How To make a Scrapbook
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Hello friends,
Today I received a question from one of my scrapbook newsletter subscribers. Kathy is a newbie and wants to know “How Do I Start Scrapbooking?”
Thanks for your question Kathy!
The most basic thing that you will need before you commence with assembling your scrapbook will be the album; there is any number of these available in the market today. I recommend selecting a beautiful one that will be most appropriate for your theme.
Other than this you will need a good pair of scissors, glue, pictures, photographs, clippings from the newspaper, and any assorted decorative bits and pieces which will enhance the beauty of the scrapbook. There are many other things which are indispensable to a scrapbook maker.
An exact knife is a must have for anyone making a scrapbook, since everything can be cut into any shape. It is devised in such a way that when the tip gets blunt, it is broken off and a new sharp tip is exposed.
Care has to be taken while using this knife, you should always cut the desired picture after placing it on a mat or newspaper, or else you will end up cutting things which you had no intentions to cut!!!
There are a variety of glues such as glue dots, Xyron and two-sided tapes available in the market, do a proper survey and pick up what suits you most. Tweezers though unconventional are very practical to pick up tiny gummy bits and move them around without creating a mess.
It is worth taking the trouble to look for albums which have acid free, lignin free pages; they enhance the life of the scrapbook. They prevent the paper from turning yellow and disintegrating.
Getting started with Scrapbooking
At the onset you must have the theme for the scrapbook you want to make. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you want to. Scrapbooks can be given as gifts for baby-showers, wedding anniversaries, weddings or birthdays. They could be made to immortalize special moments from the lives of your favorite actor, sportsperson, grandparent or child.
Small details that are special to these people can be a part of this book, which will eventually be symbolic to them. These little details can be decorated with trimmings, dried flowers, by fingerprints or
anything, which is special to the theme.
Once you have settled on your theme you have to think of what you are going to name the scrap book and then name the individual pages .It should have an identity of its own so that the viewer knows what he is going to view. This name could be the person’s name, date or some special event. It could be slogan like, dressy or simple quotes, the choice is entirely yours.
A lot of attention will have to be paid to the color scheme of the scrap book. You can work on a single color scheme if the book is a personalized gift idea and you are sure of the color preference.
It could be a mix n match concept provided you are confident of the outcome. You have to pay a lot of attention to the color scheme as this could highlight the beauty of the scrapbook or make it look
gaudy and distracting. You could visit your neighborhood paint and hard ware shop and refer to the color wheel.
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Happy Scrapin’
Mike Snyder
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