How do you scrapbook?
Posted by: Kim in Album Themes, Scrapbooking, Scrapbooking MagazinesJust got my September 2005 issue of Creating Keepsakes in the mail and one of the articles caught my eye and my mind space. Rachel Thomae writes in her article Scrapbook Your Way about the five starting off points for creating scrapbook pages.
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Basically she says that we start a page with one of the five elements in mind and then create from there. Her thought is that no one way is “right” or “wrong” but that we each have a natural tendency. The five starting off points she mentions are:
Photographs
Supplies
Design
Art
Words
Obviously the article goes into some great detail about how you can tell which is your natural style and gives some suggestions for getting started with each one. She evens passes out Permission Slips for going outside your usual style.
It is a great article and I highly advise grabbing your CK (Sept 2005 issue, page 113) and see what Rachel has to say.
As for me, I know my natural style is not to start with Supplies since I just went to ScrapYourTrip.com to see if could get some stuff for our upcoming Alaska cruise. But when I looked at all the great stuff I just couldn’t decide. Even though I know I’m going to Alaska and will undoubtedly do an album on the trip, I don’t know yet what the “tone” of the trip will be. I don’t know what the photos will be like. So how could I buy supplies yet?
Do you have a sense of what your natural style is?
How do you start an album or a layout?
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August 5th, 2005 at 9:09 am - Edit
I generally start with the photos and find what looks good or works with them. I use them for the inspiration for the design. I can buy supplies ahead as long as they are simple and basic in style that can be worked around a lot of different photos. Sometimes I buy paper or laser die cuts for one project but use them on something else that works better. This is usually my subconscious mind taking over in the store or on the web site.
August 5th, 2005 at 10:44 am - Edit
I generally start with the story. I guess in this case that would be the “words”. I usually journal first.
August 18th, 2005 at 2:56 pm - Edit
Hi, Kim! I just happened to stumble across your blog while doing research this afternoon and wanted to say thank you for your nice comments about my article!
Take care and keep scrapbooking,
Rachel Thomae