The other day we were talking about how to find cheap scrapbooking supplies and one of the tips that stand out was about using non-traditional items in your layouts. This is a very interesting topic that deserves to be explored in more detail.
Using non-traditional items is great not only because it saves you money, but also encourages you to think outside the box when coming up with ideas for embelishments.
There’s a series of videos by Stephanie Ovak that’s entirely dedicated to this subject. She goes on about using all sorts of found items and cheap stuff from local hardware stores to create beautiful scrapbooks.
These are some of the topics she covers:
- Non-Traditional Items for Scrapbooking
- Non-Traditional Items for Scrapbook: Findings
- Non-Traditional Items for Scrapbook: Paper
- How to Add Acrylic Paints to Scrapbooks
- Using Mesh in Scrapbooks
- How to Add Odds & Ends to Scrapbooks
- Beads & Jewels for Scrapbooking
- Sewing in Scrapbooking
- How to Use Silk Flowers in Scrapbooking
- Using Tags in Scrapbooking
- Using Fabrics in Scrapbooking
- How to Use Nailheads in Scrapbooks
At the moment there are 12 videos there, which is enough to keep you busy for a while and get your creative juices flowing.
While some of her tips are pretty basic, I think we can all learn a thing or to by watching the videos. So grab yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started!
