Book binders have for many years made their own imitation vellums and parchment papers. Here is a simple treatment that makes a convincing parchment paper.<< MORE >>

Scrapbooking - It's Easy to Start!
By Lisa Sykes

7 Easy Steps To Scrapbooking

1. First off you need to gather the photos you wish to scrap and decide if they are going to form a theme (eg birthday, day at beach etc) or if they are just random photos, next a fun part of the process you have to chose the card-stock and paper, many craft shops have a huge range of these papers and card-stocks to chose from and often this can take the most time. Decide if you are going to match the papers or have a ...

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It's easy to make fun Christmas pages.  Just make sure to save some ribbon an scraps of wrapping paper.  Not only will these scraps look good they'll also be a fun momento to remind you of the precious gifts they contained.   ...<< MORE >>

I love this technique of using an old frame to set off some black and white photos.  Actually the photos here were given an amber or sepia tone look.

An old key... some decorative buttons create a nice vintage effect. 

        

I got into scrapbooking for me. I did all the usual pages and books of my son and our various trips and adventures. But then I started making mini albums as gifts. These are the most appreciated gifts I've ever given! I managed to get my hands on some baby pictures of my best friend's baby and secretly made her a mini album. It was so special, she loved it! But perhaps the most special gift has been the annual albums I make for my mother and aunt. It's so easy! Just make sure you take pictures throughout the year at different events or occasions and then do quick mini January - December pages with one or two pictures per page - then make color copies of the pages and insert into albums (I used 8 x 8). That way, I get to keep the original! The one I am working on this year is an A-Z album. I've already done the mini alphabet pages, so now I just need to keep up with taking pictures throughout the year with different people (make sure you include at least one of the person you are giving the album to!) Of course a scrapbook calendar would be good gift too.