Scrapbook Tips

Want to scrapbook but feeling overwhelmed when looking at those stacks of unorganized photos? Here are some ideas that can get you started.

Scrap booking is my daughter's favorite hobby. She is quick and creative with her pages. Below are the simple steps she uses to create a quick page.

Pick a theme and title

like a favorite vacation or holiday

Crop the pictures

trim the picture cutting away the excess background.

Layout page

Some people measure. She fiddles with different placements until it looks just the way she likes it.

Pick background

Pick coordinating colors for the background frame of picture and notation blocks

Make notations

Write a few sentences or short paragraph describing this special event.

Embellish

Add fun stickers to your page.

List important events:

Talk it over with others to help refresh your memory.

Gather everything together in one place:

Not only pictures, but other memorabilia should be gathered such as postcards, art work, report cards, certificates, old passports, tickets, letters, letters...).

Sort and label items.

	Throw away pictures that are blurry or damaged.
	Sort items by decade to get started. You may have to use similar backgrounds, people, and items in the pictures to help you figure this out. Asking family and friends that were in the photos will help.
	Note on the back what you have discovered, dates, people in picture, ages, special events etc..
	Bundle pictures together by event.

	Put all pictures that you are not sure of in a follow-up category.

Categorize:

Separate bundles into piles that would be part of the same album. Such as weddings, vacations, birthdays, by child, holidays. Some people use a chronological approach, some categorical. I've done some of both.