Donald Lawson asked:
While there are many articles on Scrapbooking
around the Internet, one question I seem to get asked the most is; How Do I Get Started Scrapbooking?
I’ve found very few articles on this subject. However, getting started scrapbooking is not hard at all. Here is how to start your first scrapbook project.
Start by gathering some scrapbook supplies. This can be anything that YOU like. A good starting point is some of those loose pictures you have stashed out of the way. I like to try and keep my scrapbooks to one or two themes. For example, one idea might be; “Fourth of July at the Lake.” Organize and categorize your scrapbook materials. Scrapbooks can cover any subject you want. If you keep your scrapbook to one or two subjects, then you can probably bypass this step. A scrapbook over a large subject like “Family” can be broken down into manageable categories such as school days, first job, first loves, family vacations, etc. Visualize then Design the layout of your scrapbook. I like to take as much time as needed to design my scrapbooks. I like to try and visualize how I want my scrapbook to look and how I want it laid out. I like to use short phrases or sentences to describe the pictures. I also use titles for every page. Keep the page titles and pictures relevant. You wouldn’t want pictures of your first day at the job under “Our Bermuda Vacation.” This is also the time to pick out any decorations you might want in your scrapbook. Don’t overdo it!
Scrapbooking Tips
Keep your photo’s in an acid free photo box for best results. Shoe boxes are also good if you’re on a budget. Be Yourself. If you’re making the scrapbook for yourself, then make it the way you want it! There’s no law that says you must make a scrapbook this way or that way. This is the beauty of scrapbooking. Pick one photo to be the main theme of your scrapbook. Think before you cut. New scrapbookers are so excited, they tear into their photo’s and start cropping or cutting them out in all types of shapes. Before cutting any photo, have a designated place for it. Makes sure it’s going to work in that spot. I prefer to matt the photo rather than cut the photo itself. Don’t cut the Polaroids! The chemicals inside can ruin other pictures. Again think about matting and overlays. KISS – Keep It Simple Scrap bookers! Nothing screams “AMATEUR” more than a scrapbook with every design, sticker and decoration imaginable. Stick to a few shapes and designs for each theme.
Scrapbooking is fun and addictive. Anyone can do it and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to do it right because you decide which way is the right way to scrapbook!
Kansieo.com
While there are many articles on Scrapbooking
around the Internet, one question I seem to get asked the most is; How Do I Get Started Scrapbooking?I’ve found very few articles on this subject. However, getting started scrapbooking is not hard at all. Here is how to start your first scrapbook
project.Start by gathering some scrapbook supplies. This can be anything that YOU like. A good starting point is some of those loose pictures you have stashed out of the way. I like to try and keep my scrapbooks to one or two themes
. For example, one idea might be; “Fourth of July at the Lake.” Organize and categorize your scrapbook materials. Scrapbooks can cover any subject you want. If you keep your scrapbook to one or two subjects, then you can probably bypass this step. A scrapbook over a large subject like “Family” can be broken down into manageable categories such as school days, first job, first loves, family vacations, etc. Visualize then Design the layout of your scrapbook. I like to take as much time as needed to design my scrapbooks. I like to try and visualize how I want my scrapbook to look and how I want it laid out. I like to use short phrases or sentences to describe the pictures. I also use titles for every page. Keep the page titles and pictures relevant. You wouldn’t want pictures of your first day at the job under “Our Bermuda Vacation.” This is also the time to pick out any decorations you might want in your scrapbook. Don’t overdo it!Scrapbooking Tips
Keep your photo’s in an acid free photo box for best results. Shoe boxes are also good if you’re on a budget. Be Yourself. If you’re making the scrapbook for yourself, then make it the way you want it! There’s no law that says you must make a scrapbook this way or that way. This is the beauty of scrapbooking. Pick one photo to be the main theme
of your scrapbook. Think before you cut. New scrapbookers are so excited, they tear into their photo’s and start cropping or cutting them out in all types of shapes. Before cutting any photo, have a designated place for it. Makes sure it’s going to work in that spot. I prefer to matt the photo rather than cut the photo itself. Don’t cut the Polaroids! The chemicals inside can ruin other pictures. Again think about matting and overlays. KISS – Keep It Simple Scrap bookers! Nothing screams “AMATEUR” more than a scrapbook with every design, sticker and decoration imaginable. Stick to a few shapes and designs for each theme.Scrapbooking is fun and addictive. Anyone can do it and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to do it right because you decide which way is the right way to scrapbook!
