The 6 Steps To Successful Scrapbooking

What Is Scrapbooking And How Do I Start?

The modern craft of scrapbooking involves the art of preserving photographs and creating the stories behind them. By creating scrapbook albums you will ensure that the stories and the detail in the photographs are passed on to future generations. No longer should our beautiful photographs be hidden in boxes or an old album in the back of the cupboard.

Starting Your Scrapbook

Getting started on a new hobby can sometimes be a bit daunting but whether you are an experienced papercrafter or just starting scrapbooking as a completely new hobby with a little know-how you can create pages for your scrapbook and make them as simple or as elaborate as your knowledge allows. Keep your first pages simple and you will quickly build up more elaborate layouts.Modern scrapbooking uses many different papercrafting techniques. For your first layout use a technique you are familiar with or one that is easy to learn.

The Essential Tools And Materials

When you first start out, do not worry to much about making a comprehensive album, as this can be quite off-putting, instead just concentrate on making one page/layout at a time. Once you have made a few layouts and have decided to carry on with this new exciting hobby then think about getting more materials and tools but to start with you will need the following items:-:

Cardstock Paper Craft Knife Cutting Mat Metal Ruler Adhesive Scissors Embellishments Journaling pen, stickers or rub-ons

Selecting Photographs For Your ScrapbookNext your need to choose your photographs. You can use the photograph as it is or you may wish to cut it down to enhance the main subject or to get rid of unwanted background. Make sure you use a craft knife along with a metal ruler to get a nice clean straight edge to your photograph.

Selecting Your Paper And Card

Select papers and cards in colours that will compliment your photographs. It is important to only use materials that are acid free when creating your pages as these will keep your photographs looking good for as long as possible. Create your layout on a sheet of coordinating card, but do not stick anything down until you are completely happy with the layout.

Adding Decorations/Embellishments To Your LayoutThe choice of embellishment, and how many you choose to use is entirely your personal preference. Whether you choose to fill your page with photographs and lots of embellishments or just keep your pages really simple is entirely up to you. Embellishments you can use are paint, stickers, peel offs, charms, flowers, buttons or you could simply doodle with pens.

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