I don’t know about you, but I used to think I needed to keep my scrapbooking supplies separate from my stamping supplies, and vice versa. I had a craft bag for stamping and card making projects and a craft bag for scrapbooking projects. I wanted to be sure my photos were scrapped with archival quality materials only to ensure their long and undamaged life. Many stamping supplies were not photo safe a few years ago but that is no longer so true.
These days, many stamping supplies are billed as acid free, though I am still wary of those that are not lignin free and buffered when it comes to using them around my photos.
I think the main thing is to isolate your photos from materials that may not be archival but there is no reason you cannot use them on the pages themselves.
Many cardmaking techniques can be beautifully adapted to scrapbooking.
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Faux metal embellishments also look very special on an album page. I find people are usually very impressed when they see these images!
If you have ever made inchies or twinchies, you have probably already thought of moving beyond a card face to use them as album accents. ATCs can also be used in a layout.
Iris folding can look wonderful as an enhancement to photos and you can even make a whole scene with iris folding to complement a special event.
You can make your own stamped embellishments also by stamping and colouring an image, then cutting it out to be included in your scrapbook.
I’ve seen some beautiful stamped butterflies on acetate lately that have really lifted a layout (or a card, for that matter!)
Add additional journalling space by making a little card to attach to your page. Sometimes I have even added mini books to a layout that needs lots of journalling.
Try rows of paper piercing to make borders, embellish photo mats, and make other special embellishments come alive on your pages.
Once you start thinking about it, most techniques for card making can also be used for making scrapbooking pages. If you have not already tried it, I hope I have inspired you to blend your techniques together in new ways.
Do feel free to ask me about other techniques I may not have shown yet, or to upload a picture of a project you have completed to show how to marry your cardmaking and scrapbooking skills and therefore be an inspiration to others.
Happy PaperCrafting!