Archive for February, 2009
Posted on February 28, 2009 - by Cheryl A.Vatcher-Martin
Scrapbooking is a Form of Art
Scrapbooking is an art form that comes in many different shapes and sizes. Do you remember your first attempt at creating one many years ago? I bet you had a lot of fun gluing items on each page in your scrapbook.
Nowadays scrapbooking is the latest activity that has become a business. There are a lot of scrapbooking stores near you. Some of these stores even offer scrapbooking classes to help you perfect the craft.
Even those who haven’t put together a complete scrapbook are able to purchase supplies to make cards and other activities for those they love. It’s a craft that anyone can do. In addition to creating a scrapbook full of memories for yourself, you are enriching the life of your friends and family when you share them with others.
If your budget is tight, it is best to try and use materials that you already have. For example, you may have shopped for some school supplies last summer and have an extra three ring binder packed away. This binder has a front cover pocket where you can insert a picture or a memory related to the inside of your scrapbook On the back cover, you can put another photograph or an ending to your scrapbook. These features will come in handy when compiling your simple scrapbook.
I’ve found that some of the most enticing scrapbooks that are compiled in a binder, have a flavorful cover and back page on it. It can be set up like a book to read. The attractive cover and back cover engages the person who is looking at it. They are more likely to open it and flip through it to find a page or pages that truly interest them.
What I do with a binder scrapbook is fill them up with my words and photographs. I purchase clear plastic filler sheets that are easy to use. If you want to maximize the space, you can put two items in these sheets.
Otherwise, you can put your photograph or memory on one side, and handwrite or type more information on the backside. Some scrapbook artists may prefer to only use a few pages per book, and, that works too.
If you want to include a lot of information about yourself in a promotional scrapbook inside a binder format, you can put information on the cover about your awards, and, anything else that would be of interest to the reader.
If you attended an awards ceremony for your recent photographic win, you could put that announcement on the front cover of your binder. If it is a bit larger than the front cover make a copy of the original announcement. Then, use the copy for your binder. Make sure to trim it so that it fits perfectly inside of the plastic binder slot on your scrapbook cover.
The allure here is that it shows something about you and gives important information about your accomplishments. The colorful display that is inside of the scrapbook will be a creative gem that you’ve designed.
By Cheryl A.Vatcher-Martin
