Scrapbooking For Beginners - A Step by Step Guide to Your First Scrapbook

In my scrapbooking for beginners guide, I hope to save you all the mistakes I made when I began my first scrapbook and the mistakes which other guides have cost me.

When I began my first scrapbook I spent nearly two hundred dollars on everything from how to books to layouts and magazines. Five years later I haven't used half of what I bought, despite having several scrapbooks. My mistakes were two-fold. First I had no organization, and second I had no planning. While not as fun as buying all the stickers and layouts, planning your first scrapbook album will save money and save time.

Step One - Choose Your Theme!

The very first step in your scrapbook should be to decide the theme. Picking your theme will be important in many ways, not the least of which is to have the correct photos for each page. Its also important to choose your theme before you organize your photographs so that when you are browsing your photographs you can add them to multiple themes later.

The first scrapbooking guide I read began by telling me to get a few pictures, card stock, pens and embellishments. That was actually terrible advice. Once I had everything in front of me, I realized that it was nowhere near the items for what I wanted my scrapbook pages to look like. In order to make a scrapbook which you can call your own, choose your theme before buying the materials.

Themes can include scrapbooks about The Disney Vacation. Our Wedding Day. Our Honeymoon. Baby's First Year. Each theme will need certain photographs which depict days or moments you want to remember. You can have as many themes as you wish and can even have the same photograph in multiple themes. For your first scrapbook try and pick a theme for which you know you have numerous photographs.

Step Two - Choose Your Photographs!

Now that you have a theme in mind, its time to pick out photographs to use. Photographs get scattered everywhere so its best to find the ones you wish to use at the start your scrapbook. When we got married my husband and I had a DVD of pictures, professional photographer pictures, pictures from my mother and father, disposable reception camera pictures, friends sent pictures, friends of parent sent pictures. I had to stop most of the time when making my scrapbook to find the right pictures someplace else. My biggest mistake was missing photos when I began scrapbooking because I had forgotten to pick them out beforehand.

The great thing about scrapbooking is that if you do forget a picture or two, you can just add another page in your scrapbook. The bad part is if you want a picture to be part of a page you've already designed and glued together, you have to remake the page.

When choosing photographs, its best to have two to three photographs per page but you can have as few as one or as many as eight. You can have as many pages as you want in each scrapbook album.

My wedding scrapbook album has two hundred photographs and four different sections. Each of my four sections was part of a separate album which I incorporated into one album. Its very large, but its also very dear to my heart. That is what scrapbooking is about, making each scrapbook a memory in itself which can be reviewed and enjoyed by anyone. Each album chronicles an event or time which is important to you.

Step Three - Make copies

In my opinion this step is the most important part of starting a new scrapbook album. Make copies of every photograph you will use at the start. Make two copies if possible. There will be times when you wish to cut a photograph to fit an idea for your scrapbook. Or glue something onto the photograph. If you want to use the photograph in multiple albums, an album for each of your children with the same themes for example, you'll need 1 copy of each photo for each album plus the original. (and if you're clumsy like me, you'll want an extra copy for when you mess up! haha)

Photographs can be made digital and saved onto computer discs. You can upload them to webites like Flickr so you can have physical copies made at a later time or you can make online scrapbook albums.

Store the negatives and back up discs (DVDs) of all photographs in a special area away from the actual photographs.

Step Four - Write and gather a list of items to include in the scrapbook album

When I speak about what you'll include I mean besides pictures and journal entries. Each page of your scrapbook album includes pictures, a small piece of writing about the picture and whats known as "embellishments". Purchased embellishments will be included in the later part of this guide, however at this point I'm writing about personal embellishments.

The wedding album I put together had pieces of my dress as backing of photographs. I used ribbon from the linen napkins for bows on other pages. Some pages had little pieces of the sequins from my gown, the Ashcroft my husband wore was on another page with his picture. You may not want to glue those items to your books but I chose to do so. Maybe you have a blanket you child used, part of a stuffed animal to include, the buttons off your cheerleading uniform. There are hundreds of little embellishments you can include from your personal life which make your album even more special. One of my friends used sand colored with food dye she got on her honeymoon in her album about her honeymoon.

Plenty of guides speak about the little embellishments to add in your scrapbook album. Their embellishments include glitter and little pieces of beading from the stores etc. Before you spend your money on those, find the items in your house to include in your scrapbook. Old Christmas or wedding cards, Birthday cards, towels, an old cat toy etc etc..

Step five - Sort and Build Each Page (if possible take a picture)

You now have all you need to build your first scrapbook album. Organize the pages of your album with the photographs and embellishments. Use manila envelopes if necessary and number each one. The reason it is important to organize your photographs and embellishments now is so that when you go shopping you will have an idea about what you want on each of your pages. At this point you do not need to know where or how to place the pictures on each page. The only important information we want from this exercise is which pictures and home-embellishments we want to add on a certain page, what the general theme is and how many pages we will have. Its much easier to find what we want at the craft store or online when we have the base of our scrapbook album.

Scrapbooking for Beginners - Step Six - It's time to go shopping!

When you're shopping you'll want the following scrapbook supplies:

1. Pens, crayons, paints, fabric paints and markers for each page's note writing, picture drawing, and for wrting on fabric (if you use any in your scrapbook)

2. Backing to make mini frames on the page. Photographs can have a matte which can include cardboard, old greeting cards (my personal favorite's are the ones from the occasions the scrapbook is about), wrapping paper, felt board, or anything really.

3. Scrapbook album

4. Paper trimmer

5. Glue and tape

6. Paper - Different types of paper for the albums - Paper for the designs (like card stock, material, wax paper.. anything your imagination can come up with). Paper for the journal entries like stationary, index cards, plain black and white paper to cut out letters.

7. Scissors

8. Embellishments - stickers, material, beads, pressed flowers, sand, feathers, candy. Pretty much anything goes here. Each page is what your imagination makes it.

