How To Create A Decor Using Scrapbooking Technique

2023 Author: Douglas Hoggarth | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 05:40

• Basic scrapbooking techniques and styles
• Scrapbooking software
• Scrapbooking master class
• Huge possibilities for imagination

Scrapbooking boxes in the bathroom interior

This technique is in many ways reminiscent of the technology of hand binding and the manufacture of exclusive printed products in printing houses. But in such cases, even if manual labor is used, the manufacture of decorative products is carried out in small batches. Exclusive author's decor means that the author's products are made in a single copy and never repeat.

Suppose you can make a creative album for photos using the scrapbooking technique, notebooks, boxes. Moreover, this technique can be used to make completely different boxes that add a playful touch to the interior. To do this, you need to make a base and glue it with special blanks, which are sold in special scrapbooking stores. There are no special wisdom.

The first mentions of the scrapbooking technique have already been found since 1598, when poems and epigrams were pasted into books. Albums of poems, quotes or aphorisms were popular in England. The technique was originally called commonplace books, and in 1706 the first book on making souvenirs using this technique, New Method of Making Commonplace books, was published. In Germany, at about the same time, "books of friends" became popular, where the technique was based on a rather peculiar collection of girlfriends 'or friends' hair, decorated with ribbons and beads.

Scrapbooking in its modern form began to appear in the 17th century, scrapbook collecting came into vogue in 1826, and the first scrapbooking textbook was the Manuscript Gleanings and Literary Scrapbook. The term "scrapbooking" itself became generally accepted in the 1830s.

Ideas for personalizing each book became popular in 1775 when D. Granger released a book with blank pages at the end of the book. In 1872, Mark Twain patented a special self-filling album where you could paste clippings and take notes. In 1901, there were already 50 types of such albums.

Special materials are produced for scrapbooking; paper for pasting can be completely different, of different density, with different coatings. This type of home art is very popular, and is also actively promoted by advertising agencies for the production of pos-materials. Many printers produce scrapbooking materials that are sold at an affordable price.

Basic scrapbooking techniques and styles

Plastic cocktail card

Basic scrapbooking techniques include:

• Distressing is a technique that involves aging scrap pages. In this technique, pages are often trimmed to the effect of a torn edge, it means the use of ink and the effect of craquelure, the implementation of various scuffs.
• Embossing - the technique involves embossing images on the workpiece, it turns out very nicely, this is a method of hand embossing with hot stamping.
• Stamping (stamping) - the technique involves applying images using stamps and applicators.

Fake Aged Scrapbooking Cards

Scrapbooking is characterized by basic styles that have become established among the masters of this surprisingly warm art of mood creation.

• Vintage or false antique style. This style is characterized by the use of old photographs or the aging of new ones.
• European style characterized by rigor. There is a minimum of decor in this style, we emphasize the presence of a storyline in the photographs.
• Heritage (heritage), in translation heritage. It is more used to decorate photographs, it is important to use color schemes characteristic of a particular era.
• The American style is the most common. It is characterized by a large number of decorations, but does not mean much badly.
• Shabby chic or shabby chic. It is a mock antique style with luxurious touches. The style is characterized by the use of falsely aged elements, worn bows and other decorative elements.
• Wedge-end-Simpel (clean and simple) or "simple and clean". The style of scrapbooking technique is characterized by simplicity and "squareness" of elements, clear graphic design. The pages look like a puzzle.
• Freestyle (free style) or free style, which implies bold color combinations on a light background.
• Mixed media (mixed media). Style implies a mixture of all of the above styles, the main thing is that your work is not chaotic and unbalanced.

Scrapbooking software

Of course, it is quite difficult to imagine manual work without computer design in the modern world. To make the result predictable, you can draw a project on a computer, and only then execute it in the original. For these purposes, it is not at all necessary to use Photoshop (Photoshop). There are special programs designed to work in the scrapbooking technique, they simplify the work of novice users.

ScrapbookFlair 1.0. The program was developed by Aurora Digital Imaging Ltd. The program can be freely downloaded from the developer's website. This is a very handy scrapbook page design software. The developer's site has an on-line gallery for sharing ideas.

ArcSoft Scrapbook Creator Memories Edition 1.0.9.90. Shareware version of the developer Arksoft Incorporated (ArcSoft, Inc.), you can download the program here. This is an interesting and understandable program for beginners and professionals. Let's note some interesting effects for creating the effect of sloppy cropped pages.

Currently, the possibilities for creating scrap products are very wide, it is enough to want and your house will be filled with exquisite charm.

Scrapbooking master class

An original daily tome album that can hold your daily plans or love secrets. The work is very exquisite, even kitsch, suitable for both classic lovers and extraordinary adherents. Such an album can be a postcard with a meaning and plot, containing thoughts and feelings that you want to convey to your beloved. Such a folio album will be an interesting interior decor.

Here is the result of what we want to tell you about

To create such a thing, you need to pick up materials for scrapbooking.

There must be a dense base, designer cardboard for inserts, as well as decoration paper and ribbon.

When unfolded, the folio album looks like an accordion, convenient pockets allow you to store cards with the necessary notes. Each card has a bookmark that allows you to quickly extract it from the album, make notation, and put it back. This is a wonderful keepsake that can contain pictures of wishes. We can say that such a tome can be a home amulet presented by your loved one.

To get started, you need to make a markup of the base on which the decoration paper will be glued. And the paper is made a runner, this is a place for folding, which is performed to prevent the paper fibers from breaking. Running is easy enough. To do this, it is enough to hold a blunt object on paper under a ruler on a soft base.

The valve is marked as follows, as shown in the image.

As a result, the workpiece should look like this. It is necessary to take into account the valves for the manufacture of pockets on the side of the workpiece.

You need to glue decoration paper on the base, paper with a different pattern is glued to each segment.

For perfect gluing of materials, you need to use a roller. It is advisable to use special glue for gluing, otherwise the workpiece may warp.

As a result of gluing the base, the blank should look like this.

The prepared workpiece must be cut along a semicircle at the top of each pocket.

The finished blank should look as seen in the photo. After that, you can start assembling.

The edges of the product must be artificially aged, for this you need to take a sponge with acrylic paint and apply it to the edges.

For gluing, transparent glue is applied to the folds, and the workpiece is connected.

Cards are made of metallized design cardboard, decorated with ribbons and tabs.

For fastening on the album-folio, a ribbon is fixed.

In the assembled and decorated form, the postcard looks like this.

Huge possibilities for imagination

The creative possibilities of scrapbooking technique are almost endless. Almost everything that you do not conceive can be done out of paper. New Year's toys are a popular topic for creativity, and in this case they can be with a secret.

Try to make an original house for a Christmas tree, which can also store secret gifts, this will delight not only children, but also adults. Make an original notebook with aged paper as a gift. Such a little thing is a real pleasure.

Scrapbooking allows you to create many useful gizmos that can be reliable storage for trinkets. These can be boxes for cosmetics or jewelry, boxes for linen or sewing supplies. Scrapbooking allows for everything to find its own unique place, which will also be an elegant decor for your home.

Of course, any products using the scrapbooking technique are filled with amazing warmth. This is the best gift for your loved ones and friends.