Offers a treasure trove of ideas, techniques and projects for scrapbookers who have already mastered the basic skills, and can use this guide to build on their expertise. Step-by-step projects cover embossing with enamels, paint effects, working with various materials; includes 24 sheets of templates, stencils etc.

Inspiration at your fingertips! A much-loved best seller! Do you ever sit down and find yourself at a loss for ideas? Are you tired of using the same approaches over and over again? Let Becky Higgins? My Creative Companion inspire you! This unique, spiral-bound idea gallery system is filled with thumbnail sketches Becky herself uses that illustrate creative layout designs, unique enhancements, distinctive lettering and journaling ideas, and more. My Creative Companion will give you endless ideas for any layout. Simply browse the sketches until you find one that's perfect for the page you're working on, then re-create the concept on your layout. It's sure to become the resource you can't scrapbook without! 192 pages of great ideas for your scrapbooks 6 tabbed sections for fast and easy searching Scrapbook-page examples in every section Endless variations and versatility

The Complete Book of Scrapbooking & Papercraft provides a comprehensive introduction to the wonderful world of scrapbooking, together with pages of stencils and pull-out templates worth over pound]100. Written by scrapbooking expert Louise Riddell, it tells you everything you need to know in order to get started, outlining the basic tools and techniques. For the more experienced scrapbooker, it serves as a useful reference guide and source of inspiration. As the popularity of the scrapbooking phenomenon continues to grow, The Complete Book of Scrapbooking will become the must-have handbook for all those who wish to preserve their memories in a creative way.

This lavish book is a collection of hundreds of practical craft techniques, inspirational ideas and fabulous designs. An introduction to each craft details all the materials and equipment that are needed to get started. Easy methods for making and decorating card and scrapbook page backgrounds follow, and there are tips on choosing design themes, putting tints and patterns together, and using embellishments to personalize each design. Many versatile craft techniques are featured such as papercraft, stamping, stencils, paint techniques, working with airdrying clay, simple sewing and embroidery.This is the ultimate sourcebook for all crafters.

Fresh and Fun Techniques for Layering What is your definition of Collage Art? Whatever your answer, there is no "one way" that Collage Art is made. Collage is, by definition, the assembling of materials onto a surface; any time you have layered a photo over paper and onto a scrapbook page, you have done Collage Art and are therefore, a Collage Artist! In this book, Kelly Angard takes a personal approach to teaching over 50 techniques that will bring artistic style to your scrapbook art. Through illustrated step-by-step instructions and simple diagrams, she demystifies the techniques that make Collage Art look complicated while encouraging you to create a look that is all your own. Colorant techniques include: Altered ink designs Metallic photo effects Stamped paint imprints Brayered dye washes Texture techniques include: Embossed stencil designs Encrusted embellishments Gel imprints Architextural images Image techniques include: Embossed photos Image transfers Rub-on transfers Painted transparencies Collage techniques include: Multiphoto mosaics Abstract portrait collages Dimensional decoupages Transparency montages

Guide to products, supplies, and techniques used for creating lasting and memorable scrapbooks and photo albums using templates, découpage, painting, embossing, and other techniques.

The runaway best seller! Creative layout designs and ideas from Becky Higgins Based on her popular ?One Sketch, Many Looks? column, Becky Higgins shares dozens of new sketches and loads of layouts to spark your creativity. The 52 sketches, instantly recognizable as Becky's clean, classic style, give you a new design to sample each week of the year! This must-have book is divided into sections according to how many photos you have to scrap?saving you time! If you have six photos from your DD's birthday party, flip to the six photos layout section and glean inspiration from layouts crafted by Becky and readers. You'll get: 52 sketches in Becky's signature style. Tips on becoming a sketch artist from Becky. A recipe for perfect pages every time!

page design ideas, layout tips, and advice on how to select paper, crop pictures, and use colour; Scrapbook basics educate and engage beginners; Creative new techniques grab the attention of more experienced scrapbookers; Includes Leeza's own acid-free, lignin-free background pages.

This title offers 360 easy-to-follow projects and techniques with 2300 lavish photographs. This is the complete step-by-step guide to making your own greetings cards, gift wrap, gift tags, invitations, memory albums and scrapbook pages to treasure. You can make greetings cards for Mother's Day, Divali, Chinese New Year, weddings, anniversaries, Easter, Christmas, special birthdays, and just to keep in touch; create personalized scrapbook pages for themes on the changing seasons, children, family and friends, heritage, pets and sports. It presents a range of styles that will appeal to different tastes, from traditional and nostalgic to retro and cutting-edge, and with ideas suitable for adults and children of all ages. Every project and technique is shown in 2300 beautiful step-by-step photographs to ensure success. The complementary crafts of creative greetings cards and decorative scrapbooking offer the opportunity to create personalized designs that celebrate life's special events. This superb practical book contains 360 ideas, craft techniques and designs shown in 2300 evocative photographs. You can make a greetings card to celebrate New Year, a cute rabbit for a first birthday, and a gilded card for a wedding anniversary. You can create scrapbooking pages to remember a party, use sepia-tinted photographs for a display of a family wedding, and use mementoes for a lasting impression of a special holiday. With ideas to suit all tastes, this is the ultimate source book for crafters.

Provides ideas and techniques on creating scrapbooks for any occasion, and helps readers find the appropriate accessories and materials.