Scrapbooking

Anyone who enjoys stamping and card making will almost certainly enjoy scrap-booking. It uses the same elements as card making but you get to keep your masterpieces. Some people are afraid to get involved in scrap-booking because they think “it takes too long”. Making album pages should be fun and a page can be completed in as little as ten minutes. Don’t turn it into a chore! Either take your time over each page or finish it quickly and embellish and journal it later – the choice is yours.

You must use acid and lignin-free papers, inks and glues etc. otherwise, over time your pages and photographs may deteriorate with brown spots.

An easy way to get started is by selecting 2 – 5 photos of one theme per page, i.e. Christmas, Birthday Party, Vacation etc. Then select plain and patterned paper to complement your photos. If you use a patterned paper for your background, use a plain paper to matte your photos. You can start with your current photos and work forwards and backwards in time, thus keeping up with the present and catching up with the past. Most scrapbooks are easy to add to as they have a simple post system and you can add pages in any order, so you don’t need to worry about where to start.

We run a beginner’s class for new Scrapers each month (next one is Friday 3rd August booking is essential). It runs for 3 hours and costs €30, which includes a scrapbook plus six 30 x 30cm pages of your choice to get you started. We also run a monthly Club (€5) also 3 hours, where you can meet other Scrapers, have fun using all kinds of stencils, punches, books etc and of course get new ideas from seeing other people’s work.