{"id":1667,"date":"2009-06-22T16:41:47","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T21:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2009-06-22T16:41:47","modified_gmt":"2009-06-22T21:41:47","slug":"a-new-look-for-my-scrapbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/a-new-look-for-my-scrapbook\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Look for My Scrapbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1668\" title=\"Kind Thoughts Flourish\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/stenciled-scrapbook.jpg\" alt=\"Kind Thoughts Flourish\" width=\"225\" height=\"199\" \/>I&#8217;ve heard some people comment on how plain the Stampin&#8217; Up! scrapbooks are.\u00a0 I&#8217;d like to offer another train of thought, just think how much you can do with a plain scrapbook!\u00a0 I have seen Stampin&#8217; Up! scrapbooks that have been decorated so they look more lovely than any scrapbooks I&#8217;ve seen in the store.<\/p>\n<p>Today I decided to try doing a <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1670\" title=\"Stampin' Up! Scrapbook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/stenciled-scrapbook-3.jpg\" alt=\"Stampin' Up! Scrapbook\" width=\"225\" height=\"184\" \/>little something to my 12&#215;12 post linen scrapbook.\u00a0 I think I&#8217;ll probably do some other things too but that&#8217;ll have to be another day.\u00a0 Today I used the Kind Thought Flourish Stencil from out of the current Decor Elements Brochure.\u00a0 One of my upline members, Jan, gave this to me for a prize a while back and I wasn&#8217;t sure what to do with it at first.\u00a0 We rent so <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1674\" title=\"Post Bound Scrapbook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/stenciled-scrapbook-2.jpg\" alt=\"Post Bound Scrapbook\" width=\"227\" height=\"167\" \/>the walls were out of the question but once I started thinking outside the box . . .<\/p>\n<p>To get this look, I first positioned the stencil and applied Chocolate Chip Craft Ink with a sponge.\u00a0\u00a0 Once I was done with the stenciling, I lightly rubbed the Chocolate Chip Craft Ink <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1675\" title=\"Craft Ink Stenciling\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/stenciled-scrapbook-5.jpg\" alt=\"Craft Ink Stenciling\" width=\"226\" height=\"147\" \/>all around the cover to give it a bit of an older look.\u00a0 I used the heat tool to speed up the drying process and then prepared for the next step.\u00a0 Once again I put down the stencil but I went slightly up and to the left this time so the Chocolate Chip would appear as a shadow.\u00a0 For the second round of stenciling I used Brocade Blue Craft Ink.\u00a0 I like the look!<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t decided yet what other things I&#8217;m going to do to the cover but I&#8217;ll share with you once I get it done.\u00a0 I must say there is something exciting about knowing you&#8217;ve decorated not only all the pages but also the book itself!<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m talking about Scrapbooks, I&#8217;m going to put in a little about my preference in scrapbooks.\u00a0 I personally like Post Bound scrapbooks.\u00a0 I like how the post bound books hide the connections and 2-page layouts end up with the pages right beside each other instead of a gap in between.\u00a0 I like to make my pages flow together and seeing a gap just doesn&#8217;t help!\u00a0 So there&#8217;s my little take on it, everyone is different of course but I hope you&#8217;ll find this information helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Monday and thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve heard some people comment on how plain the Stampin&#8217; Up! scrapbooks are.\u00a0 I&#8217;d like to offer another train of thought, just think how much you can do with a plain scrapbook!\u00a0 I have seen Stampin&#8217; Up! scrapbooks that have been decorated so they look more lovely than any scrapbooks I&#8217;ve seen in the store. 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