9. Stencils - Letter, number and design stencils

10. Page protectors - Make sure they are the correct size for the album

You can make your first album as elaborate, expensive, inexpensive, big, small. You can decorate the outside and inside. You can add hand prints from your kids. Let your imagination guide you. Have fun. Put little frames around photos. Cut out hearts and stick them on the photographs. Glue buttons, write on them.

The important part of scrapbooking is just beginning.

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Scrapbook Stickers

Judging by the number of websites and brick and mortar stores dedicated to scrapbooking, this hobby is now a trend. The activity spreading out and expanding its horizons is obviously pointing to its growing popularity. Scrapbooking preserves important memorabilia using printed media located in photo albums and beautifully decorated accounts of important events. Without the decoration and presentation, both extremely important to scrapbooking, it is just a journal or notebook. A journal or notebook is an account of events, while a scrapbook is the same thing with visual impact.

In ancient Greece scrapbooking was first practiced, so it isn't a new creation. It has been around for centuries. Part of scrapbooking is the goal of giving the reader a fun and attractive read. When your scrapbook is visually attractive the reader will stick with it longer and enjoy it better than just a plain scrapbook or journal.

The notebooks that preserved the ancient Grecian memories were known as hyponemata. It expressed their thoughts, their ideas and their feelings. The event that pulled scrapbooking out of the domain of the elite was the invention of printing. Suddenly the different parts of production were available for the average person. Through the years many famous people are recorded as scrapbookers. People like Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain were avid scrapbookers.

I can't overemphasize the importance of decoration material in a scrapbook. It is such an integral part of the art form. Of course the details and telling the story is important but scrapbookers should put enough decoration to bring out the story without obliterating it. It's a narrow beam to walk on. The edge between enough and too much is thin but if you negotiate it correctly, it can be a beautiful thing. Every page should have adequate, relevant decorations. A scrapbook without decoration is like a lake with no water.

It is generally thought that the correct decoration is at least as important to the scrapbook as the story that is told. Users can use things like sequins, braids, templates and stamps. Other choices include rub-ons, eyelets, cut-outs, craft punches and stencils. Scrapbook stickers are also an item that is used to decorate scrapbooks.

I left scrapbook stickers to the last because it is the most used decoration in scrapbooks. The choice and ease of use lends itself very well to scrapbook decorations. Stickers can express a world of emotions. There are many hundreds of pictures available. Application is as easy as just sticking them on the page. They are frugal forms of decorations and can be accessed by anyone.

For most scrapbooking companies, there would be a line in their income statement for stickers. They are that important in the art form. Stickers can represent many emotions such as love and hatred. Along with emotional representations in stickers, there are lots of other groups that can be supported. Groups like seasons, festivals, sports and day-to-day life are other forms of stickers. Open any scrapbook and you are likely to find stickers that are easily available and affordable.

Stickers for graduation, alphabet stickers, children stickers, birthdays, dancing, family, flowers, inspirational, party and a myriad of subjects can be found. Doing a scrapbook about music? Yep there are music stickers. Frequent uses of flag stickers or patriotic stickers are common. Think of a subject and it is very likely that there are scrapbook stickers out there to support it.

As with anything else in today's society, scrapbooking stickers are evolving with new technologies. Every day new stickers like 3D stickers, gemstone stickers and motion stickers are produced. The days of just a plain stamp-like sticker are flickering. Companies producing scrapbooking stickers strive to get new customers with new features for their stickers. One of the new type of stickers are acid-free stickers. These stickers which are also interactive and toxic free make wonderful stickers for children to use. There is no excuse now for not having scrapbook stickers. With a large variety of them and the affordability, there is no excuse for leaving them out of your next project.

Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.

Ken

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Scrapbooking Reinvents Itself as a Digital Craft

Not very long ago, scrapbooking became one of the most popular and fastest-growing hobbies in the country as enthusiasts everywhere rushed to their favorite craft supply store to pick up the newest stickers, borders, and embellishments. The versatility and personal nature of this craft captured the interest of even those who claimed to be uninterested in crafts and creative projects.

While scrapbooking has enjoyed steady popularity for quite some time now, a new form of this addictive craft has been cropping up all over the Internet: digital scrapbooking. Digital scrapbooking lets you harness your creativity while preserving precious memories, just like traditional scrapbooking. It also provides many benefits over traditional scrapbooking.

Digital scrapbooking lets you manipulate images and put them into many various configurations without harming or degrading the image. Since the images are scanned into a computer, you can use them as many times as you like. You no longer have to worry about making multiple copies or risking damage to a precious original photograph - you can use a picture file as often as you like with no damage to the original picture.

You also can use and re-use elements of your pages over and over, so you'll save money and reduce the environmental impact of your scrapbooking hobby. You use traditional scrapbooking supplies only one time; once they are in position, trying to rearrange them can result in damage to the page. Digital embellishments, however, can be moved, removed, manipulated, and re-used infinitely.

Although one of the advantages of digital scrapbooking is being able to share your finished pages instantly on the Internet or through e-mail, you aren't limited to only viewing the pages on your computer screen. You can print your pages and place them into a scrapbook for a traditional twist on this updated hobby. Some scrapbook enthusiasts even have their digital pages professionally bound into fine hardcover books.

If you are eager to dive right into digital scrapbooking, you might need some inspiration to get started. Luckily, there is a wealth of websites, which offer information on layouts and ideas, as well as free digital scrapbooking elements. Because scrapbooking is such a popular and habit-forming hobby, enthusiasts around the world have started their own websites to share their best practices and ideas with other lovers of scrap.

It may be tempting to buy scrapbooking software to get all of those fancy embellishments and elements, but for the casual scrapbook enthusiast that may not be necessary. Finding free scrapbooking ideas is often as easy as performing a simple Internet search. Plenty of scrapbooking sites give you free theme ideas as well as downloadable elements to use on your own pages.

