by Dixie Thomason

Created on: March 28, 2009   Last Updated: March 29, 2009

You've been to numerous events with family and friends. Like all of us, you proudly toted your camera along to most of these events. Now you have hundreds of photos just sitting around in boxes stored somewhere in the back of your closet. Is that what you had in mind for these photos when you shot them? Not really, right, but you just don't know what to do with them. I understand, in this article I will provide you with a fun solution, scrapbooking! This article will explain how to get started with this fun craft.

For scrapbooking you will first need to gather some basic supplies. These supplies consist of albums, scissors, adhesives, scrapbook pages and journal pens. There are many, many more supplies associated with scrapbooking as this is a hobby with endless possibilities, however, these are the basics that you can not do without. I will go into further detail on each of these supplies.

First you must select your albums. Scrapbook albums come in a variety of styles and sizes. Any of them will work, just select the ones that you like. Be sure that the albums you select have acid free pages as these are the best quality for keeping your photos over time without them getting a yellowing, aging look.

Another key essential is a couple of nice pairs of scissors. These should be good quality scissors that are used only for your scrapbooking crafts. There are many different scrapbooking scissors to choose from and they can be found individually or in sets. For just starting out, I suggest one pair of good quality straight edge scissors and one pair of good craft scissors with some sort of riffled or zigzag cut for making fancy cutouts. The scissors you choose should fit and feel comfortable in you hand.

Next you will need to stock up on a few good adhesives. This could be glue, tape or whatever. You will use adhesives a lot in scrapbooking as they are used to secure photos to the album pages as well as borders, embellishments and what have you. You could use glue, tape, double sided tape or just about any adhesive that you are comfortable with. It is advisable to have at least a couple different types of adhesives on hand because what works well with one aspect of your craft may not work so well with another. Be sure that the adhesives you choose are acid free.

The albums you choose will come with a few pages already in them but it is good to have additional scrapbook pages or papers on hand. These come in the form of patterned papers which may be purchased as individual

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