Idea of the Month
Scrapbooking Heritage or Antique Photos- Idea #2
Older, antique, or heritage photos can be a challenge to scrapbook for a number of reasons, including that they are usually one-of-a-kind (ie: you don't have the negatives so you don't want to ruin them!), and are either black-and-white or have that sepia (brownish) tint to them. This month, I want to share an beautiful yet simple way to scrapbook black-and-white photos (though it works with sepia, too). For more ideas for scrapbooking older photos, check out the February 2003 Idea of the Month.
Black-and-white photos look very elegant in layouts such as the one above. Just use Close To My Heart® Black Cardstock as a base, and layer on top of it a piece of our beautiful Close To My Heart® Fleur des Jardines White-on-White Vellum Background/Texture Paper. This paper comes in several lovely patterns that add subtle textures to your layouts. Matte your photos and journaling blocks on more black and/or white cardstock and you're done! You could do an entire heritage scrapbook album in this theme. And I just love how easy it is!
It can be a bit tricky to mount vellum without having the adhesive show through. You have a few choices:
 | In the layout above, I've used a Slot Corner Punch on the black cardstock- it creates slots that hold the vellum in place (by the way, using a Slot Corner Punch is a great way to mount your photos without putting adhesive on these one-of-a-kind pictures). Cut the vellum so it is 1/2" smaller than your page. This leaves a 1/4" border all around, and allows the vellum piece to fit correctly into the slots. |
| Use our Close To My Heart® Glue Pen to adhere the vellum. This glue does not show through. |
| Put your adhesive under the patterned part of the vellum so it won't show through as much, and/or adhere the vellum where you plan to place photos... the photos will cover up the adhesive. |
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