Things that we can scrapbook include the following:1. Life milestones – having a baby, birthdays and anniversaries, weddings, etc.2. Graduations3. Annual celebrations as holidays 4. Everyday happenings5. Extraordinary events 6. Family history7. Vacations and trips
In other words everything in life can be a memory worth scrapbooking. It’s up to us to find the moments we want to share in our scrapbooks.Some technical terms for scrapbooking are:Acid-free: Over time, acid discolors and fades photos and will eventually destroy almost anything it comes in contact with. Look for products with pH (acidity) factors between 7 and 8.5.Archival quality: Materials with this label have been tested to determine that their acidic and buffered content is within safe levels. Buffered: Even acid-free paper may become acidic over time when exposed to acidic scrapbook memorabilia. Buffered paper reduces this breakdown and is less likely to become acidic.Crop: A get-together where friends and others gather to create scrapbook pages. Also what you do to a photo to remove unwanted portions of it.Layout: The arrangement of items on your scrapbook page.Lignin-free: Lignin causes paper to yellow and become brittle when exposed to ultraviolet light. Most paper, other than newsprint, is lignin-free.Photo-safe: This term is similar to archival quality but more specific to the materials used with photos. It means the item is both acid- and lignin-free.Scraplift: Copying a layout done by another scrapbooker. Just fine if you’re not planning to have it published!Scrapper: This is you! A scrapper is a person who does scrapbooking (also called a scrapbooker).Spread: Two scrapbook pages, usually completed on the same topic, that appear opposite each other in an album.Every new endeavor comes with its own jargon. Scrapbooking is no different. Keep these terms in mind when shopping for supplies and when making your first pages.
Ok now you’re thinking I am ready to get started…but don’t know what size of page you want to do or even where to begin.
Some basic supplies we will need to get started include the following:
1. Cardstock2. Scissors and paper cutter3. Adhesive of some kind4. Pens in various colors5. Ruler6. Embellishments of some kind that will go with the current page you are working on7. Last but not least you will need your pictures you want to scrapbook
A. Getting started you will need to start with the cardstock you want use whether it is a solid color or a print…for me I start with a solid and use prints as a further embellishment to my page. See example..
Notice I started with a basic color, orange, then added another basic color, red, and a print patterned paper . For further embellishment to my page I used some stickers for decoration and stamped letters onto paper then cut them out for the title. Notice I left the space on my page for my picture, I haven’t picked out the exact picture I want to use on here yet.
When you get started with your own page it will be easy to get overwhelmed with all the products on the market. From the papers to embellishments to adhesives and scissors and cutters it will seem like it is hard to choose from. For most its picking out the colors we want to use..for others it may be items that are bold and bright..and even for some it’s sticking to a budget… When I scrapbook I tend to use the darker shades of colors like darker oranges and reds to dark purples blues and greens and on some pages I have done I used really bright colors like yellows and glitter papers. But most of all I try to stay within my budget when I scrapbook, sometimes that’s hard to do…. B. Scissors and paper cutters are items that are used to trim papers and pictures. Some scissors and cutters are designed with a straight edge. Some are designed with a decorative edge. Which ever one you use will depend on the type of layout and how you want your page to look based on your own preference.C. Adhesives are used to hold your papers and pictures together. They can come in liquids or gels or in runners and tapes. Again these are based on your own preference.D. Pens are used to do your journalling on your pages. They can be in various colors that can be coordinated with the page you are designing.E. Rulers are used to help with spacing of pictures or embellishments on your page or determining how to cut your pictures. F. Embellishments are the little extras that can bring your page to life so to speak. They can include stickers, as in my example above, a transparent overlay that has a decorative border, buttons, ribbons, brads, eyelets, glitter or even flowers. Another way to add embellishments to your pages is to use stamps. There are several kinds of stamps. You have wooden blocks that have a rubber stamp on oneside and then you have the clear arcylic blocks and stamps that allow for a more accurate placement when you are stamping on paper. There are so many designs out there you would have to look for those that strike your fancy. An example of ribbons and decorative brads and stamped items and glitter.
An example of ribbons and transparent overlays. An example of eyelets, ribbons, and stickers.G. Again last but not least are pictures. Those can be just about anything from you taking pictures of yourself, of other people, or pictures of nature outside, animals, or just about anything you want to take a picture of.
Now you want to decide on how big of a page you want to do for your book. There are various sizes that can be used.The standard sizes for scrapbooks include the following:1. 6 x 6 is usually the smallest book made2. 8 x 8 3. 8 ½ x 114. 9 x 95. 10 x106. 12 x 12 which is the largest book madeAgain it’s your preference on which size you use. These pages used in my examples are for a 12 x 12 book I made for a friend. One of the biggest challenges is to find exactly where to begin it can be very confusing when you first start to scrapbook or when you go into the scrapbook store for the first time or look at your first scrapbook catalog. You will be thinking “WOW!!!!” I want it all…well I am here to tell you so do I….each time I go into a scrapbook store or looking into a scrapbook catalog, namely a Close to My Heart catalog or a Paper Wishes Catalog, I am thinking I want this and this and this….I could spend hours making wish lists for items I want…but that is another story for another time.Some items I tend to look for when I go into a scrapbook store are embellishments, stamps, and papers. I usually have an idea on what kinds of things I want to use on my pages, so don’t be afraid to take your pictures you want to scrapbook with you when you go into a scrapbook store or look at a scrapbook catalog. Once you get the hang of it you will soon be on your way to being a terrific scrapbooker, just takes time and practice and lots of experimenting. In preparing this for my blog I got part of my information from various websites and magazines I frequently visit and read, like for the terminology for scrapbooking. When I visit websites I look at the galleries or when I read the magazines I look at the layouts for the design of a page as I never know when my next idea for a page will show up.