The free scrapbooking ideas offered by these sites will help get your creativity rolling and get you started on your next scrapbooking project. One of the best ways to get new ideas is to look at what other scrapbook lovers have accomplished in the past.

Take a browse through the galleries of scrapbook enthusiast websites for inspiration on themes, backgrounds and layouts. You might be surprised to find scrapbook ideas for things other than photographs - if you can scan it, you can scrap it. Things like special travel tickets, receipts from a memorable night, the wine label from the night you got engaged, and handmade greeting cards can all be added to a digital scrapbook to enhance it and make it even more personal and precious to you.

There are countless free ideas out there for digital scrapbooking. If you need inspiration or a way to get started in this fantastic hobby, you'll never be at a loss for new and exciting concepts. With a little imagination and creativity, you can begin producing personal, meaningful and fun digital scrapbook pages almost immediately.

Visit http://www.funscrapbookshop.com to read more articles about the worlds best hobby.Articles are written by S.Gallo,an avid Scrapbooker for many years.

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Get Started on Crafting Scrapbook Gifts

This week's new feature article is the step-by-step instructions for making scrapbook pages on pieces of free-standing wood. These stylish, home decorating pieces also make fabulous Christmas gifts for family and friends. This project, however, is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to things that you can do with your scrapbook techniques and supplies to make gifts for the holidays. Some other ideas include:

1) Scrapbooked Canvas Wall Clock - This clock that I made at the Quick Quotes Private Reserve event would be a fantastic Christmas gift. You can recreate with a canvas from your local craft store and supplies that you have at home.

2) Wooden Block Scrapbook Page Puzzle - I love this project. The finished gift would look perfect on Dad's desk. It would also make a great gift for your child's teacher.

3) More Out-of-the-Scrapbook Gift Ideas - In the past, About.com Scrapbooking readers have shared ideas for making scrapbook gifts out of everything from wooden clothes pins to an old ski. Check out this gallery for ideas.

4) Share Your Ideas - We would love to see what you have made that uses your scrapbooking supplies and techniques in a unique way. Maybe you created a home decoration, a party supply, or a great gift. We want to see. Come share your ideas by clicking on this link.

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Free Scrapbooking Ideas - Advantages and Disadvantages

Ideas are very valuable. Yet somehow it seems that people have always underestimated the true power of ideas. However, the world today is finally starting to realize the importance of ideas and now thrives on taking action on those ideas and turning them into something.

We need ideas to fuel creativity. In scrapbooking, ideas can be crucial factors on whether or not you are able to create that perfect scrapbook. It is usually best for you come up with your own ideas when creating a scrapbook. But we all need help sometimes and to give you a bit of help there are places where you can find free scrapbooking ideas.

Here are a few places where you look to find free scrapbooking ideas...

1) Other people - We all know that all ideas come from people. What this article is trying to point out, however, is the fact that you should ask other scrapbookers for some free scrapbooking ideas. By doing so, you might just brew up a good brainstorming session and get some really useful scrapbooking ideas. You will probably even think up a few ideas to share as well.

2) The internet - The internet is a huge resource for all kinds of scrapbooking ideas. On the internet, there are numerous sites that give free scrapbooking ideas you can use. By searching around the internet you will find many free scrapbooking ideas, and you also get to access many different types of inspirational boosters. This will actually help you produce scrapbooking ideas of your own.

The internet can also provide you lots of resources to find what other people think of a certain scrapbooking idea. By getting these opinions you can get a better glimpse of what free scrapbooking ideas might work for you. You also get a lot of advice as to how to implement a certain scrapbooking idea. Because of this, you will have an easier time designing your scrapbook.

3) Craft magazines - Different magazines specialize in crafts and may offer you free scrapbooking ideas. By reading magazines like these, you actually gain access not only to free scrapbooking ideas, but also to ideas for other crafts. Also, these magazines can give you various tips on what to do and what not to do when creating your own scrapbook.

Craft magazines also sometimes come with supplements and materials that you can use in implementing different scrapbooking ideas. This means that you have access to the "what" and the "how" of scrapbooking.

What are some advantages of free scrapbooking ideas?

1) You save money - Of course, the word "free" should clue you in to the fact that you do not have to spend anything in order to get free scrapbooking ideas. By finding free scrapbooking ideas, it's possible to actually make money. Scrapbooking ideas today, especially good ones, can lead to a very lucrative business venture if you want to pursue that route.

2) Less effort - By using free scrapbooking ideas, you save yourself the hassles of thinking up a theme or a design of the scrapbook. If you have some free scrapbooking ideas, you can just move on with the stage of making the scrapbook itself. This saves you a lot of effort, especially if you are the type of person who changes his or her mind constantly.

3) Save you time - When you use free scrapbooking ideas, you can actually skip the whole thinking process and just start getting creative. This is a big advantage in today's world where none of us seem to have enough time.

What are some disadvantages of free scrapbooking ideas?

1) Lack of individuality - If you use free scrapbooking ideas, your scrapbook will lack a certain quality of your personality. When you use someone else's idea, you strip yourself of the fulfillment that comes with creating a scrapbook straight from your own creativity.

2) Less satisfaction - Using free scrapbooking ideas from someone else usually leaves you less satisfied with the final outcome. Although there really are no guarantees about how a creation will turn out, using your own ideas means you know more about what changes to make in order to bring the scrapbook up to your satisfaction. Remember the more you know about your scrapbook, the easier it will be for you to perfect it.

To summarize, there are many places where you can get free scrapbooking ideas to help you create your perfect scrapbook. There are advantages to using these free ideas but there are also disadvantages. I suggest using a combination of your own scrapbooking ideas and the ideas of others, at least until you build up enough of your own ideas to easily create scrapbook pages.

