I am the proud new momma of a two month old daughter, and I would love to start scrapbooking. I just don’t know where or what to begin. Please help.
I found my public library to be the most helpful place when I started scrapbooking. There are a lot of books with great ideas! If you don’t know how to locate them, ask a librarian. They’re there to help.
That said, here are several tips to keep in mind.
You want your scrapbook to last, so keep an eye on your materials. You want them all to be acid free – it will keep them from discoloring (and falling apart!) over the years.
Remember that this book isn’t just for you – it’s for the future too! Don’t just paste photos in, remember to also include "journaling" – writing that tells the story. Think of the stories you wanted to know about when you (or your grandmother) was little. The stories are the important part! If you have to be there to explain the photo, the scrapbook isn’t doing you any good.
I have the best luck finding good (and inexpensive) materials by looking in the clearance sections of my local craft stores (Michaels and AC Moores). Also keep an eye out for good sales – My local Big Lots had big packs (25 sheets) of acid free paper for a dollar last week. Jo Anns has scrapbook paper on sale 6 for a dollar this week.
If you need (or want) help from a real person, find a "crop night" in your area (Michaels sponsors them in the stores, if there’s one near you and a lot of the independent stores host them as well). Crops will give you an opportunity to see what other people are doing, get some new opinions and often try out new products (like special cutters and punches).
July 24th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
CREATIVE MEMORIES IT IS THE BEST SCRAPBOOKING SUPPLIES YOU COULD EVER HAVE!!!!! Just do an internet search for creative memories and you will find a supplier in your area!
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July 24th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
While Creative Memories is a great product (I have a TON), I personally find their layouts to be a bit basic.
I adore both Close to my Heart products & Stampin’ Up! Both offer great packets for theme pages with matching accessories. I HUGE plus with me. I used to sell Stampin’ Up!, but on a whole I REALLY like Close to my Heart a tiny bit better. Plus either has catalogs with hundreds of ideas. Also check out http://www.splitcoaststampers.com this site is amazing. The ladies on there can help you, plus THOUSANDS of ideas. It is prodominately a Stampin’ Up! idea site, but you can use the layouts with many other products.
As far as what to buy, start basic. Maybe an 8×8 book or a 12×12. don’t buy too much product starting out, or you might feel over whelmed a bit. If you need more help, just email me
jenjam25@yahoo.com
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July 24th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
If you are just starting out I would check into getting a kit. It would have your papers and some of the tools you will need plus ideas on putting pages together. Wal-Mart sells kits for different subjects, baby, pets, vacations… etc. I prefer the Fiskars, photos sticker for taping pictures and such. You will also need a cutter. I got mine from Wal-Mart also. I hope this is helpful.
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July 24th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
I recommend a good cutter for 12 inch paper, even if you are not starting with 12 inch paper, you might want to use it later on, and will not have to buy another cutter.
You will need a tape runner or glue, and a scrapbook and page protectors.
Then buy a pack of good quality solid color cardstock either in plain white or a variety pack with pastel colors for the baby.
Vellum paper comes in handy for printing words, phrases and journaling on to use on your pages.
The Dollar Tree has quite a bit of patterned paper, letter stickers, rubber stamps, etc all for only $1.00 per pack or each item, depending on the item.
It is a good way to get started for a smaller investment.
I agree with the earlier advice of not buying a lot of stuff to begin with, as you will find your tastes change as you gain scrapbooking experience.
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July 24th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
I found my public library to be the most helpful place when I started scrapbooking. There are a lot of books with great ideas! If you don’t know how to locate them, ask a librarian. They’re there to help.
That said, here are several tips to keep in mind.
You want your scrapbook to last, so keep an eye on your materials. You want them all to be acid free – it will keep them from discoloring (and falling apart!) over the years.
Remember that this book isn’t just for you – it’s for the future too! Don’t just paste photos in, remember to also include "journaling" – writing that tells the story. Think of the stories you wanted to know about when you (or your grandmother) was little. The stories are the important part! If you have to be there to explain the photo, the scrapbook isn’t doing you any good.
I have the best luck finding good (and inexpensive) materials by looking in the clearance sections of my local craft stores (Michaels and AC Moores). Also keep an eye out for good sales – My local Big Lots had big packs (25 sheets) of acid free paper for a dollar last week. Jo Anns has scrapbook paper on sale 6 for a dollar this week.
If you need (or want) help from a real person, find a "crop night" in your area (Michaels sponsors them in the stores, if there’s one near you and a lot of the independent stores host them as well). Crops will give you an opportunity to see what other people are doing, get some new opinions and often try out new products (like special cutters and punches).
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July 24th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
walmart, joanns, michaels, hobby lobby, look at the books first to decide what you like and what you can aford, then from the book go to the paper, find some nice baby type things, they make tons, get a few sheets of coordinated cardstock for frames, some stencils for frame shapes, then have a ball with the mini baby toys, mini baby outfits, and tons of stickers available, simply start with the babys first photo and work from there, be sure to do some journaling on some plain cardstock so you have your memories in tact, you can add these journaling pieces with tape, double sided ofcourse, or glue stick or brads, you might want to look through a few books while you are there as they can give you a wealth of ideas, best of luck and enjoy, if you have a small scrapbooking shop owned by someone local you can get much more specific attention, and you can even go to workshops so you can really get the idea of how all this works. if you see something you really like, snap it up as designs change all the time and paper you see today may not be there next week.
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July 24th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
I love Creative Memories. The first tools I owned was a corner rounder, tape runner and the 12 inch cutter. Then I went to Michael’s and got some colored paper. Just make sure that whatever you purchase, it says acid free or it will damage your photos. Congratulations and Good Luck!
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