About Scrapbooking
EMBELLISHMENTS
The more experienced you become; you will find that you start experimenting with textures, fibres, papers and new and exciting additions to your pages. Once again, we could never list them all here, but we can describe a few to start your creative juices flowing. Remember, it is your imagination that brings the idea to life and your interpretation of an idea is what makes your scrapbook unique.
We have outlined some embellishments here, but as we specialise in page additions in our store, you should pop in and have a look at our entire range. You will be surprised by what you can put on your page.
- Chalk/Pastels/Pencils/Pens
- Flowers
- Chipboard
- Ribbons,Lace,Fabric
- Acetate [ghost letters or shapes]
- Rub-ons
- Cut outs
- Stamping
- Stickers, Embossed stickers, 3D stickers, Photo stickers
- Beads
o Make your titles or add journalling
[writing] to your pages using the some of the following:
· Computer Typing
· Stickers
· Stencils
· Punches
· Dog tags
· Individual letters
· Wire words
· Page Pebbles
· Cut outs
· Die Cuts
· Beads
· Stamps
· Masking
· Rub-ons
General embellishments you can use to decorate your pages may include the following:
- Brads
- nail heads and fold backs
- Buttons
- Page Pebbles
- Wishing Stones
- Compass's
- Wire
- Ribbons
- Fibres
- Suede
- Faux Fur
- Eyelets
- Fibres
- Mesh, Wire mesh, magic mesh, fabric mesh
- Pegs
- Clock Faces
- Clock Hands
- Watch faces and parts
- Buttons
- Shaker Boxes, shaker box fill
- Slide Mounts
- Vellum envelopes to display keepsakes
- Wooden decorative pieces
- Leaves
- Metal Accessories
o Metal words
o Individual metal letters in brass, copper, gold or silver
o Metal frames
o Metal charms
o Metal screw heads to set like eyelets
o Metal rimmed paper tags
o Paper clips in numerous designs [hearts, swirls, circles, squares, rectangles etc]
o Hinges in numerous designs
o Nailheads in numerous designs
Paper
- Cardstock comes in different weights [i.e thickness] and different textures
- Mulberry paper
- Mulberry vellum
- Patterned paper
- Vellum
- Cardstock is the general term for all plain non patterned paper