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Some innovative ideas for photo folders

Photo folders are a great way to display your images in a fun and creative way. If you buy a plain and simple photo folder or card folders, then you will have the freedom to be as creative and artistic with the folder as you want. All you will need to do is to get down to your local art and craft store and buy some supplies. Then you can start making your folder.

Logos and titles

Logos and titles will make great additions to your images in your photo folder. People love to see fun and quirky sayings or words next to images as it can help to create a feeling for the moment and add to the image. Use different colours and mediums for the the logos and titles. This will create different moods for each images or set of photos.

Mounts

Using photo mounts to put your photos on, in your photo folder is a great way to make your images stand out. Photo mount cards Photo mount cards can be pre-bought in craft stores in all shapes and designs, so you can pick out the ones that suit the style of the photo folder that you are trying to create. Strut mounts Strut mounts are also a good option as they look good on the page and are ideal for more professional or special pictures like school photos or graduation day pictures.

Cardboard

It may sound boring at first, but cardboard is a very adaptable material that can easily be transformed with a bit of love and care. Painting the cardboard You can paint the cardboard with all sorts of designs and colours, use crafty scrap pieces of material to cover it. You can also use glue and glitter in a range of colours. Moreover, you can literally do anything to it and for very little cost. Once you have made your cardboard look amazing, you can use it for cardboard photo frames or cardboard photo folders to place your images in.

Little extras

Little extras are what it is all about. In craft stores like Hobby Craft, for extremely cheap prices, little bags of all sorts of cool and interesting little crafty pieces can be bought. These can be added to your photo folders. From little stars to gems to buttons, there are so many options and they will give your photo folders that little something extra.

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