Do you know the secret to scrapbooking? Having fun while you are building a simple story of your choice is the key. Too many people want to look at this type of project as a serious undertaking. Chill out, perfection is not what you are after.
Yes, you want the scrapbook to look good. Yes, you want to show off how talented you are by creating a fantastic scrapbook, but scrap booking is supposed to be a fun project - not just a series of photos. If you wanted a photo album, let's face it; anyone can put a bunch of pictures in an album.
The awesome thing about scrapbooking is the opportunity to use your creative side to make the layouts of the pages exclusively yours. This is what makes your project special. When you view the pages and the way you lay them out as a story your scrapbook will come together in no time.
The Internet is full of templates and
layout ideas
for you to use. Check this out as you think about the ideas you have for making your scrapbook. Tons of embellishments and tools are free to download. A photo editing program will make it simple to crop photos and you can print them to use in your scrapbooking project. After all, you have loads of photos that you have taken of everyone from your friends to your family.
you want to use is not difficult either. Who or what do you want to tell a story about? Maybe you want to make a sort of timeline of the beginning of your friendship with your best friend. The first time you met (maybe you have been friends since kindergarten), your sleep-overs and time spent together when you were in grade school and when you first discovered boys - these are all great ideas for a scrap booking project.
Actually this would be a terrific birthday present for your friend. There should be plenty of photos to use. If some of them are the types that were taken a few years ago with a 35mm camera, they can be scanned into your computer and cropped or sharpened to allow better viewing. Your parents may have footage shot of both of you using a camcorder. This can be another option for using a few shots in your scrap booking project.
The sky is the limit when you think about all the ideas you will have for creating a simple scrapbook. Think about looking at this scrapbook in 20 or 30 years. Wow! That is a scary thought.
This will be as much fun as looking at the old photos of your parents and wondering where they came up with the hairstyles and clothes they were wearing. Hey, this is another scrap booking idea. The life of your parents before and after you came along.
There are all kinds of fantastic ideas for a scrapbook.
Keep it simple!
Don't get caught up in trying to have a perfect scrapbook with every photo and embellishment perfectly aligned. The interesting and fun scrapbook will be simple and tell the story you choose in your own unique way.
you want to use is not difficult either. Who or what do you want to tell a story about? Maybe you want to make a sort of timeline of the beginning of your friendship with your best friend. The first time you met (maybe you have been friends since kindergarten), your sleep-overs and time spent together when you were in grade school and when you first discovered boys - these are all great ideas for a scrap booking project.