Free Article Download for National Scrapbooking Month!

Grab your paintbrush, and take your scrappin’ to the next level! National Scrapbooking Month celebrates the art of transforming a blank canvas with beautiful papers, photos, embellishments, and thoughtful words. Displaying cherished photos in a scrapbook is a wonderful way to preserve your adventures, milestones, and memories for decades to come. You’ve got the basics down – now challenge yourself and incorporate mixed-media or even digital elements into your next scrapbooking layout.

This free article download has been borrowed from the March/April 2011 issue of Somerset Studio. Caroline Rondel shares how she experiments with watercolor crayons, gesso, tea, fabric, and rub-on designs to create a personal art journal that combines mixed-media materials with scrapbooking techniques. Click here to download this article and see her creative process.

Happy Scrapping! Follow Caroline’s lead and incorporate a variety of materials into your layouts. What’s a new medium that you want to try? Tell us in the comments below.


Posted: Monday, May 7th, 2012 @ 9:09 am
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12 Responses to “Free Article Download for National Scrapbooking Month!”

  1. Maureen says:
    May 7, 2012 at 9:30 am

    WOW, thanks for the free download, I can’t wait to try some of these techniques. Happy National Scrapbook Day!

    Maureen

  2. Lucie says:
    May 7, 2012 at 9:34 am

    Thanks for sharing this awesome article. I really appreciate it.

  3. Misty says:
    May 7, 2012 at 11:22 am

    I don’t scrapbook much but this article and her beautiful artwork are inspiring the art journaler in me.

  4. peg says:
    May 7, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    Love the watercolors! Thank you for sharing this article with us!

  5. Monika Wright says:
    May 7, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    I’ve been wanting to experiment with art journaling, so I can’t wait to read the article…thanks!

  6. Debby says:
    May 7, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    thank you for the free download. i was certainly inspired. love you guys.

  7. Faith says:
    May 7, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    Thank you so much!!!

    Faith

  8. Jasmine Patrick says:
    May 7, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    WOW! Just love this, there are so many hints and tips that are so useful Thanks again Jas

  9. Fay Most says:
    May 8, 2012 at 6:54 am

    Thanks, beautiful and it is easier for reference. Although I will never give up my beautiful collection of your magazines.

  10. Ella says:
    May 10, 2012 at 6:00 am

    Wonderful! Thank you~ I want to try Encaustic type art. I love the visual layers that one can build upon. It has a dreamy, floating memory appearance~

  11. Jerry says:
    May 21, 2012 at 11:29 am

    I have been playing with gesso and acrylics.

  12. Debra Combs says:
    April 2, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    Thank you so much this is wonderful..I love you Stampington & Co..<3

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Grab your paintbrush, and take your scrappin’ to the next level! National Scrapbooking Month celebrates the art of transforming a blank canvas with beautiful papers, photos, embellishments, and thoughtful words. Displaying cherished photos in a scrapbook is a wonderful way to preserve your adventures, milestones, and memories for decades to come. You’ve got the basics down – now challenge yourself and incorporate mixed-media or even digital elements into your next scrapbooking layout.

This free article download has been borrowed from the March/April 2011 issue of Somerset Studio. Caroline Rondel shares how she experiments with watercolor crayons, gesso, tea, fabric, and rub-on designs to create a personal art journal that combines mixed-media materials with scrapbooking techniques. Click here to download this article and see her creative process.

Happy Scrapping! Follow Caroline’s lead and incorporate a variety of materials into your layouts. What’s a new medium that you want to try? Tell us in the comments below.