In other words everything in life can be a memory worth scrapbooking. It’s up to us to find the moments we want to share in our scrapbooks.Some technical terms for scrapbooking are:Acid-free: Over time, acid discolors and fades photos and will eventually destroy almost anything it comes in contact with. Look for products with pH (acidity) factors between 7 and 8.5.Archival quality: Materials with this label have been tested to determine that their acidic and buffered content is within safe levels. Buffered: Even acid-free paper may become acidic over time when exposed to acidic scrapbook memorabilia. Buffered paper reduces this breakdown and is less likely to become acidic.Crop: A get-together where friends and others gather to create scrapbook pages. Also what you do to a photo to remove unwanted portions of it.Layout: The arrangement of items on your scrapbook page.Lignin-free: Lignin causes paper to yellow and become brittle when exposed to ultraviolet light. Most paper, other than newsprint, is lignin-free.Photo-safe: This term is similar to archival quality but more specific to the materials used with photos. It means the item is both acid- and lignin-free.Scraplift: Copying a layout done by another scrapbooker. Just fine if you’re not planning to have it published!Scrapper: This is you! A scrapper is a person who does scrapbooking (also called a scrapbooker).Spread: Two scrapbook pages, usually completed on the same topic, that appear opposite each other in an album.Every new endeavor comes with its own jargon. Scrapbooking is no different. Keep these terms in mind when shopping for supplies and when making your first pages.
Ok now you’re thinking I am ready to get started…but don’t know what size of page you want to do or even where to begin.
Some basic supplies we will need to get started include the following:
1. Cardstock2. Scissors and paper cutter3. Adhesive of some kind4. Pens in various colors5. Ruler6. Embellishments of some kind that will go with the current page you are working on7. Last but not least you will need your pictures you want to scrapbook
A. Getting started you will need to start with the cardstock you want use whether it is a solid color or a print…for me I start with a solid and use prints as a further embellishment to my page. See example..
Notice I started with a basic color, orange, then added another basic color, red, and a print patterned paper . For further embellishment to my page I used some stickers for decoration and stamped letters onto paper then cut them out for the title. Notice I left the space on my page for my picture, I haven’t picked out the exact picture I want to use on here yet.
When you get started with your own page it will be easy to get overwhelmed with all the products on the market. From the papers to embellishments to adhesives and scissors and cutters it will seem like it is hard to choose from. For most its picking out the colors we want to use..for others it may be items that are bold and bright..and even for some it’s sticking to a budget… When I scrapbook I tend to use the darker shades of colors like darker oranges and reds to dark purples blues and greens and on some pages I have done I used really bright colors like yellows and glitter papers. But most of all I try to stay within my budget when I scrapbook, sometimes that’s hard to do…. B. Scissors and paper cutters are items that are used to trim papers and pictures. Some scissors and cutters are designed with a straight edge. Some are designed with a decorative edge. Which ever one you use will depend on the type of layout and how you want your page to look based on your own preference.C. Adhesives are used to hold your papers and pictures together. They can come in liquids or gels or in runners and tapes. Again these are based on your own preference.D. Pens are used to do your journalling on your pages. They can be in various colors that can be coordinated with the page you are designing.E. Rulers are used to help with spacing of pictures or embellishments on your page or determining how to cut your pictures. F. Embellishments are the little extras that can bring your page to life so to speak. They can include stickers, as in my example above, a transparent overlay that has a decorative border, buttons, ribbons, brads, eyelets, glitter or even flowers. Another way to add embellishments to your pages is to use stamps. There are several kinds of stamps. You have wooden blocks that have a rubber stamp on oneside and then you have the clear arcylic blocks and stamps that allow for a more accurate placement when you are stamping on paper. There are so many designs out there you would have to look for those that strike your fancy. An example of ribbons and decorative brads and stamped items and glitter.
An example of ribbons and transparent overlays. An example of eyelets, ribbons, and stickers.G. Again last but not least are pictures. Those can be just about anything from you taking pictures of yourself, of other people, or pictures of nature outside, animals, or just about anything you want to take a picture of.
Now you want to decide on how big of a page you want to do for your book. There are various sizes that can be used.The standard sizes for scrapbooks include the following:1. 6 x 6 is usually the smallest book made2. 8 x 8 3. 8 ½ x 114. 9 x 95. 10 x106. 12 x 12 which is the largest book madeAgain it’s your preference on which size you use. These pages used in my examples are for a 12 x 12 book I made for a friend. One of the biggest challenges is to find exactly where to begin it can be very confusing when you first start to scrapbook or when you go into the scrapbook store for the first time or look at your first scrapbook catalog. You will be thinking “WOW!!!!” I want it all…well I am here to tell you so do I….each time I go into a scrapbook store or looking into a scrapbook catalog, namely a Close to My Heart catalog or a Paper Wishes Catalog, I am thinking I want this and this and this….I could spend hours making wish lists for items I want…but that is another story for another time.Some items I tend to look for when I go into a scrapbook store are embellishments, stamps, and papers. I usually have an idea on what kinds of things I want to use on my pages, so don’t be afraid to take your pictures you want to scrapbook with you when you go into a scrapbook store or look at a scrapbook catalog. Once you get the hang of it you will soon be on your way to being a terrific scrapbooker, just takes time and practice and lots of experimenting. In preparing this for my blog I got part of my information from various websites and magazines I frequently visit and read, like for the terminology for scrapbooking. When I visit websites I look at the galleries or when I read the magazines I look at the layouts for the design of a page as I never know when my next idea for a page will show up.
This is an example of stickers and ribbons on a page.