About the author:

Trisha Browning has helped hundreds of people create amazing scrapbooks. She is also the writer of the Ultimate Scrapbooking Guide. You can get her free scrapbooking ecourse at http://ultimatescrapbookguide.com

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Challenge Yourself and Share Your Pages

This month's technique challenge is based on the banner step by step tutorials. Banners were everywhere at the latest scrapbooking and hobby tradeshow. Manufacturers are making banner stickers, rub-on's, chipboard stickers, and punch outs. This week, I have two ways for your to make your own banners for your next scrapbook page. So give banners a try on your next layout. You can purchase any banner products or use one of these two techniques to make your own: Pennant Style Banners or Scalloped Punches Banners. Then, send in a digital photo of your layout to share you page with About.com Scrapbooking readers. Be sure to read "Submitting Pages to About.com Scrapbooking" so that you have all the details. I can't wait to see your pages!

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How To Do Mini Scrapbooks

The challenges of a large scrapbook can be daunting if you are new to the craft. There sits that large album, filled with blank pages. You will need a theme for the album and a theme for each page. You will need to add background paper, photos, frames, journaling, and embellishments. You don't know where to begin!

Even if you aren't new to scrapbooking, there are times when a mini scrapbook is just more appropriate than a large one.

Start Small and KISS

A mini scrapbook allows you to start small and "keep-it-simple-sweetie" (KISS). You needn't spend as much time on a mini scrapbook, since a small page will hold much less. The KISS point is that, being small, a mini scrapbook will look cluttered if you get too many items on a page.

An album as small as 6" x 6" can be used for a mini scrapbook. The pages are large enough to hold a photo up to the standard 4" x 6". The extra 2" can be used for a note or caption.

DIY Cardstock Album

You need not use a purchased album for your mini scrapbook. Simply cut regular letter-size cardstock sheets in half, creating pages that measure five and a half inches by eight and a half inches. Or purchase blank cards in that size at an office supply store. When you are ready to bind your mini scrapbook, purchase cover stock in colors, and have it spiral bound.

Another good way to make a cardstock mini scrapbook follows.

1. First, create your mini scrapbook pages, allowing a one half inch border at one end of each page. This is where your scrapbook will be bound, so the border should alternate from page to page.

2. Create a cover for your mini scrapbook, leaving the same border for binding.

3. At an office supply store, printer, or copy service store, have each page copied in color - double-sided - on your chosen size of cardstock. Have the cover copied on cover stock.

4. Ask to have your mini scrapbook spiral bound after it is copied. You will have a choice of spiral binding or comb binding. They come in colors, so you can coordinate the cover stock and plastic binding.

Long-lived Mini Scrapbooks

Keep your mini scrapbooks clean and strong, especially those that will be handled by young children. Instead of having your pages copied double-sided, choose single-sided copies. Then laminate pages together in pairs, back to back. Laminate your cover, and bind the mini scrapbook.

What Else?

Keeping it simple, here are a few themes you may want to consider for your mini scrapbook.

1. YOUNG CHILD: If it's for a young child, your mini scrapbook theme will be that child's life. Page themes might include: birth, first step, first tooth, and other firsts. Include pages showing the child with his or her family. Show "my house", "my room", "my favorite toys", "the books I love", etc. You might include the child's favorite foods, favorite games, and favorite places to visit, like the park. Remember the family pet, too.

2. WEDDING: A mini scrapbook of your wedding would make a lovely thank you gift for family members and the wedding party. You would want to plan it out before the wedding, so it was ready for adding photos soon after your honeymoon. Elegance and simplicity make the job easier and more beautiful. You could make one scrapbook, and then have pages color copied on cardstock. These could readily be cut, collated, and spiral-bound at an office supply store.

3. VACATION: Adult and children alike can make their own mini scrapbooks of a vacation trip. Our two children did this at age 5 and thoroughly enjoyed it. Again, the small size of the pages allows them to maintain interest, and complete a book without becoming discouraged. Our children's books included such things as: tickets to amusement parks; photos clipped from the hotel's free brochures; photos of our son riding a mini car; of our daughter riding a 2-humped camel; and little comments (journaling) in the children's own writing.

Digital Mini Scrapbook Pages

Yes, you can produce your mini scrapbook on a computer. Design each page, leaving a one half each border at the top. Print to cardstock, punch holes in the top border, and insert rings for a cute flipbook. Or size your mini scrapbook pages to fit a flip desk frame.

Great Uses for Mini Scrapbooks

1. A small child will enjoy a mini scrapbook more than a large one, since each page will be simple and easy to enjoy. A small child can handle mini scrapbooks better, too. Laminated pages will remain clean, and the book can be enjoyed everyday - even carried in the car.

2. Mini scrapbooks make great "yearbooks" for parting high school or college friends. Work together on the original, and then have copies made and bound for each member of the group.

3. Grandma's "Brag Book" goes to the office as a mini scrapbook mounted on a desk frame. Flip a page each day to have a gallery of photos, each on a cleverly themed page.

4. Mini scrapbooks are a great alternative to an annual letter sharing the past year with family and friends. Pages would include high points of your year: a birth, graduation, new job, new home, etc.

A few minutes alone with your imagination, and you will think of many more uses, many more ideas. Mini scrapbooking is an economical, quick way to gather a few memories for posterity.

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50 Ideas to Get Organized and Enjoy Your Scrapbooking Hobby

Scrapbooking is a wonderful hobby! Besides being relaxing and fun, it also allows you to be creative and to spend quality time with your family and friends. Plus, it results in a storybook of lifelong memories.

One very important element of scrapbooking is getting it all organized. This includes, but is not limited to:

storing all of your supplies in an organized fashion so they can be found instantly when you need them.


remembering what supplies to pick up at the store, and eliminating duplicate purchases.


finding time to research new and creative ways to spruce up your scrapbooks.


finding enough time to enjoy the art of scrapbooking in your busy life.




