Anybody who wishes to start scrapbooking may find the first page to be a bit of a challenge that may seem somewhat daunting at first and choosing an album and putting together supplies as well as getting all the photos together are just the tip of the iceberg that is called scrapbooking. Scrapbooking can also be a hobby that would help to preserve the most treasured moments in life for posterity and there are eight essential steps that a beginner should know about.
Say, for example, that the person that the scrapbook is being made for will soon be celebrating a birthday.Then, one should select a few colors of acid-free paper or cardstock that should complement the photos. Once that gets done, then pick one photo which will be the focus of the page and if required, the photo may be cropped. This should be followed by selecting photos to mat which is a good way of highlighting the main focus of the photo and then add some journaling. One may also add extras such as stickers and embellishments and then, finally arrange all the items to the pages and adhere.
The horoscope for that day could also be cut out and placed among the articles.In any case, you would need an album, refill pages for the album, a pair of nice sharp scissors, some adhesive, cardstock and printed papers and also some journal pens.
Of course, an important aspect to scrapbooking is journaling for without journaling the photos on the scrapbook may end up being meaningless, especially when the years pass by and with fading memories, the pictures might not hold quite as much meaning as they did in the beginning, Journaling involves narrating a story that accompanies the photographs and may include a date as well as title or it may be formed in long paragraphs. Three important aspects of good journaling include writing from the heart, using a poem or quote and sparingly using fonts.
The best part about scrapbooking material is that it can be anything that one wants it to be, from things that can be specially bought, to things that can be found around the house. One may also like to share the scrapbook with other scrapbookers as this is one way of finding inspiration and creating even better scrapbooks.
Say, for example, that the person that the scrapbook is being made for will soon be celebrating a birthday.Then, one should select a few colors of acid-free paper or cardstock that should complement the photos. Once that gets done, then pick one photo which will be the focus of the page and if required, the photo may be cropped. This should be followed by selecting photos to mat which is a good way of highlighting the main focus of the photo and then add some journaling. One may also add extras such as stickers and embellishments and then, finally arrange all the items to the pages and adhere.
The horoscope for that day could also be cut out and placed among the articles.In any case, you would need an album, refill pages for the album, a pair of nice sharp scissors, some adhesive, cardstock and printed papers and also some journal pens.
Of course, an important aspect to scrapbooking is journaling for without journaling the photos on the scrapbook may end up being meaningless, especially when the years pass by and with fading memories, the pictures might not hold quite as much meaning as they did in the beginning, Journaling involves narrating a story that accompanies the photographs and may include a date as well as title or it may be formed in long paragraphs. Three important aspects of good journaling include writing from the heart, using a poem or quote and sparingly using fonts.
The best part about scrapbooking material is that it can be anything that one wants it to be, from things that can be specially bought, to things that can be found around the house. One may also like to share the scrapbook with other scrapbookers as this is one way of finding inspiration and creating even better scrapbooks.