Scrapbook Cutouts
Scrapbooking With Two Left Thumbs
Some people love to scrapbook, and they are very good at it. Other people, while they would love to have a scrapbook, just do not know where to start. If you belong to the second group of people, take heart, because anyone can build a scrapbook, and here are some ideas to get you started.
Make It Your Own
Sometime starting a scrapbook is intimidating because you know other people will be looking at it, and you do not want them to think that it is ugly. If you remember one simple thing, it will take all of the intimidation out of building your scrapbook: This is your scrapbook that you are making for your pleasure. You do not have to show it to a soul if you do not want to. You are chronicling memories for your pleasure, and if one day someone would like to enjoy the images, they will be happy that you preserved the memories. So make this project your own, and do not worry about other people’s opinion when they may not ever even see the book.
Get Going
If you go visit a craft store, you will find that many of the things that you will need for scrapbooking will make the process easy for you. You can buy pre-coordinated kits of paper. You can buy cutouts that you simply need to glue to the page, or you can buy a kit for the whole project with instructions to follow. You can do as much of the project on your own as you wish, or you can get help with as much of it as you wish. There is not right or wrong way to build a scrapbook, so if you start with however much help you need to be comfortable, your project will be a success, and you will have a beautiful book of memories. While you can opt to make your project simple or more complex, as you are starting, it is probably a good idea to keep things simpler.
Scrapbooking Resources
There are also other resources that you can use for ideas. For example, there are myriads of scrapbooking magazines on the market, and all of them have great ideas for putting together your personal album. Many have step by step instructions to follow, and they offer ready-made templates for a beautifully finished page. Many web sites are available online that can provide similar help with your project with the added advantage that you can download pictures and templates directly to your color printer.
Start Small
If you start with a smaller project to keep your scrapbook a manageable size, you will have more fun with the process. Remember, you can always make an additional scrapbook if you have too much information to put into one book. Sometimes, the creative process becomes overwhelming if you are trying to incorporate too many elements, so by breaking your project down into several separate books, each project, or book, is simple to do. You may want to make a scrapbook for each of your children, or you may want to make one of a birthday party. You may want to just select your favorite memories and images and build a book of favorites. You may want to have favorite child moments in a different album than your favorite animal moments. Regardless of the collection of memories that you want to preserve, just remember that your album is yours to enjoy; so create it with that in mind, and years from now you will be happy that you did.
About the Author
Angela Glancy with http://www.americanartisanart.com/ has developed an interest in expanding the use of
metal wall hangings
and
contemporary metal art
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Confessions of a Scrapbooking Addict
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Doodlebug Colorwheel Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″ 4″X6″ Cut-Outs $24.75 |
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10 Snowflake Cutouts 5 In paper cutouts… |
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Fall Maple Leaf Chipboard Cutouts 10 Count paper leaves… |
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