TELL A STORY.


Plan your photos, before you shoot. Instead of taking random shots of someone standing here, or someone else sitting there, tell a story. For example, let's say it's Halloween. You may plan on taking four photos of your child:


on the hayride taking him/her to the pumpkin field.


looking for a pumpkin.


finding a pumpkin.


with the carved pumpkin later.




GREAT PHOTOS.

Photos for your scrapbooks can be extra nice if you take a little bit of time to learn some basic photography. Visit http://www.kodak.com for a quick photography tutorial. Getting organized has a lot to do with preparation and this site is filled with helpful tips and ideas.

WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN.

Organized documentation is important for the serious scrapbooker. The main goal is to eliminate future questions such as "Who or what is that?", "Where and when was this photo taken?", and so on. Document photos as you're taking them, so you'll know exactly what is on each roll of film. That way you'll be prepared when you're ready to organize the photos in your scrapbooks.

TAKE CARE OF THAT UNDEVELOPED FILM.

If you find rolls of film around your house that are ready to go to the developer, bring them today. You may consider mailing all of your film to a supplier such as http://www.mysticcolorlab.com so you don't have to spend time dropping off film or picking up photos. Simply mail your film out, and you'll get your photos back in the mail a week later. From now on, always get your film developed as soon as you take the used rolls out of your camera.

STORING PHOTOGRAPHS.

Once your photos are developed, you need a place to store them until you're ready to put them in your scrapbook. Keep them separated by year or event, in Ziplock bags. Label each bag with a number, and put a corresponding number on your Documentation Form. Then, store them in a photo box. Keep the box in a dry, cool place to protect your photos until you're ready to put the photos into your scrapbook.

ORGANIZING BOXES OF PHOTOS.

If you have boxes of photos that span from the beginning of the 1900's to now, it's time to start getting them organized. Schedule a day and time to begin sorting through them and stick with your appointment when the day rolls around. Get your kids, or friends, to help out. Begin by making piles, categorized by event or year. If you don't know the exact year, at least sort them by decade. This may take a little while, but once everything is separated, scrapbooking your photos will be much easier and more pleasant. Once they're all sorted, store your photographs as mentioned above.

WORK BACKWARDS.

If you're planning to scrapbook lots of photos from way back, start with the most recent photos you have, and work backwards. Chances are, you have a journal describing recent photos, and even if you don't, you can probably recall the details more easily. Older photos--the ones that you don't have a journal for--will take a little more thinking.

BABY STEPS.

If your scrapbooking hobby seems like a colossal job to you, it's not going to be fun. Don't feel like you have to put ALL of your photos into scrapbooks. You can always put the majority of your photos in acid-free photo albums or photo boxes where they will be safe. Choose a small set of photos to begin scrapbooking. Once you're done with this small set, you can then decide whether you want to dig into your photo albums or photo boxes and continue scrapbooking them, or leave those photos where they are, and simply scrapbook any new photos in the future.

DOUBLE PRINTS.

Double prints will do you no good if they're just sitting in your photo box taking up space. Do something with them. Perhaps send them to someone who is in the photograph. It's a great way to keep in touch. Or, pass the doubles onto your young children who may like to create their own scrapbooks. It's a great way for them to learn your beloved hobby and decide if they would like it to be a hobby of their own.

RELATED STUFF.

Sometimes, for the purpose of creatively decorating your scrapbook, you may wish to keep tickets, brochures, maps, postcards, and so on, that are related to a particular trip or event. Use manila file folders or catalog envelopes for this purpose. Label the folder/envelope so that you know which photos/Documentation Form it corresponds to. File these until they're ready to be used.

KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER.

Already have a pretty good idea of stickers, diecuts, etc. that you're planning to use with a particular set of photographs? Keep them in the same Ziplock bag with the photos until you're ready to put them into your scrapbook. This way, everything will be in one place and ready to use.

STICKERS AND SHAPES.

Stickers and punched shapes can be kept in acid-free sheet protectors, plastic baseball card sheets, business card sheets, or even Ziplock bags that are 3-hole punched. Each sheet should be categorized and labeled by theme: birthday, Christmas, Halloween, wedding, springtime, etc. Insert these sheets into a 3-ring binder. If you have a large number of stickers and shapes, you may want to use index dividers labeled with general categories. For example, a general HOLIDAY category, may hold Easter, Christmas/Hanukkah, Halloween, etc., a general SEASONS category, may hold Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring, and so on.

TINY STUFF.

For very tiny diecuts and other small items, consider storing then in empty film canisters. The clear ones are best, but if you only have opaque ones, simply stick a label--or the actual diecut attached with a piece of tape-- on the canister indicating what is inside. Baby food jars serve the same purpose well.

PAPER.

Where do you keep all of that cool paper until you're ready to use it? You can get a plastic, portable filing container--research its composition to assure archival safety--that holds hanging file folders. Label the hanging files by theme or color. You may want to place a manila file folder into each hanging file folder, to keep your papers from curling. Or, you may buy file folder pockets or sheet protectors that fit into a 3-ring binder and store your papers inside each pocket, categorized and labeled. By the way, be very careful not to store acid-free paper with other paper.

STORAGE CONTAINERS.

Do a little bit of research and purchase a scrapbooking organizer, which will hold papers, supplies, etc. There are many products on the market that can help you keep it all together. Many office supply stores carry six-drawer organization stations. They're vertical and have 6 see-through drawers of equal size. Each drawer can be designated for a different purpose--papers, templates/diecuts, stickers, etc. Plus, they have wheels, which makes them very easy to transport from one room to another. Or, if you often bring your scrapbooking supplies outside of your home, such as to a friend's house, use a portable system that isn't too heavy or cumbersome, and comes with a handle.

STENCILS.

