5 Famous scrapbookers

Scrapbooking is usually not a pastime we associate with the rich and famous, and those that tend to be involved in scrapbooking aren't usually lauded in the media for their incredible skills at scrapping.


However, there are a number of people who have been involved in the hobby over the years that deserve to be noted, even if it is only by the people who view the art of scrapbooking as valuable.

1.     John Poole

Perhaps the most famous of all scrapbookers, simply for the fact that he is regarded as the father of the hobby as it exists. In 1826, a year after the first real examples of scrapbooks went on sale, Poole published ‘Manuscript Gleanings and Literary Scrapbook’, a book that was filled with different etching styles, tips on what kinds of trinkets should be kept, and different methods of storing those trinkets in the book.

2.     Thomas Jefferson

That’s right. The third president of the United States of America, and Founding Father of the nation was a scrapbooker. He probably didn’t feel too strongly about acid-free paper, fun fonts or card stocks, but he did use a scrapbook to collect newspaper clippings that were relevant to his time as president, which allowed him to store his memories and the proof of his impact on the world in one place.

3.     Mark Twain

Mark Twain, most famously known for writing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, created a specific kind of scrapbook, capitalizing quite well on the craze that had started coming to fruition in the USA during his lifetime. He is credited with inventing an adhesive scrapbook with pre-pasted pages. This invention earned him an estimated $50 000, which during the 19th century was quite a lot of money.

4.     Lisa Bearnson

Credited with bringing modern scrapbooking into the public eye, Bearnson started the popular scrapbooking publication ‘Creating Keepsakes’, which taught newcomers the art of scrapbooking and how to best preserve their memories, much as John Poole had done during the advent of the activity.

5.     Ali Edwards

Having started scrapbooking in 2002, Edwards is credited with popularizing the term ‘Life artist’to describe scrapbookers who are able to use their craft to tell detailed stories about their lives and the lives of others. By using photographs and various methods of storytelling, Ali Edwards has garnered herself quite the reputation as one of the most innovative scrappers out there today.


Written by Wesley Geyer

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10 Great scrapbooking tips for beginners

Many people who want to start getting in to scrapbooking struggle with it and end up talking themselves out of it, simply because they have no idea where to start. Much like any other activity or hobby, scrapbooking can take on many forms, and although there aren't any rules that need to be strictly followed, there are many things that you should consider when looking to get into the art of scrapbooking.

 

1.     No place to write out your journaling? Journal on a tag or a piece of cardstock and tuck it neatly behind a photo. Here's where you can write more heartfelt words without others looking at it too.

 

2.     Choose a focal-point photo. Treat other photos as "accessories" that help you to tell the rest of the story. As we read from left to right, the top-left hand corner is an excellent point for your focal-point photo when you have several photos you want to use on your layout.

 

3.     Cut a piece of patterned paper into a large curved shape and attach it to your cardstock. It instantly creates visual interest to your background. You can use freehand, bowls, plates and anything round to help you draw the curved shape.

 

4.     No place to write out your journaling? Journal on a tag or a piece of cardstock and tuck it neatly behind a photo. Here's where you can write more heartfelt words without others looking at it too.

 

5.     Don't throw away your soda tabs! Save them and use them as "buckle" on your ribbons. If you want, you can sand the rough edge down a bit and even paint on them to match the color of your ribbon.

 

6.     Add more texture to your cardstock by crumbling it. Cardstock can be quite stiff, so runs it under a drizzle of water to soften it. Then start crumpling the cardstock. To dry it, flatten it out and use a towel to absorb the moisture. Let it dry completely before using it.

 

7.     Personalize your layout with your handwritten journaling. Lightly draw some straight lines with a pencil, sketch in your words, then go over them with a pigment-ink pen. Erase off the pencil marks, and you'll have almost perfect handwriting.

 

8.     You don't always need a page title. Sometimes your journaling is sufficient for the page. Simply writing one or two words in your journaling in capitals might be enough to convey the main story of the page.

 

9.     Give your layout a edgy or casual look by using staples to fasten journaling blocks, page titles or page accents. Use fabric as your background design or cut it up in strips and use them as ribbons for your layouts.

 

10.  Do you love the stitched-look but can't sew or you want a simpler method? Use rub-on stitches or use a fine-tip pen and draw the dashes to resemble the stitched-look without needle and thread!

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Inspiring scrapbooking quotes

If you speak to anyone who has recently started scrapbooking, or even anyone who has been doing it for a long time, they will tell you that they have simply been bitten by the scrapbooking bug. It seems, from the outside, to be a slightly boring or childish thing to do, but many scrapbookers claim that it is an incredibly fun, and very creative and stimulating activity that can be taken in any direction you want.

Most scrapbookers will also tell you that one of the most important things for successful and fun scrapbooking is inspiration, and looking for it in the right places can really make the difference when it comes to starting and catching the bug in the beginning. Here are some scrapbook related quotes that will (hopefully) inspire you to start joining in the craze

 

"Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or doing it better”- John Updike

"And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook, with the photographs there and the moths.”- Leonard Cohen

"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." - Mary Lou Cook

 

"I've spent most of my money scrapbooking and eating out. the rest I've pretty much wasted.”- Unknown

"Life is just a scrapbook waiting for us to put it on acid free paper”- Unknown

"There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer”- Ansel Adams

"The more organized you are, the more time you have to scrapbook.”- Lisa Bearnson