Tips for Scrapbooking Flowers
Scrapbooks are memory books, and few things carry as many memories as flowers. Whether it's a blossom from your prom corsage, a rose from your wedding bouquet or a simple autumn leaf from a special tree, there are ways to include those special treasures in your scrapbooking layouts. It just takes a little preparation.
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Things You'll Need
- White paper
- Several heavy books
- Clear glue
- Embroidery floss
- Scrapbook pages
Instructions
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Preparing Flowers and Foliage for Use in Scrapbook Pages
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Arrange the flower or flowers on a piece of white, acid-free paper. Remember that the flowers will remain in the shape in which they are dried. Experiment with spreading petals or curving stems and foliage for a pleasing effect. Cover the flowers with a second piece of paper, or fold the paper over.
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Place the paper between the pages of a heavy book such as a dictionary. Alternatively, sandwich the paper between several thicknesses of newspaper and put it between two pieces of flat board.
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Stack several more heavy books or a few bricks on top of the dictionary. Several telephone directories are ideal for this purpose.
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Check every day or so until the flower is completely pressed flat and dried.
Using Pressed Flowers in Scrapbook Layouts
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Choose flowers, flower petals, stems and leaves that have a graceful or pleasing shape.
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Arrange pressed flowers on the scrapbook page as desired.
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Attach single flowers to scrapbook pages by running a thin thread of glue along the stem of the flower. Press gently into place.
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Tie small bunches of dried flowers together using embroidery floss or thin ribbon. Glue ribbon or thread to the page instead of to the flower.
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Sandwich individual flower petals between sheets of transparency plastic before mounting. The plastic will keep the petals in the pattern you arrange.
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Tips & Warnings
Placing flowers, leaves and other plant materials between transparent sheets will protect the paper and other elements of your design from the flowers.
Remember that flowers and plants are not free of acid. Avoid letting them touch other elements of your scrapbooking pages, especially papers.
Resources
- Photo Credit ba1969@stock.xchang
