Looking to spice up your handmade creations? Adding embellishments to cards and scrapbook pages can take them from blah to
WOW! I often personalize store bought cards and invitations by adding a few special touches.
You can use almost anything that’ll stick to paper but, lightweight and basically flat items tend to work best. Think 3-D but, remember your cards need to fit into envelopes and your scrapbooks should close. Here is a list of some of the things I like to embellish with. You can print the list to keep handy here
Embellishment Idea Sheet. Let me know what your favorite embellishments are.
- Stickers, stamped/colored images, clip art, postage stamps, magazine or newspaper clippings
- Ribbon, lace, tulle, fabric scraps, embroidery floss, thread, yarn
- Die cuts/punches (cut shapes from paper, foil, plastic, felt, fabric, foam, chipboard, etc.)
- Buttons, beads, charms
- Washi tape, duct tape, sticky mesh tape, Dyno® label tape (or 3/8″ cardstock strips run through label maker)
- Silk or paper flowers
- Metal washers, frames, keys, hardware, etc.
- Paperclips, binder clips, staples (decorative or regular)
- Wire formed into words or shapes (use a Wig-Jig®)
- Toothpicks, popsicle sticks and tongue depressors (can be easily cut)
- Hand
or machine stitching - Pearl
head pins, hat pins - Game
pieces (dominos, Scrabble®
letters, playing cards, Monopoly®
parts, poker chips, Lego® pieces) - Frames,
mats, tags - Rhinestones,
glitter, glitter glue - Folded paper (origami, pleated paper strips, tiny envelopes/cards)
- Brads, eyelets, snaps
- Paint
or ink - Markers,
pens, rub-ons, pencils (doodles, dashes and
lines) - Found
objects (ticket stubs, google eyes, tiny bells, pompoms, watch
parts, flat marbles, pressed leaves/flowers, postage stamps, clothing tags,
feathers, glass slides, pipe cleaners, air-dry or polymer clay pieces)
Embellish away,
Amanda
