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SCRAPBOOKING PENS

Do creations from scrapbooking pens facinate you?Do you ever wonder how professional scrapbook artist produce eye-catching journals and titles? Well, need not to be because you yourself can do it. Just know which scrapbooking pens are appropriate to use. The following will tell you everything you need to know about scrapbooking pens.

ACID-FREE, LIGNIN-FREE AND ARCHIVAL PEN

These pens do not contain harmful alcohol-based chemicals that will lighten and disappear right away. Acid-free pens resist fading over time and do not smear.

The following are the types of acid-free scrapbooking pens:

• Felt-tip pen / Marker Pen – a pen that has its own ink-source and a tip made up of a porous material such as felt or nylon. Felt tip pen / marker pen can be used for writing titles, journals, etc. Tip styles are as follows
• Fine tip pen – has a very small tip which is usually measured in millimeters (ranges from .005mm to .08mm). This is great for outlining, adding details and doing your scrapbooking journals.
• Double-tipped point pen ­– has a very fine tip on one end and a bullet tip on the other part. You can use this in writing titles in order to illustrate the color better.
• Calligraphy pen – creates grand-looking titles and captions. Its tip is flat and broad that can produce letters that are beautiful and ribbonlike when held at a 45-degree angle. This gives elegance to your scrapbook.

• Gel pen – can be used to create doodles. This pen comes in variety of colors with glitters which is typically being written on black platform to make your work very captivating.

TIPS ON STORING SCRAPBOOKING PENS

If you want to use storage drawers in organizing your scrapbooking pens, be reminded to place it horizontally so that the ink will be distributed evenly. However, if you are on a tight budget, just simply look for an old shoe box in your storage room and place it in the same manner.

You may also use a pen cup that has compartments which can be bought from any office supply store and simply lay your scrapbooking pens on its side to have easy and accessible storage. This can also be substituted by tin cans, plastic pencil cases, make-up organizers and/or clear acrylic boxes.

Organizing your pens by color provides ease in finding complimentary colors and in scrapbooking; color is known to be the key in layout design. You may sort out colors in this order: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink, Purple, Naturals/White and Grey/Black. You may also organize it according to its thickness and type.

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Even though the current economic conditions are strained, that doesn’t mean people still don’t want to be able to give special baby showers for their friends. The key to doing this in a down economy is to cut corners on aspects that won’t be noticeable. That can start with the baby shower invitations and move right on through the shower decorations and the scrapbooks created after the fact.

One method for doing that is to find good free baby graphics. Often there are very nice images available on the web for no charge. Just search for “free baby shower clip art,” plus the type of image you want. For instance, if you’d like blue baby boy clip art, enter those words or some variation of them in the search box. That will work with almost any baby shower theme you can think of, although the more obscure the theme, the less results a search will garner. If you’re lucky enough to find high resolution art when you search, you’ll be able to use the images in a variety of ways. The reason for that is that you need high-resolution images for print pieces, such as invitations or decorations. You can’t use low-resolution images because the final printed piece would be low quality. That would never do for a baby shower invitation, thank you card or decorations.

But clip art isn’t the only baby art resource you can find free on the ‘Net. There are also many sites that present baby scrapbook papers. Many scrapbook paper and embellishment designers give away no-charge versions of their baby scrapbook designs to promote paid products or their pages that display advertising. Either of these models give them a financial incentive to offer scrapbooking paper and embellishment freebies. No matter why the free scrapbooking materials are offered, you win! Baby scrapbook themes are almost as plentiful as fish in the sea, so they can be used instead of or in addition to clip art to make shower invitations and decorations. Themes range from silly to retro to classy. Vintage baby art is all the rage right now, so you might want to do a search for free vintage embellishments. A mother-to-be who loves this kind of art would probably be so pleased to have it as her shower theme!

It goes without saying that all the clip art, scrapbook papers and embellishments can also be used to preserve baby shower memories forever in a scrapbook that can be given to the mother-to-be. That means any image searching you do will pay off in more ways than one, and give the mom a baby shower with memories she’ll treasure.

Even though the economy is bad at the moment, people still want to throw great baby showers. The trick to doing this in a slow economy is to save money in areas that won’t be noticed. That can begin with the baby shower invitations and move right on through the shower decorations and the scrapbooks created after the fact.

One of the means to do that is to use good baby shower clipart. Very often there are cool images available on the web for no charge. Just search for “free baby shower clip art,” plus the type of image you want. For example, if you want baby boy clip art, type those words or some variation. The same will work with virtually any theme you can think of, although the more obscure the concept, the less likely it will be that you’ll get enough good search results. If when you search you can locate images that have high resolution, you’ll open up more options for using it. That’s because that you need high-resolution images for print pieces, such as invitations or decorations. You can’t use low-resolution art because the final printed piece would be low quality. That would never do for a baby shower invitation, thank you card or decorations.

