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We cherish special moments by snapping pictures and collecting mementos to remember them by. But more often than not those items are either forgotten, left stored on our phones or computers, or stuffed in a drawer or box somewhere. Starting a scrapbook is a creative way to protect and store those keepsakes. Gather your photos and special mementos, and follow these helpful tips to start a scrapbook. | We cherish special moments by snapping pictures and collecting mementos to remember them by. But more often than not those items are either forgotten, left stored on our phones or computers, or stuffed in a drawer or box somewhere. Starting a scrapbook is a creative way to protect and store those keepsakes. Gather your photos and special mementos, and follow these helpful tips to start a scrapbook. | ||
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==Steps== | ==Steps== | ||
====Prepping for Your Scrapbook==== | ====Prepping for Your Scrapbook==== | ||
#Identify your reason for creating a scrapbook. Are there stacks of pictures in a drawer that you want to do something with? Does your iPhone currently have over a thousand pictures of your kids? Do you want to commemorate your wedding anniversary by displaying your favorite moments? Or would you simply like to take on a project to satisfy your inner-creative? Figure out why you want to start a scrapbook and what it will allow you to do. | #Identify your reason for creating a scrapbook. Are there stacks of pictures in a drawer that you want to do something with? Does your iPhone currently have over a thousand pictures of your kids? Do you want to commemorate your wedding anniversary by displaying your favorite moments? Or would you simply like to take on a project to satisfy your inner-creative? Figure out why you want to start a scrapbook and what it will allow you to do. | ||
| − | #Decide how you want to organize your scrapbook. Once you’ve figured out why you want to start a scrapbook, you’ll need to figure out how best to present your idea. Your scrapbook can focus on a particular theme. It can attempt to tell a story.<ref>http://www.everything-about-scrapbooking.com/</ref> Or it can simply unfold a set of events in chronological order. | + | #Decide how you want to organize your scrapbook. Once you’ve figured out why you want to start a scrapbook, you’ll need to figure out how best to present your idea. Your scrapbook can focus on a particular theme. It can attempt to tell a story.<ref name="rf17371">http://www.everything-about-scrapbooking.com/</ref> Or it can simply unfold a set of events in chronological order. |
#* Let’s say you took your first trip to Europe, and returned with hundreds of photos. You could choose to create a scrapbook that highlights each city you visited. European cities would be your theme. | #* Let’s say you took your first trip to Europe, and returned with hundreds of photos. You could choose to create a scrapbook that highlights each city you visited. European cities would be your theme. | ||
#* Maybe during your trip you got lost and met a group of locals who decided to show you the best places to visit in their city, including inviting you to an intimate gathering. You could craft your scrapbook around that impromptu adventure, which means your scrapbook would tell a story. | #* Maybe during your trip you got lost and met a group of locals who decided to show you the best places to visit in their city, including inviting you to an intimate gathering. You could craft your scrapbook around that impromptu adventure, which means your scrapbook would tell a story. | ||
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#Gather your pictures and put them in groups. Pull together the pictures you plan to use in your scrapbook. If you’re creating a bound scrapbook, then have your pictures printed if they’re not already. Organize your pictures either by theme, chronological order, or based on the story you’d like to tell. If your photos are on a computer, you can easily organize them by moving them into separate folders. If your photos are on your smart phone, first transfer them to a computer, and then separate them into folders. | #Gather your pictures and put them in groups. Pull together the pictures you plan to use in your scrapbook. If you’re creating a bound scrapbook, then have your pictures printed if they’re not already. Organize your pictures either by theme, chronological order, or based on the story you’d like to tell. If your photos are on a computer, you can easily organize them by moving them into separate folders. If your photos are on your smart phone, first transfer them to a computer, and then separate them into folders. | ||
===Creating a Bound Scrapbook=== | ===Creating a Bound Scrapbook=== | ||
| − | #Choose the size of your scrapbook. When choosing an album for your scrapbook, you have several sizes to choose from.<ref>http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2014/01/scrapbooking-for-beginners-our-family-volume-1-.html</ref> The 12x12 is considered the standard size. Other sizes include the 8.5x11, the 8x8, and several different sizes of mini albums. | + | #Choose the size of your scrapbook. When choosing an album for your scrapbook, you have several sizes to choose from.<ref name="rf17372">http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2014/01/scrapbooking-for-beginners-our-family-volume-1-.html</ref> The 12x12 is considered the standard size. Other sizes include the 8.5x11, the 8x8, and several different sizes of mini albums. |
#* The size you choose depends on the sizes and amount of your pictures, what you hope to accomplish with your scrapbook, and also the scope of the project you feel comfortable taking on. | #* The size you choose depends on the sizes and amount of your pictures, what you hope to accomplish with your scrapbook, and also the scope of the project you feel comfortable taking on. | ||
#* If purchasing your album as part of a scrapbooking kit, then the 12x12 size will have more of a variety of materials for you to use. | #* If purchasing your album as part of a scrapbooking kit, then the 12x12 size will have more of a variety of materials for you to use. | ||
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#* One of the mini-sized albums is perfect for taking on a small project and capturing snapshots of occasions, like a baby shower. | #* One of the mini-sized albums is perfect for taking on a small project and capturing snapshots of occasions, like a baby shower. | ||
#Gather your design materials. You can purchase your scrapbook as part of a scrapbooking kit. This is especially helpful if this is your first time starting a scrapbook. Most of the design materials will be included in the kit, such as patterned paper, ribbon, stenciled designs, and word art. | #Gather your design materials. You can purchase your scrapbook as part of a scrapbooking kit. This is especially helpful if this is your first time starting a scrapbook. Most of the design materials will be included in the kit, such as patterned paper, ribbon, stenciled designs, and word art. | ||