Put your stencils/templates into sheet protectors that can be purchased at any office supplies store. Then insert them into a 3-ring binder for easy access. By the way, you can store two templates in one sheet protector with a piece of paper in between each--white or colored depending on the color of your template. This will make it easier to see the designs and eliminate them from catching onto each other.

SUPPLY CADDY.

If you always scrapbook at home, use a kitchen utensil caddy with a number of divided compartments, like those you normally keep tall kitchen spoons, ladles, and spatulas in. The ones that spin will keep everything you need at your fingertips.

HANG IT UP.

If you're lucky enough to have a room specifically designated for your scrapbooking hobby, hang a large pegboard above your work area. You can then attach scissors, templates, crimpers, rulers, stencils and more, all within easy sight and reach. In addition, you might hang a small ledge or shelf nearby, to store all of your corner rounders, photo corners, and so on. If you prefer everything out in the open, this system will work like a charm.

RUBBER STAMPS.

Store rubber stamps in shallow, plastic containers, a rubber stamping organizer, or a plastic organizer with shallow drawers. Don't stack stamps. They should be stored in a single layer, so that you can always see the top of the stamp showing the design.

OTHER STORAGE IDEAS.

Fishing tackle boxes--with compartments and levels that expand and collapse--are wonderful for storing scrapbooking supplies and tools. Plastic tool boxes, with many see-through drawers are also great for this purpose.

SCRAPBOOKING MAGAZINES.

Is your closet full of scrapbooking magazines? There are a few things to do about this dilemma. 1) You can go through your magazines, find the articles you wish to keep and organize them into file folders by category. In other words, keep the article, toss the magazine. 2) Or you can keep the magazines in cardboard magazine boxes. If you do this, you should always keep a list of the title/issue of the magazine, the pages that interest you, and a few words describing why they interested you. This way, you can just scan your list, instead of going through the entire magazine to find what you're looking for. You can even use your computer and create the list in a word processing file. Then using the Find feature, you can simply search for key words in your document.

HOLD THAT THOUGHT.

Rather than keeping all those great scrapbooking ideas and tips in your head--you know, the ones you pick up from magazines, web sites, etc.-- keep a 3-ring binder with some notepaper inside for all your thoughts and ideas. Plus, when you see something in a magazine, you can simply tear the page out of the magazine, 3-hold punch it, and place it in your binder. The same goes if you see something on a web site that you wish to refer to later; just print it out and insert it into your binder. You can even separate the binder into a few different sections, such as page layout ideas, organizing ideas, neat tools/supplies, etc.

CHOOSE A DESIGNATED WORK AREA.

Scrapbooking is more fun and less of a chore, when everything is in one place and in close, accessible proximity to your working area. Designate a room, or a portion of a room, in your home for this activity. You should be able to retrieve your supplies, photos, etc. in seconds, without having to walk into another room, or rummage through a closet.

SHOPPING.

Use an organized shopping system so you remember what you want to pick up for your hobby --scissors, crimpers, papers, etc. This will also eliminate purchasing items that you already have. When you think of something you need, immediately put it on a SCRAPBOOKING PICK UP list, and bring this list with you when you go shopping. Using 3 inch x 5 inch index cards, make examples of your cuts and punches on them. Label and keep them in your day timer, or a tiny 3-ring binder. Bring these cards with you when shopping for scrapbooking items, and you'll never buy duplicates. This also works great for remembering what color pens/pencils you have. Just draw a line on your index cards and label them.

USE WHAT YOU HAVE FIRST.

Resist the urge to buy a million new papers, punches, and so on, until you've used some of the craft supplies you already have. Unless you're planning on opening a scrapbooking warehouse, it's best to be choosy before emptying your wallet on new items, when you already have items you could use in your current supply.

SHOP ONLINE.

You'll save a lot of time running back and forth to the store, if you commit instead to making your purchases online.

TRADE.

If you have something that you haven't used in a year or more, such as craft scissors, stickers, etc., swap them with a friend. Who knows? Perhaps your friend will find immediate use for this item, and you will get something you can use right now in return.

GOALS.

Always set goals for your scrapbooking hobby, perhaps one to two pages a week. This is especially necessary if you're creating a scrapbook for an upcoming special occasion.

PLAN.

Before you start working on your pages, plan ahead. Arrange your photos in chronological order and gather stickers, diecuts, etc. that correspond with your photos. Think about your layout and how you plan to document each photo. This will ensure you're going to be happy with the final results, and will reduce the need to redo things.

DO THE TWO STEP.

Step One: Assemble your pages with your photos, documentation and critical diecuts.

Step Two: Decorate with stickers, stamps, etc. The two-step process will help you get the critical part (step one) done faster, and then you can continue with the second step (less important) later on.

KEEP YOUR PAGES SIMPLE.

Although you may really feel the need for creating a work of art on occasion, if your goal is to get a scrapbook done as quickly as possible, keep it simple. Getting photos and documentation in the album is the main goal. Save your really creative moments for extra special scrapbooking projects. And remember, too much stuff on any one page, takes away from the photos.

QUICK COLOR SCHEMES.

Quickly, organize your scrapbooks with colors that compliment each other, by referencing a good color harmony book. You can pick one up at your local bookstore. They include hundreds of color combination examples. Color Harmony, by Hideaki Chijiiwa, is an excellent book for this purpose.

MULTI-TASKING.

Looking for a few minutes here or there to catch up on your scrapbooking? Take and make all your phone calls in the same room as your designated scrapbooking work area. Then, while you're on the phone with your friends or family, you can crop, frame or mount at the same time. Or, instead of making punches when you need them, make a bunch of punches at once while you're watching television, or are on the telephone, or when you're waiting for a pot of water to boil. This will save time later because your punches will be ready when you need them.

GET YOUR KIDS INVOLVED.

