Scrapbooks and Keepsakes

Scrapbook How To: Antique Victorian Scrapbook Page

2011-05-05T21:13:00.001-07:00

Items Needed:

Floral Scrapbook Paper
Cardstock - Light Blue, Mauve, Gray and Purple
Blumenthal Lansing Favorite Findings Basic Buttons Assorted Sizes, 130/Pkg, Blue
Martha Stewart Stickers 3D White Pearls
Epoxy Sticker Quotes by Cloud 9 Design (Joyful Laughter/Simple Thoughts)
Flower Sticker Embellishments by Sandylion (Flower Power)
Martha Stewart Pansy Edge Punch Around the Page
Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Large Punch, Embossed Pop, Up Flower

Thoughts on the layout:
This is a one-page scrapbook layout with a lot of different options, and of course made by me (Jessica) because I don’t like to do two-page layouts. The type of photos that would look best on this scrapbook background are black and white, antique, outdoor pictures or for dress-up and tea party pictures. This scrapbook page is recommended for intermediate and advanced scrapbookers because of the time it takes to complete, the amount of products used and the cost involved with acquiring the products used because buying them all at one time can be EXPENSIVE!
P.S. Overlook the missing button in the top left corner on my scrapbook page. I didn’t realize it was missing until after this post was uploaded. Ooops.

What I Used and How I Used It:
The main background of this Victorian-styled scrapbook page is a 12x12 of light blue cardstock. Now, we will start from the left side of the layout. The floral paper on the left side is a strip of scrapbook background paper made by Chatter Box Inc. It’s hard to see on the picture, but three punched and embossed flowers are pressed into the floral paper. This is a flower punch from one of Martha Stewart’s punch collections. The flower looks like it is casting a shadow because the main background paper peaks out underneath. In the center of the flowers are small blue buttons. The Chatter Box paper is nice, but there is a set with multiple floral papers that are very nice as well called Plaid Paper Journey's "American Florals" Paper Collection Scrapbook Paper

The mauve strip next to floral design has a lot of different, but useful options for this page. I always leave room for options on my scrapbook pages just in case I change my mind about what I would like to put their later. The strip can be used to attach mementos from the event, journaling entries or you can add more embellishments. This mauve strip was cut from cardstock about 2 inches in width. The pearl embellishments are Brown Faux Pearls made by Color Stories.
The gray squares are cut to hold your pictures. These were pre-cut 4x6 inch pieces of cardstock, but I re-cut them to 4x4 (totally my choice, you could make them bigger or smaller).
The purple background is a piece of 12x12 cardstock I cut to fit just a little inside the main light blue background, but I can’t remember the exact size, it took several tries. (Next time I'll try to remember those measurements.) The floral border design around the edges is also a Martha Stewart punch, specifically made for creating boarders.
The quotes on my page are very meaningful. Since you can’t see them in the picture here’s what they say….
“Laughter is a gift everyone should open.”
“Life is better when it’s fun.”
“Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.”
The quotes on my page are written in a very beautiful font on a clear, bubble-like sticker made by Cloud 9 Design. The stickers were then placed on small pieces of mauve cardstock cut slightly bigger than the stickers themselves.
The floral embellishment stickers in the two corners on the right side of the scrapbook layout really make this page POP! You could easily created your own personalized die-cut stickers, but if you don’t have the tools to do it with these are much easier. The floral embellishments are made Sandylion Essentials and are cute enough to use on all kinds of scrapbook pages you create. Sandylion also creates another set of stickers that would look good as well called Sandylion Dimensional Stickers - Sunburst Flowers
Hope you enjoyed this layout as well and get to scrapping.
Jessica and Brenda (Mom)

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Scrapbook How To: Beginner Scrapbook Page

2011-05-05T18:53:00.001-07:00

Items Needed:

(2) 12x12 Polka Dot Scrapbook Page (Yellow and Pink)
Cardstock – Pink, White and Yellow
Pink Adhesive Buttons (We use Button Studio Adhesive Buttons: Round 20 in pink.)
Paper Cutter (We use Fiskars 9698 Euro 12-Inch Portable Paper Trimmer .)
Journaling Tag
Adhesive (We use Pritt Double-Stick Adhesive Roller Dispenser, 0.33-Inch by 551-Inch Permanent.)

This is a scrapbook page put together by my mom. She love creating two-page layout to incorporate more pictures. Personally two-page layouts aren’t my “style” I’d rather make one page layouts; I like to focus my energy on one thing at a time.
Never the less, this is an extremely cute scrapbook page layout for beginners, but doesn’t look like a beginner made it. Another great thing about this layout is that there are so many different pictures you can place on this page: girl baby showers, baby girl, sleepover, fun night with the girls ….. I think you get the picture, pretty much ANYTHING girly.
At the top of the two-page layout is a title boarder that looks as if it is stretched across both pages continuously. This allows you to place one title across both pages or have separate titles. You can also title one page and add a journal entry in the opposite border, mementos from the event or cute stamped images.
I’m not sure who the background is by, but polka dots are popular and found in many different colors giving you more options.
The cardstock used is regular cardstock and can be purchased in Wausau Creative Collection Classics Specialty Cardstock Starter Kit, 12 X 12 Inches, 72 Count (46408). For scrapbooking enthusiasts who can’t buy in bulk, most craft stores sell cardstock sheets individually, but it’s worth the upfront cost to buy in bulk in a package that has multiple colors that will be used in the long run.
The embellishments are pink adhesive buttons made by Button Ups and the tag is a journaling tag made by Paper Bliss. Hope you enjoyed reading about this layout as much as mom did creating it …. or hopefully, at the least, gave you an idea for your own scrapbook layout.
Now get organized and start scrapping those memories.
Jessica and Brenda (A.K.A “Mom”)

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Scrapbooks and Keepsakes: Disclaimer and Privacy Notice

2011-05-05T13:05:00.001-07:00

First and foremost, we (my mom and I), want to thank you very much for taking the time to view and read Scrapbooks and Keepsakes. We love scrapping and incorporate scrapbooking ideas whenever we create and experiment with new things and ideas. Scrapbook techniques can be used to decorate or add a little flair to many things around your home that include: greeting cards, scrapbook pages, home decor items and anything else you may possibly want to decorate; however, keep in mind that certain tools may need to be used in order to create the desired effect that we show you on our examples.

My mom and I have been creating personalized greeting cards and scrapbook pages for years and strive to provide you with anything you need to know about preserving those special memories in a special and eye-catching way. We will list beginner to advanced projects as well as how we created them and list of what we used. We will also be including on this site other information that may help you be more productive as a scrapbooker, such as organization, choosing the right photographs for a page, selecting topics and titles for your pages and much, much more. If it pertains to Scrapping, we will place it on here.

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