Scrapbooking
Photos allow you to capture especially importantand memorable events of our life. Here the crumb took the first steps, here the future first-class woman with a bouquet of flowers comes to her first teacher, so the young graduate is spinning in the dance ... How to create a worthy frame for these memories so dear to our hearts? Art scrapbooking - just what you need!
Scrapbooking (scrapbooking), from the English "scrap"- a clipping and "book" - a book, is a special kind of handicraft, which consists in manufacturing and design of various memorable photo albums. Thanks to scrapbooking every page of the album is a separate little story ...
Usually an album made in techniquescrapbooking, thematically unites some one event, for example, a wedding, an anniversary, the birth of a child, a trip to the sea, graduation, etc. Special decorative elements and various ways of processing and registration of photographs help the viewer to better understand the idea of the picture, to become a participant of the captured event himself.
Scrapbooking in its modern form appeared in theEurope in the 17-19 centuries, and today this wonderful art is practiced by millions of people around the world. Especially popular scrapbooking purchased in America. On the post-Soviet expanses, the first mention of scrapbooking appeared only in 2006, but now this young enthusiasm is gaining momentum and with each passing day it is developing more and more.
What do you need for scrapbooking?
Of course, first of all for scrapbooking The actual album and photos will be needed.. Usually such albums are used in twostandard formats: 21cm x 27cm (international format A4) and 30cm x 30cm. Other dimensions are less popular. It is necessary to consider the size and number of photos to be placed on the pages of the album, as well as the size and number of different decorations - the more of them, the greater the size of the album.
For scrapbooking will also need some special tools and materials. However, it should be borne in mind that the albumis designed for long-term storage, and, therefore, over time, it should not lose its appearance. All materials used in decorating an album must not contain chemical acid and lignin, as these substances can spoil photos.
Decorative elements for decorationScrapbook can be produced independently or bought in specialized stores. For self-production of various cuttings you will need scissors with straight or shaped cutting ends, for gluing photos - glue, different paper.
Comments of the author, notes to photos are obligatory elements of any scrapbook. Therefore, to design an album useful different pens, pencils, markers, markers.
The choice of decorative elements for scrapbooking is limited only by the imagination of the author. You can decorate your album with anything: from buttons and scraps of cloth to travel tickets, stamps or labels of clothing. The main thing is that each element is associated with the event or person that is displayed in the photo.
For beginner scrapbooker
If you want to do scrapbooking, then beready for a certain cost of both finance and time. Quality materials for scrapbooking are quite expensive, and work on one product can take many months. For a start you can try yourself in creating separate scrap-pages or postcards in scrapbooking technique. Similar works are no less interesting than the scrapbook itself.
At first, Before you start, decide on the placement of items on the page. Remember that the central element on the pageshould remain a picture - do not overdo it with the decor. By placing photos and various decorations on the page, do not forget to also allocate space for the title, signature or mark
The layouts of the elements can be arbitrary,You can borrow a few ideas from more experienced scrapbookers. In addition, there is a universal way: divide the page by the number of squares, which corresponds to the number of all its elements.
A light touch of antiquity gives work sophistication and refinement. therefore The artificial aging of paper in scrapbooking is very popular. You can apply the technique of "distressing", i.e. aging pages, to create so-called vintage albums.
To decorate your scrapbook, you canuse not only special scrap-technology, but also traditional ways of decorating products, such as embroidery or figured lines, painting, decoupage, origami. Combine these techniques on your own.
Scrapbooking is an interesting and fascinating activity. Scrapbooking masters will never puzzle over the gift: their unique work done with skillful hands is an excellent gift that will certainly be appreciated.
