How to Get Started In Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is one of the most entertaining activities which forces an individual to pull out his/her hidden creativity and uniqueness. This can be a little time consuming, depending on the amount of scrapbooking that is to be done. If you are a beginner, this hobby can be quite exhausting but with the help of some simple instructions, it can be easily done. You can do scrapbooking whenever you want and however you want. Therefore, you must plan well before getting started in scrapbooking.
Things Required:
– Scrapbook
– Fabric
– Glue
– Scissors
– Paper
– Ribbons
Instructions
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Gather all the items
First of all, you must gather all the items that are required to decorate your scrapbook. The foremost thing you need to buy is the actual scrapbook. Here, you must choose a scrapbook depending upon the amount of pictures you want to place inside and the level of decoration you want to perform. For this, you should never compromise on the quality of the scrapbook and choose the colour and design very carefully. Remember, the colour of your scrapbook should complement your design ideas otherwise it will be a waste of money and resources. You should gather all of the other items that are required to be used in order to do scrapbooking. -
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Organise your pictures
Buying the scrapbook will not do much good as you have to paste pictures. Thus, it is important that you should gather all the pictures that you want to paste in the scrapbook. Most importantly, you should think creatively and place them in some type of order. -
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Choose a suitable theme and layout
Now, you must think on choosing the theme of your scrapbook. For example, the theme can be a wedding ceremony of any of your friends or a birthday party of your cousin. On the other hand, you must choose a layout for making the design and posting your pictures. Of course, you do not want the scrapbook to be overcrowded, so be a little creative and follow a proper layout. -
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Crop your photos
You can also crop your photos if you want to get rid of a particular person. You can also cut the edges of your pictures if you wish to make a particular design. -
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Make entries
You must place your entry after each picture to describe where it was taken and who else is in the picture. -
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Decorate Scrapbook
Once you have placed all the photos inside your scrapbook you can now begin to decorate it. Use different pieces of fabric and ribbons to give it a unique look. Place decorative items all over your scrapbook using some glue. You can also use different types of paper and use the scissors to cut out various shapes that can be added to your scrapbook.
