How to Choose Scrapbooking Embellishments

There are thousands of different types of embellishments available for scrapbooking. But before you start shopping for scrapbook embellishments you should decide on a theme for your scrapbook, then choose the photos that you will use as the basis for each page. Use this theme and photos to help choose the embellishments you will use. Just be sure to use some common sense when choosing your supplies at your local craft or department store so you don’t go overboard.

Perhaps you have done other types of crafts and already have a stash of craft materials available to you around the house. You could use some of these items for embellishments. Buttons, lace, drawing paper and photograph mats are fine for use in your scrapbook, especially if the material is acid-free. You could have a hoard of items at home and not even know it, so make sure you check all of your drawers and cupboards. If you are an expert in calligraphy, you may be able to do your own lettering on each page. If you are doing a scrapbook about babies and have a baby yourself, maybe you have some small baby items that you can use on a scrapbook page.

So you’ve decided on a theme for your scrapbook and you’ve found a couple of treasures in drawers around the house to use as embellishments or mats on your scrapbook pages, but you still want to add more detail and novelties. Head to the scrapbooking department of your local craft store to buy more scrapbooking materials if need be, but remember to keep check of how much you are spending as it is still much cheaper to make your own embellishments.

When you reach the scrapbooking section of your local store you will find a plethora of different types and colors of paper from which to choose. Choose paper that will complement the pictures you have chosen for the basis of your album pages. Remember not to choose paper that will detract from the subject of your page. Once you have chosen the right paper, choose embellishments that will coordinate with the paper and photographs you have chosen, and any other embellishments you found or made at home.

There are both flat and 3D embellishments available for your scrapbooking use. These embellishments come in a huge variety of themes to choose from. If you already have the photos and paper chosen, you will have automatically narrowed down the color choices of the types of stickers and other embellishments you can choose. Choose embellishments for a page or two at a time if choosing for an entire album seems overwhelming.

And most importantly, take your time. Yes that’s right, take your time. There is no rush to buy every single item on the shelves, as over time you will end up with huge collections of items without even realizing it. So take it slow, take it steady and take it easy, but remember to have fun!

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