| Fancy a new hobby ? Bored just sitting at home | | | | couple leave for their honeymoon. |
| watching tv - well take up scrap booking, one of | | | | Get Organised |
| the fastest growing hobbies worldwide. Its easy | | | | Once you have decided the subject for scrap |
| to do, requires no real training and specialist | | | | book you must decide the method of sorting. |
| equipment and can give you a real sense of | | | | Suppose you are preparing a family album then |
| satisfaction & purpose. Check out any of your | | | | you have to decide whether to present |
| friend's scrapbooks you will feel slightly bored with | | | | thephotos of each individual separately or to show |
| your own plain photo albums. | | | | the photos as per the important eventsand |
| Ask your Family & Friends | | | | occasions. You have to sort them accordingly. |
| First check with some of your friends you'll | | | | Then you have to select the centralphoto. This |
| probably be very surprised how many of them | | | | has to be decorated nicely, experiment with the |
| are scrap booking or have done from time to | | | | different layouts of presenting the scrapings.Then |
| time. Sometimes the hardest bit is to decide what | | | | you have to add some simple colour papers to |
| subject matter you are going to choose for your | | | | each photo. Once you have fixed itthen it is time |
| first project. Once decided you will need to start | | | | to write down something about every photo |
| searching for the material - generally those old | | | | .Finally give your personal touch with few striking |
| photographs stuffed in a draw are terrific material. | | | | additions of paper and other trimmings like ribbons |
| For added help check out Beginner scrap booking | | | | etc.Add some writing which gives meaning to |
| on the internet you'll be surprised how | | | | your scrap book hence you should write your |
| manywebsites there are giving information about | | | | feelings, thoughts and observations in short |
| scrap booking.but do remember don't be too | | | | captions just to give a feel for the overall theme |
| ambitious to begin with, start with a fairly simple | | | | of the project. |
| project. To keep your enthusiasm up, your fist | | | | Remember Practice Makes Perfect |
| scrap book should be simple and small, you don't | | | | While preparing your first project as a beginner |
| need to be an artist all you really need to get | | | | you can be the only judge of your scrap book |
| started are a few basic things like scissors, glue, | | | | until you feel. you satisfied with your work and |
| few pieces of coloured paper and a simple album. | | | | then show it off to your friends and family.When |
| Day by day you will improve your skill of | | | | its well received. you will feel the satisfaction and |
| designing and decorating your scrap book. | | | | fulfilment of a project well done. |
| Start with a Plan for your scrap book | | | | But before you get too involved remember |
| Remember the concept is that a Scrap books | | | | simplicity is best thing to start with your first |
| tells a story. So it should be arranged in such a | | | | scrap book. Adding a few pieces of coloured |
| manner that it will give nice presentation of the | | | | paper,strips, stamps or stickers which will give |
| central idea. Mostly the photos or the clippings and | | | | your scrap book a nice and artistic look. But |
| drawings are arranged in a system or sequence. | | | | whatever you do don't go overboard and over |
| In case of photos they are normally arranged | | | | decorate and make it too messy. |
| date wise thereby allowing people to follow the | | | | Finally. Don't do any analysis of your first scrap |
| story through like a wedding scrapbook would | | | | book. Just look it as a first experiment. |
| start with the bride getting ready & going off to | | | | You will be inspired to continue with the other |
| the ceremony and possibly finish as the happy | | | | scrap book and this time you areexperienced. |