This article offers some practical tips on scrapbooking for beginners.

Photographs

Nearly all scrapbooks will contain photographs. Even the most disinterested viewer of your scrapbook will glance at the photographs. Pictures really are worth a thousand words. Therefore, it is vital to chooseJust[/spi] be careful that the chemicals within the photograph do not spill out onto the rest of your scrapbook. Digital pictures can easily be printed right onto lignin-free and acid -free paper.

preferable to use copies of your only picture of Great Grandma rather than risk ruining the photograph forever. Simply scan the picture on your computer scanner and print the image on lignin free and acid free paper.

Cutting and Cropping

Often photographs aren't quite the right shape and size or the photographic image is improperly centered. Having oversized or off centered photographs creates an air of unprofessionalism. Carefully cropped and sized photographs, on the other hand, enhances the overall look and feel of your scrapbook.

There are two methods to solve these issues. The low tech way is to manually crop and shape the photograph using a pair of scissors or an exacto knife. If you are manually cropping and cutting pictures, make sure that you mark the outline you want with chalk (or eye shadow if you don't have chalk) before you cut. Remember the old saying, measure twice and cut once.

To manually change a distracting or cluttered background simply cut out the background and replace it with a with a new paper background. This allows the eye to focus on the people instead of the clutter behind them.

The high tech solution to your photograph woes is to use modern computer programs such as PhotoElements or Photoshop. Using one of these programs, photos can be magically brightened, darkened, enlarged or cropped without ruining your original photograph. Some programs even allow you to change the background of the photograph.

Order

There are no specific rules stating that all photographs or mementos must be placed in chronological order. Therefore, it is completely up you the order you wish to place your items and embellishments. You can place your items in a formal chronological order. You can also group items into formal or informal categories such as similar colors, events, activities, individuals, or families. Items can also be placed into random, abstract, or collages.

Each order has its own place in scrapbooking. For example, chronological order might be useful for an anniversary scrapbook. Pictures and mementos of the couple's years together could be placed from the first day they met through the wedding day to the present day with each time period on a different page. This presents a feel of as time goes by.

But, a scrapbook for a parent could just have a collage of pictures and drawings. In this case, a collage lends to a feeling of overwhelmingly being loved.

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