| Scrapbooking is become a popular hobby in the last | | | | scrapbook page layouts, these come in different |
| decade or so, it is the perfect way to treasure your | | | | forms like wire, ribbons, stickers, stamps, brads etc |
| memories for years to come. Some folks have made | | | | another good option is to purchase a machine that will |
| this hobby into a business, anyways if you want to | | | | cut shapes and create your own embellishments. |
| know how to start a scrapbook then this article should | | | | Scrapbook - Process |
| be of some help. | | | | Once you have decided the theme of your scrapbook, |
| Things you need to make your scrapbook. | | | | you need to select a picture or pictures that will be the |
| Scrapbook - The most important thing you need first | | | | focal point of first page and then you can use the |
| up is a good quality scrapbook, there are plenty of | | | | colours in the picture to determine the colour scheme |
| options, but my personal suggestion is to invest some | | | | of the whole page. |
| money in buying a good quality scrapbook. | | | | Once the picture are on you can use some fancy |
| The pages in the scrapbook should be firm and should | | | | wording and then decorate it with brads, ribbons, paper |
| not easily fall, You should be able to remove each | | | | etc. |
| page individually, and also be able to add more pages. | | | | When you are doing your scrapbook, do not over do it, |
| Scrapbooks come in a variety of themes. | | | | don't make it bulky with embellishments because you |
| Paper - Acid and lignin free card stock, paper, and | | | | will need to place the sheet in a plastic sleeve. |
| vellum are some of the options. | | | | An one last tip, when you by the paper, choose acid |
| Adhesive - You need some good adhesive or you will | | | | and lignin free products, using anything else will |
| have pictures falling out of your scrapbook, Some of | | | | deteriorate your scrapbook over time |
| the commonly used adhesives include sticky dots, | | | | One of the most important things to remember when |
| double sided tape, spray glue. | | | | creating scrapbook page layouts is not to overdo |
| Cutting Equipment- A good craft scissor will be a good | | | | them, remember they will need to be placed into a thin |
| option to give a nice wavy effect to the pictures. | | | | plastic sleeve so attaching bulky embellishments simply |
| Scrapbook - Embellishments | | | | won't work and will look unsightly in your scrapbook. |
| You will use embellishments to decorate your | | | | |