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Hi guys, how are you doing? Tell me, do you have the habit of making scrapbook', or even don’t you know what it is? If you are the guys who used to make diaries as a teen, it means that you have probably taken your first steps toward the wonderful scrapbook universe.
Did you get interested? So, follow with me that I am going to tell you all details.
What is scrapbook
Scrapbook serves means a blank book for mounting and preserving photos, messages, images, draws, etc., but in the practical, it is a creative and customized way to save our better remembers. For making a scrapbook' there are no rules, you can write, paste photos, stickers, ornaments, magazine cutouts, stamps, and everything your imagination allows. Worth anything to illustrate your history in a unique way and handmade, after all, it is your album, you can use all resources and memories which have sentimental value for you.
Indeed, guys, we can simply say that scrapbook is the art of recording your better moments.
Scrapbook Scrapbook serves
The idea of recording remarkable happening and keep small memories is so ancient. According to what I have researched, in England of the 15th Century, it was common for the people to save their records in a book called Common Place Book. After that, scholar annuaries got to the light, where the students got recording their remembers of scholar year, pasting messages, cutouts, etc.
In 1825, the series “The scrapbook” was launched which taught to fill the albums with photos and cutouts. From there on, this hobby was joining each more adepts, and companies started to create specifics products to this finality.
It is said that Thomas Jefferson (3rd the USA’s president) had many albums, as Queen Victory of England.
For what Scrapbook serves
You can make a scrapbook' to record an important moment as pregnancy, university admission, children's growth, or for making this a delightful hobby. Ah, did you know that there are people who made of it as their profession, setting up scrapbook' for those who do not have much ability?
In addition, the act of making scrapbook' is much therapeutic, an anti-stress tool, a moment of pause in the run of the day by day, and a manner to apply our creativity.
When we are keeping our memories in mind, we get remembering and enjoying each one of them, learning to value these moments, and then, we perceive how many good things have already happened in our lives.
Do you know what is interesting? "scrap" (for those who are intimate, haha) is a movement that gets firm and strong, despite all digital resources that we have available, like social networks, videos, personal blogs, and even the digital scrapbooks . This is because some moments are so important and intimate that we have the will to touch them, of recording in a singular and personal way, feelings that digital resources are not able to offer.
Other Scraps
This technique is so affective and delightful that has expanded itself and started being applied in other situations, like, for example:
Scrapbooks for party’ memories:when utilize scrapbook' techniques to create souvenirs and parties decoration. It is a great resource to personalize the event and give that handmade and cozy touch.
Scrapbook for decoration: that’s it, my people, we can use techniques and materials of scrapbook' for decoration. Either being by creating panels, pictures, or any other object that your creativity allows. See below the video where I give tips on how to do pictures by using these resources.
How to make
As I said before, rules nor ideal format, open your mind and create your project in the way your heart order. For this, it is cool to invest in some basic tools:
- Base of cutting – it is a support surface with marking in centimeter that helps in time of cutting the papers, and still protects your furniture from eventual cuts of the stylet.
- Stylet – indispensable tool.
- Scissors – there are many types of scissors that will afford different results. It is cool to have a small one, with a very thin tip for delicate and precise cuts, and another one for paper in general. But do not forget to keep it very sharp.
- Professional ruler – besides being more exact than a simple ruler, it will also help you in cuts by the stylet.
- Glue acid-free – this is the most suitable, because it will not yellow your pages, and yields much more than common glues.
- Papers – Well, this one of the better parts, get into yourself in the patterned papers world! You can choose several colors and stamps, but it is important that they combine among them so that the result to be harmonic.
If you want to adventure yourself in the magic world of scrapbook, you can find an infinity of materials in specialized stores, by the way, if you get into one of them, I doubt that you get out of there with nothing, after all, it is the paradise of "cuteness".
I am going to take the chance and leave here four tips of amazing brands, where you can find everything, you need to set up your scrapbook'. We R Memory and American Crafts are here in the USA. In Brazil, I recommend Scrapgoodies, there they also have a signature club, and Lari Batista, that, besides being a very talented teacher in this art, she also sells products for “scrappers”. scrappers.
Tell me, what did you think about the idea? Is it, or is not it, a delightful manner to record our best moments?
Kisses
