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Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is a great way to have fun while preserving family memories. One in three households have someone pursuing this popular hobby.

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A page out of life
Kathleen Reid.
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2008.
  1. "Unabridged"--T.p. Verso.
  2. Originally published: New York : Berkley Books, c2008.
     
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Scrapbook fundamentals : your guide to getting started
from the editors of Memory Makers Books.
Denver, Colo. : Memory Makers Books, c2006.
This must-have book eliminates the extravagant and focuses on the fundamentals scrapbookers most need to know, from the early stage of page concepting to showcasing completed works in albums--all the essentials are covered for the beginning scrapbooker in this straight-forward, no-nonsense resource guide.Memory Makers Books offers the highest level of instruction and inspiration for scrapbookers--the fastest growing segment of the craft industry. A comprehensive guide that serves to both educate and inspire, Scrapbook Fundamentals is the ultimate no-fear resource for discovering the art of scrapbooking.
     
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Scrapping plans
Rebeca Seitz.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
The third SISTERS, INK book follows Joy and her husband through a struggle with infertility, taking them from smalltown Tennessee back to China where Joy was adopted
     

Today's 'scrapbookers' or 'scrappers' do more than date family photos and paste them haphazardly in albums. Time is spent gathering the stories about the people, places, and events in the photos. Telling these stories, or journaling, is as important as organizing the photographs.

Advances in photographic preservation, the number of discount and craft supply stories stocking scrapbooking materials, and classes for new scrapbookers make this hobby is an easy one to start. Scrapbookers get together at events called 'crops' to exchange ideas.

Digital scrapbooking

Computers, scanners, & digital cameras let scrapbookers supplement traditional techniques.

(P. Jones, avid scrapbooker, talks about digital scrapbooking)

To get started:

  • Explore materials and tutorials
  • Organize your photos--select the best ones to use
  • Choose an album--consider size, binding, and safety
  • Gather tools--scissors, acid free markers
  • Add stickers and other embellishments
  • Add journaling--include'who/when/what/why'
  • Select a layout--look at what other scrapbookers use
  • Begin scrapping

Every scrapbook is different. Each scrapbooker learns from the works of others, yet develops their own distinctive style of capturing and displaying cherished memories.

Article by: St. Louis Public Library staff