Kansieo.com
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Sherry Frewerd asked:
When the craft of scrapbooking began, you needed to buy tons and tons of stickers, tape, glue and pretty papers just to stick on the first photo of your kids. Well now days, more and more frugal and happy scrappers are taking full advantage of the technology available to them. With digital cameras and the internet, scrapbooking has become a hobby that anyone can do, and without a huge amount of expense. There is a world of free images, clip art, fonts, borders etc. that can be downloaded or saved to your computer and printed out for your scrapbooks.
To find the wealth of scrapbooking freebies out there online, just do a simple Google search for ‘free scrapbook graphics’ or ‘free clip art’. There are many other search terms to use that will reveal to you the different scrapbooking freebies you can find. You can get entire scrapbook themes with all of the free matching clip art, borders and fonts that you can use in just about any scrapbook.
Here are a few tips and ideas of the scrapbooking freebies you can find online:
Clipart makes scrapbooking easier and fun. The internet offers various original clipart graphics for any theme or occasion like holidays, music, religion, animals, people, sports, and more. Most often, the graphics will be cropped to fit any scrapbook pattern. A crafter can select from many designs that are usually grouped by themes to make searching easier.
Scrapbook enthusiasts love to journal in their creations. There are tons of cool and interesting fonts available online that make the art of scrapbook journaling even more fun. These wonderful, unique fonts are very often designed by other scrapbookers and come in an array of colors, styles and sizes. Implementing different fonts can bring out the creativity in anyone.
You can also find different photographs and pictures online to add to your scrapbook theme.
Often, photographs and pictures will be animated, making them perfect for different occasions like weddings, birthdays and holidays.
Avid scrapbookers will tell you how much they love to add vintage graphics and images to their scrapbook pages. You can easily download free vintages clipart images depicting different people, times and places in history. Vintage advertising art or greeting cards are a popular downloadable scrapbook item, along with public domain book art.
Take advantage of all the internet has to offer you for your scrapbooking projects. Many of the items mentioned above are available free, while some are for sale. Regardless, the items can be just what you need to make your pages unique and beautiful. You will not only save money by using free clipart and then tweaking it on Adobe Photoshop to make your own, but you’ll save time by shopping or acquiring items online in the comfort of your home.
Have fun creating the perfect scrapbook!
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When the craft of scrapbooking
began, you needed to buy tons and tons of stickers, tape, glue and pretty papers just to stick on the first photo of your kids. Well now days, more and more frugal and happy scrappers are taking full advantage of the technology available to them. With digital cameras and the internet, scrapbooking has become a hobby that anyone can do, and without a huge amount of expense. There is a world of free images, clip art, fonts, borders etc. that can be downloaded or saved to your computer and printed out for your scrapbooks.To find the wealth of scrapbooking freebies out there online, just do a simple Google search for ‘free scrapbook
graphics’ or ‘free clip art’. There are many other search terms to use that will reveal to you the different scrapbooking freebies you can find. You can get entire scrapbook themes with all of the free matching clip art, borders and fonts that you can use in just about any scrapbook.Here are a few tips and ideas of the scrapbooking freebies you can find online:
Clipart
makes scrapbooking easier and fun. The internet offers various original clipart graphics for any theme or occasion like holidays, music, religion, animals, people, sports, and more. Most often, the graphics will be cropped to fit any scrapbook pattern. A crafter can select from many designs that are usually grouped by themes to make searching easier.Scrapbook enthusiasts love to journal in their creations. There are tons of cool and interesting fonts available online that make the art of scrapbook journaling even more fun. These wonderful, unique fonts are very often designed by other scrapbookers and come in an array of colors, styles and sizes. Implementing different fonts can bring out the creativity in anyone.
You can also find different photographs and pictures online to add to your scrapbook theme.
Often, photographs and pictures will be animated, making them perfect for different occasions like weddings, birthdays and holidays.
Avid scrapbookers will tell you how much they love to add vintage graphics and images to their scrapbook pages. You can easily download free vintages clipart images depicting different people, times and places in history. Vintage advertising art or greeting cards are a popular downloadable scrapbook item, along with public domain book art.
Take advantage of all the internet has to offer you for your scrapbooking projects. Many of the items mentioned above are available free, while some are for sale. Regardless, the items can be just what you need to make your pages unique and beautiful. You will not only save money by using free clipart and then tweaking it on Adobe Photoshop to make your own, but you’ll save time by shopping or acquiring items online in the comfort of your home.
Have fun creating the perfect scrapbook!
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