I’m scrapbooking photos of a fun beach themed fundraising event with Timeless Texture papers by Die Cuts With a View. The simple layout makes these brightly coloured papers pop and keeps the focus on the photos. I’ve kept embellishments to a minimum to make space for ephemera.
Designer Scrapbook Papers
The Timeless Texture paper pack from Die Cuts With a View is one of my all time favourite paper packs. There’s a whopping 180 sheets of paper in all the colours of the rainbow. Each sheet has a subtle texture design so they are super versatile. I reach for this paper stack every time I’m struggling to find a particular colour scheme, it always delivers!
How to Cut Scrapbooking Papers
For most of my paper cutting I use a simple paper trimmer. I like this one because it’s nice and compact but it opens up to cut a full sheet of 12 x 12 inch or A4 paper. The blades are replaceable and they last ages. I do find I need to clean out the channel the blades go into, removing all the little fluffy bites of paper that build up in there.
I like to mount most of my papers onto another sheet of paper, usually with a small border. This is known as a mat. I generally measure my paper as I’m cutting it and then cut a mat that’s either 3mm or a quarter of an inch bigger. Sometimes I use a bigger border if I feel like that looks better, like I have done on this scrapbook layout.
Sometimes papers look better at an angle, other layouts suit straight papers. It all depends on the look I’m going for and how many photos I’ve got to work with. This layout is very minimal and so I felt that putting the papers at an angle looked better.
Scrapbook Embellishments
I’ve embellished this scrapbook page with little peel of heart stickers taken from a greeting peel off sheet. I always keep these little bits of stickers, they are really handy for adding “a little bit of something” to my scrapbook layouts.
Scrapbook Page Title
I saved a flyer from the event and cut this out to make the scrapbook page title. I love it when I can incorporate ephemera into my layouts.
How to Assemble this Scrapbook Layout
I like to use 6mm double sided tape for most of my scrapbook layouts. It’s cheaper than the usual 12mm tape but it sticks just as well.
I use a pokey tool to remove the backing from the tape. It’s nice and easy and saves my finger nails from getting split.
For teeny tiny little embellishments I generally use silicone glue. I use my pokey tool to roll a little blob of silicone from the end of the tubes and then roll it onto my page.
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