How to Finger-Paint on Your Scrapbook Layouts

Finger painting is not just child’s play. You can use this well-known artistic method to decorate your scrapbook layouts. Create unique designs with simple finger-painting techniques. Traditional finger paints are not archival-safe, but regular acrylic paints are photo-safe and can be used on scrapbook pages. Here are some suggestions for using finger paints on scrapbook layouts.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Fingers
• Acrylic paints
• Scrapbook paper
• Photographs
• Scrapbook embellishments

1. Select acrylic paint in your desired colors. Make sure your paints match and accent your paper.

2. Squeeze a small amount of paint on your paper and use your finger to spread the paint into a unique design or to color in stamped images.

3. Add more paint if needed, but be careful not to get the paper too wet.

4. Use your creativity to make pictures, images and one-of-a-kind designs.

5. Once you have created your masterpiece, allow the paint to dry completely.

6. Use the painted paper for a page background, cut it for a photo mat or make a page border.

Tips & Warnings

• Use the paint sparingly; you can always add more if needed.
• To create a traditional “finger-paint effect,” apply the new colors before the other colors are completely dry; this will blend your colors and generate a finger-painted appearance.
• Let your kids finger-paint on scrapbook paper, and use their creations to decorate scrapbook layouts with pictures of the children.
• Finger paints can be used to add dimension to the scrapbook page; the thicker the paint, the more dimension.
• Don’t overdue it with your paint. Too much paint can damage your paper by soaking through and causing it to warp.
• Cover your working surface to keep the paint off other supplies.