Use Quilling in Your Scrapbook

Quilling can be as simple as gluing a few precut strips onto a scrapbook page or as complex as artful designs. The design you create depends only upon your creativity and talent. Quilling creates an exotic handicraft look to scrapbooks.

Quills are available in specialty craft stores.

Paper Bag Albums & My Album For Mercy

As I was browsing around eBay, I managed to find a neat little auction for Paper Bag Albums, it’s a great idea if you’re wanting to do a small project, and if you have a teenage girl, I guarantee you she’ll love it, as my daughter Victoria expressed, “Mom that’s so cool.” The lady who’s running the auction has 3 videos to watch too.

Also, this Saturday is the Mercy walk in Vancouver and I’m planning to start an album for my own Mercy memories. I can’t decide between a 7×7 album, or 8 1/2 x 11.  If I go too small then I could probably only hold 2 years worth. If I go bigger, I can branch out and spread my scrapbooking wings a little more. What do you think?

Create Painted Tissue Paper for Your Scrapbook

Painted tissue paper can add a colorful flair to your children’s artwork or scrapbook page.

To paint tissue paper, punch or tear bits of tissue paper into various shapes. 

Next, using watercolor pencils and a wet paintbrush thoroughly coat the tissue paper.

Then, dip the painted tissue paper in a mixture of Scrappy Glue and water and place it on white cardstock. Let the pieces dry completely.  Use the dry colored tissue paper as a background, a border, or as a fancy embellishment.

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