All about scrapbooking paper

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

If you are not familiar with papermaking, namely scrapbooking, then it's time to figure it out. And with everyone else, we'll talk today about scrapbooking paper. And you will definitely be surprised by our offers.

Scrap paper

The first thing scrapbooking starts with is, of course, paper. Any postcard has a base, and then one, two, three or … many sheets of beautiful paper that fit together. Where to buy scrapbooking paper? The answer is very simple. Today, enough stores sell this simple product. Scrapbooking paper is produced by special brands, companies, the most famous, of course, are located abroad. You can also order materials directly from the USA or Germany. There are a lot of sites for this, but the delivery will result in a decent amount. And the scrapbooking paper itself (photo on the right) costs decent money. On the other hand, it looks excellent: unusual designs, entire collections, high density, pleasant quality. Such paper will definitely make masterpieces.

Bad Homemade

Ha! Yes, we ourselves will print such paper on the printer! - perhaps, you thought. If so, then this is a big misconception. The printer can actually print photos, individualgraphic elements, but this number will not work with paper. Whatever quality printer you have, whatever paper you use for printing, the result will be deplorable:

- If water gets in, all the paint will flow.

- This paper is not archival quality and will lose its appearance over time.

- It feels very different from the "real" one and looks completely different.

But don't worry, there are other ways to save money.

Cunning to make up stories

Scrapebook paper can also be made from improvised materials.

1) To get started, you will need plain paper for drawing, otherwise - watercolor paper, as well as a set of acrylic paints or any other. Try to create a creative background on a blank sheet of paper. Splatter paint, leave your fingerprints, make stamps with a sponge, in general, show your imagination. A good effect happens when you use masks, stencils, texture paste and even doodling (drawing swirls with a pen). Such paper will have several advantages - it is individual, creative and unique. Although this is not suitable for all styles and works. For example, not every wedding couple will agree to such a non-standard album.

2) Cooking paper for scrapbooking. The cunning name hides a simple idea. If you need unusual scrapbooking paper, and even with a delicious smell, you can simply soak sheets of plain paper in coffee, strong tea, add vanilla and cinnamon to taste. Such sheets will decorate the winterpostcards, handmade notebooks, etc.

A couple more words about scrapbooking paper

In fact, you can create a masterpiece from absolutely nothing. You can take a regular sheet of cardboard left over from any package, cover it with white acrylic primer to hide the inscriptions. Now add some beautiful labels from clothes, a couple of ribbons, a sprig of berries, coriander seeds, a vanilla pod, a congratulatory inscription. Sprinkle all this with artificial snow, and you get a very beautiful composition. In general, in scrapbooking, everything goes into action - from a small button to packaging from under the TV. Get creative and save money.