| While there are many articles on Scrapbooking around | | | | any decorations you might want in your scrapbook. |
| the Internet, one question I seem to get asked the | | | | Don't overdo it! |
| most is; How Do I Get Started Scrapbooking? | | | | Scrapbooking Tips |
| I've found very few articles on this subject. However, | | | | - Keep your photo's in an acid free photo box for best |
| getting started scrapbooking is not hard at all. Here is | | | | results. Shoe boxes are also good if you're on a |
| how to start your first scrapbook project. | | | | budget. |
| | | | - Be Yourself. If you're making the scrapbook for |
| 1. Start by gathering some scrapbook supplies. This | | | | yourself, then make it the way you want it! There's no |
| can be anything that YOU like. A good starting point is | | | | law that says you must make a scrapbook this way |
| some of those loose pictures you have stashed out of | | | | or that way. This is the beauty of scrapbooking. |
| the way. I like to try and keep my scrapbooks to one | | | | - Pick one photo to be the main theme of your |
| or two themes. For example, one idea might be; | | | | scrapbook. |
| "Fourth of July at the Lake." | | | | - Think before you cut. New scrapbookers are so |
| 2. Organize and categorize your scrapbook materials. | | | | excited, they tear into their photo's and start cropping |
| Scrapbooks can cover any subject you want. If you | | | | or cutting them out in all types of shapes. Before |
| keep your scrapbook to one or two subjects, then you | | | | cutting any photo, have a designated place for it. |
| can probably bypass this step. A scrapbook over a | | | | Makes sure it's going to work in that spot. I prefer to |
| large subject like "Family" can be broken down into | | | | matt the photo rather than cut the photo itself. |
| manageable categories such as school days, first job, | | | | - Don't cut the Polaroids! The chemicals inside can ruin |
| first loves, family vacations, etc. | | | | other pictures. Again think about matting and overlays. |
| 3. Visualize then Design the layout of your scrapbook. I | | | | - KISS - Keep It Simple Scrap bookers! Nothing |
| like to take as much time as needed to design my | | | | screams "AMATEUR" more than a scrapbook with |
| scrapbooks. I like to try and visualize how I want my | | | | every design, sticker and decoration imaginable. Stick |
| scrapbook to look and how I want it laid out. I like to | | | | to a few shapes and designs for each theme. |
| use short phrases or sentences to describe the | | | | Scrapbooking is fun and addictive. Anyone can do it |
| pictures. I also use titles for every page. Keep the | | | | and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to do it right |
| page titles and pictures relevant. You wouldn't want | | | | because you decide which way is the right way to |
| pictures of your first day at the job under "Our | | | | scrapbook! |
| Bermuda Vacation." This is also the time to pick out | | | | |