| rt of Scrapbooking has become very popular. | | | | taker, the event captured, and the one who is now |
| Scrapbooking allows you to create memory books | | | | looking at these images. |
| that are so much more than the old standard, boring | | | | Once you have started to think about what this |
| photo albums of yesterday. Using the immense | | | | picture means to you and how you would like to |
| supplies available for you to choose from in your | | | | best represent that meaning, you can start to create |
| Scrapbooking, you can create memory books that | | | | a memory scrapbook that will keep these precious |
| reflect not only your personality: but that also help | | | | memories alive forever. The best memory books |
| you to capture the true “essence” of | | | | have pages that employ the use of many different |
| those special memories you want remembered | | | | types of materials. Don’t be afraid to mix |
| forever. | | | | stickers with cut-outs (made by designed scissors), |
| You can begin making your memory scrapbook, sure | | | | patterned papers, stencils, rubber stamp images, |
| to become a treasure to be shared from generation | | | | markers, crayons, and labels. Let your creative-side |
| to generation with basic materials like patterned | | | | come out in the designing of your memory books. |
| paper, rubber stamps, patterns, stencils, stickers, | | | | With a little creativity it is easy to create memory |
| serrated- scissors, and the photos you already have. | | | | scrapbooks that are a joy to share with family and |
| This is just a small example of the many supplies that | | | | friends. Family history can be captured in these |
| are available for you to choose from in creating your | | | | books: to be recalled in your lifetime and as |
| memory book. You can find Scrapbooking supplies | | | | testimonials of relatives in the past, to be known and |
| online and in many malls and outlet stores today. | | | | remembered by the generations to follow. You not |
| Software programs are also available to help you | | | | only have a plethora of choices in materials already |
| design the perfect memory book for your precious | | | | available to choose from in creating your memory |
| memories. | | | | book, new ideas, and materials are created every |
| Begin by looking at a photo; recall the memories and | | | | day for those who want to use scrapbooking as a |
| feelings that arise by looking at this picture that has | | | | way to create memory books that will last forever. |
| been captured on film. What does this picture | | | | What should you use to hold your newly created |
| represent to you? Maybe it is the love of family and | | | | memory pages? You can choose to use a standard |
| friends, or the adventure you found on your last | | | | photo album, one that you can decorate using the |
| vacation. Whatever it is, consider how you might | | | | same materials used in making your memory pages. |
| best represent these feelings, and memories so that | | | | Or maybe you will want to complete your memory |
| someone else looking at this same photograph, even | | | | book by laminating a couple of special memory pages |
| a few generations removed, will be able to | | | | for the front and back covers, and then |
| understand the emotions and circumstances | | | | “binding” them together with all of |
| surrounding the images of the people, places, or | | | | your memory pages into a book. You can learn more |
| things seen in this particular piece of film. Being able | | | | about bookbinding through books and software |
| to know why a certain picture was taken, and what | | | | programs. Scrapbook stores and the internet are also |
| it meant to the one who took the shot, results in a | | | | good sources of information about scrapbooking and |
| ‘bonding’ between the original picture | | | | bookbinding. |