How to Scrapbook

Series Summary

Scrapbooking is a craft that utilizes many different skills—photography, page layout and design. Scrapbooking has been around since people were able to have photos in their possession. It is a way to visually preserve moments, feelings or experiences in your life that might otherwise be written down or forgotten. It all started in 1976 when Marielen W. Christensen began keeping a book of photographs in new devices called sheet protectors. By 1980 she had assembled over 50 of these books and was asked to display them at the World Conference on Records in Salt Lake City. Since then the door of scrapbooking has been opened and flooded by people wanting to find unique ways to remember their pasts and experiences.

In this free video series, watch as master scrapbooker Stephanie Ovak teaches you how to scrapbook. Learn how to find an album, use different colors, find cardstock, find photos, choose adhesives, get the basic design principles and add stickers. Scrapbooking is a fun way to record the history of your friends and family, so let the experts at ExpertVillage help you get started today!

Video Transcript

"Hi! This is Stephanie and in this series, I'm going to be talking about beginning a scrapbook. I'm going to give you the reasons to scrapbook, help you choose an album. There's different types of albums to choose from and which one will best fit your needs. I'm going to talk about different cutting tools, because there are very many, go over the different types of adhesives that you can use. I'm also going to talk about other basic tools, different types of paper, card stock, and pattern papers, and when and how to use the different papers to best use. I'm going to talk about how to choose your colors, go over basic design principals, how to add journaling to your layouts, because that's such an important part of every scrapbook page. I'm going to go over the different embellishments that you can use and how to use them, how to do a title for your page, how to add stickers, and where to find your ideas. There are so many different things to use when you're doing scrap booking that sometimes it can get confusing, so this series we'll go over how you can begin and the best way to go about doing that."