How to Start Scrapbooking

If you don’t know where to begin, let me give you a few suggestions. First, you can begin at your local scrapbook store. Some offer “Scrapbooking 101” classes so that you can become familiar with the many options available to you. These classes are usually free or offered for a nominal fee. If it all seems too overwhelming, start slowly and simply. As you gain more confidence your pages will become works of art. Classes are also offered through your Community College Extension. Second, you can always go to your local library and check out books on the subject. If they are not available at your branch, books can be requested from other branches and delivered to your particular branch. Third, browse magazines such as Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbooks, etc., or Creating Keepsakes for ideas to get you started. Also, there is a bountiful supply of scrapbooking websites. Just type in the word ‘scrapbooking’ in Google and you will be amazed to find more than 28 million results. Finally, you can ask one of your scrapbooking friends for help. They will be more than happy to give you tips and show off their “labors of love”.

The great thing about scrapbooking is that nothing you do is ever wrong. Some of my best pages have developed from accidents. Perhaps your photo stuck to your fingers as you tried to place it on your page but instead it turned out askew. Well, as you looked at your page it actually looked much better askew than if it had been placed squarely on the page. Oh, and don’t hesitate to crop photos or throw out the blurry ones. Now that you have a few basics….ready, set, scrapbook!