The Weekly Sketch Wk2

Scrapbooking with Sticky Foam Pads: Creating 3D Effects and More One item that should be a staple in your craft bag are sticky foam pads. These handy stickies can be used to create texture, 3D effects and offer a range of other creative possibilities. Here’s a few ideas to use sticky foam pads to bring your scrapbook projects to life.   Creating 3D Effects Sticky foam pads are perfect for adding depth and dimension to your scrapbook pages. Here’s how to achieve eye-catching 3D effects:   Cut-Out Shapes: Use sticky foam pads to elevate cut-out shapes like hearts, stars, or letters....

Nature’s Bouquet Guest scrapbook Angela is back to tell you about this layout that she created.... "I am not a gardener, nor do I have green fingers, but I do appreciate the beauty of nature.  I did have to look up all the names of the flowers! (bar a few that I know well).  I used a busy background and plain cardstock for matting the photos. Each of the matting cards were chalked with the blue ink pad, using a fingertip dauber. A white Gelly Roll pen for bordering and blue for journalling.  The small blue flowers were chalked with...

Matting and Layering Techniques to Make Your Creations Zing   Matting and layering is an essential technique that can instantly add depth, dimension, and visual interest to your pages. Have a look at what Michelle, our guest scrapbooker, has done on her double page layout.  A featured photo is matted twice, layering a narrow mat with a wider one to frame the pictures, whilst a narrow mat in a dark colour makes her accent photos stand out. Here's some more ideas to try:   Basic Matting. Let's start with the fundamentals. Basic matting involves layering your photos or embellishments on...