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[meilz92]

well ive decided i want to make a scrapbook of 2009 to pass the time
but theres a few problems...

1. i have no idea HOW
2. i have no artistic talent whatsoever

so i was wondering, what materials are neeeded to make a scrapbook? So far ive bought the book itself, some coloured scrapbook paper, and a sheet of stickers.. thats it! what else do i need? also, what are chipboard letters, and how do i use them? are they a template or something which are used to cut out letters from pretty paper?

 

[emiliieee]

dont think you really need to know how. and you dont have to have artistic talent.

just do whatever you think looks good on the page.

 

[cem]

What I did when I was starting was chose a theme for the year (I was taking on a position that I would hold for a year within an organisation).

I then decided on a basic plan of attack which was the type of heading that I was going to use, the basic page format, what each page was to cover, the format for any journalling/writing I was going to do and then how many pictures I would use.

I then chose my paper and chose embellishments (the other bits that make the page interesting) that complemented me chosen theme - in my case 'thatched cottages' so small flowers, bits that could look like thatch etc.

After each meeting I then designed the page and included two types of photos - one general of the meeting (maybe a formal photo of people present or an informal one of people enjoying themselves) and a series of 'headshots' of people who were at the meeting to be scattered around the page.

Each page also had a picture of a thatched cottage somewhere - in a corner, in the centre, next to the journalling etc and embellishments were added to represent the meeting including is I was given a gift card as a visitor then that would be included along with a small set of notes about the meeting - who was there, what the meeting was about etc.

It was fun and a fun way to look back on that year.

The big thing was that I had never done it before and I simply did what felt right at the time.

 

[meilz92]

thanks so much cem

yes i think what ill do is just put things on the page wherever i think they look good, but im a bit unsure about some of the materials used in scrapbooking...

do you know if i can just use scrapbook paper as the background for each of my pages, or should i use cardstock? and do you happen to know what chipboard alphabets are used for?

 

[philphie]

lol you ladies, i wish i had enough patience to do something so tedious and meticulous haha

 

[meilz92]

lol you ladies, i wish i had enough patience to do something so tedious and meticulous haha

lol a few months ago i wouldnt of had any time to do anything like this... but now since i have no life, i wanna pass some of the time by making a pretty scrapbook

 

[cem]

thanks so much cem

yes i think what ill do is just put things on the page wherever i think they look good, but im a bit unsure about some of the materials used in scrapbooking...

do you know if i can just use scrapbook paper as the background for each of my pages, or should i use cardstock? and do you happen to know what chipboard alphabets are used for?

I tend to use cardstock as the base page and the scrapbook paper for effect but there is no right or wrong way - what works for you.

The clipboard letters I use again for effect - e.g. as the first letter of each new month and the first letter of the meeting e.g. November and Bankstown and I would colour them to reflect late autumn in my 'thatched cottage' theme.