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• Scrapbook with top loading pages is the most popular.
• Acid and Lignin free cardstock
• Acid and Lignin free paper – patterned, plain, velum etc.
• Photo safe adhesive - i.e. photo mounting squares, Xyron adhesive runner and glue dots.
• Paper trimmer
• Scissors (straight and decorative edge)
• Corner rounder
• Acid free pen [b]Optional extras for embellishing:[/b] • Decorative stickers including letter stickers
• Eyelets, snaps and brads
• Fibres, yarns, threads and ribbons
• Buttons, wire and charms
• Paper embellishment
• Rub ons
• Punches
• Die cutting machine i.e. Sizzix
• Rubber stamps and stamp pads
• Other embellishments Scrapbook albums are also available in 6"x 6". This size album can make a great gift, containing a collection of wedding photos as a wedding or anniversary present.

Firstly, decide on a theme for your scrapbook, a few ideas are listed below but the only limitation is your imagination. You can create a scrapbook page for any kind of special occasion to capture your memories forever in a safe and lasting way. [b]Popular scrapbook themes are:[/b] • Wedding
• Children, from pregnancy scan photos, throughout pregnancy, thoughts, cravings, and birth to babies first birthday
• Child’s first year, first word, smile, tooth, crawling, standing and first steps
• Family tree
• Holiday
• Pets
• Special occasions i.e. christening, anniversary, new years eve, etc
• Heritage album (old photos showing the generations)
• Book of me – a book all about you; who you are, childhood memories, school days, first job, first love and dreams for your future


[b]Making a scrapbook page[/b]

1. Select a few photos of a single event. Odd numbers usually work better on a page so 1, 3 or 5 would be suitable. Choose the best photo to become the focal point of the page and crop it if necessary. A corner rounder can be used to round off the corners of the photos. As photos are the most important piece of the page, they should be emphasized and not hidden once cropped.

2. Pick out a colour from the photos and use this as inspiration to choose a background paper for the page. This can be patterned or plain paper or card.

3. Stick the feature photo onto the background card or paper and trim the edges, leaving a border all around each side. Repeat this with each of the photos chosen for the page.

4. Next choose the cardstock or paper for the page background in a colour that coordinates with both the photos and borders.

5. Decide on the layout for the page and place the mounted photos onto the background. Allow space for a title or journaling or both.

6. Decide on a title for the page. This can be added by printing onto acid free paper, using adhesive lettering or rub ons or writing freehand with an acid free pen.

7. Journaling can be added by writing on matching paper then sticking this directly onto the page. Alternatively, the paper can be folded, inserted in a small envelope and stuck to the page, a term known as hidden journaling.

8. Finally, add decoration to the page. Embellishments, eyelets, brads, fibres etc can enhance the page without detracting from the photos.

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