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Sometimes, you may want to temporarily hide photographs or objects behind a window.
These Pop up windows allow these items to be viewed and then hidden once again.
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Eyelets are round stub-like pieces of metal. These items are generally used as a way to anchor difficult or heavy objects to your scrapbook pages.
Sometimes, you may want to temporarily store objects in a pocket.
Pockets allow you take out and put back items or journals as you see fit and replace them without damage to your scrapbook page.
Kool Aid makes a fabulous paper and fabric dye. This dye can be used to create a funky pattern on fabric.
Just mix a packet of Kool Aid with about twelve ounces of water and stir until the mix dissolves.
Next, place the paper or fabric you want dyed into the Kool Aid for a few minutes.
Then, rinse the material under cool water and set to dry before use.
Fabric can be used in many ways to enhance scrapbook pages. Fabric can be used as a background or as a border to enhance dimension and texture to your scrapbook.
Liquid appliqué can be use to draw and paint embellishments or create accents around focus objects. These embellishments and accents can be as simple or as fancy as you desire and your creativity allows.
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Acrylic paint can be use to draw and paint embellishments or create accents around focus objects. These embellishments and accents can be as simple or as fancy as you desire and your talent allows.
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You probably experimented with the technique of wax resist in elementary school.
You take a clear or white crayon, draw a pattern, write words, create a background, and then color over the design element with acrylic paints, Lumiere, walnut ink, etc.
The wax will resist the paint and show through, resulting in a great design. Wax resist makes a creative background for children's artwork as well as children's scrapbooks.