Velcro for Scrapbooking? You Bet!
by Cheri Moseley
Description: Tips for using velcro on your scrapbook pages.
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We all know that velcro is a wonderful invention with tons of uses. But in scrapbooking? Sure! You have to attached everything in your scrapbook layouts with something - and since "interaction" and "activity" pages are kind of the "rage" nowdays, what better way to combine the two!
Buy velcro with the adhesive already on the back I bought a package with 2 yards at a craft store for 99˘. That will last a long time since you just need a very small square. (99˘ - VERY inexpensive, long lasting and saves you money!) You just then need to cut off the length you want! The adhesive is pretty strong, at least in my experience, so no other addition is needed. Just make sure of your exact positioning as once down, you can't reposition it.
Although you can use velcro to adhere most anything that you want to be able to be moved, I like using velcro on envelopes. Envelopes are my current favorite thing to put in my scrapbook albums. They hold all kinds of stuff! At the moment I am just using them for holding additional pictures and a cardstock square for journaling.
Envelope Closure: In this example I make envelopes on my layouts to put photos and journaling blocks in. I used frilly fibers and a pull tab from a can of soup (YES a PULL TAB!!) to create the closure decoration on the outside of the envelope flap. I used solid cardstock to make the enevlope and a contrasting pattern paper to decorate the inside of the flap.
To Make An Envelope: Just take an envelope you have laying around or of a particular size you want, tear (gently!) it open at the construction of it (where is is glued) and there is your template! How quick and easy is that! Then trace the template on the BACK of the cardstock you choose to work with. Note your folding lines andcut it out! Fold the envelope along fold lines and there you have it!
Now for the closure - VELCRO!! Cut a tiny bit off that 2 yard length (see what I mean about it lasting a LONG time!) take the cover off one side of the velcro. I usually put the fuzzy side on the envelope and the pointy side on the flap. Just seems to be the best "appearence" way to do it.
It is a good idea to make that flap a bit stronger. I always line the inside area of the flap with a contrasting paper. If the envelope is solid, I use a print and visa versa. This adds strength to the flap for pulling it open. All you have to do is turn the envelope over with flap open, and trace the flap and down only as far as you need to go for the paper to slip into into the envelope so that the area is covered.
Now make sure you are SURE of where you want it as once down, it sticks really well, Most likely you wont' be able to reposition it. Remove the adhesive covering from the pointy side of the velcor. Adhere the velcor to the UNDERSIDE of the FLAP. Now, take the cover off the other side of the velcor and close the flap. Press on the top of the velcro and you are done! Envelope closed with Velcro!
Now just create a "pull" to open the envelope if you want and just glue the envelope onto your layout! You could also, instead of a "pull", just wrap ribbon or fibers around the envelope. Adhere them to the bad of the envelope but leave them loose to the front, that way you can just tie the ribbons to "close" the envelope. You could also get regular velcro - without the adhesive an - and use it with pop dots.
Hope you enjoy this technique. i have found it to be one of my favorites!
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