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How to Select Scrapbook Stickers

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Stickers are a fun addition to any scrapbook. They can add special details, reinforce themes or highlight photos. They are also used for adding color and for giving pages a polished, finished look. Fortunately for scrapbookers, the world is full of scrapbook stickers. Learn how to select the best ones for your scrapbook album.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

    Select Beautiful Scrapbook Stickers for Your Album

  1. Step 1

    Shop in all the right places. You can find more scrapbook stickers than you could ever need in your local scrapbook store or crafts supply store. You can also buy a plethora of scrapbook stickers online. Scrapbook.com is a good place to start your buying spree (see Resources below).

  2. Step 2

    Choose stickers in packs with coordinating colors. This will make decorating your scrapbook easier for you. Stickers that are color-coordinated take away the need to think too much about color decisions like what color best matches another.

  3. Step 3

    Pick stickers that are grouped in packs according to a particular theme. This is a particularly good method to use to select stickers if your scrapbook already has a theme. In that case, you simply select the stickers that match your scrapbook's theme. For example, a fall-themed scrapbook would be a good match for a package of fall-themed stickers.

  4. Step 4

    Look for stickers that match your interests. If you are into baseball, you may want to include a few baseball-themed scrapbook stickers here and there throughout your pages. Even if your scrapbook theme is not baseball, adding such stickers can be a personalizing touch, reminding the people looking at it that baseball is an important part of your life.

  5. Step 5

    Select age-appropriate stickers. If you are making the scrapbook as a gift for a baby or a child, you will want to include stickers that would appeal to someone of that particular age. Even when the child grows up, she will be able to look back at those scrapbook stickers and remember what she enjoyed when she was young.

  6. Step 6

    Get some alphabet stickers that you can use in an "ABC" scrapbook (a scrapbook in which each page represents activities that begin with a certain letter of the alphabet). Alphabet and number stickers are also handy to have on hand for accents and other special uses (e.g., designating an "A+" day on your vacation).

Tips & Warnings
  • Choose stickers that have acid-free adhesive. You can find these at scrapbook supply stores and craft stores. Acid-free adhesives will not release acid into your scrapbook paper over the years, thus protecting the scrapbook from potential damage.
  • In general, it is better to add stickers to a scrapbook after the photos and other artwork and embellishments are in place.

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