Scrapbooking
What is scrapbooking? Scrapbooking is the way of storing your photographs and memorabilia by creating wonderful pages for your pictures in a new and interesting way by capturing the stories behind the photos with words and embellishments. There is no right or wrong way to scrapbooking, you can choose how you layout your photographs anyway you feel looks right. Scrapbooking is a great hobby that can be enjoyed by everyone. It is an exciting hobby which enables you to create your own unique, personal memories of all your favourite photos using simple craft materials. Reasons to start scrapbooking I started scrapbooking about 5 years ago, I was looking for a new hobby, but I also wanted a hobby that I could use day to day, unlike the tapestries and cross stitch projects I have completed and didn't know what to do with next. One day I happened to mention to a friend that I was looking for something to do and she mentioned Scrapbooking and has they say from that moment “I was hooked�. Not only was it a really fun hobby but it was always making great
use of all the photographs I had stored in the back of the cupboard. I now have three scrapbooks filled with wonderful memories of my family and friends celebrating birthdays, Christmas, my children's proms, and our holidays. My daughter and I have made my son he's very own Scrapbook which we gave to him on his 18th Birthday, we filled it with lots of wonderful memories from his birth, his first day at school, his school trips etc. We have since added to his scrapbook with new memories that he wanted to capture such as when he got his first car!! What do you need to start a scrapbook? The most essential items you need is a good quality, sturdy, acid free album to store your pages and a good selection of photographs. Other items you will need are a variety of papers and embellishments to decorate your layout. What help is available for your scrapbooking? There are lots of books and websites available to help with your scrapbooking and they will include ideas for your layouts as well as helpful hints and tips on different ways to decorate your pages There are many new tools and advanced techniques you can use to create your pages. Scrapbooking has even gone digital! You can use your computer with a graphics/photo editing software to change the look, size or to enhance your photographs. http://whoisdianesmith-harris.com/scrapbooking/