With scrapbooking you can create extraordinary and individual photo albums. The perfect souvenir of a holiday or a nice gift for a loved one! We explain here what you need and how you can best get started.
Honestly, do you know what scrapbooking is? The hype was some time ago, but even today it continues to find new fans – the scrapbook has loyal fans anyway. What exactly is that, what you need, plus great ideas are here!
Scrapbooking – What is it?
You can make yourself beautiful with a scrapbook Albums full of memories create or individual Greeting or invitation cards handcraft. The albums have compartments in which there is space for plug-ins. You design these with photos, stickers, lettering, tickets and anything you like. Keepsakes for a birthday, a trip or simply for the family – you decide the topic!
A simple variant of the scrapbook contains several compartments with personal inserts. More complex variants have z. B. Elements with multiple plug-in surfaces, small and large flaps and pockets.
Scrapbooking Materials
What do you need for scrapbooking now? The basis is the album, for the outsides, stronger cardboard is a good choice, e.g. Gray board or photo cardboard in different colors so that the scrapbook lasts a long time and does not tatter so easily. But a practical book can also be conjured up from simple paper bags (e.g. organic garbage bags). This equipment you can use for scrapbooking:
- Photo cardboard / gray board / paper bags
- Structure paper
- Motif paper
- envelopes
- Masking tape
- Washi tape
- Tapes
- Sticker
- Cake topper
- Lace braid
- Half pearls
- Stamp and ink pad
You can use ribbons or metal rings for the binding.
The following will help you with handicrafts Tool:
- cutter
- Scissors
- Glue
- Photo glue
- Punch pliers
- Motif punch, edge punch
The size of the scrapbook is completely individual: the size of bags is practically predetermined, if you cut it out of cardboard, you determine the size yourself. The most common sizes are, for example, 30.5×30.5 cm (12×12 inch), 22.5×22.5 cm (9×9 inch) and 15×15 cm (6×6 inch).
Scrapbooking – How Do I Start?
- At the beginning you think about what you want to immortalize in a scrapbook: a nice trip, an anniversary, baby's first year or do you want to celebrate a friendship? Find your theme.
- Make specific choices about what you want to record. It's better to start smaller at the beginning instead of undertaking too much. So what were they Highlights the trip, the anniversary, etc.
- Think of one Style direction! Should it be romantic, minimalist, elegant or mainly colorful ?!
- Before it really starts, find the right one size for your book.
- Now you can get started: choose exactly which papers (plain or with a motif) you want to use, as well as which stickers & Co., how many bags and plugs you want to make, etc. You can make yours First of all, lay out ideasbefore you start gluing and cutting!
Scrapbooking ideas
Well, do you itch your fingers and do you want to do handicrafts? Here we have collected ideas for you on how to design a beautiful scrapbook:
Tip: Such a personal photo album is also a great gift idea for friends and family!
You can also find more great ideas on our DIY page. Do you have B. Have you tried the Bullet Journal or tried to make garden decorations yourself? You can also find lots of great inspiration in the Brigitte Community!