Rings are a challenge to cut out. The best way to create a ring embellishment is through a rubber stamp. Using gold or silver embossing supplies, stamp and emboss the ring on a square of card and if you can, make it look as much like THE ring (wedding or engagement) as you can. Cut the square out, mount on a slightly larger square of contrasting or gold or silver card (preferably textured) possibly using a foam pad for dimension, and you have a basic but effective wedding embellishment.

Wedding scrapbooks are usually full of wedding cake shaped embellishments, but if I can get hold a good wedding cake shape, I like to use them as tags. Every page needs at least one tag, so when working on a full wedding scrapbook instead of a mere layout, it is best to make them by batches. One of the easier things to use is a simple die cut of a wedding cake. These can be easily found on ebay or you can have your own die cutting machine for personal use. If you have the ability to create your own, pearlised card looks lovely, and is normally available in white or ivory as well as shell pink, all fit a wedding theme well. A sizzix bigz die will go well with this perfectly. Cut one from plain paper and one from fancy and write your journaling on the plain version. Be careful to do that before you assemble your tag, it’s not fun afterwards! You can transform a fancy looking tag to an elaborate cake by simply adding tiny pearly dots from a soufflé pen to give an icing effect and then decorate with the smallest cut out flowers you can find in several toning colors. You can then stick your journaling on the back and add to your page with enough ribbon for someone to turn it if they want to read. Or trim the journaling until it is slightly smaller and mount it on top of the full size cake shape. In either case add a ribbon or fiber so you can add the tag to the page. You can use the same technique to cut out shoes and add some tiny flowers where the buckles would be. Personally I like to finish most things with a little transparent glitter, but not everyone likes glitter as much as I do!

Flower embellishments can be made by cutting out flowers from any flowery scrapbooking paper, such as the le-romantique two sided paper ‘loves labyrinth’. A number of rose pairs are featured in this design. Cut out one entire design to use as a base and then cut out single elements. Add these to the base with a spot of silicone glue and tease into a 3D shape. Once dry, you can add a little clear glitter as a finish. The final product is an embellishment that matches perfectly with a layout made of l-romantique papers, frames and tags.

Another option is to create flowers out of die cuts or even more cheaply using a stencil or template such as ‘20 Blossoms’ from Hot off the Press. Many sheets of acrylic stamps include different sized flower heads. You can stamp these, cut them out and layer them together, gently curling the petals for a 3D effect. For something modern try ‘Mindy’s flowers’ from Mindy Terawasa which provides swirls and stems you can stamp on your scrapbook pages while you add the 3d flower heads you have created. For a truly delicate look, try making your flower head from vellum and add just a tiny amount of sparkle. Then you can make a bouquet by simply gluing several flower heads together.

Tiny 3D flowers look great attached to almost anything, a conventional tag, even one originally designed for a parcel, can be made to look good with a few 3d flowers. A heart motif is definitely one that fits the wedding theme. It is readily available so you would have no trouble finding it. There are several craft punches that can make different heart configurations, but don’t just use the cut outs. You can use the heart punches to embellish your wedding pages by cutting a strip of paper, plain if your background is patterned, patterned if your background is plain. Punch the strip and remove the punched out hearts (for use on other pages), then either placing the paper strip back direct over your background, or put a ribbon below it to make a very decorative border. Ribbon can be very useful in creating a contrast of texture as well as color and satin ribbon provides a beautiful shiny surface which looks very luxurious.

There are so many possibilities when it comes to wedding pages, I am often surprised that some people shy away from them in the belief that there’s little creativity involved. Your scrapbook is what you make it and that’s half the fun. One day create a layout from a design you’ve seen and embellishments you’ve bought, the next do it all from scratch and really express yourself. There are no mistakes to be made. Only what appeals to you!

When you make a scrapbook album you have the opportunity to add your personal tastes. To start, a scrapbook looks just like a photo album except the pages inside are blank instead of sectioned off for photos. You can stick pictures, cut-outs, stickers, special tickets, or anything else to these pages. Scrapbooks are a great way to remember important things that have happened in your life, or even everyday occurrences.

Before beginning your scrapbook, first decide what kind you want. While you can make your own, it is easy to buy one that is right for you in a craft (or scrapbooking) store. Scrapbooks vary greatly in terms of size, color, and type. When shopping for your scrapbook, be sure to get plenty of scrapbook pages. Otherwise you may run out, and you will not be able to add all the memories you want. However, you can always return to the store to get more if necessary.

When choosing photos for your scrapbook, you might want to pick some that remind you specifically of a special moment, or ones that are just plain funny. Unlike a photo album, you must glue or tape your pictures into the book, so be sure that you have the resources available to do this before you get started.

When you get started with scrapbooking, you will have many tools and accessories to pick from. These include special paper, tape, cutters, and stickers that are made just for scrapbooking. While it may be tough to choose from all of these, be sure to have your budget in mind and pick out accessories that speak to you.

Before getting started, think about what theme of scrapbook you want. Scrapbooks can be made for one person, for a year in the life of a family, or as a memory of a special event (such as a wedding). The important thing to remember is that there is no right answer. Choose the theme that you would like to remember five years from now, and one that you would enjoy making a scrapbook for.

Scrapbooks are a wonderful way to have fun while preserving memories. Because you can personalize them, they will be that much more fun to look at down the road.

Decide on the theme of a certain album, and then move on to work on the full album concept. The title page and the journaling part will introduce any viewer to the topic that you’ve selected. The viewer thus makes an idea about what he or she is about to see. Title scrapbooking pages usually contain one or two photos that are considered the most relevant for the entire album. Such pics make a synthesis of the entire message.

Some scrapbooking pages are adjustable meaning that you can add them even when the album is complete, while other scrapbooks are bound into a final form and do not allow for later modifications. It is really nice to have enough flexibility to add some more scrapbooking pages when the story is incomplete, and it remains to be continued later. Make sure you stick to the same style in decorations and layout, so as to avoid style discrepancies between the various scrapbooking pages.

The paper or the digital background that you use of the scrapbooking pages have to mirror the theme and make the album look complete. Pay attention to all details because you don’t want photos over-powered by decorations. Moreover, projects gain a deeper dimension on such occasions.

The focus needs to remain on the photos even if you add lots of embellishments; decorations have to complement the pics not vice versa. Scrapbooking pages need to be well balanced so that they express the theme in the most artistic way possible. Moreover, there should be a dominant style unifying all.