subject: Fast And Basic Scrapbook Projects The Whole Family Can Enjoy [print this page] Scrapbooking is now a very popular hobby, and for good reason. Not only can it be a lot of fun, but it's also an artistic way to preserve and display your photo collection. While viewing pictures by themselves is ok, they are much more interesting and fun to view when they are organized in a scrapbook. There are so many different papers and embellishments to pick from that you can essentially customize a scrapbook page to perfectly accentuate and display your photos. Scrapbooking is furthermore a creative activity that your entire family might enjoy together. If you are looking for a fun family activity, here are a few quick and basic scrapbook project ideas to get you started.
Scrapbook Pages in Frames
The fact that scrapbook pages are usually found in scrapbooks should not keep you from placing them in picture frames if you'd rather do that. A particularly good time to try this is when you have got a couple pages that turn out so great when you are done with them that you don't want to hide the pages in a book. It is also an excellent way to provide a constantly changing display of pictures in your home. You could switch a page from an album to a picture frame, then trade it with another page when you would like a difference in decor. If you decide to do this as an activity with your whole family then you'll want to make sure that there is a wide range of pictures for everybody to choose from. There are a number of cases, particularly when very young kids are doing their own pages, that you'll want to use duplicates of the pictures rather than the originals. Although you could just print as many copies as you want, if you're working with a digital camera. The first thing to give everyone should be a base for their page, typically a piece of cardstock meant for scrapbooking. Ensure that there are lots of papers, stickers, grommets, as well as other crafty items to work with. If the children are small, be sure to only use safety scissors. Some youngsters also really enjoy using scissors that are specially designed to cut fun and wavy edges. It's usually a great idea to create your pages based on a theme like a favorite pet, a fun holiday, or a vacation that the whole family loved. When finished, show your favorite pages in basic scrapbook picture frames.
Personalized Scrapbook Albums
You can plan frequent days to do scrapbooking if each of your family members really like it. Monthly or even weekly days set apart just for scrapbooking can be a fun event for everybody in the family. Give each family member their own personal album which they can fill with the pages they decorate. Each member will have their own tastes and preferences, and those ought to be seen in the pages they create. After all, there really is not any right or wrong way to display and embellish photos. During every day of scrapbooking everybody can work on any number of pages, many or few. Each person in the family will have their own particular pace; some will spend all day working on one highly decorated page, while others might create numerous pages that are more simple in their composition. In all likelihood, your experiences with scrapbooking with the family will make you want to take even more family photographs. You may even discover that these scrapbooking sessions you arrange every week or month just may become your family's new favorite activity to do!
Do not forget that one of the most important reasons you do scrapbooking is because it's fun. So relax, have fun, and enjoy the time with your whole family.