Baby shower clipart isn’t the only free resource you can find online. There are also many sites that present free baby scrapbook embellishments. A number of great designers give away no-charge versions of their baby shower scrapbooking page designs to promote paid products or their  pages that display advertising. Use of either model means they have financial incentive to offer free scrapbook papers and embellishments. No matter why the free scrapbook materials are offered, you win! There are almost as many baby scrapbook themes as there are stars in the sky, so they can be used instead of or in addition to clip art to make shower invitations and decorations. Themes can be about anything, from fun to retro to luxurious and classy. Retro baby art is all the rage right now, so you might want to try searching for free vintage scrapbooking embellishments. A mother-to-be who is into that kind of art would probably be thrilled to have that as her baby shower theme!

Remember, these free baby shower clip art images, scrapbook papers and embellishments can obviously also be used to document the baby shower in a scrapbook that can be given to the mother-to-be. That means any image searching you do will pay off in more ways than one, giving the new mom a baby shower she’ll never forget.

Each year, on the eight of April it is time to celebrate Easter. So, well before the day arrives it makes sense to think up ideas about sending some very appropriate cards and if you happen to be useful with your hands then you should even think of making your own Easter cards. There are several good reasons to make the cards on your own including it being a fun activity for the entire family and it also ensures that you can save your money in not having to go to a store to purchase these cards.

Save Your Money On Easter Cards

Typically, Easter cards cost about four to five dollars per card. If you choose to make your Easter cards at home you can save most of this money and for a fraction make some very appropriate and attractive cards that can compare in quality as well as ingenuity with the best mass produced versions. Best of all, rather than buy impersonal Hallmark Easter cards you can make your own cards that reflect your personality and which will be more appreciated by the recipients. After all, a genuine homemade card will be welcomed more as compared to the run-of-the-mill and generic Easter cards.

It is also quite simple to create your own Easter cards and your first step in that direction would be to head to the nearest craft store where you can shop for a few essential supplies which entails buying a dozen cards plus a sheet of manila construction paper, half-sheet of bright yellow construction paper and the same amount of light yellow construction paper. A quarter sheet of white construction paper along with a dozen four by six inch envelopes and an orange fine-tip marker is also required in addition.

Other essential supplies required to create your own handmade Easter cardsinclude small twigs, green colored straw or grass, yellow netting and Happy Easter ink pad and stamp and Elmer’s glue and scissors and crimper as well as a ruler and finally a pencil.

The next step in creating your own handmade Easter cards is finding tips and instructions on making of the cards which you can easily find online. With the help of the tips given you can enhance your creativity in making Easter cards for all your friends, relatives and co-workers.

In this world of the Internet it would be impossible to ignore the Easter e-cardsthat provide a convenient and fun way of greeting others on Easter. One can use the Internet as the best option to send his greetings rapidly, conveniently without wasting enough money.

CHOOSING A SCRAPBOOK THEME

Over the years, scrapbook theme has been considered as a work of art. It is simply an assemblage of pictures taken in a particular event for purposes of recollection. It will help you become more focused and organized in creating your masterpiece.

Your scrapbook theme can be simple or complex and it could be special events such as birthday, debut, wedding, holidays, etc. This can also be a personalized one containing special interests of the scrapbook recipient. Interests such as cartoon/animation characters, cars, sports, flowers, etc. can become a theme for your scrapbook.

Consider these three (3) things in choosing your scrapbook themes.

1. What is your general scrapbook objective?

2. To whom do you intend to make this scrapbook?

3. Who or what is the content of your scrapbook?

Answers that you will derive from the aforementioned queries are factors in choosing an appropriate theme. Your scrapbook theme must go along with the embellishments you will be using and must be in accordance with the story being told by the pictures. Choosing embellishments that reflect someones personality is the best approach when making a scrapbook for a friend.

WAYS TO COME UP WITH A SCRAPBOOK THEME

1. Photos as your insitation. Collection of photos can produce a common theme.

2. Memorable vacation places. Photos from one of your most memorable vacation trips can help you obtain a very nice theme.

3. Think of projects and events have you been involved in. Photos or mementos from these types of affair can also be the basis of your scrapbook theme.

4. Hobbies and interests. Things that bring you happiness can be a theme of a scrapbook.

5. Genealogy / Family tree scrapbook. Preserving and displaying family mementos is a hot scrapbooking trend.

6. Create your own twist on template themes. Creating a scrapbook that focuses on you and your family instead of creating one for yourself.

Get More Ideas for your Scrapbook at Choosing A Scrapbook Theme and other Scrapbooking Ideas