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I don’t know about you, but I used to think I needed to keep my scrapbooking supplies separate from my stamping supplies, and vice versa. I had a craft bag for stamping and card making projects and a craft bag for scrapbooking projects. I wanted to be sure my photos were scrapped with archival quality materials only to ensure their long and undamaged life. Many stamping supplies were not photo safe a few years ago but that is no longer so true.

These days, many stamping supplies are billed as acid free, though I am still wary of those that are not lignin free and buffered when it comes to using them around my photos.

I think the main thing is to isolate your photos from materials that may not be archival but there is no reason you cannot use them on the pages themselves.

Many cardmaking techniques can be beautifully adapted to scrapbooking. For example, you have probably already used embossing (both dry and heat embossing) on a scrapbook layout. Making borders, special embellishments and dry embossing around a special photo mat are just a couple of ways you could use this technique.

Faux metal embellishments also look very special on an album page. I find people are usually very impressed when they see these images!

If you have ever made inchies or twinchies, you have probably already thought of moving beyond a card face to use them as album accents. ATCs can also be used in a layout.

Iris folding can look wonderful as an enhancement to photos and you can even make a whole scene with iris folding to complement a special event.

You can make your own stamped embellishments also by stamping and colouring an image, then cutting it out to be included in your scrapbook. I’ve seen some beautiful stamped butterflies on acetate lately that have really lifted a layout (or a card, for that matter!)

Add additional journalling space by making a little card to attach to your page. Sometimes I have even added mini books to a layout that needs lots of journalling.

Try rows of paper piercing to make borders, embellish photo mats, and make other special embellishments come alive on your pages.

Once you start thinking about it, most techniques for card making can also be used for making scrapbooking pages. If you have not already tried it, I hope I have inspired you to blend your techniques together in new ways.

Do feel free to ask me about other techniques I may not have shown yet, or to upload a picture of a project you have completed to show how to marry your cardmaking and scrapbooking skills and therefore be an inspiration to others.

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460 Iris Folded Cards to Make: The Complete Iris Folding Compendium $13.11 Using Iris folding techniques with simple embellishments, this instructive guide runs the gamut with 460 card projects based on a range of shapes—from the triangle and square, to ovals, hexagons, and diamonds. Clear instructions and line-drawn templates guide beginning card crafters through each project, sure to leave each card with the polished look and feel of an artfully crafted piece….

Iris Folding for Christmas (Annie’s Attic: Paper Crafts) $7.55 Crafters will find instruction and inspiration in this creative source for holiday season paper crafts. Featuring detailed project instructions, close-up photos, and simple to follow diagrams, this collection is a perfect source for making stunning holiday cards, ornaments, and gift sets. Focusing on the popular technique of iris folding, this guide provides basic folding instructions, approaches …

Paper Creations, Cards and Gifts: Over 30 Paperfolded Designs Featuring Origami, Iris and Teabag Folding $5.99 Discover the fascinating and precise craft of paperfolding, and create amazing gifts and cards for any occasion. Take paper to new dimensions, literally, by turning flat sheets of tissue, patterned, textured and metallic papers into lasting, three-dimensional gift boxes, bags, floral arrangements and decorative displays. Once the basic folding techniques have been mastered, even novice papercrafte…

Stephanie Johnson Iris Small Cosmetic Box $35.00 Dusty hues of aqua, charcoal and sage melt into a smoky stripe print, calling to mind wildflowers blooming in the desert, and a romantic sunset over the Grand Canyon State. Inky black liner and tab zipper pulls in coordinating stripe print complete a look that’s unpretentious, easygoing and effortlessly cool. This charming rectangular-shaped case is the perfect size for beauty basics like lipstic…