Another common use for stickers is embellishing scrapbooking pages. With the advent of this very popular craft, every type of sticker imaginable can now be found: acrylic, 3D, cardstock, epoxy, fabric, flocked, sparkly, paper, puffy, vellum and so much more. While in the earlier days of scrapbooking stickers were sold mostly on 2"x6" sheets, now 6"x12" and even 12"x12" size sheets are very common. ~ From Wikipedia
I have always loved stickers; they are fun and playful and a creative way of expressing your likes and even your dislikes. In the world of scrapbooking, stickers are a colorful, creative and very cost effective way to embellish your scrapbook.
Personalized stickers are anything from making stickers with your names on it or any designs that expresses your authentic self. Your uniqueness will radiate on each page and in the design you make.
Sticker makers, on the other hand, are so popular among scrappers since these can be manipulated to produce stickers of your own concept or of your own choice. This is best when you have a specific theme in mind and no commercial sticker satisfies your needs.
In scrapbooking, there would be times when too few ideas come to mind. In that case, you can try using stickers as your background. Again, you can buy them or make your own. Stickers can be layered to create a scene. You can simply attach the stickers on blank papers or cardstocks and spice up the design with other sticky buddies. This is normally used for concepts that portray scenes; like a floral design with lots of butterflies and blooming flowers on it.
Often, no matter how sure we are in placing stickers, we still might find flaws in doing them. Sometimes you misplaced your sticker on the page or layout. What then?
The first solution would be to carefully try and peel off the stickers by using adhesive removers or erasers. This solution might cause some damage on the stickers but with gentle operation, your layout would still be safe.
If you cannot remove the sticker with any other way possible, you might fix it by covering it by a larger one or an embellishment that would cover it entirely. Coordinating papers may work best for your misplaced stickers. The trick here is to make everything intentional.
Sometimes, it is from the mistakes that we create our best work. Who knows how many ideas may sprout from your misplaced sticker?
Now that you are done with your stickers, what do you do with the backing sheets? Don’t throw them out! It’s amazing how much you can do with those blank sheets. You can use them for templates, borders, tags, or acetate pockets, just to name a few.
Happy Scrappin’!
