8 Scrapbook Painting Tips | #NNDailyTip

Last summer, I began sharing a daily(ish) memory keeping tip on my Instagram under the hashtag #NNDailyTip. I took a little break, but I’m back at it with a weekly(ish) theme for those tips, which I’ll then collect and share here! This time I’m sharing painting tips for scrapbooking:

This week's tips are all about painting. See what textures you can find before adding things to your recycling bin–anything can be a sort of stamp! Here I used paint and bubble wrap to add a bit of texture to my background. #nndailytip

A photo posted by Megan Anderson (@megan_nerdnest) on Apr 22, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT

Add a little paint behind a layer of paper to bring in a contrasting color to a matchy-matchy paper color scheme. This will help those layers really stick out! #nndailytip

A photo posted by Megan Anderson (@megan_nerdnest) on Apr 24, 2015 at 2:45pm PDT

Even if painting is not your thing, a failed or practice attempt often looks good cropped down! Try a few techniques or color combinations and use cropped bits to create a grid background or patterned layers on your project. #nndailytip

A photo posted by Megan Anderson (@megan_nerdnest) on Apr 27, 2015 at 4:19pm PDT

Put paint on a brush, hold it over your project, and flick the brush handle to get paint splatters! #nndailytip (Page from #mydetailsclass–preclass is on now and new prompts start Monday!)

A photo posted by Megan Anderson (@megan_nerdnest) on Apr 29, 2015 at 7:44pm PDT

Dip the bottom of an old credit or business card in paint and swipe it across your project to create journaling lines! #nndailytip #nsd

A photo posted by Megan Anderson (@megan_nerdnest) on May 2, 2015 at 8:35am PDT

Try stamping with paint–the results are messier (and work best with less detailed stamps), but the technique gives you a completely different look than staying with ink. #nndailytip

A photo posted by Megan Anderson (@megan_nerdnest) on May 3, 2015 at 7:31pm PDT

Have a background paper you don't love? Try lightly painting over it with a little with a dry brush–you'll still get texture from your original paper but will have a whole new look. This is an art journal I made by panting over mail catalog pages. #nndailytip

A photo posted by Megan Anderson (@megan_nerdnest) on May 5, 2015 at 12:02pm PDT

Paint the edges of papers in spiral bound mini books and art journals so you don't have to trim background paper around the holes! #nndailytip

A photo posted by Megan Anderson (@megan_nerdnest) on May 6, 2015 at 10:42am PDT

What are your favorite painting tips for scrapbooking?

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