| Crafts, especially unique and interesting ones, never go | | | | photos you want to preserve, you can make one or |
| out of style. These also never run out of loyal | | | | two letters bigger than all the rest. Alternatively, you |
| followers. One very good proof of this is the | | | | can print one or two letters using a different font or a |
| continuous popularity of both cross stitching and | | | | different color. |
| knitting. Up to this day, these types of crafts still count | | | | 3. Go for the 3D effect! Arrange pictures in such a |
| thousands, if not millions, of devoted practitioners all | | | | way that the end result will be a cool 3 dimensional |
| over the world. | | | | effect. |
| These days, another emerging type of craft is gaining | | | | 4. Scan or insert actual tickets, menus, stubs or tags. If |
| ground - scrapbooking. Craft aficionados, especially | | | | you're doing a photo diary of your recent travel to the |
| those who love visually appealing products, have | | | | U.S., for instance, saving and inserting the actual train |
| started to promote this. What makes scrapbooking | | | | tickets and airplane flight booking papers can add |
| interesting for a lot of aficionados is the fact that you | | | | pizzazz to your project. |
| can insert your personal style without any limitations. | | | | 5. Use personalized templates. If you want to preserve |
| Scrapbooking is a hobby wherein a person preserves | | | | photos of your family's first ever trip to the beach, you |
| photographs, cards, tickets and other symbols of | | | | may want to use a background full of seashells, beach |
| memories in a very creative and unique way. A | | | | balls, slippers and sand. |
| practitioner, usually called a "scrapbooker," protects and | | | | You can also go to supplies stores or hobby shops to |
| presents these symbols of memories through various | | | | purchase ready-to-assemble scrapbooking kits. These |
| themes, which may range from holidays to events to | | | | kits usually contain ribbons, craft thickers, vellum quote |
| describing how it was like then. For instance, a mother | | | | stacks, rickracks and perhaps buttons and kitchen |
| may preserve memories of her newborn by preparing | | | | paper. You can use them based on the instructions |
| a singl spread with at least two photographs | | | | based on the kit or add more embellishments. Just |
| embellished with cut-outs, stickers and perhaps tags | | | | don't overdo it though! On the other hand, you could |
| found on the baby's crib at the hospital. As you can | | | | first try your hand on it via software programs. Two |
| see, the idea is to make the photographs more | | | | free softwares which you can use are Picaboo and |
| meaningful and more unique compared to just placing | | | | Scrapbook Flair. |
| them in regular photo albums. | | | | Features of these two are basically the same - you |
| If you want to start developing your scrapbooking | | | | can add personalized backgrounds to your spread, |
| abilities, here are a few tips and ideas you may want | | | | you can frame your digital pictures with stylish corners, |
| to consider for your projects: | | | | you can come up with a photo collage and you can |
| 1. Use your favorite quotes and perhaps samplings of | | | | instantly create a 3D effect. Given these, one can truly |
| your diary as embellishments. Give your spread a | | | | see why people are getting hooked with scrapbooking. |
| personal touch by inserting your favorite motto printed | | | | It's a hobby where a person can exercise creativity, |
| in a nice, fancy font. | | | | thought and imagination on meaningful projects. |
| 2. To give emphasis to the name of a person whose | | | | |