Ultimate Practical Guide to Scrapbooking,The

THE ULTIMATE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SCRAPBOOKING

Creating fabulous lasting memory journals to cherish

• Inspiration and ideas for making unique and personal scrapbook albums using simple craft materials.

• Techniques include iris folding, paper collage, working with paint, chalk, ink, stamps and stencils, embossing metal, and making tags, envelopes and pop-up pages.

• Popular themes include children, special occasions, weddings, heritage, family and friends, sports, pets, travel, and celebrating the four seasons of the year.

• Includes a section on getting the best from your digital camera, computer and home printer.

This beautifully presented practical book is a complete guide to the art of scrapbooking.

Find out how to create inspired album pages with real personal style. All the materials and equipment you need to get started are clearly detailed.

There are hints and tips on taking good photographs, and plenty of ideas for using the pictures creatively. Learn how to use patterns effectively, make collages, work with paint, stamps, stencils, embossing powders, chalk, fabric and stitch.

Crammed with fantastic ideas for a myriad of designs, styles of working, album pages, quilts, memory boxes, 3D displays and book covers, this is the ultimate source book for all scrapbookers.

About the Editor: Alison Lindsayhas been scrapbooking for many years, and has worked as special projects co-ordinator on a leading scrapbook magazine, Scrapbook Craft. As well as writing magazine features on the subject, she gives regular talks and demonstrations at craft fairs and hobby groups across the UK.

Alison Lindsay has been scrapbooking for many years, and has worked as special projects co-ordinator on a leading scrapbook magazine, Scrapbook Craft. As well as writing magazine features on the subject, she gives regular talks and demonstrations at craft fairs and hobby groups across the UK.