Creative scrapbooking is
an art form that inspires ingenuity and relaxation. Nonetheless, it can also be
fraught with stressful moments when scrapbooking blunders occur.
But worry no more! By
using some of the following creative scrapbooking methods, you can make any
scrapbooking gaffes look great!
Scrapbooking
Dilemma #1: Glue Globules
Creative
Scrapbooking Solution:
Any adhesive on earth
has the potential to stick—or stick out—in unexpected and unwelcome ways.
If you find that glue
has slopped all over your card stock, ribbons, or stickers, you may be able to
rid yourself of the excess by applying an adhesive remover with a cotton swab
and gently erasing it.
Does the notion of all that
rubbing make you a bit uncomfortable? Is the glue dried on a precious
photograph that you don’t want to mar? You can always add another element to
your scrapbook, such as a sticker or picture, over the glue blob. Be
imaginative and use your creative scrapbooking know-how to think “outside the
album”!
Scrapbooking
Dilemma #2: Mispelled (oops… we meant “misspelled”) Words
Creative
Scrapbooking Solution:
We’ve all done
it—misspelled words in our beautiful scrapbooks. It’s enough to make even the
most seasoned scrapper want to cry. But before you break out the tissues,
realize that there are plenty of creative scrapbooking quick fixes for your
quandary!
First, decide if it’s
possible to simply correct the text by inserting the proper letter or even
changing the word slightly. For instance, if you meant “too” and wrote “to”,
you may be able to pop in that second “o” relatively easily.
If that’s not a
possibility, cut a piece of card stock in the shape of the misspelled word and
glue it on top of the error. Write in the correct word and… voila! You’re in
business and have added an element of depth to your scrapbook page.
Scrapbooking
Dilemma #3: Paper Rips and Blips
Creative
Scrapbooking Solution:
Who says that every
paper has to be perfectly cut? Creative sprapbooking to the rescue again! There’s
a trend known as “shabby chic” and many album designers love to pepper their
scrapbooks with rough edges and asymmetrically cut papers and photos.
The next time you make a
goofy cut, ask yourself, “How can I incorporate this into the theme of the
book?” rather than, “How can I fix this mess?” You’ll be surprised at how one
“mistake” can challenge you to “up” the proverbial ante and add pizzazz to your
creation!
Scrapbooking
Dilemma #4: Half-Stamped Images
Creative
Scrapbooking Solution:
Veteran scrapbookers
know that half-stamped images are the name of the game—but that doesn’t mean
they like them. Quite the contrary, such blemishes are often met with sighs of
frustration.
The next time you
experience a half-stamped image, understand that you have a few choices and
needn’t assume the worst.
You can easily put a
sticker or attach a similar add-on over the mistake. Or you can fill in the
image using a gel pen (which can add a fabulous “freehand” aura to the page.) Finally,
you can try to re-stamp, though you’ll need to exercise high levels of patience
as you carefully re-apply your stamper.
Scrapbooking
Dilemma #5: Sticker Shock
Creative
Scrapbooking Solution:
Wait a minute. That
sticker shouldn’t be there! It doesn’t make any sense! It’s terrible! It’s
going to ruin everything…! Or is it?
Misplaced stickers may
be the perfect inspiration for creative scrapbooking changes. Perhaps you
originally had a plan for the page you’re designing, but a fortuitously mislaid
sticker forced you to take your album in a much more unique direction. It would
be serendipitous, instead of catastrophic!
(Of course, if you don’t
want to work around your sticker, there’s special remover that every scrapper
should have some in his or her scrapbooking kit and it works wonders.)
There’s an old
saying that there are no mistakes in life. We’d go so far as to say there are
no mistakes in scrapbook designing, especially when you apply creative
scrapbooking techniques!
