How to Decorate Scrapbooking Tags

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It happens to every creative type after awhile: the creative rut. Scrapbooking is no different. If you have exhausted your layout ideas, pressed every flower and rubber stamped your way to Mars and back, burnout is inevitable. One way to stimulate creativity is to try working with something new. Learning will not only give you slick looking tags, but can inspire you to try new things with other elements of your scrapbook.

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Create your scrapbook tag by first cutting a rectangle of the desired size from cardstock.

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Cut two of the corners off on one of the shorter sides of the rectangle. Make the cuts diagonally at a 45 degree angle.

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Use a hole punch or an eyelet setter to punch a hole in the same end you where you cut the corners. Space the hole evenly between the cut corners. If you are using an eyelet setter, set an eyelet in the hole. This completes the scrapbooking tag.

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Make a matted scrapbooking tag by cutting another rectangle from cardstock to fit on the end of the tag that has not been cut or hole punched. Make the second rectangle a bit smaller than the first to create the matted look.

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Journal in the scrapbook. Journaling allows you to write creatively, explaining the objects and photos on an individual scrapbooking page. Use a large tag for an overall page journal, or use several smaller tags for individual photo details.

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Add embellishments to your scrapbooking tag. You can accent the tag by gluing ribbon around the edges of the tag to create a border. Add scrapbooking stickers and decorative brads to the scrapbooking page.

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Use the colors from the overall scrapbook page to tie the scrapbooking tag in with the overall design of the page.

Tips & Warnings

Visit your local scrapbooking store for more ideas for making scrapbooking tag and to pick up supplies.

Scrapbook tags are a good way to use up scrap pieces of cardstock and embellishments.

For a different look, try using fabrics or cork paper to make your tags.

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