July 17, 2017
Centroartesano
What is scrapbooking?
Scrapbooking is one of the most famous and made crafts around the world. This craft emerged in the US in the eighties and over time it has become fashionable all over the world. The craft of scrapbooking is based on saving your favorite photos, that is, creating a photo album, but with techniques and methods to decorate said album with cutouts and other small-sized ornaments. In this type of craft we can use any type of material to decorate our album, such as colored paper, cardboard of different shapes and thickness, decorative ribbons, and everything that comes to mind to decorate the album to the maximum. Scrapbooking can be practiced by all kinds of people, from beginners to more expert people who have some experience with the world of crafts. You just have to have the essential scrapbooking tools and a lot of desire. 
Essential tools for making scrapbooking crafts
As we have previously mentioned, anyone can practice this craft, from beginners to experts, but everyone must have the right equipment to perform scrapbooking .
- Scissors : The most used tools in this craft, since with it you must be cutting the different decoration elements.
- Glue : Quite an important object, since with it you will glue all your cutouts and decorations to the album, both on the cover and on its different pages.
- Rulers and meters : In short, any measurement tool to calculate and measure to the millimeter the different cuts that our craft will need.
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Embellishments : Anything can be used, the essential thing is that said embellishment contributes beneficially to our album, but beware, we have to have a limit when placing said embellishments, since we run the risk that the book is very overloaded.
- Patterned paper : Also called scrapbooking paper, they are papers with patterns of different motifs, they have special and unique characteristics to be used especially for this type of craft.
scrapbooking tips for beginners
Getting started in any type of craft can always cost a bit, since there are many things to learn, such as types of paper, techniques to use, and how to apply them. But don't worry at Centro Artesano, your craft store in Madrid , we want to help you, and that's why we help you with the following scrapbooking tips that will help you get started.
- Selection and organization of photos : First of all, it is important to know what photos we want to use and to know the order and distribution that we will give them within the album before starting to decorate it.
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Choosing the ideal scrapbooking paper and decorations : Although the images are the center of our craft, we must not forget the decorative paper. These papers and decorations have to combine and look good with the photographs, both in color and size, we must choose it carefully so that these decorations do not stand out more than the photographs in our album.
- Having the best scrapbooking tools : As we have mentioned before, having the ideal tools will not make work easier and will make us enjoy more when doing our craft.
Embellishments for scrapbooking crafts
There are many embellishments to use in these types of crafts, such as cardstock, stickers, labels, or stamps. In our craft store in Madrid we have a wide range of decorations and accessories from the best craft brands, such as Artemio, Dayka or Ursus, professional brands in the world of crafts and that help us create our crafts with professional and quality materials. great quality.
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Labels : Labels with different motifs, colors and sizes to choose from are in a large collection to decorate your scrapbooking crafts.
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Decorative buttons : Buttons decorated with different motifs, colors, shapes and also made of uncolored wood so you can choose the color that best suits your scrapbooking crafts
- Decorative cardboard: Cardboard and cardboard of different sizes, thickness and shape from the best brands to add to your crafts.
As you have seen, starting in the world of scrapbooking is very simple if you follow the advice mentioned above, if you use the correct tools and the best scrapbooking materials that you can find in our online store.
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