I’m scrapbooking some photos of me and my baby girl out on a hike. I’m pairing them with Dreamy Pastels papers from Craft Sensations, washi tape and Distress Inks for a soft and dreamy scrapbook layout.
I’ll show you how to distress the edges of your scrapbook papers and embellish them with washi tape. I’m all about affordable scrapbooking, let me show you how I save money on my layouts so you can scrapbook on a budget too.
Designer Scrapbook Papers
I love the designer papers from Craft Sensations. There are loads and loads of different designs to choose from. I’m literally spoilt for choice. The quality is great, they don’t feel thin or flimsy but they are fantastically good value.
I get them from the Range and typically pay just £2.99 a pack. Even on a tight budget I can afford to have a whole stack to choose from.
Matting Photos
Matting means to layer a photo or piece of paper onto top of a larger piece of paper to create a border. This helps to anchor the image onto your scrapbook page and makes it stand out form the background.
Follow these simple steps to mat your photos:
Pick a contrasting or complementary cardstock or patterned paper to form the base. Solid colours that pull a tone directly out of your photo work great. You can also try using a piece of patterned paper.
Choose the size of your mat. A quarter of an inch or 3mm is great for a small border. Play around with your papers until you get a border width that you like.
Measure your photo then add the size of border you want multiplied by 2. For example if your photo measures 4 x 6 inches and you want an eighth of an inch border you would cut your mat to measure 4.25 x 6.25 inches.
Use an acid free adhesive such as double sided tape to stick your photo onto the mat. Carefully align one corner of your photo with the corresponding corner of the mat before lowering the rest of the photo into place.
You can create a bolder effect by double matting. Place your photo on a mat with a narrow border then place this mat onto a larger mat with a wider border.
Inking Paper Edges with Distress Inks
Once you have cut your papers to the size and shape you want you can add a little hint of colour to the edges using distress inks.
I start by laying my paper onto a piece of acetate. You can buy acetate in sheets or you can cut it from packaging which is just as good. You do need a flat sheet ideally bigger than the edge of your paper or card.
After choosing my ink colour I dab the ink blending tool onto the ink pad and sweep it from the acetate onto the edge of my paper. I always use a smooth sweeping motion starting and finishing on the acetate sheet.
There are lots of blending tool availible. I have the Ranger one and I’ve been happy with it so I haven’t tried any of the other brands. I use one ink pad for each colour.
On this scrapbook layout I’ve used Victorian Velvet.
Take a look at this page for more ways to make your scrapbook papers and photos stand out.
Scrapbook Embellishments
One of the many things I like about the Craft Sensations paper packs in that they often include extra elements like tags and small images. On this scrapbook layout I’ve fussy cut some of the little toppers and stuck them onto my page.
I’ve added little strips of washi tape above each topper and around my photos and journaling.
To make the layers pop a bit more I’ve inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Victorian Velvet.
Here’s lots more embellishment ideas for your scrapbook layouts.
Scrapbook Page Title
For the title I’ve inked up one of my favourite alphabet stamps. I originally bought mine from Papermania but it’s long since been discontinued, I was able to find a similar one on Amazon to link below. I love that this little stamp set has both capital and lower case letters as well as a cursive font.
I’m on a tight budget so I am very careful about where I spend my crafty pennies. Products that I will use time and time again for many different projects are worth investing in. This stamp set has been one of those crafty staples.
I’ve got lot’s more scrapbook title ideas for you to try.
How to Make Your Own Scrapbook Layouts
Follow these step by step instructions to recreate this scrapbook layout with your own photos.
- Choose Your Photos and Memorabilia
- Choose Your Papers
- Choose Your Embellishments
- Design Your Layout
- Add a Title
- Stick it All Together
For more in depth instructions take a look at my Scrapbooking Course for Beginners.
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Copy This Scrapbook Layout
Here’s a sketch of my scrapbook layout if you’d like to copy it.
Shop This Scrapbook Layout
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Pin It Now, Scrapbook It Later
I do hope you have enjoyed having a peak at my latest scrapbooking layout. Please feel free to use my scrapbook pages to inspire your own creations, pin it to your Scrapbooking Pinterest board so you can find it later.
A Little Bit About Me . . .
Hi there! Thank you so much for stopping by my little corner of the interweb. I’m Bridie.
I’ve been crafting since I was toddling around craft shows while my mum sold knitting yarn. She used to buy me a new craft kit to keep me busy. When I grew up I set up my own online craft shop and loved every minute of it. There’s is nothing like the thrill of getting to be one of the first people to see new craft collections. I sold my business to focus on raising my two children.
They’re still young so for now I’m blogging my craft projects and sharing tutorials to inspire you. I love creating handmade cards to show my loved ones how much I care. I scrapbook to preserve precious memories of my kids childhoods. I knit and sew to keep my kids in comfortable, unique clothes they love. I create batch cooked meals to give me more time to craft. And because I’m not currently earning I do all of this on a tiny budget.
I’ll show you all the best ways to craft on a tight budget so you can still create a life you love.
I’ve included links to my favourite retailers for the products I’ve used to make my crafts. Click on any of the product images and links for full details. If you decide to buy any of these products I may get a small percentage of what you spend. There’s no cost to you at all.
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Perfect girlie layout. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us at Challenge YOUrself.
Perfect girlie layout. Beautiful! Thank you for joining in with us a Challenge YOUself.
Beautiful layout! Your patterned papers look great together! Thank you for playing along with Challenge YOUrself this month! Kim
Sweet layout!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHALLENGE YOURSELF challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at <a href=http://littlebitopaper.blogspot.com/>A Little Bit O’ Paper</a>
Lovely memory page, and so pretty in the pastel color palette. Thanks for joining in and sharing with us at The Paper Funday Challenge!
Donna xx
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I love your adorable photos and especially like the way you incorporated your different, pretty patterned paper here! I also love the way you used washi tape and that amazing stamp set! Thank you so much for joining us at Challenge YOUrself this month!
I absolutely LOVE your adorable photos!! And I especially like how you used your different, pretty patterned papers on your page. I like how you incorporated washi tape and that amazing stamp set, too! Thank you so much for joining us at Challenge YOUrself this month!
Beautiful lay-out. Thank you for joining us at Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge. Greetings Sylvia DT.
I love the soft pretty pastels on your page! Thanks for sharing with us at The Paper Funday Challenges!