1) The first thing you can do to prevent the “wet ink syndrome” is to change your printer settings before you try to print on vellum. Change your setting to print in draft mode. This prevents your printer from using as much ink as it normally would, which means drying time will lessen. Some printers even have a transparent setting.

Even if you change your printer’s settings, that doesn’t mean you can touch the ink immediately. You must allow drying time, or you will still end up with smudged ink. Do your printing first, then leave your pages to dry while you create the rest of your page layouts.

2) Another important point to remember is that you should purchase vellum paper that is compatible with your printer. Some vellum paper is made specifically to be used with inkjet printers only. If you try printing on vellum that isn’t compatible with your printer, you could end up with a big mess on your hands.

3) Here’s another neat trick for you to use, if you are going to layer your vellum on top of a sheet of scrapbook paper, or if you want to protect the ink from water (for invitations, name cards, etc.). Set your printer to print a mirrored image on the vellum. Flip the vellum over then attach to your cardstock. Your vellum will appear as though it would if you had printed it normally, but the ink will be underneath, instead of on top.

With the advent of scrapbook arts and crafts, several scrapbooking tools have been manufactured and offered by different companies. One of the most basic tools is a pair of edge design scissors that create decorative borders.

By starting with this one scrapbooking tool, a new scrapper can experiment with different styles and borders by using the scissors to decorate some or all of the pages. Because there are dozens of styles and sizes, it really doesn’t matter which scrapbooking tool or scissors the scrapper chooses to purchase or borrow.

Many scrapbooking specialty stores provide table areas and tools for customers to use in the shop. By spending time using a scrapbooking tool, a crafter can create decorative borders on pages or photos. In fact, a scrapper may not feel the need to use this tool until such time as a newspaper article is inserted or posted on a page. Without the use of a scrapbooking tool, the item can seem lifeless and boring and really can’t be inserted as a whole if it is very long, nor can it be cut off after a few paragraphs, because it presents itself as if the entire article is being posted.

However, with the slightest search, a scrapbook creator can find a scrapbooking tool, such as a pair of scissors, that will simulate a border that appears to have been “ripped” from the newspaper. This way a section of an article (or slightly more than the headline) can be included on the page, with the clear indication that there was more to the piece.

If otherwise looking to dress up a page or picture backgrounds, another scrapbooking tool (a simple scalloped edge scissor), or one that offers a squared off edge is also fun to play with. Scissors sets can be found as low as $10 for sets of 12 pairs online and even less at retail or discount houses. While some scrapbook creators focus on content, others focus on the design of the pages. These scrappers enjoy the variety of edge cutters and borders to enhance their pages and photos.

Accessories

Once the scissors have been explored and mastered, another scrapbooking tool of rather major importance is a miniature paper cutter. Similar to larger varieties found in schools (the ones we were always instructed to watch our fingers with) the smaller version is approximately the size of a large softbound book. It is ideal for trimming small pieces of paper with even edges, whether for matting photos or trimming larger pages. With a paper cutter and a supply of scissors, there is very little a scrapbooker can’t accomplish, at least while learning the craft.

Scrapbookers Get Their Own Online Talk Radio Show

Contact: Vera Raposo
Company: Scrappers Talk Radio
Address: 63-816-Peace Portal Drive, Blaine, WA 98230
Phone: 604-728-6416
Email: vera@scrapperstalkradio.com
URL: http://www.scrapperstalkradio.com

Vancouver, BC – Scrapbooking has become a popular hobby. Now scrapbookers – people who enjoy creating scrapbooks – have their own talk radio show.

Vera Raposo launches Scrappers Talk Radio on at www.scrapperstalkradio.com. Scrapbookers – also called “Scrappers” – are able to listen to a weekly show full of scrapbooking ideas, tips and strategies to create albums with flair, since December 5th 2005. The program is available 24 hours a day online and covers anything from choosing the perfect album to advanced scrapbooking techniques.

Vera has been an avid scrapbooker herself for years and looks forward to sharing her passion for this creative hobby with her listeners. Scrapbooking will preserve pictures and mementoes of family and display them in a visually appealing way at the same time. The Scrappers Talk Radio show helps anyone interested to get started with their first scrapbook and provides them with new ideas to keep their scrapbooks interesting. Scrappers are proud to share your books with your friends and family.
Scrapper Talk Radio has created quite the buzz in the scrapbooking community already. “Continue this project its a great help, really” says Dynes from Kentucky USA. “I wanted to say best of luck with your site and with your show I think it is a fantastic idea”, says Darina from Dublin, Ireland. ”I’ll be looking forward to the launch on the 5th of December and best of luck with it.”
For Vera creating scrapbooks isn’t just a hobby; it has special meaning. She explains: “Scrapbooking isn’t just putting pictures in an album and adding borders and making a pretty design. It’s so much more than that. It’s sitting with my girlfriends, and preserving memories for not only my children but generations to come.”

For more information and to listen to the latest edition of Scrapper Talk Radio, point your browser to www.scrapperstalkradio.com to read and listen more.

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