Loads of people enjoy the craft of scrapbooking because it’s a great way to appreciate the moments enjoyed with friends and family.  Begin with a simple project and choose a theme: a certain vacation, a single holiday, a child’s school career, a wedding.  There are many great scrapbooking ideas out there for you to try.

Don’t use all the photos you have, choose a few photos that tell the story you want to tell. Leave the rest of the photos in the shoebox for projects you do in the future.

Don’t rush the project and take all the time you need. The story in your scrpbook doesn’t have to be in chronological order, don’t go crazy with the colors you use, set out to design each page differently, or set any unnecessary goals.

What You Need to Start Your Scrapbook

When you are just starting out you will only need the basic supplies or with all the bells and whistles according to your personal style. The basics of course involve having an album, it’s great if you can buy one that specifically will match the theme you are settled on or you could just buy whatever takes your fancy. Whilst you are buying your album you might as well buy some re-fill pages that fit your album. You don’t want to run out in the middle of your scrapbooking project and discover that these exact pages are difficult to find. Get a good pair of scissors just for scrapbooking, and make sure they are comfortable in your hand and sharp, then keep them with your supplies.

Another thing to have on your shopping list is some adhesive. Find one in the scrapbooking aisle of the craft store. Make sure it’s acid-free and is good for both photos and cardstock, because you will want to choose cardstock and paper to accent your photos. Choose holiday colors for holiday scrapbooking and baby pastels for baby scrapbooking. And lastly, you will need a craft store that specializes in scrapbooking so you can find specialized papers that are available by the sheet.  There are just some of the scrapbooking for beginners tips.

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