Many people like to get their kids involved with the actual project, such as arranging stickers, applying diecuts, etc. If you would rather your kids were not involved with the actual project, give them a project of their own. You can always find a few photos that you're not going to use in your scrapbook, some inexpensive paper, kid scissors, etc. Then have each child make their very own scrapbook. Either way, the kids will be occupied, which will give you time to enjoy your hobby.

ELIMINATE BICKERING.

If you have more than one child that is involved with a scrapbooking activity, get them each their own plastic storage box and/or accordion files to keep their own supplies in. This way, when they want to work on their scrapbook, all of their supplies will already be separated. You may even color code their supplies, plastic boxes, etc. so they always know which stuff belongs to them. For example, blue container, blue scissors and markers labeled in blue for Billy, and all pink for Sally.

FAMILY TIME.

Scrapbooking is a great way to spend some time with your family. Get the whole family involved and around the table at the same time. It's a great time to share ideas and dreams with each other. Can't seem to get the male family members involved? Perhaps they can sit at the table while the females are scrapbooking, and they could do something they enjoy at the same time. At least everyone will be together and having fun.

TEAM UP.

Scrapbooking is a great way to spend time with your friends and catch up with each other. Start a scrapbooking club and meet at each other's homes one day every few weeks. Make a party of it!

IDENTIFY.

The next time you get together with friends, or a scrapbooking club, put a little piece of colored tape on your scissors' handles, the sides of your punch tools, pens, etc. Then, everyone could share, but you'll be sure to get your tools back when it's time to go home.

DON'T TAKE THE KITCHEN SINK.

If you're going to be scrapbooking at a friend's home, take a few minutes to plan what you want to work on. By doing this, you will only have to carry those supplies you're going to use. In other words, if you're going to be working on a wedding theme, there's no reason to be carrying all of your holiday items with you.

CLEAR THE WAY.

If you are spending too much time looking for supplies, background papers, photos, frames, that great rubber stamp and so on, then, it's time to organize your work station. Declutter and toss out or trade those items you don't need, you don't like, etc. Organize your supplies into binders and storage containers. You should always be working on a clear surface, with only the current project in front of you.

CLEAN UP THE SCRAPS.

If there is a wastepaper basket right near your work station, all of the scraps that you're not planning on using can be tossed immediately. Don't leave trash on your work surface. If you visit a friend's home, you may want to carry along an empty tissue box so that all scraps can be discarded immediately, and make clean-up for your host quick and easy.

PUT IT AWAY.

Always have a home for your supplies, and when you're finished using them, take a few moments to put everything away. You should be able to start fresh with a clear mind and a clear surface.

BIG ITEM/SMALL ITEM.

Never place a big item over a smaller item, because if you do, it will be out of sight, and difficult to find quickly.

ERGONOMICS.

Organize your work area for increased productivity. Make sure it's well lit. Have a comfortable chair to sit on. Your supplies and tools should be within arms reach.

SAFETY.

Organize your scrapbooking with safety in mind. Use a protective covering for your table. Craft mats are great for cutting on. Scissors and other sharp tools should be face down in a holder, and out of a young child's reach.

MAKE IT EASY.

Different personality styles require different organization systems. Make sure you use an organization system you can live with--one that works with your style and that allows you to find things without delay. If you find things easier when they're alphabetized, then use that type of system. Perhaps you're better at finding things by color. Then use that system. Your organization system must work in harmony with your personality.

DON'T DO SO MUCH.

Finding the time for your scrapbooking and/or rubberstamping hobby can be difficult if you have too many things going on in your life. Reduce or eliminate the activities you don't truly enjoy. Reduce the activities of your children. Get on an organized cleaning schedule, so you're not wasting the entire weekend cleaning up. Make easier dinners that are healthy, but take half the time to prepare. Get your family to help out with household chores and obligations.

SPARE TIME.

Those spare minutes that we all have can be put to good use. Have to wait at the doctor's office for your appointment? Sketch out a quick layout idea. Waiting for the wash cycle to finish? Sort out some photos, or gather supplies for tomorrow's scrapbooking project.

WRITE IT DOWN.

Don't ever leave your home without a small notebook in hand. You're bound to come up with a thought, or a cute caption, for your scrapbook. If you don't write it down right away, you may forget about it. You may also want to keep a small pad and a pen right near your bedside, in case you have a bright idea in the middle of the night.

ENJOY!

Plan, organize and schedule some time to enjoy your creations with family and friends. Scrapbooking is all about fun, laughter, memories, and touching moments!

Let's Play a Game - Spot the Trend

Scrapbooking, like any visual art, goes through trends in colors, design ideas, embellishments, and details. As you flip through the Top Ten Scrapbook Pages from CHA Summer 2010, what do you see as a common thread in two or more scrapbook page layouts? What trends do you see developing in these new products and designs? Next week, I will share with you the trends that I noticed, but I would love to hear from you about what you see as you peruse these 10 fabulous scrapbook pages. Click on "Comments" below to add your thoughts and we will see how many different trends we can all pick out in these ten layouts.

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Various Scrapbooking Tools You Need to Start Scrapbooking Now

Scrapbooking can be a very challenging task for the beginner. For one thing, you need creativity in order to form an attractive work of art. You also need to think up a definite theme which forms the spine of the scrapbook. The things you put within the scrapbook also should be arranged in such a way that their significance is unmistakable. With all these complexities, many people would be hard-pressed to finish a scrapbook without the correct tools.

So what tools would you actually need to put a scrapbook together?

1 ) Scissors. Everybody knows what scissors are, right? Well, here's a allegory for the scissors in scrapbooking. Scissors are like bringers of order. Scissors shape the small bits of paper into forms that you may use in your scrapbook. This scrapbooking tool is very important in making pieces fit together. A few individuals may refuse to chop the bits of paper, but only thru this, can the scrapbook be finished.

In that sense, two scissors can symbolize the honest truth. Why, you ask? Well, the truth hurts [*T]. But it has got to hurt, does not it? It has to hurt if it is to set you free.

