Other Uses for Your Scrapbooking Materials

You have made hundreds of scrapbook pages, large and small, but it's become monotonous and you really want to try something new...

Scrapbook Out of the Book! Yes, there are hundreds of different things you can do with your scrapbook supplies! Scrapbooking should never become a monotonous task that bores you!

Below are several alternative ways to use your scrapbooking supplies! All of these really neat paper crafts would make perfect Christmas gifts too!

Frame a Page ~ Design one regular twelve by twelve scrapbook page as a gift for a family member or close friend.

Photo Cube ~ Take a plain square box and cover it with the paper of your choice, then add favorite photos and sayings to each side.

Wall Hanging ~ Frame three photos and back them with chipboard, then glue strips of ribbon to each frame, decorate as you please!

Collage ~ Make a collage of photos or if you just don't feel like working with pictures, design a collage with matching stickers and embellishments you have. You could design a butterfly garden collage or a jungle full of animals. Anything is possible with a collage!

Welcome ~ Design a welcome sign on a piece of chipboard, using only paper and your imagination. Then frame the sign and hang it inside your front door!

Name Prints ~ Just like the welcome sign, design a name print, then frame it and hang it on your child's bedroom door.

Artist Trading Cards ~ These have become really hot in recent months. Take some old playing cards and fancy them up using paper, stickers and inks. Don't forget to add your signature!

Gift Tags ~ Use scraps of paper and make different sized gift tags. If you make a variety, you will always have a tag handy when needed!

Cards ~ Design your own greeting card sets to give as gifts for the holidays! Or just make up a bunch of cards for different occasions throughout the year, so you will always have a card when you need one!

A Fun Lunch Box made using Scrapbook Supplies

Credit: Vanessa Hamlin

Copyright: Vanessa Hamlin