Three Free Scrapbook Paper Designs (Second Quarter 2012 Calendar) For You!

     On February 8, 2012, as a way of thanking the readers of www.dorotheabenedictinthenorth.blogspot.com, I posted a free scrapbook paper design for you. It is for the First Quarter of 2012. All were made of recyclable materials. This is also a way to share two of my interests: arts and the environment.

     In the same blog post, I told you to wait for my next batch of scrapbook paper creations. I would really want to fulfill the said words. However, prior projects have to be first accomplished. And so, second quarter gone by, and we’re now at the middle of the third quarter and no follow-up yet was posted.

     Now, to somehow catch up, I decided to instead share to you my multimedia a.k.a scrap arts a.k.a. scrapbook paper design. 

1)   Single Heart (medium/recycled material: make up on sketch paper) - I made this one evening coming early from work, and I felt that it’s a very good time to do the one of the things I’d long loved to do. So, here’s the result!

Scrapbook Paper/ Multimedia Art: Single Heart (Make up on Paper)

2)   Take Flight (medium/ recycled materials: old newspaper, paper bags and thin gift wrappers on used cardboard) – this is one of my latest creations. This is symbolical in a sense that I made this after making an important decision. I was in a kind of transition. I just had to do with what are the available materials.

Scrapbook Paper/ Multimedia Art:  Take Flight (Make up on Paper)

3)   Genuine (Real Thing Matters) (medium/recycled material: old newspaper and native material from a flower bouquet on used cardboard) – This is something deep yet shallow. Hey, you may want to guess it’s meaning; the clues are quite all over the scrap paper design J

Once again, my appreciation for the endless support. Feel free to enjoy the multimedia creation/ scrapbook paper design. Wait for the next batch of scrapbook designs paper.

Definitely, I will show you more in the future.     

I welcome any comments for a more beautiful or pleasing scrapbook paper design and suggestions. Please leave your comments here or “like” it through your Facebook account or send me an email at dorothea.garcia@gmail.com.

God bless and More Power!

Three Free Scrapbook Paper Designs (First Quarter 2012 Calendar) For You!

     As a way to thank the readers of www.dorotheabenedictinthenorth.blogspot.com for the continued support in reading the blog and to share one of the creator's passions, here are three Free Scrapbook papers for you. All are made of recycled materials. 

Scrapbook Paper First Quarter 2012 Calendar:

1.)    Scrapbook Paper  January 2012 – Nature Theme (Green)

Scrapbook Paper January 2012 Calendar Design - All made of recycled materials. Love the patches of green!

2.)    Scrapbook Paper  February 2012 – Love Theme (Pink)

Scrapbook Paper February 2012 Calendar Design - All recycled materials. Enjoy the Love Month in hodge podge of pink hue!

3.)    Scrapbook Paper  March 2012 – Women Theme (Yellow)

Scrapbook Paper March 2012 Calendar Design - All Recycled Materials. Embrace the empowered woman feel in a burst of yellow color.

         I hope to have somehow inspired you in any way.  

      Do enjoy the scrapbook paper designs and calendars. Wait for the next batch of scrapbook designs paper, the second quarter 2012 Calendar (April 2012, May 2012 and June 2012).

     

     I welcome any comments for a more beautiful or pleasing scrapbook paper design and suggestions. Please leave your comments here or “like” it through your Facebook account or send me an email at dorothea.garcia@gmail.com.

     

      Have a great 2012!

Related Blog Link:

Title: "Four Practical Ways to Have a Scrapbook Paper"

http://dorotheabenedictinthenorth.blogspot.com/2011/09/four-practical-ways-to-have-scrapbook.html

Four Practical Ways to Have a Scrapbook Paper

Having a Scrapbook paper is easy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/)

     Whether you’re just starting or a pro in scrapbooking, here’s a primer on how you’ll snag a scrapbook paper where to paste your photos full of memories or jot down your momentous day. Here are four sure and practical ways to have a Scrapbook Paper:

1.)    BUY SCRAPBOOK PAPER. I only recommend this if you don’t have time and you think that getting one is a must. Perhaps you don’t want the important day pass without documenting it or you need it as a gift to your friend and you’re pressed with time, then “buying” one from craft store or bookstore is the best way. Aside from saving time, you get to choose from a wide range of choices. If you’re melancholy-type of person, you’ll get thrilled at the range of choices as each theme may help you remind of a specific event in your life.

2.)    PRINT SCRAPBOOK PAPER. Maybe you don’t have time to go out either or snag a minute or two and go to the nearest craft store to purchase a scrapbook paper. If you have a computer with internet access, then voila! Your problem is solved. You just have to explore the world wide web and google for a free scrapbook paper. Free doesn’t mean design is compromised. There are a lot of wonderfully-designed scrapbook papers littered in the web.

3.)    CREATE SCRAPBOOK PAPER. This one is my favorite. Even before Scrapbook paper has been popular and commercialized, I didn’t know that it was the thing that I was long doing. So, I’m already creating scrapbook papers since I was young long before I knew how it was called. Then and now, I am always consistent with my materials: recyclables. That includes newspapers, magazines, any used cardboard or paper bags with interesting designs. Anything goes. There is no right or wrong design. You are the master of your “scrapbook paper” ship. Suit yourself, mind your own business and trust/ satisfy your discriminating taste.

4.)    BEG FOR SCRAPBOOK PAPER. That’s another ways of saying “ask.” It’s a little tricky because you will not be doing it in a “desperate” way. You simply have to share and tell your closest friends that you’re into “scrapbooking’ and it would be lovely if you’d be able to receive a scrapbook paper from them by any chance. This works and just expect your scrapbook paper on Christmas, birthdays and other important events in your life. If that is not a brilliant idea, then I don’t know what one is.

     I would like to give you one valuable tip. Since I really do most stuffs myself, I seldom buy scrapbook papers. But when I got the chance to have one during the scrapbook papers’ sale, I was surprised to read some technical terms when it comes to preserving the paper in the long run. This is what I would want you to be aware of. Please make sure that the scrapbook paper is “acid-free” and “photo-safe.” In plain terms, this means that the scrapbook papers holding the photos will be preserved for years.

     www.ehow.com also recommends to “always create scrapbook paper out of archival quality paper, which is acid-and lignin-free so that it doesn’t damage photographs over time. If you’re not sure if your paper is archival quality, you can take precautions by spraying it with an acid-neutralizing spray.”

    Lastly, don’t worry though if you didn’t understand a single terminology. For now, you have to mind how to have the scrapbook paper which will house your photos and thoughts. The understanding to technicalities will come later. Don’t sweat over that stuff. 

Lovely Scrapbook Papers (images from http://www.flickr.com/photos/)

     Well with that, Happy Scrapbooking friend, and if by any chance you believe you have whipped a wonderful scrapbook paper, go and share it to this site’s readers for ideas and inspirations J.