Scrapbooking

A mat is a colored background for your pictures. The photos are mounted onto the mat, and then the entire creation is framed or affixed onto a scrapbook page. Matting photos is an art. The right...

Scrapbookers create albums to provide a family history for future generations. You dream of handing down your albums to your children, who will hand them down to their children, keeping your...

Ever wonder how to make your photos pop in your scrapbook? Just follow a few simple guidelines and in twenty minutes you will have eye catching pages.

Ladybugs are one of the sure signs of summer and childhood. They are appealing subjects for scrapbook pages. If you are a ladybug lover looking for ways to use ladybugs in your scrapbook layouts,...

Best friend, buddy, super BFF--call it what you want, but friendship helps us get through the tough times, and celebrate the good ones. When you find that special someone, why not honor the bond...

Creating a scrapbook of a pregnancy ultrasound is a lasting memory that can be shared with the grown child and family members. Planning ahead to collect information and documents will make the...

Whether you are designing a short brochure or a multi-page website, there are general principles you can follow to help you craft a cohesive layout design. There is a lot of room for creativity,...

A simple scrapbook layout can be done with a minimum of materials. You will need page or layout paper that matches the size of your scrapbook album. An archival adhesive is important for applying...

Journaling is the one thing that many scrapbookers find challenging but the one thing they also wish to have be meaningful, so that future generations can both enjoy the layouts for their beauty...

Scrapbooking is a hobby for capturing memories for posterity. New Year's Eve and Day are prime opportunities to remember the past, enjoy the present and look ahead to the future. Use this time to...

Scrapbook page layouts are easiest to design by laying out several pages at once on a flat surface, organizing the photographs as desired and alternating the layout template throughout the album....

A three-picture scrapbook layout is the easiest and fasted way to display photographs, as each image only needs a colored background and a few decorations. Create an organized and attractive...

Everyone's yearbook should be a compilation of memories reflecting the style of the people within it. There are many ways to design, create and print your own yearbook. All you need is a good...

Stepping into a scrapbook store or sitting down to put together that first scrapbook page can be daunting. Having some basic knowledge of traditional scrapbook layouts and an idea of what you need...

Attending a class to make scrapbooks can be an educational and enjoyable opportunity. Experienced instructors know how to plan a program of two or more hours filled with hands-on creativity,...

Being a cheerleader can be an exciting time for both a boy or a girl in grade school, high school, college or beyond. A time for growing both physically and socially, cheerleading means a plethora...

Scrapbooking is a good way to record your family history and save your photo keepsakes in a protective album. There are items that need to be attached when you are making a scrapbook layout or...

Avid photo collectors often enjoy displaying their pictures in albums. They may especially enjoy telling the story of a cherished friendship, or a fun time in their relationship with a good...

Scrapbooking tags are highly versatile and add dimension and embellishment to scrapbook layouts. When working with your scrapbooking embellishments, you'll find yourself reaching for the tags...

Many families are storing piles of old photographs in shoe boxes and in closets; memories gathering dust that could beautifully be displayed in a wide array of colors, layouts and styles through...

Making a scrapbook allows you to create a personalized record of the first year in the life of your newborn baby boy. You can make layouts showcasing his birth, a monthly photo, milestones and the...

A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scrapbook will be an ideal memory book for a trip to the Kennedy Space Center, Space Camp, Space Center Houston or one of the student...

Scrapbooking is a good way to preserve photos and keepsakes in an album. The best method to teach scrapbooking is to involve your students in the actual process of making a scrapbook. The first...

Distress ink is an acid free product in pad or liquid form. The ink comes in dozens of colors to complement the main color of your scrapbook layout. Colors range from faded jeans, tea, walnut and...

Would you like to know how to make a scrapbook page? Once you collect your photos that are centered around a theme, and weeded out the “repeats,” it can be overwhelming to know where to start. ...

Scrapbooking is primarily about pictures, but to save those memories you'll need to add journaling too. Scrapbook journaling can be anything from full, handwritten memoirs to simple words and...

Learning the basics of digital scrapbooking is a fun process that takes no special knowledge of computers to accomplish. It saves money because the same supplies can be used again and again and it...

With just a basic card making layout, a clear rubber stamped accent image, and a holiday print background paper, you can make many unique Christmas Card designs in a single day.

Almost everyone takes pictures. Some people store their photos in boxes, some in albums. I prefer to scrapbook and I'll show you how.

Even when pictures do a fabulous job of telling a story, they are never the whole story. Take time to provide more. Do it for your great-great grandchildren who will want to know more about their...

This guide is your introduction to the amazing world of digital scrapbooking and all of the advantages and creative opportunities it can offer you versus the traditional paper techniques you may...

Living such a busy life it's hard to squeeze in time for hobbies. Scrapbooking--at least the way I do it--tends to involve so many supplies that dragging everything out for just half an hour is...

Learn how to layout scrapbook pages & get free scrapbooking ideas in this beginner arts & crafts video.

If you want to chronicle your family's memories and milestones in a scrapbook but have limited time to do it, maximize each scrapbooking session by compiling some pre-planned page kits. By...

Selecting the right adhesive for a scrapbook project can vary depending upon what materials or embellishments you incorporate into your scrapbook layout. Learning which adhesive is best for the...

When you want to create some meaningful home décor or a nice gift for grandparents, friends or mothers-to-be, design a scrapbooking calendar featuring photos, milestones and plenty of room for...

Scrapbook layouts tell the stories of your life. By pairing favorite photographs with written memories, a single page can capture the events, emotions and easily forgotten details from any...

File folder shapes are extremely versatile and can be used for many purposes on a scrapbook page. You can create these folders in all shapes and sizes to fit your specific needs.

Sewing on scrapbook pages has become a popular technique. Experienced scrappers use craft sewing machines to create beautiful stitches on their scrapbooking layouts. Hand-stitching on your pages...

Chipboard letters can add dimension and style to any scrapbook layout. These versatile embellishments are easy to use and look wonderful in your scrapbook album.

Ribbon or other fabric embellishments may be hard to adhere to scrapbook layouts. Liquid glue and glue sticks will probably not hold ribbon onto your scrapbook pages. Here are some options for...

Scrapbooks allow you to capture memories that incorporate creativity and style. Almost any event, including a long weekend, can be preserved through scrapbooking to help keep the memories vivid....

Creative embellishments are the key to an adorable scrapbook layout. Using your own imagination to craft unique embellishments and designs is the heart of scrapbook art. Themed pages are fun to...

Hidden journaling can be a fun way to make your scrapbook layouts a little mysterious. Journaling is one of the most important elements of a scrapbook page. Proper journaling will assist in...

One scrapbooking trend that is becoming more and more popular is the distressed paper look. This rugged appearance is perfect for most scrapbook layout themes. Scrapbook pages for little boys,...

Scrapbooking is an art. There is no right or wrong way to create scrapbook page layouts. Creativity is the key. If you are a beginner then you are probably looking for a way to craft simple...

Start a scrapbooking class and share the fun and fulfillment of capturing your memories. Gather with old friends or new, and learn how to use new tools, create ideas or themes or make borders or...

In this article I will show you an easy and creative way to add pockets to your scrapbooking layouts.

Hybrid scrapbooking combines traditional or paper scrapbooking with digital scrapbooking supplies and techniques. Starting to hybrid scrapbook is a snap. Just follow these steps.

First there was paper scrapbooking, followed by digital. The combination of the two had produced hybrid scrapbooking. A Scrapper can search the Internet for embellishments and papers to download...