Craft it yourself: wedding favours
With the cost of a wedding now averaging at more than £18,000, there’s even more reason to Craft It Yourself — with more brides than ever looking for handmade alternatives to...
When we’re not making cards for our loved ones, we’re scrapbooking away! We’ve rounded up nine of the best, quirkiest scrapbook layouts for you to try - you’ll be amazed what looks you can achieve with minimal effort and supplies.
2. Piggy tails
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A great use up the scraps that are a bit rough around the edges.
3. Love always
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If you want a speedy scrapbook, tear the sheets of your background layers to add lovely texture.
4. Button heart
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An adorable use of buttons to frame a special image.
5. I am simply me
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Why seal little envelopes when you can tuck little notes and hearts inside them instead?
6. Happy Valentine's Day
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Use one large envelope net and only fold two sides - an ingenious pocket to keep photos and tags safe!
7. Where I'd been
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Look back on all the places you've been with this colourful novel idea.
8. Beautiful ride
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Don't feel like you have to cover every inch of a scrapbook page - let it breathe by placing elements along one straight line.
9. Accordion book
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Take a completely different take on the 2D layout and decorate separate pages of a mini accordion-fold book. All wrapped up with a ribbon, it's the perfect pocket-sized papercrafted gift if ever we've seen one!
Have you created a scrapbook layout you’re particularly proud of? Tell us all about it @papercraftermag!
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