| You don't have to spend hours every day creating | | | | also create a brightly-colored and more pleasing album |
| painstakingly perfect pages, but scrapbooking does | | | | this way for not much more time than it would take |
| take a certain amount of time and care. Don't despair | | | | you to slide your pictures into the slots of regular |
| if you're already busy with your family and job--there | | | | albums. This way, you can also add more |
| are ways to make beautiful albums that don't require | | | | embellishments if you have time later on and want to |
| as much of a time commitment as traditional | | | | get more creative. |
| scrapbooking. By learning some alternative options, | | | | If you want that traditional scrapbook look however, |
| even the busiest person will be able to scrapbook in | | | | pages can still be created in a short time. Many kits |
| the few spare minutes of the day. | | | | are available in craft stores to create ready-made |
| The first step to quickly designing pages is organizing | | | | pages. These kits come with all the elements of a |
| your tools and photographs. Take an afternoon to sort | | | | completed page, so all you have to do is cut your |
| through your supplies and throw out anything that is | | | | pictures to size and glue everything together. For a |
| unusable or unwanted. These items might be good | | | | more inexpensive option, look for papers that are |
| candidates for things to use when scrapbooking with | | | | conducive to quick layouts. These pages will not need |
| kids. Sort your tools by use--cutters should be placed | | | | much embellishment, so again you just need to cut |
| in one spot, while adhesives should have a place of | | | | your pictures to size and stick them to the page. A |
| their own. Sort your papers as well, either by color, | | | | step beyond this is to create pages by yourself by |
| type, or design. This way, you'll be able to easily grab | | | | using other people's designs. The Internet, scrapbooking |
| the paper you need instead of searching throw | | | | magazines, craft books, and friends are all good |
| unorganized piles. Also, take a few minutes when you | | | | sources for ideas. This way the planning is done for |
| get a set of prints to categorize them or even group | | | | you and you don't have to make color decisions; it is |
| them into sets of three or four to put together on a | | | | just a process of mimicking what you see. |
| page. | | | | Once you have mastered the art of quick |
| You can create a very simple and quick kind of album | | | | scrapbooking, you might find you have time now and |
| without much work simply by using a solid colored | | | | then to sit down and design new pages from scratch. |
| background and matting your photos uncropped. This | | | | Pre-made layouts will help get your creative juices |
| option looks similar to the photo albums you can buy at | | | | flowing, so in no time you'll learn that creating your own |
| the store, but your photographs will be safe on acid | | | | designs does not have to take long either. |
| free paper and you have room for journaling. You can | | | | |