Favorite Techniques?

[Deanna13]

What are some of your favorite scrapbook techniques?

Also what is a technique that you don't use very often anymore?

I almost always use inking. Seems something's missing if I don't.

I also love using machine stitching on my layouts and even sometimes on my cards. It adds that final touch. Sometimes I'll hand stitch if I have the time.

Paper tearing is something I don't use very often anymore. I love the look that bit of distressing adds, but I often overlook it.

[Wendy]

I think I'm just the opposite, although I do love to ink everything. I agree, sometimes my photo mats just seem blah without a touch of ink on edges.

I love paper tearing, even though I don't use it too often.

And I think stitching is my least favorite. I always use faux stitching. Washi tape with a stitch print or I have a rolling stamp with a stitch print.

[Jan Mosier]

Favorite technique would be adding ink or watercolors to my background with some drips and splatters....maybe some stenciling too. I'm also trying to use up my old eyelets so I usually add a few of those on my pages also.

Technique that I don't use very often would definitely be stitching. Although I have sewn on my pages, it's a pain in the rear to pull the sewing machine out to add stitching.

[Tamara]

I am definitely an inker and I use more pop dots now than I used to
I love the stitch look but never take the time to do it
I don't like a lot of fussy cutting

[Tracy F]

My favorite techniques would be using stencils, drips and splatters. I love the look of tearing but don't do it often. I use to ink up edges a lot but for some reason I got away from it.

[sdwhru]

Inking is my go to; I like splatters but rarely ever do it. I suck at stamping and hardly ever do fussy cutting

[GinniG]

I love to ink things on my pages. And I have two NEW to me loves. One is Nuvo Drops. I'm totally obsessed with them because I love the enamel dot looks on my projects but they're so darned expensive! I'm collecting all of the colors because I love them so much. My second new to me love is stitching on my layouts. I have been taking the 6x6 paper classes by Allison Davis and she just kept showing how amazing stitching is on her pages. So one day I decided to pull out some old embroidery floss from my Mom's sewing kit that I inherited and sewed on a page. OMG I was instantly hooked!!! I sent Allison a note when I posted the page and I said "You've ruined me forever!" LOL! I don't do it on every page like she does but it's so much easier to add a bit of stitching here and there especially on all the boy layouts I do that I don't have embellies for!

Something I used to use all the time that I don't anymore is eyelets and fibers. I rarely use them now.

[Patti]

Layering will always be a favorite technique. Least favorite is mixed media. I just don't seem to have the ability to know how much is enough or where to place it. Like others the inking/distressing was a technique that I used to do all the time but it rarely hits my pages now.