What You Need To Know About Scrapbook Paper

Use acid and lignin free scrapbooking paper only.

If the lignin, a natural chemical in paper, is not removed during the scrapbook paper processing, yellowing and deterioration follows. By using acid and lignin free scrapbook paper, you can secure a sustained life span for you treasured photos and memorabilia. This sort of scrapbook paper comes in an assortment of textures and colors.

Beautify your scrapbook album by using specialist scrapbook paper.

Since there are numerous types of specialist scrapbooking paper available, you can build in lots of enthusiasm to your photos by using tasteful colors and textures as a background.

What sorts of specialist scrapbooking papers are there?

Vellum is one that comes in an assortment of colors and is translucent. You can buy it in a sort of ‘foggy,’ so called clear variety and with patterns such as ‘marbled. ’

Its translucent nature affords an intriguing illusion to anything placed beneath. Therefore it is superb for creating a ‘see through’ composition. An illustration of this is placing a photo beneath vellum and making it materialize like looking through a window.

Just envisage the fabulous effects that you could invent using vellum.

Another specialist scrapbook paper is silk wrapping paper. This scrapbook paper is just sensational to touch. It’s luxurious quality and texture is the outcome of the strands of silk that run through this paper.

The tasteful texture of this scrapbooking paper makes it a must for that romantic recollection.

Hankering a scrapbook paper that gives that ‘torn’ look?

Mulberry paper is a fibrous material that probably looks its greatest when torn. If you sketch your master on the paper with water, you can ease the fibers apart and obtain a superb appearance.

Make that layout truly outstanding.

To add exquisite images to your venture, you could use screen - print scrapbooking paper. Take advantage of the super designs to produce that special scrapbook album. It can be expensive and hard to locate but, well worth it.

How would you like to design your own scrapbook paper?

This is simple to do. Find the design that you want to use and scan it into your computer. Now, print it out on plain acid and lignin free scrapbook paper. Hey presto! You have created your very own scrapbooking paper.

Here is a couple of ways to use scrapbook paper to create something different without costing big bucks.

Using cardstock or textured paper, tear the edges or corners to yield jagged edges. This gives an impressive finish that looks striking. A design can firstly be traced with water if appropriate.

Explore crumpling scrapbook paper to produce embellishments or maybe green paper for bushes etc. A novel idea I read recently to build a special effect background paper is to crumple the paper, lightly spray with water, crumple for a second time, flatten out and iron it.

Whatever scrapbook paper you use, always appraise the look it gives with your photos and memorabilia before making any permanent fixtures. You are judge as what looks good in your scrapbook album so just enjoy it.