There are two specific types of scissors you can use as scrapbooking tools:

A ) Standard paper-cutting scissors. These scissors are made to chop and to chop straight. This is the type of scissors folks encounter from the start of their infancy. You have to be able to trust your scissors to chop straight, as it just looks ugly if you unintentionally use dull scissors and screw up the cut of the paper.

B ) Creative scissors. This type of scissors can be bought at different art supply shops. These scissors are markedly formed to produce different types of cuts. Using this scrapbooking tool can be a full lot more practical than trying to follow a pattern using straight-cutting scissors. You see, using conventional scissors can provide you with carpal tunnel thanks to the stress your fingers will be taking. And that's not good at all, is it?

2 ) A punch, also called a hole punch. This nifty scrapbooking tool is used typically to punch holes into paper. There are, once again, 2 types of punchers available out there:

A ) Conventional punch. This type of puncher produces round holes. Strangely enough, this type of puncher wasn't designed as a scrapbooking tool, but as an office supply. For those of today's generation, files are known as the thing you keep documents in your PC. for people, files consist of vital papers and documents which are organized together. Punchers were used to put holes into those documents to accommodate a fastener. Punchers are used today to make perfect circles on scrapbooking pages.

B ) Formed punch. This kind of puncher, just about works in the same manner as the conventional puncher. However, the edges of the punching mechanism take different shapes to accommodate your creating needs. This scrapbooking tool is used to make different shaped holes in the pages of the scrapbook.

3 ) Tweezers. Tweezers are typically used as scrapbooking tools in order to enable the crafter to put in a design or to glue in a bit of paper tidily. You see, when making a scrapbook, you'll be working with different materials together with a large amount of glue. Due to this, there's a heavy risk of you smudging the different footage of the scrapbook. Tweezers are glorious scrapbooking tools to maintain the cleanliness of your handiwork.

4 ) Computer. This can be a brilliant scrapbooking tool due to the fact that it can do a whole host of things. On the PC, you can do research on what scrapbooking theme to use. This implies you are given more resources on the types of different themes and the ways that you can incorporate them in your scrapbook. You may use the computer to get more photographs to put in your scrapbook. By utilizing the PC, you get all a benefit of modern technology and can therefore, make your scrapbook into anything you like. But, more importantly it allows you to explore digital scrapbooking software.

Scrapbooking tools permit people to have a less complicated time crafting their scrapbook pages. However, you need to remember that in some cases mistakes actually make a scrapbook more personal and make you, the scrapbooker more touchable. Mistakes show the human side of you. Like the memories you show on a scrapbook, the making of it shouldn't always be perfect, but it should be fun.

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Free Scrapbooking Templates - How To Find Them Online

Using templates to create your scrapbook pages can be a great timesaver. Scrapbook templates help you be consistent in cropping your photos and in creating a more organized look. You can place them over photos, and they're good tools for all your pages. Examples of the types of templates available include templates for journaling, cropping, and layout. And many templates are available without charge. Here are some reasons to use free scrapbooking templates.

1. Save Effort. Selecting a theme for scrapbook is no simple feat. Choosing colors, designs, and layout takes time and thought. Free scrapbooking templates save you from that chore. They also save you the task of researching different ideas and finding the right ones for your scrapbook project. By using free scrapbooking templates, things are already coordinated, and the pieces fit together well without work on your part.

2. Save Time. While great fun, scrapbooking is a time-consuming activity that many of us can't afford today. Planning layout, design, and color schemes comes first. Assembling photos, mementos, and embellishments comes next. Then assembling everything into an attractive package requires a major time investment. We look everywhere for ways to save time, and free scrapbooking templates are a great time-saver. When you use free scrapbooking templates, you already have the basic page for your pictures. All you have to do is add your personal elements, and you're done!

3. Save Money. You can spend a good deal of money creating your own template. Scrapbooking supplies and materials aren't cheap, as any trip to the craft store will prove. By using free scrapbooking templates, you don't have to invest your hard-earned dollar in a quality design. And you don't have to buy new tools to create your own.

Can I find free scrapbooking templates on the Internet?

Yes. There are several websites dedicated to arts and crafts. They offer a variety of resources on home crafting projects, and they're the most likely places to find free scrapbooking templates.

* Craft and Scrapbooking Websites

In addition to free scrapbooking templates, these sites offer valuable tips and advice for some great scrapbooking ideas. Many of them include photographs they've assembled into related sets to support various themes. You can search their sites for your theme or browse the designs they display. Although this is not a complete template, it gives you free building blocks to build your own templates. Rather than tying you down to someone else's idea of what your scrapbook pages should look like, you can use these free resources and your own creativity to develop exactly what you want.

The websites offer groups of images and other elements focused on specific themes. You can browse these materials to find a theme you like. You can also search for a specific theme using a search engine like Google to find a site that may be dedicated to your theme. Many of these websites are designed specifically for people who want to use a theme for their scrapbooking project, and they may contain additional hints and information prepared by the person who created the specific template.

For scrapbookers who prefer that look of organized chaos, getting individual scrapbook components is also possible. Just remember that free scrapbooking templates help you organize your work around a single unifying theme and makes your scrapbook more attractive. After all, we usually create a scrapbook to memorialize a single event or idea, making templates ideal.

* Group Websites

Several sites provide free scrapbooking templates for their group. Members can create scrapbooks reflecting their group experience. Using these free scrapbooking templates gives you an opportunity to meet others with your interests and helps you build relationships with other group members through your scrapbooking project. You can compare each others' work and get new ideas.

These are just a few ideas about using free scrapbooking templates for your next scrapbooking project. Whether you want a complete page template or elements, you can find them at one of many websites dedicated to scrapbooking. Not only do they offer the template, most of them also offer careful instructions that show you how to use it. Adding your own touches, of course, makes the design yours and your scrapbook more interesting and unique.

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