Discover Amazing Scrapbook And Photo Albums Success

Scrapbooking have go quite an easy manner to collect and present photos, memories and so much more. Particularly with the many available online and offline tools made available today for the devouring scrapbooker. One such as website I recently visited had nearly 115,000 members registered on their forums. In fact, there were nearly 900 people on the forums at the very same clip I was there. And this was 2:00 in the afternoon!

Many metropolises now have got supplies dedicated just to the bit engagement industry too. It really is astonishing when one halts for a minute to believe about how fast the industry have grown. Any more than it is very easy for anyone interested in putting together photo memories, or a montage, to happen the resources they necessitate right in their hometown. And if there isn't a local resource then going online will bring forth the consequences needed.

I even read recently where one man of affairs himself used bit engagement and other forte document to make his very ain usage made gift cards. He would then utilize these alone card game to direct personalized short letters to his possible prospects and existent customers. What a antic manner to stand up out from the crowd of people, with a custom-made card, to catch peoples attention. This cat even agreed to demo the ladies in his business office how he do his cards. I think they were so impressed with his card game they cajoled him into instruction them how to make it for their ain gift giving.

The thoughts are limitless using the tools, document and resources available for scrapbooks, photograph albums, genealogy, individualized gifts and so much more. All it really takes is just getting started and the thoughts will acquire to flow!

Plus, anyone wanting to get started will quickly detect the many people stopping point by who are already trash booking. And just how willing these people are to helping others to acquire started. Yes, the bit engagement industry have evolved, it is a immense concern these years and so many benefit that it is truly amazing! Definitely leap in and acquire started yourself, if you haven't already, you will bask every minute you set toward your projects.

Power Scrapping

From what I read and see, many scrappers are turning away from the high-maintenance time consuming and expensive scrapbook page. I think one thing that has changed in the scrapbook industry is the number of scrappers who have time or even like to spend 2 hours (or even 2 days) on a single page. Most of us have figured out that we are buried under a growing mountain of photos. As my husband pointed out to me last week- digital photography has become a scrapper's best friend AND worst enemy. I snap digital photos like there's no tomorrow because I know I can print out ONLY the ones I actually want. However, because I take so many photos, I now have MORE good ones that I want to scrap. You can't win! So, many of us are buckling down and turning away from the artistic side of scrapping and moving towards the "just get it done" side.

So, how can you use this in your businesses and in your own personal scrapping?

SCRAPBOOK ARTISTS: Sell the angle that your client might not have time to make the artsy pages, but you do! These days, some people have more money than time. You may find scrappers who desire to make an extra-special album for their grandmother's 80th birthday but lack the time. That's where you step in. Perhaps they would rather pay someone to do it for them than take the time to do it themselves! But, even then, use Power Scrapping (and coordinated products) to get the pages done efficiently

STORE OWNERS: Sell the kits that everyone wants. There are a ton of kit options in the scrapbook industry right now. This industry is driven by customers-they are demanding the ease of a coordinated kit so, don't disappoint them. Teach them that the kits make their scrapping more efficient in time saved both shopping and scrapping!

KIT MAKERS: Make your kits as easy to use as possible. Gone are the days when customers want to trace little patterns onto cardstock-they want it all pre-cut with ideas and easy-to-understand directions. It might mean more time for you, but you can raise your prices if need be to cover the extra time!

CONSULTANTS: Have a power-scrapping class. How about a "6 Pages in 60 Minutes" class? Sometimes we need to help people re-tool their brains. For instance, you don't have to mat EVERY photo. Cropped photos on plain cardstock with a quick embellishment can be quite effective. Teach them how to use large flat embellishments like stickers that LOOK lumpy (eyelet pounding takes time) and take up space on the page. Then teach them how to get MORE photos on a page with efficient cropping.

SCRAPBOOKERS: Understand that in 25 years, your grandchildren won't care that you spent 5 hours and $40 on one layout. They just want to see the pictures and the stories. You want your pages to look nice but nice and extravagant are two different periods of time. Take advantage of kits and coordinated products to get your photos and stories on the page as efficiently as possible. Burn-out is the number one reason scrappers stop preserving their memories. And, burn-out most often takes place in scrappers who spend the most time and money trying to make perfect pages. Learn to lower your standards a bit and re-focus yourself on the reason you started scrapbooking in the first place.

There will always be scrappers who want to scrap for the art of it, but there is a growing number of potential customers who don't have the time to think that way anymore. They crave fast and easy, yet still artistic to some extent. Provide them with the tools, products and services to help them achieve their goals and they won't lose their passion for scrapping!

Card Making & Scrap Booking - Best Ways To Use Brads

When I first began card making and scrap booking I though I knew quite a lot however over time I have picked up and learned so many new tips and tricks and I am sure there is plenty more out there to discover.

One of my favorite accessories for card making is brads, they come in all shapes and sizes and a huge variety of colors.

There are so many things you can do with brads, when I first started card making I purchased some silver and gold brads just to see what I could come up with. I mainly used them to make a template for a word stand out, usually happy birthday. Id cut a piece of card into a rectangle then use peel offs for the words, id find some gold or silver mirror card and mount the words on the mirror card using 3d foam pads.

I would then use a pokey tool to make a hole in the word template all the way through my card, id then put the brads through the holes (one at each end) turn the card over and bend the backs of the brads to hold them in place.

Although this made the card look fantastic it meant that when the card was opened you could see the backs of the brads, so I would either make an insert to hide the backs of the brads or I would cover the back of the card front with another piece of card to hide them.

I did this for almost a year until I realized if I put the brad through the first piece of card where my letters or wording was before I mounted it onto the mirror card the brads would already be in place, I could then use double sided tape to attach the mounted wording to the card. This meant I did not go through the actual card itself so there was no need to cover the inside of the card as the back of the brads could not be seen.

It may seem obvious but it was a long time before I twigged that this is a better way to attach brads to cards.

Brads come in so many different colors however its always the way when your making a card that you never have the color you want. I had a go at embossing one of my brads and it worked. Follow the same steps as you would for embossing a stamped image, cover the brad in ink the sprinkle your embossing powder over the ink and heat as normal.

Try not to over heat the brad as this can cause it to become fragile and the backs may snap. Using this method means that you make your brad any color you like.