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Scrapbooking used to be used as a way to
preserve precious pictures, news items and other
memorabilia in a decorative album. People would
also write in their scrapbooks and these became
treasures that were actually handed down through
the generations. Ever since photographs came on
the scene, scrapbooking has become even more
easy. The earlier versions had photos mounted
with photomount corner and included a brief
description of who was who and the date on which
it was taken. Letters were also preserved and
all these were displayed in the scrapbook
creatively.
Today, scrapbooking is not just a personal
hobby. It has gone commercial with people making
good money from this enjoyable hobby. owes its
roots to Ms.Christensen who preserved her family
photos in creative scrapbooks. She was the
founder of the first ever scrap book in 1981 and
grew the idea into a flourishing business. She
also has credit for the first scrap booking idea
book in 1995 as more and more people became
interested. Subsequently, her website was the
first to sell commercial scrapbook supplies. As
a multi billion dollar industry today, scrap
booking is one of the most popular hobbies today
with a lot of interested ‘scrappers’ have turned
this hobby into a business.
There are various aspects to scrap booking. You
can get all the supplies you want at most local
scrapbook stores that also teach you how to
scrapbook. There are various uses to scrap
booking. Not only can you preserve your
keepsakes, but also make wedding gifts and gifts
for special occasions. Many people have a career
as professional scrapbookers enabling those that
do not have the time, or the expertise to
outsource the job to the scrapbooker.
An overview of the supplies you will need for
scrapbooking:
The first supply you will need is the album.
This can be the permanently bound type or the
expandable type where you can add extra pages as
you go. You can also get creative and give it
other formats – it could be a mini album or the
accordion type with the album folding out.
Depending on whether you will display it, you
can attach it to an attractive box or other
base.
The most commonly used scrapbooking size is the
A-4, letter or large sized sheet. But there is
no hard and fast rule in terms of size, so you
can choose the one that matches your theme or
subject.
You will need background papers of the printed
and cardstock variety. Depending on how you plan
to mount your pictures, you might need photo
corner mounts or adhesive dots. Other options
are photo mounting tape and acid free glue. You
will need scissors, a paper trimmer that can
produce decorative edges, some color art pens,
waterproof ink pens for journaling, and
adhesives. If you plan to make more elaborate
scrapbook designs, you would need die-cut
templates, rubber stamps, stencils, eyelet
setters, heat embossing tools and anything else
that embellishes your scrapbook. Embellishments
can be in the form of stickers, rub-ons, add-on
shapes, ribbons, stamps, eyelets, and so on.
You will need to ensure that you get good
quality supplies for your scrapbooking hobby
since the idea is to preserve photos and
journaling for a long time to come. You can get
acid free, lignin free paper, stamp ink and
embossing powder, and inks that are pigment
based so that they do not succumb to fading.
Getting started with scrapbooking
While there is no specific scrapbooking style
since this is a creative hobby, there are
different styles that people prefer. For some,
the photograph is the highlight and other
embellishments minimal. Others like to
tastefully embellish it with keepsakes and other
decorative add ons like eyelets, dried flowers,
and other die cuts. You basically begin with a
layout based on which you design the page to get
the right look.
Some people prefer separate scrapbooks for
separate themes like holidays or a special
event. The embellishments add to the mood and
emotion of the scrapbook page so that when you
look at it after some time, it recreates that
feeling. For example, festive backgrounds and
confetti for wedding scrapbooks.
You will
find a huge amount of information online about
different scrapbooking layouts, templates and
methods. There is also something called digital
scrapbooking these days, thanks to the
advancement of technology and thanks to
scanners, desktop publishing and software to
help with various aspects of scrapbooking. It
is easy to publish your work on the Internet.
Digital scrapbooking has major advantages, in
that it saves costs on materials and
convenience. You can experiment all you want
with different designs. The best thing is once
you are satisfied with the way it is, you can
always print it and save them as hard bound
books. You can also share them online
electronically.
Journaling
Journaling is also a part of scrapbooking. This
aspect is the writing that describes the
pictures on the scrapbook, bringing them to
life. Journaling can also mean commenting or
posting quotes on the pictures so that they take
on a special meaning for those who see them.
Journaling is now considered an important
element of scrapbooking, especially if it is
done by hand.
Scrapbooking is a fun hobby that you can turn
into a remunerative one by helping other people
create theme-based scrapbooks of their own.
Almost all of us would have maintained some kind
of scrapbook during our lives for some purpose
or other. Why not turn it into a full-fledged
hobby and create wonderful keepsakes or even
better, make money from it?
This basic information should get you started at
scrapbooking. To know more and for tips to help
you develop your scrapbooking skills, please
visit the following website and watch the
expertly made instructional videos. There are
also some terrific books available that cover
this subject in depth. You will also find
excellent links that will be a great resource
and set you on your way to becoming a scrapbooking pro! | 
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