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Scrapbookers love to scrapbook anything…everything, including memorabilia or large collections.  However, it’s not practical to consider scrapbooking the items themselves as generally there are far too many and they are awkward and would take up too much space.  The other problem is that you don’t want to use original documents or items that could be harmed in the scrapbooking process.   But don’t let these obstacles get in your way!

Try these ideas for scrapbooking your collections:

1.  Photograph your items or collections.  These can be sorted into groups and set onto colored backgrounds.  The photos can then be arranged to form numerous layouts using color co-ordinated papers.  You might want to create mini albums for each collection.

2.  Heirlooms can be placed into display cases, then photographed and transferred to scrapbooking layouts along with a written history of the pieces.  An example of this would be military medals, uniforms, etc.

Using these methods will help you in keeping your records all together without using the bulky or heavy objects themselves – a great family record.

I have a fondness for all things old. For example, the radio shown here is very like the one my father used to treasure. My sister and I listened to music coming from its speakers when we were very small. I watched him care for it and fix and repair it many times over the years. I dusted it with great care as a young girl. Dad has been gone for a long time, but I still own his radio and always think of him when I dust it today.

I collect antiques, and sometimes wonder who used those objects and what kind of people they were. My home is filled with a mixture of old and new. I surround myself with the things I love the most, as we all do, but the dearest to me are the objects once owned by my mother, father and grandparents. Those pieces connect me to them so that I never forget.

Do you have objects in your home that stir old and beloved memories when you use them or look at them? These things are obviously important to your life or you would not keep them. Why not document these special objects by scrapbooking pictures of these items.  Share their story too. It would make a wonderful diary for future generations of your family .

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking!
Val at Paperhills

Here’s a way of Scrapbooking from a different perspective…something that can help to add substance to your family stories.

Learn more here.

Happy Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

Do you want people to give your layouts more than a passing glance?  Often we end up having numerous layouts with similar themes for seasons, kids, whatever.  How do you make them special and apart from one another?  There are some areas that will make a huge difference in creating a layout that goes beyond the typical.

-Great Titles – something catchy

-Journaling that tells more than who and when  – make your viewers think and feel

-Vary your techniques – use some new materials too

-Always, always use fantastic colours

-Look for ways to put a new twist on an ordinary event

For an added boost, take a trip to the craft store for inspiration.  The materials, colours and embellishments will be sure to inspire you.

If you follow these rules, nothing about your Scrapbooking will be ordinary!

Happy Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

There are some excellent methods for converting the appearance of your scrapbooking papers from new to having that time worn look. • Apply colour to your paper by lightly dragging an ink  pad over your paper in one direction, then in another direction if you prefer to add a bit more interest; • Another worn effect can be created if you run the pad over the paper’s edges. Try these great antique colours for creating the perfect aged look – some of my favourites:

Frayed Burlap

Brushed Corduroy

It doesn’t take much to create texture and age in your scrapbooking.

Always leave a space in your layout to write a story, be it short or long. You don’t have to journal as you go. I often go back after the layout is complete to do my writing. You may want to spend an hour or so and journal several layouts at once. Get the creative work of colour, photo arranging and choice of embellishments behind you while you’re on a roll…then go back to journal. That way it does not interfere with your creativity. I love to use stamps to create the custom space, such as the ones shown here:

What a great way to secure a journal space for later! Plus you can customize by adding colour to match your layout.

We all remember those family favourites we ate as kids. When creating your Heritage Scrapbook, why not include some of those old recipes along with the stories of your mother or grandmother spending long hours to prepare them for the ones they loved. Pictures of the dishes and the cooks make such a lovely heirloom to hand down. You could also add your own recipes to make the story complete!

Do you like to use ribbon in your layouts?  Here’s an idea for aging your ribbon for your heritage layouts:  rub an inkpad over your  ribbon just touching it slightly to add a little colour and take away that clean, crisp look of new.  Repeat as necessary to get enough of the desired colour.  A warm, earthy tone works best for antiquing.

After much work behind the scenes, we have finally transferred all of our data to the new Paperhills blog format.  We hope you will use the blog and offer your comments and suggestions.  We invite you to register with us in order to be contributors to our Layout Gallery as we are sure you have much wisdom and experience, not to mention creativity to share with all of the Paperhills visitors. Our unique scrapbooking tags and cardmaking embellishments are back into full production so keep on watch for the new stuff as before! It has been great to see such an immense interest in our creations from all over the world, and we will continue to provide our one-of-a-kind tags for scrapbooking, cardmaking or gift labels.  We are so happy to be back!