Chalking adds highlights, dimension, color, and character to your scrapbook pages and embellishments. It is long lasting and comes in dozens of colors.

You can choose from single and multi-packs or chalk that comes in pencil form or wafers. Chalking is versatile, inexpensive, easy, fun and sometimes messy medium to give your album a professional look. Acid free chalk can be used on die cuts, stamping, cardstock, patterned papers and vellum.

There are no specific tools to apply chalk. You can use the applicator that comes with the set or you can use Q-Tips, cotton balls, make-up brushes or even your fingers.

Experiment with what works best for you. A good thing to have is a chalk eraser to fix your mistakes. This should be done as soon as possible because chalk sets quickly.

Wipe off excess dust by turning your page over on a paper towel and rubbing the back of your page.

Generation scrapbooking is a wonderful way for different generations of your family to bond and share your family history. Spend some time to get everyone in the family involved in creating scrapbooks. Not only will you share pictures and stories, it will be a wonderful bonding experience as well.

Scrapbook For Your Child

Start a scrapbook for your child and get him or her involved in creating the pages. You can create a new book each year together with your child. Include artwork, homework as well as current pictures of your child and friends. Ask your child to help in creating layouts, choosing embellishments and adding descriptive titles and text. Depending on your child’s age, you may even want to let her do most of the scrapbooking and writing with a little assistance from your of course. You’ll be surprised how much you will learn about your child’s life outside of your

Using acid free archival paper is a must when you want the proper care for your photographs. Scrapbooking does have a big purpose other than a being just a crafty hobby for you to enjoy.

The items that are manufactured these days are incorporating the main principle that your scrapbooks are meant to be enjoyed and preserved.

The quality of the items that are produced today have such a high standard that you can pretty much relax that your photos & memorabilia are safe.

That being said, there are companies out there that just produce paper and stickers without them being acid free, lignin free, & buffered. This article is to help you learn what you need to know so you only buy the items that will preserve your albums and prevent aging.

Don’t be fooled that all scrapbooking supplies are created acid & lignin free. Here’s what to look for when buying paper.

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Like most new mothers, you probably love to take pictures of your heaven sent angels.

What I suggest (if you do not already have one) is getting a digital camera; you sure do save a lot of money this way.

Film is so expensive now days! With digital cameras, you can take as many baby photos as you want and delete the ones you don’t.

You can save all the ones you like but only print out the ones you need, therefore you don’t waste any cash.

If you do not have a digital camera yet and are planning to get one, I suggest you buy a larger memory as well.

When you buy one, it will come with a very small memory but you will realize that fifty pictures can be gone at a drop of a hat, so I suggest you buy one to save you the trouble of coming back.

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