Learn Scrapbook Techniques

By Rebecca Ludens, About.com Guide to Scrapbooking

Learn new scrapbook techniques, find step by step instructions, and get ideas for your scrapbook pages in these articles.

1. Scrapbooking with Chipboard
2. Creating Mini Books
3. Paper Folding for Scrapbooking
4. Paper Piecing for Scrapbooking

5. Gallery of Techniques
6. Sewing on Scrapbook Pages
7. 3-D Techniques

Scrapbooking with Chipboard

Chipboard is everywhere in scrapbooking. It is by far the hottest embellishment. The best part is that it is easy to find and easy to work with.

• Creating Chipboard Monogram Letters for Your Scrapbook Pages - Video
• Chipboard Letters Layout Gallery and How To
• Chipboard Layout Idea - Add a Chipboard Center to a Silk Flower
• Chipboard Title Tiles
• Chipboard Paisley Scrapbook Page Idea with Free Pattern

Creating Mini Books

Mini books make great gifts and fabulous theme scrapbooks. You can make your own mini scrapbook in just a couple hours.

• Paper Bag Mini Books
• Mini Books for Your Scrapbook Pages
• Mini Book from One Sheet of Paper
• Mini Accordion Books for Your Scrapbook Pages

Paper Folding for Scrapbooking

Tea bag folding, memory folding, paper folding are all names for folding paper for scrapbooking. Paper folding is a way to create unique scrapbook page embellishments. Here you will find projects to try out this simple but fun scrapbooking technique.

• Folded Photo Corners
• Folded Paper Roses for Scrapbooking
• Patriotic Pinwheels

Paper Piecing for Scrapbooking

Paper piecing is a technique of using paper to create images for your scrapbook pages. You can find patterns for paper piecing all over the web. Here are some to get you started.

• Summer Paper Piecing Patterns
• Fall Paper Piecing Pattern - Frolicking Pumpkins
• Winter Paper Piecing Pattern - Snow Kid
• Spring Paper Piecing Patterns

Gallery of Techniques

Looking for more innovative and fun scrapbook techniques? This gallery is full of them along with some fabulous scrapbook page ideas.

• Gallery of Techniques
• Darling Dimensional Details
• Lumpy Scrapbook Pages
• Beaded Wire Words

• Paper Tearing for Scrapbook Pages
• Label Maker Lettering
• Candy Hearts for Valentine Scrapbooking

Sewing on Scrapbook Pages

Both machine and hand stitching on scrapbook pages add texture and detail to your layouts. Find some new techniques for stitching on paper to add to your scrapbook skills in these articles.

• Sewn Vellum Window Boxes on Scrapbook Pages
• Embroidered Titles
• Machine Stitched Fall Leaves with Free Pattern
• 6 Tips for Beautiful Hand Stitched Pages
• Faux Stitching on Scrapbook Pages

3-D Techniques

Learn scrapbook techniques that add dimension to your scrapbook page layouts.

• Glittery Snowflakes
• Folded Paper Ribbon
• Making Lumpy Scrapbook Pages

• Darling Dimensional Details
• Beaded Wire Scrapbook Lettering
• Scrapbooking with Shrink Plastic