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Minimizing Scrapbooking Mishaps (Web Exclusive) From "Scrapbooking" episode SCB-263

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Cover title mistakes with a new title label cut from cardstock. Cover larger errors with pretty cut-paper borders and mats. Use acid-free Photo & Document Tape to mend photos you've cropped too small. A red-eye pen will restore natural eye color to those camera-flash red eyes. One sticker too many on the page? Remove it with Un-Do Adhesive Remover.

By Holly Christian
Craft designer and writer

Misspelled or Messy Titles

Rewrite the title on a die-cut or small rectangle of cardstock and mount it over the mistake.

Journaling Errors

Rewrite the page of journaling and mount over the original journaling. If the journaling is on a white background, try acid-free white-out or a Zig opaque white writer to cover mistakes.

Glue Spots

Cover glue spots, food spots (oops!) and other imperfections with a sticker, die-cut or cut-paper border.

Photo Cropped Too Small

Use acid-free Photo & Document Tape to mend photos cropped too small. The result is not flawless but most people will notice the smiling face and not the boo-boo.

Photo Red Eye

Salvage otherwise perfect photos with a red-eye pen. Gently dab a series of dots on the red area; the dye will cover the red while letting the natural eye color show through.

Sticker or Photo Mounted Wrong

Use Un-Do adhesive remover to remove stickers or adhesive-mounted photos. The photo or sticker can immediately be re-used after removal.

Pencil Lines

Use a white vinyl eraser or a kneaded eraser to remove pencil lines from cardstock, decorative paper, or vellum.

Upside-Down Page

Remove photos and stickers from the page and remount correctly, covering up any writing on the page. If it's not possible to cover the writing, re-cover the entire page with a piece of cardstock or decorative paper, and then re-do your page.

Holly Christian was a frequent contributor to HGTV Ideas magazine and has written for other national publications.

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Holly Christian
Craft artist and writer
Holly Christian
Website: www.hollychristian.com