Making scrapbooks is a hobby relating to pasting newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photos, usually personal, or other memorabilia into custom-decorated albums, or scrapbooks. The hobby has grown in recent years.
Scrapbooking Techniques
- Using Eyelets
Eyelets are small metal circles which things can be laced through (such as a pair of shoes). As a scrapbooking technique, eyelets are used to rivet components onto a page, such as cardstock. Eyelets should be used only in a scrapbooking system that has good page protectors. Choose eyelets that will not rust and, if possible, place them so that they will not be facing a photo on the opposite page. With any metal components, weight, rust and sharpness (sharp metal edges WILL scratch photos and poke holes in cardstock) should be considered. This scrapbook technique can be a unique way to add texture to your pages.
- Cropping The Right Way Up
If you are planning on taking loose, hinge style scrapbooking pages to a party, tie a small ribbon loosely through the hinges. This scrapbooking technique allows you to work on the pages without accidentally turning your pages around and making an upside-down page. Alternatively go through your pages and mark them with a small pencil dot on what will be the top left hand side of each page.
- Marking the Times Page
When documenting the era of your pictures, there are several scrapbooking techniques that can be used besides photos. It can be fun to document interesting facts, such as prices, incomes, fads, popular movies, songs, news items, sports headlines and your favorite things. Ticket stubs, box lids and labels, receipts and bills could also be mounted on this type of page.
- Pocket Pages
Memorabilia is an important part of any scrapbook but sometimes you have too much to fit nicely on a page. Using pocket pages is a great scrapbook technique for storing bulkier memorabilia such as brochures, booklets and paper clippings. Pocket Pages can be purchased ready made or you can make them up yourself. Simply tape the sides and lower edge of a piece of cardstock directly onto the page. Pocket pages can be decorated to match the theme of the memorabilia.
- Using Decorative Scissors
There are several different scrapbook techniques you can use to add interest to your photo mats. One way is to use decorative scissors. When double or triple matting with decorative edges, start by cutting the smallest mat first. Adhere the smaller layer onto the next larger before making the next cuts. This makes it easier to evenly cut the second mat.
- Decorating your album pages
--- from simple scrapbook to unique!
Part of the fun of scrapbooking is decorating the page. This is where a basic scrapbooking project becomes truly unique! Always use acid and lignin free scrapbooking supplies, such as die cuts, mounting paper and decorative stickers. Photo mounting paper should also be buffered. Everyone has their own style when it comes to enhancing their basic scrapbooking pages. The main thing to remember is to keep it simple. You do not want to over decorate a page and lose sight of the photos and journaling.
