Scrapbooking Checklist

Use this Scrapbooking Checklist for your next creative project:

Workspace Preparation
Get a flat, hard, and preferably large surface: a desk or a table.
When you're picking a spot, consider temperature and humidity control and sun exposure.
Make sure the scrapbooking area is safe for your supplies.
Use a good lamp.
Organize paper, tools, photos, and embellishments before getting started.
Scrapbooking Essentials
Start gathering photos as well as other material that you might find useful.
Get some sharp scissors that will be used only for scrapbooking.
Buy acid- and lignin-free card stock and specialty papers.
Look for an adhesive that is both safe and strong for your scrapbook pages.
Get embellishments like stickers, die-cuts, metal brads and stamps.
Purchase some pens.
Invest in some page protectors for your scrapbook pages.
Go through your photos and sort them based on event or holiday or chronologically.
If you have clothes that are too worn out or stained add pieces of them to your layouts.
Use old jewellery.
Reuse old decorations.
Scrapbooking Techniques
Crop photos to get the maximum effect.
Layering page elements can create a cohesive design from separate pieces.
Keep one focal point and coordinate elements through similar colors or shapes.
Journaling adds a unique, personal touch to pages.
Stamp letters, words, patterns, or specific images.
Use sewing to attach items or as a decorative embellishment.

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Scrapbooking Checklist Tips

This Scrapbooking Checklist is simply a guideline. You should save it to your account and then customize it for your own project. Add or remove tasks depending on the actual project you are working on.