| − | #* Here’s an overview of the essential materials you’ll need: an album with acid-free and lignin-free pages, page protectors to protect your photos from the oils on your fingertips, photo-safe glue or tape, pigma ink pen in your desired color(s), and scissors.<ref>http://www.cappersfarmer.com/do-it-yourself-projects/how-to-start-scrapbooking.aspx</ref> | + | #* Here’s an overview of the essential materials you’ll need: an album with acid-free and lignin-free pages, page protectors to protect your photos from the oils on your fingertips, photo-safe glue or tape, pigma ink pen in your desired color(s), and scissors.<ref name="rf17373">http://www.cappersfarmer.com/do-it-yourself-projects/how-to-start-scrapbooking.aspx</ref> |
#* In terms of the design materials included in your scrapbooking kit, the color of the paper and the types of designs you choose will depend on what your scrapbook is for. The materials you use to commemorate the birth of your son will likely differ from what you’ll use to celebrate your daughter’s fifth birthday. | #* In terms of the design materials included in your scrapbooking kit, the color of the paper and the types of designs you choose will depend on what your scrapbook is for. The materials you use to commemorate the birth of your son will likely differ from what you’ll use to celebrate your daughter’s fifth birthday. | ||
#Plan your layout. Before getting started, it may be helpful to plan the layout of your scrapbook. Since you already know which photos you’re going to be using and essentially how you want them grouped, you can make a sketch of four to six common layouts you’d like for your scrapbook to include. | #Plan your layout. Before getting started, it may be helpful to plan the layout of your scrapbook. Since you already know which photos you’re going to be using and essentially how you want them grouped, you can make a sketch of four to six common layouts you’d like for your scrapbook to include. | ||
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#* There are several programs available that will allow you to create a digital scrapbook. You can do a quick search online for those available programs. There may be a fee associated with the program you choose. Because of that, some programs allow you to test out their product before you commit to it. This will help you determine which digital scrapbook program will work best for you. | #* There are several programs available that will allow you to create a digital scrapbook. You can do a quick search online for those available programs. There may be a fee associated with the program you choose. Because of that, some programs allow you to test out their product before you commit to it. This will help you determine which digital scrapbook program will work best for you. | ||
#* Each program likely has different step-by-step methods for carrying out an action. The following instructions can be applied generally to any program. | #* Each program likely has different step-by-step methods for carrying out an action. The following instructions can be applied generally to any program. | ||
| − | #Start a new scrapbook. Once you’ve picked your program, you can begin to work on your scrapbook. Start the program and then click “New” to start a new scrapbook.<ref>http://www.designerdigitals.com/digital-scrapbooking.html</ref> The file may be given a generic name, such as “Untitled,” so feel free to give the file a name that references your project, such as “Sam’s First Birthday Scrapbook.” | + | #Start a new scrapbook. Once you’ve picked your program, you can begin to work on your scrapbook. Start the program and then click “New” to start a new scrapbook.<ref name="rf17374">http://www.designerdigitals.com/digital-scrapbooking.html</ref> The file may be given a generic name, such as “Untitled,” so feel free to give the file a name that references your project, such as “Sam’s First Birthday Scrapbook.” |
#Determine the size of your scrapbook. Similar to starting a scrapbook that’s bound, you’ll have to determine the size of your digital scrapbook. You can determine the size based on the amount of pictures you plan to use, or by what seems visually appealing to you. You can also follow the sizing of a physical scrapbook and choose standard sizes, such as 12x12, 8.5x11, 8x8, or a miniature size. | #Determine the size of your scrapbook. Similar to starting a scrapbook that’s bound, you’ll have to determine the size of your digital scrapbook. You can determine the size based on the amount of pictures you plan to use, or by what seems visually appealing to you. You can also follow the sizing of a physical scrapbook and choose standard sizes, such as 12x12, 8.5x11, 8x8, or a miniature size. | ||
#Create your layout. Before getting started, it’s best to have a general idea of how you’d like to place your pictures in your scrapbook. If you grouped your pictures together in the planning stage, then you should already know which pictures you’d like to include on each page. Now that you’ve determined the size of your scrapbook, take a sheet of paper and sketch out about 4 to 6 different layouts, or rearrange some of your pictures on a blank computer screen to determine what will look best. | #Create your layout. Before getting started, it’s best to have a general idea of how you’d like to place your pictures in your scrapbook. If you grouped your pictures together in the planning stage, then you should already know which pictures you’d like to include on each page. Now that you’ve determined the size of your scrapbook, take a sheet of paper and sketch out about 4 to 6 different layouts, or rearrange some of your pictures on a blank computer screen to determine what will look best. | ||
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*Choose a pre-made templates and scrapbook backgrounds if you need help designing your bound or digital scrapbook. | *Choose a pre-made templates and scrapbook backgrounds if you need help designing your bound or digital scrapbook. | ||
* You don’t have to include all of your photos into your scrapbook, just the ones that are most important. | * You don’t have to include all of your photos into your scrapbook, just the ones that are most important. | ||
| − | *Have your photos printed with a matte finish to prevent fingerprint smudges.<ref>http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2015/03/scrapbooking-ideas-for-beginners/</ref> | + | *Have your photos printed with a matte finish to prevent fingerprint smudges.<ref name="rf17375">http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2015/03/scrapbooking-ideas-for-beginners/</ref> |
* Use an old book's designs and pages to help you. Not everything needs to be purchased! | * Use an old book's designs and pages to help you. Not everything needs to be purchased! | ||
