How to scrapbook

Laurie Davis English Comp I
January 26, 2003



The How’s of Scrapbooking


There are four basic steps to scrapbooking, or better known as organizing photos into creative albums by cropping, matting, mounting, and journaling. Items needed to start are a photo album, paper, templates, decorative scissors and straight-edged scissors, glue or mounting tape, and pens. All pens must be acid-free or labeled “acid-free” and “photo-safe.” Bring your imagination to be creative.

First, choose what type of album you want to create and the photos you will use. “Cropping your photos allows you to enhance the image by eliminating extraneous porti...