Thursday, January 8, 2009

How to Make a Baby Scrapbooking Layout,Making Special Memories Last

Fortunately, retailers of scrapbooking supplies have recognized the tremendous need for keeping those precious photos safe, and now offer a nearly unlimited supply of patterned papers, stickers and dye cuts to commemorate just about every special moment in a baby’s life!

The down side is that you can be faced with so many choices of craft supplies to use to make an album to hold all of those special pictures; it is easy to get overwhelmed with choices. The best way to overcome this overload of selection is to determine what photos you would like to work with before heading to the craft store. Many experts in the field of scrapbooking will suggest a baby scrapbooking layout by working with your most recent photos first and working backwards in time.

Others will advise you to choose a special event such as a holiday to create as a first baby scrapbooking layout. Whichever method you decide to work with, having an idea in mind of the theme you will be creating will help you tremendously when you begin selecting the materials to create your baby scrapbooking layout.

Something else to save in thought as you start scrapbooking, is that you do not have to be limited by papers, stickers and photos as you are making your boy or girl scrapbooking planning. You can include items like a copy of the birth certificate, the footprints from the hospital and a lock of hair from the first haircut to make your album special and unique to your child.

Remember that many of these keepsakes will not be acid-free and photo-safe, so when you place them onto the baby scrapbooking layout do not allow them to touch your pictures. If your photos rub elbows with anything in your scrapbook that is not of archival quality, it can cause damage to the photos by scratching them or causing them to discolor.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Topic Of A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking

A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking has been organized into chapters that are further classified by patterned paper type such as circles, florals, text and geometric to let the reader have easy reference to the material contained and all of the layouts have a sketch that provides the reader with instant ideas about how to translate the designs as told by Ali Edwards, for your scrapbook pages.

A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking also teaches the reader how to embrace the fun and joy of using patterned paper which is not at all frightening and also know how to choose the patterned paper which puts the theme and story in best light. A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking also teaches the reader how to mix and match many different patterns for creating very cool as well as everlasting layouts and there is also information contained in the book about how to store as well as organize the paper for easy access.

This best selling book imparts enough instruction to teach the reader how to design fantastic layouts by using real design principles and it also helps to apply the basic design principles to suit individual tastes and styles. A Designer’s Thought for Scrapbooking shows out all the varied elements jointly and is helpful for inform the scrapbooking sight of the scrapbooker. There are many common solutions to scrapbooking dilemmas such as knowing how to create balanced pages, fixing a page that does not meet with expectations and a lot more.

A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking also teaches how to use the present scrapbooking supplies like cardstocks, punches, ribbons, and stamps etc. as elements of design in the scrapbook pages.

There is also enough to teach design principles which can be tested on the layout and creating stunning layouts with multiple photographs is also a cinch to learn. Most importantly, A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking teaches the reader how to make a scrapbook that will effectually reflect his or her particular style and personality. This book retails at some stores for about twenty-five dollars and is a must for the scrapbooking enthusiast.

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Monday, January 5, 2009

How to Tell If a Person is Addicted to Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is one of those hobbies that can require a lot of detail. If a person has a penchant for creativity and enjoys doing detailed craft projects like needlework, chances are that person will become addicted to scrapbooking.

Then there are the people who wish they could pursue a creative hobby, but are not particularly good at things like painting, drawing, etc. These people could easily become addicted to scrapbooking, because if one knows how to cut and glue things, then one can scrapbook.

Avid photographers are actually scrapbooking in a way when they compose albums of their work. Once they see how fun it is to add some decoration to the pages of their photo albums and perhaps mix and match elements from their photos, chances are that they will indeed become addicted to scrapbooking.

If a person walks into a craft store and is immediately drawn to things like stickers, glitter, pipe cleaners, and stencils, chances are that person might become addicted to scrapbooking. If one likes to use these things a lot in craft project, chances are the project might be a little overwhelming to look at. However, all of these things can be used in the scrapbooking process as little or as much as one likes.

Another way to tell if a person might become addicted to scrapbooking is if they like to do collages. Making a collage is like making one big scrapbooking page, and the opportunity to fill an entire scrapbook in such a manner would easily appeal to these people.

An added appeal about scrapbooking is that, in its most basic form, all one needs are things that are found around the house and an actual scrapbook. While some creative hobbies can be quite expensive, scrapbooking is one hobby that can be very affordable.

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Monday, December 1, 2008

Disney Scrapbook Supplies - How To Organize Yourself

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What to do with your Disney Scrapbook Supplies? Well choosing the right products to go with your Disney Scrapbook is a major part of the project. You will learn here how to creatively store all of those loose bits and we will provide a valuable strategy for mixing it up – arrange the lot by color.

The Trimmings

Opened packets of embellishments can cause chaos with your organization. Look at storing your embellishment by color, by doing this you can assess then more easily. Organise your embellishments by color in clear, A4 draws. Then if you need a certain color such as red for your Disney Scrapbook you can go to your red draw and have all your trimmings at hand to peruse.

Ribbons

So that your color sorted ribbons will not tangle try placing them in resealable bags. An inexpensive way to control your unruly ribbons that want to take over your supply area is to place them in resealable bags. Your ribbons can be color coded in the same manner as your embellishments.

