How to Start a Photo Scrapbook
Photo scrapbooking is one of the hottest hobbies in the United States. The dizzying number of scrapbook supply stores, websites devoted to scrapbooking and scrapbooking clubs in this country are testament to the appeal scrapbooking holds. If you would like to learn how to start a photo scrapbook, there has never been a better time to start.
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Things You'll Need
- Blank photo scrapbook
- Selection of photographs to put in your scrapbook
- Sharp scissors
- Acid-free scrapbook adhesives
- Stickers
- Acid-free construction paper or card stock
- Letter templates
- Acid-free scrapbooking pens of varying colors
Instructions
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Start Your Own Photo Scrapbook
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Decide on a theme for your scrapbook. Scrapbooks revolve around central themes. Themes can revolve around anything from vacations to school dances to weddings.
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Gather photographs for your scrapbook. Go through your old photograph albums and shoe boxes and pick out pictures that pertain to your chosen theme. If you find you don't have enough pictures to fill out your scrapbook, you can take some new ones (stage them to re-enact an event if you have to).
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Make a list of supplies you will need. In addition to a blank scrapbook, you will need materials for creating artwork, designs and embellishments for the scrapbook pages. Scissors, adhesives and stickers are some other things you will need before you get started.
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Purchase scrapbooking supplies at crafts store or specialty scrapbooking stores, locally or online. There are also extensive listings of scrapbooking supplies on eBay (see Resources below).
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Make a cover for your scrapbook. You should do this before starting on the rest of the scrapbook. Use letter templates to create a title on your cover. Be sure that your scrapbook cover accurately reflects the theme of the scrapbook.
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Design and decorate the interior of your scrapbook. Place your photos, stickers and paper cut outs inside the scrapbook, using acid-free adhesive to make them stick. Be sure to use an acid-free scrapbooking pen to label photos with names, dates and places.
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Tips & Warnings
Once you have chosen a theme for your photo scrapbook, stick to it. Having a theme keeps your scrapbook from being just another photo album. If you keep changing the theme of your scrapbook, you stand a larger chance of losing your motivation to finish it.
If you prefer, you can also use scrapbook software to create an online scrapbook for your digital photos.
