Book Review
It is a shame that I can only find this book for sale on-line in
Australia. It is a great source of information for learning about
the techniques and tools you can use as well as getting layout ideas.
The book covers a wide array of scrapbooking information including
cropping, matting, framing, specialty papers, using vellum, cutting
(including die cuts), paper tearing and crumpling, paper rolling
and scraping, chalking, punching, rubber stamping and wet embossing,
creating titles, using pens, computers, stickers, notions, stitching,
metals, image transfer and manipulation, fabric and textiles, serendipity
squares, and collage. I really like knowing there are so many possible
ways to display your photos. As a bonus there is a section at the
back of the book with shape templates, alphabet stencils, tags,
frames, textures and metals papers included to enhance your scrapbooking
experience.
To fully benefit from this book it is helpful to have some scrapbooking
experience. Some of the techniques (i.e. rubber stamping and wet
embossing, image transfer and manipulation) aren’t methods
of scrapbooking you can just buy the materials for and use without
learning and practice before including them in a layout. By following
the step-by-step instructions (accompanied by photos clearly displaying
each step) and reading the sections completely (including the handy
tips at the beginning of each new technique) you can practice a
new technique before applying it in your scrapbook. I like that
the content starts off simple with an introduction to scrapbooking
including the necessary tools and materials required. The techniques
also start off easy with cropping and matting techniques leading
up to adding stitching and fabric to your layouts as well as using
your computer to recreate your photos to give them a different look. |