Sorting Your Card Stock

When sorting by a color wheel all your colors will fall into one of these categories, reds, blues, yellows, greens, oranges, purples, browns and your black and white. Grab nine nice and clean pizza boxes and place the relevant color in one of the boxes. Don't forget to label the boxes, this will eliminate the drama in finding your cardstock supplies. Even your smaller quantities will be easier to access with this system.

For really small off cuts, still ensure you color code in the same manner and then you can place these in a plastic page protector and put them in the box that is relevant.

To organize your scrapbooking supplies all you need is a few inexpensive items. Here you have, a few inexpensive ways that you can sort your Disney scrapbook supplies or even your everyday scrapbooking supplies so that they can be accesses quickly and easily.

 

 

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Disney Scrapbook Layout - Beginner’s Steps to Journaling Part 1

Adding journaling to your Disney Scrapbook Layouts need not be a daunting experience.

Well when I started to create my first Disney Scrapbook I thought that it seemed like a dreadful chore as I never knew what to write.

I learnt later on though that journaling in your scrapbook  is as important in the layout as the color scheme and design element.

Here are simple tips on how to start your journaling

  1. Always select acid-free, permanent, scrapbook pens in colors that synchronize with your Disney Scrapbook page.
  2. Start with the title on the page. Know remember the title does not need to go across the top of the page, it can go across the bottom, vertically along one side of the scrapbook paper or through the centre of the page. Keep the title simple, it could just include the date and the name of the event.
  3. Start off with the things that are evident such as the date of the occasion and names of the people who are in the picture.
  4. Next, add a few basic pieces of information, describe where the events in the photos took place, or why the people in the pictures were there.
  5. If there is extra room on the page you can add some personal views, emotions, verse, or quotes.

Tips:

  1. The best thing that you can add to your Disney Scrapbook album would be personalizing it with your own handwriting, it adds an element of history to your album. But if you feel that you wont be able to read it in years to come then type it out on the computer.
  2. To add a bit of pizzazz and fun to the album add fun things to the page such as stickers or memorabilia from the occasion
  3. Finally, remember that your family’s story is the most vital part of preserving the past and the present for the future, don’t overlook it with a small number of words.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Disney Scrapbook Layouts - Journaling Part 2

We have covered some basic techniques on journaling on your Disney Scrapbook but at this point you may still seem like a daunting ideas, don’t despair as there are many clever ways in which you can creatively convey your message.

Here are some tips on how you can add journaling to your Disney Scrapbook layouts:

• When planning your Disney Scrapbook layouts always be sure to have sufficient space for your journaling.

• Use less conventional methods – write in a circle around a picture picking up feelings or memories the picture gives you. Write on an angle across the page pointing to the picture associated with it

• Doodle all over your page keeping your message simple and clean. • Write on your layouts in a list form or a heartfelt letter

• When an idea pops into your head about a particular page, put it down on paper before you forget. You can then group all of these ideas together then create a short story.

• A frequent error is using too many fonts on a page. Use just one or two fonts per layout, to give your pages a clean and consistent feel.

• You can combine digital and traditional methods of journaling onto your page.

• Add some quotes to your Disney Scrapbook layouts. Here are some great quotes from some famous and not so famous people

1. If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you. — Winnie the Pooh

2. Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process. — Jim Rohn

3. An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions. — Robert A. Humphrey

4. I can resist everything except temptation. — Oscar Wilde

5. Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go. — Natalie Goldberg

6. Be like a postage stamp, stick to one thing until you get there. — Sign at a Church

7. Land of the free because of the brave. — Sign at a Church

8. A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. — Source Unknown

9. A friend is one of the nicest things to have, and one of the best things to be. — Douglas Pagels

10. My friends have made the story of my life. — Helen Keller

11. Laughter is an instant vacation. — Milton Berle

12. We may run, walk, stumble, drive or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey. — Source Unknown

13. Friendship isn’t a big thing, it’s a million little things. — Source Unknown

14. A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. — Source Unknown

15. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. — Confucious

Friday, November 28, 2008

Cherish Your Memories With A Disney Scrapbook

Scrapbooking is a hobby that appeals to both young and old, creating a Disney Scrapbook adds a totally new dimension to scrapbooking as you can incorporate some of your favorite characters into your everlasting memories. This type of scrapbook can be created by a beginner and seasoned veterans.

Disney characters have a magical quality about them and have a timeless appeal. Can you resist the delightful Winnie the Pooh? Or the crazy and wild antics of Donald Duck? Or the grace of Cinderella. I know I can’t!

What is a Disney Scrapbook? There are essentially three types of Disney Scrapbooks that can be created:

1. One that is made with materials that feature Disney Characters and themes.

2. One that captures the experiences of a visit to Disneyland, Disney theme park or other attraction.

3. And the last; one that does both of the above things.

Disney products rank high in family friendliness. Making a scrapbook together with your children is a great family activity that is enjoyed by everyone it’s no wonder the two go together so well.

The Disney Company has been entertaining people for decades and has created some very memorable characters so there is tons of materials available for you to use in making your Disney Scrapbook and lots of places to buy the supplies you need. My goal is to provide you with a comprehensive reference source for everything you need for your Disney scrapbooking activities.

I’ll have links to the best places to buy pre-made Disney Scrapbook albums, Disney-themed Scrapbook paper, Disney stickers and much more.

There will also be articles on how to create your  Disney Scrapbook with the help of your children, Disney Scrapbook layouts, Disney Scrapbook ideas, journaling tips and general scrapbooking tips that can help you create your timeless memory that will be handed down from generation to generation.