The next step to put your personal touch in your scrapbook is adding embellishments. These do not have to be expensive time consuming tasks. Here are a few ideas to help get you started with Cricut designs.

• Embellishments can be as simple or as creative as you desire. You can be creative without taking a lot of time doing so. There are several types of embellishments you can use in your scrapbook. You can use store bought embellishments or personal items from home. Which ever you decide remember to keep them simple and easy to attach to your pages. You don’t want to spend hours applying small enhancements to each of your scrapbook pages. The most common accessories are metal embellishments. These are the least expensive to purchase and come in a variety of sizes and styles.

• Safety pens can be used to pin a ribbon to your page or used as a baby theme accessory. To add your own touch you can paint the safety pin baby blue for a boy or pale pink for a girl. They can also be used on a page for crafts. For even more Cricut ideas visit our page.

• You can achieve a distressed look to your safety pins without little effort. To achieve this look you can use steel wool or sandpaper. Merely scrap your safety pin or other embellishments you are using back and forth with the steel wool until you achieve the desired look you are creating. Additional Cricut projects can be found here.

• Eyelets are another popular embellishment to use in your scrapbook. You will need to purchase an eyelet setter to place these on your pages. They are relatively inexpensive and can be purchased at a craft store or any local retailer. Eyelets can be used for a variety of things from holding photos together, to adding a decorative touch to any scrapbook page.

Technology has definitely revolutionized scrapbooking. Many years ago, scrapbooks were simple collections of photos and newspaper articles with no particular design or artistic flare. Then they evolved to colorful collections of mementos with lots of extras like stickers, ribbons, and unique embellishments made with the Cricut die cut machine.

Need help learning the Cricut Design Studio software, then these Cricut how to videos will help. Master Cricut software to embellish your scrapbooks.