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Scrapbooking has become a passion of many and is a hobby that conintues to grow as more and more people are getting hooked on showcasing their important achievements, memories, and lives.
Scrapbooking is becoming a favorite past time for all as the desire to create and document important and fun aspects to life to share with their family and friends is within everyone! Scrapbooking is so much more than pasting pictures to a page. Scrapbooks that showcase important memories, events and achievements can now be created in the traditional paper, scissors, and glue or you can now use the click of the mouse to create and publish a digital scrapbook.
This page is for those of you who consider yourself new to scrapbooking or for those of you who are looking to explore the traditional scrapbooking. Learning the basics of traditional scrapbooking starts right here with the Scrapbooking Basics!
Please Read!! Please don’t be put off by the pricy and multiple “must have” items filling the shelves at your local craft store. By following Scrapbooking Basics you will learn to create a plan and a budget that is both simple and straightforward allowing this wonderful pastime to be both achievable and rewarding without costing a small fortune.
Scrapbooking Basics ~ Gathering Your Supplies
Create a Basic Kit: when you are just starting you don’t need to have the whole store at your finger tips. Spend your money on a few essentials and slowly build your kit as you grow as your hobby and projects grow.
Set a BUDGET: Less of a technique, more of a list of ideas to help you get creative when decorating your scrapbook. Here are a few items that you could use:
IMPORTANT NOTE!! Check and Double check that the materials and tools that you do buy are both acid and lignin free so your photos can be safely preserved!
Scrapbooking basics ~ Some of the essentials are as follows:
* Writing Tools – This is where the more the merrier is both fun and can allow each page to be creative and unique without to much hassle. Don't just stick to blacks and blues - use a variety of colored pens to make your scrapbook stand out.
* Photo Tabs/Splits - A better alternative to using a glue stick, photo tabs will secure photos but also allow for a clean removal if necessary.
* Scissors! -Trust me you will use them to no end cropping photos. Start with a good quality straight scissors! You won't get far without them but in time, you might want to upgrade to some paper trimmers, which make the job hassle-free.
* Album and Sheet Protectors - You have lots of choice when choosing an album and sheet protectors. It all boils down to personal preference in terms of size and color. A 12x12 is popular as you can get more photos and decorations on one page. If you prefer a minimalist scrapbook then go smaller.
Below are a few items that you may want to consider purchasing to get started on your scrapbooking projects.
Scrapbooking Basics ~ Techniques To Send You On Your Merry Way
It is just a guess - but you are probably reading this because you wanted an alternative to buying a scrapbooking magazine - makes sense: you save both time and money by doing so. The internet is a great resource for scrapbooking techniques and it would be wrong not to share some of our knowledge with you - here are a few techniques to whet your appetite:
Using Patterns:
To add some pizzazz to your scrapbook, get wise in the art of using patterns. It is simple enough, most of us became experts at tracing in pre-school so we can probably pick it up again. Lay the tracing paper over your chosen pattern and keep it still while you follow the lines with a pencil. Now you will need some transfer paper to place under the patterned paper and tracing and draw the pattern. Be creative and use patterns from anywhere to make your page your own!
Embellishment Ideas:
Less of a technique, more of a list of ideas to help you get creative when decorating your scrapbook. Here are a few items that you could use:* Bows * Ribbon * Confetti * Raffia * Glitter * Lace * Beads * Dried Flowers * Gems * Buttons * EyeletsSo now would be a good time to let your imagination fire up and practice the art of traditional scrapbooking
So now would be a good time to let your imagination fire up and practice the art of traditional scrapbooking!
Scrapbooking is becoming a favorite past time for all as the desire to create and document important and fun aspects to life to share with their family and friends is within everyone! Scrapbooking is so much more than pasting pictures to a page. Scrapbooks that showcase important memories, events and achievements can now be created in the traditional paper, scissors, and glue or you can now use the click of the mouse to create and publish a digital scrapbook.
Using Patterns:
