Making Fun Designs with Patch Scrapbooking
There are so many different ways that you can design a scrapbook. What it depends on is what type of event you are scrapbooking and what materials that you are using. Most scrapbooks try to shows a fun design that makes it a step above a regular old photo album. How this is achieved is up to you, but most scrapbooks utilize depth to make their photos and other pieces of memorabilia stand out. Patch scrapbooking is a great way to make a photo really stand out on the page.
Patch scrapbooking is done is different ways, but most of the time the effect of a three dimensional area on the page can be achieved by using a contrasting color of paper under the photograph itself. With patch scrapbooking, the paper between the scrapbook page and the photo makes some type of a border that contrasts with the color of the scrapbook page, giving the illusion of a three dimensional area. This type of patch scrapbooking is not just limited to square borders around pictures and stickers. It can be fun and the idea can be played with. It all depends on how far your can take your creativity. You can buy special scissors that make the patches look like waves, zigzags, or flower petals. Also, with patch scrapbooking, you can utilize stamps to create a border on top of the patch border so there is even more depth to the page.
Different Options
Patch scrapbooking doesn't have to just limit itself to paper either. You can find other materials to make the patch borders. If you are doing a fall scrapbook, for example, you can use dried leaves to make the patch border. You can also use thicker materials to make the photo pop. You can use cardboard, foam board, or other types of flat, thick materials.
If you want to make a page in your scrapbook really stand out, you can use patch scrapbooking to not only accentuate your photos, but you also can use patch scrapbooking to accentuate other documents that you might want to include in your scrapbook like programs and awards. You can even use patch scrapbooking to accentuate the tiny details on the pages, such as special stickers or quotes that you find especially important.
Patch scrapbooking is a skill that is easily mastered and can bring a completely new look to your scrapbooks. However creative you can make your pages, patch scrapbooking will take the look of it to the next level.
