| There are many different aspects of making a | | | | the photo that you want to use. Then you want to |
| scrapbook. These different things are what make a | | | | choose a shape that's going to flatter the photograph |
| scrapbook unique and what make it different from an | | | | that you have chosen. When cropping, you want to be |
| ordinary photo album. When it comes to these things, | | | | sure you don't remove anything important from the |
| cropping and matting are important steps that help | | | | background. Things like cars, houses or the |
| make your photos look great in your scrapbook for | | | | background of where you're at can be just as |
| many years to come. | | | | important as the subject on the photo in many cases. |
| Cropping refers to removing unneeded background | | | | You can also find scrapbooking templates around to |
| from your photos so that they look better or the photo | | | | help you with cropping your photos. To use these |
| only focuses on the most important part of the scene. | | | | templates, you just place them over your photo kind of |
| Matting refers to putting a border around the photo, | | | | like a stencil. 'Then you trace it lightly with a pencil and |
| similar to a picture frame. This is usually done with | | | | all you have to do is cut along the line you've traced. |
| paper, cardstock or matting materials. | | | | Another way to crop is to trim around the edge of the |
| Both of these techniques can help your scrapbook | | | | photo to make the photo smaller but without losing the |
| photos look their absolute best. The images will pop | | | | original shape of the photo. You can also use a ruler to |
| from your scrapbook and it can even add to the | | | | help keep your edges straight when you crop. |
| theme and the overall appeal of the book. Cropping | | | | When it comes to matting, you can use cardstock to |
| can be simple such as the type of digital cropping that | | | | make a border for your photos. This gives your |
| is often used to edit a photo or it can be done with | | | | scrapbook photos a border like a picture frame. You |
| fancy shapes and styles to make the photo more | | | | can use mats in one color, in assorted colors and in |
| interesting for a scrapbook. There are even | | | | other designs and themes to match the theme of your |
| scrapbooking tools to help you do this. | | | | scrapbook. You can also use different types of |
| If you want to crop your photo, you need to first select | | | | scissors to cut your mats to make more designs. |