Introduction to Embellishments in Scrapbooking

Series Summary

Scrapbooking is a craft that utilizes many different skills—photography, page layout and design. Scrapbooking has been around since people were able to have photos in their possession. It is a way to visually preserve moments, feelings or experiences in your life that might otherwise be written down or forgotten. It all started in 1976 when Marielen W. Christensen began keeping a book of photographs in new devices called sheet protectors. By 1980 she had assembled over 50 of these books and was asked to display them at the World Conference on Records in Salt Lake City. Since then the door of scrapbooking has been opened and flooded by people wanting to find unique ways to remember their pasts and experiences.

In this free video series, let our expert show you how to embellish a scrapbook. While embellishing a scrapbook is a very personal project, everybody can use some creative ideas when it comes to decorating your photographs. Our expert, Grace Fraga, shows you how to use distressing ink, rubber stamps, ribbon, and buttons. Learn how to age a photo with sandpaper as well. With these simple tips, you can make a truly stunning scrapbook that everyone will love. So, take some time, and learn how to embellish a scrapbook today!

Video Transcript

"Hi, you're watching Expert Village. I am here today with a guest who is going to teach us all about scrapbooking, Sonya Shepard from the Crop Circle. How are you doing Sonya? I'm good thanks, how are you? I'm doing great. Great. So, tell us a little bit about what you do and your business. Sure, the crop circle is a scrapbook store located in Los Angeles. In fact, right next to LAX. So if you're ever flying in and out of LAX you can stop by and visit us. But we just have a lot of fun helping people create their scrapbooks, whether they're beginners, intermediates, advanced. We've got something for everybody at the Crop Circle. That's wonderful. Yeah and they can look you up at the cropcircle.net. The cropcircle.net, we have an online presence and we're also happy to help with your questions and ordering needs and all sorts of things. That's fantastic. Thanks. So, what are we going to learn today? Well, we're just going to look at all the different embellishment options. Well, I guess I should say some of the embellishment options. Okay. Because really there are so many. We're just going to take a look and see what we are all about. The neat thing about embellishments is they can really add to your layout, but just like makeup you need to keep it you know from detracting from the real beauty of the pictures. From the real thing, right? Yeah. Cause you can get carried away I'm sure. You can get carried away. Yes. Yeah and you can order all these things on your website, right? Absolutely, absolutely. They can contact you. Absolutely. We'd be happy to ship anywhere in the world really. Yes, and you guys have great supplies. Thanks. So, I can't wait to embellish. Sounds great. So, that's coming up next. "