
• Subsequent design involves mainly decorating the protruding parts, since volume is the main characteristic of scrapbooking. You can make flowers from paper for this, use the remains of lace, and also glue various beads and die cuts.

In addition to traditional ones, you can also use newer concepts, taken in accordance with the occasion. For example, if a panel is made as a gift to parents or on prom night, then it is appropriate to arrange everything in retro style.

With the help of scrapbooking, you can originally design a box or any box for small items. To do this, you will need to have:

• a box;
• loose paper;
• glue;
• stationery knife;
• a ruler;
• pencil;
• decorative elements.

The process includes the following steps:

• first measure the parameters of the box, and then mark on paper the parameters corresponding to all measured sides;
• cut out the parts and glue them on the corresponding sides of the box;
• Decorate the surface using decoupage or using elements such as lace, beads, artificial flowers, paper figures - the main thing is that they all make up a single composition.

To make the decoration of finished items or handmade accessories look organically, and the process itself gives more pleasure, You should heed a number of useful recommendations regarding scrapbooking.

• Be sure to think through the design of the product before creating it. This is especially true for those who are just starting to try themselves in this area and have a limited amount of materials. To do this, you can even draw a sketch of the product. It will help you calculate all the costs and visualize the desired result.
• Make sure that the decorative elements taken to create the crafts were sustained in the same style and combined with each other in color. It can be a combination of close shades or a good contrast. Some styles are close to the concepts of minimalism, while others suggest romantic options with lots of small details.
• Pay attention to unusual materials and unnecessary things in everyday life, as it is they that can get a new life thanks to scrapbooking.

To learn how to make a photo album using scrapbooking, see below.