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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