An ordinary photo-album can be transferred into your own life’s journal pages by spending some time to transform it into a visual storyboard. By adding comments under the pictures and revealing hidden memories and emotions, the creation of a scrapbook can be a wonderful experience that you will make you smile when recalling your past adventures. Most importantly, creating your scrapbook from scratch and using your personal touch to turn your photo-album into something very special, can be a unique experience in itself. Journaling a photo-album and creating a scrapbook makes one think of the most essential elements of someone’s life stories.
With numerous supplies available on the market, creating your own scrapbook does not need much more than your own story’s version memories. Personalizing a photo-album according to your imagination is as easy as 1-2-3. First, all you need to do is to buy or collect the materials you will need to finish your project. An empty album, some glue, a pair of scissors, and of course your collection of photographs, stickers, tickets and newspaper clippings.
You can also select to use any type of fabric, ribbon, or bits of leftovers from other projects, which can be used to embellish your personal journaling photo-scrapbook.
Some more professional tools, like an exact knife’s versatile blade, will allow you to accomplish a professionally perfect outcome. In addition, a pair of tweezers can assist you picking up and placing smaller photographs and objects into exact positions before you glue them on the scrapbook pages without getting glue all over your fingers.
Even the glue you will select to affix your choice of photographs, phrases and quotes on the pages should be carefully selected. Some of the glues sold dry rather quickly and are less messy. Options include glue dots, two-sided tape, Xyron, acid free photo tabs and polypropylene corners. Finally, keep in mind that if you purchase an acid- and lignin-free album you will increase your scrapbook’s duration preserving your paper treasures intact for years.
If you are creating your album on your own, you need to finish it and have it ready as an empty book before you will be able to add your choice of content. Think first of the people who will read your creation.
In case they were not participants of the activity you wish to describe, it is better to assist your readers by providing them with as many details as possible, so they can relive your memories and stories. Using the five “W’s†is the best method in this case.
Name the people appearing in each photo and state the purpose of the photograph. By describing what was happening you assist the reader understand the situation you experienced and become part of the storytelling idea. Mentioning where the event took place and when the photograph was taken is also important.
No matter what the occasion or event, you can be sure that by taking instant photos it will give you an even better way of creating a scrapbook to be proud of, and one you will never get bored of looking back at. By using instant photos instead of digital photos, you will also achieve a real scrapbook look.
Finally, consider stating why you decided to use this particular photograph. Explaining what makes it so important to you will assist the viewer’s reasoning too.
{inspiration} sunday for {we are} storytellers
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Storytellers – My Family $2.69 These heritage-based StorytellersMy Family stickers are designed to encourage life’s experiences to be told from many voices. Ideal for scrapbooking and journaling…. |
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Storytellers – Your Family $2.69 These heritage-based StorytellersYour Family stickers are designed to encourage life’s experiences to be told from many voices. Ideal for scrapbooking and journaling…. |
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The Storytellers’ Collection – Alice Gray – Paperback $18.99 The Storytellers’ Collection |
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Impro for Storytellers – Keith Johnstone – Paperback $36.25 Impro for Storytellers |
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Scrapbooking – Helen Bradley – Hardcover $16.95 Scrapbooking |
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From a Race of Storytellers – Kimberley M. Holloway – Paperback $19.75 From a Race of Storytellers |
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Start Scrapbooking – Joy Aitman – Paperback $13.95 Start Scrapbooking |
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Start Scrapbooking – Wendy Smedley – Hardcover $17.74 Start Scrapbooking |
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Scrapbooking for Profit – Rebecca Pittman – Paperback $14.76 Scrapbooking for Profit |
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The Joy of Scrapbooking – Kerry Arquette – Paperback $12.92 The Joy of Scrapbooking |
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Scrapbooking Digitally – Kerry Arquette – Paperback $13.56 Scrapbooking Digitally |
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Scrapbooking with Cricut – Tanya Fox – Paperback $11.8 Scrapbooking with Cricut |
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Hawaiian Scrapbooking – Rosie Ramiro – Paperback $13.45 Hawaiian Scrapbooking |
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The Scrapbooking Journey – Cory Richardson-Lauve – Paperback $14.17 The Scrapbooking Journey |
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Joy of Scrapbooking – Lisa Bearnson – Hardcover – Revised Ed. $20.48 Joy of Scrapbooking |
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Scrapbooking for Dummies – Jeanne Wines-Reed – Paperback $14.59 Scrapbooking for Dummies |
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CK Encyclopedia Of Scrapbooking $16.94 Creating Keepsakes! Encyclopedia of Scrapbooking is the most complete guide to scrapbooking ever published. Designed to meet the needs of every scrapbooker from beginner to advanced. Inside you will find more than 300 ideas for creating scrapbook pages. A comprehensive tool guide with full color photos easy-to-follow step-by-step techniques a glossary and helpful articles on all kinds of scrapbooking topics. |
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Teach Yourself Visually Scrapbooking – Rebecca Ludens – Paperback $18.24 Teach Yourself Visually Scrapbooking |
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Scrapbooking Your Wedding – Not Available (NA) – Paperback $20.59 Scrapbooking Your Wedding |
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101 Scrapbooking Perfectips – Sidney A. Kies – Paperback $16.45 101 Scrapbooking Perfectips |
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Scrapbooking Your Faith – Courtney Walsh – Paperback $14.53 Scrapbooking Your Faith |
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Digital Scrapbooking for Dummies – Jeanne Wines-Reed – Paperback $13.51 Digital Scrapbooking for Dummies |
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Scrapbooking for the First Time – Rebecca Carter – Paperback $9.95 Scrapbooking for the First Time |
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Scrapbooking Your Family History – Laura Best – Paperback $9.95 Scrapbooking Your Family History |
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52 More Scrapbooking Challenges – Elizabeth Kartchner – Paperback $14.16 52 More Scrapbooking Challenges |
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Scrapbooking Storage Box in Green $9.99 From scrapbooks to supplies, this heavy-duty Scrapbooking Storage Box by Pioneer Photo Albums will protect your valuable hobby necessities. This durable acid free box is ideal for storing paper, photos, drawings, stickers, embellishments, fabric, ribbon, greeting cards, keepsakes and so much more. This storage box comes equipped with a silver identification slot that makes sorting and identifying projects by subject, date or occasion quick and easy.Features: • Made from acid free material • Extra large interior • Silver I.D. holder included • Color: GreenSize: 3 3/4″tall x 13″wide x 14 3/4″deep |
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Scotch Scrapbooking Tape $4.79 Scotch Scrapbooking Tape is perfect for mending, repairing, and mounting photographs, documents, and memorabilia. The long-lasting, photo-safe, acid-free formula resists moisture and permanently bonds most surfaces. Safe for use on both back and front of photos. |
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