Tips and Ideas for scrapbooking

Here are some great tips I found in an old email about scrapbooking.  I would love to give credit to the author but it wasn't included in the email.  If you know who the author is let me know so I can give them credit please!    Tips For Great Scrapbooking! 1) Use only archival quality papers and material. Items should be acid free and papers should be acid and lignin free. 2) Work backwards. Start with current photographs and work your way backward in time. Start with what you know before you forget! 3) Journal! Journal! Journal! A lot of times, other people don’t know the story associated with your photographs. Be sure to include the Who, What, When, Where and Why in each layout. Avoid saying things like "we had a great time". Instead include specifics such as "It poured on our wedding day but we never noticed with everyone dancing and partying". 4) Focus on your photos, not your backdrop. Don’t put so much into your pages that it washes out your photos. After all, you want people to see your photos. Backgrounds should compliment and stay just that: a background! 5) As you get your film developed, sort your film according to event, date or any other category. Date your photos on the back with a photo safe pen if you don’t have a date stamp feature on your camera. If you cannot remember the actual date, include notes such as "Spring, 1999" or "TJ, age 2". 6) Have several albums/projects going at one time. This avoids boredom and allows you to switch back and forth between themes. For instance, work on your wedding album while you work on a vacation album. 7) Don’t necessarily scrap in order of event. Work on what you are in the mood for. Don’t do a layout just because it is chronologically the next one to do. Use albums that you can change around your layouts if necessary. 8) Whenever possible, handwrite your journaling. I know, I know, you hate your handwriting, right? But it’s a part of you and your legacy to future generations. Which is better to have: A handwritten letter from your great grandmother or a typed up letter? Need I say more? For larger stories it’s ok to use computer generated fonts to write your story. 9) Don’t fret about creativity. We ALL have creativity and individual personality. Let your personality shine in your albums. Do what YOU like. Anything goes in Scrapbooking, nothing you do is "wrong". 10) If you are stumped for ideas, take a look at a friend’s scrapbook, utilize idea books/magazines or better yet, take one of my classes! I’d love to help you "Scraplift" an idea. It’s the best form of flattery, believe me!     FREE list of paid survey sites:  www.katieshugs.com   FREE information on government grants, auctions, and more!  www.freefromscams.com   All new all scrapbooking website!  www.scrapbooking4us.com     Technorati Tags : scrapbooking, scraplifting, journaling, photos, albums, ideas, layouts         Powered By Qumana