Recently, I want to start a scrapbook project. However, when I see those scrapbook supplies, I don't feel good. I think it will worsen the clutter condition. But I don't want to limit the hobby. What do you usually do? Do you use some unused materials to make the scrapbook (but it means you have to store the cute accessories)?
I know I won't use the scrapbook, I only like the beauty of the scrapbook. Should I stop the project? I don't want it to become rubbish finally...
Do it digitally, look on Designer Digitals for some inspiration. Then if you want to print it you can either print a page at a time or do as many people do create a shutterfly book.
I encourage you to pursue your wish to make a scrapbook. We need hobbies to have a balanced life, but having a hobby does not mean that one will have a cluttered life. Yes, making a scrapbook means purchasing supplies, but those supplies can be placed in containers and stored neatly.
I have hundreds of sheets of paper and cardstock, hundreds of embellishments (accessories), hundreds of rubber stamps and I don't look on these items as clutter. All my supplies are stored in plastic containers in closets or on an industrial cart which I move to my kitchen where I do all my crafting.
I make greeting cards, scrapbook albums like the one in your Youtube example, miniature houses and almost anything from paper. I keep nothing I make, every item is given away. I get so much pleasure using my stash of supplies.
If you are concerned about having a lot of materials for your scrapbook, try digital scrap booking. Do a Google search and you will get many suggestions. Twopeasinabucket http://www.twopeasinabucket.com is a good site to get a feel for what is available. Digital scrapbooking allows you to print only those items that you want to use. The cost is very reasonable, though you need to take into account the cost of printer ink, paper and cardstock.
My suggestion to you is to purchase the chipboard book that is the basis of the scrapbook album in the video, then go to a scrapbook store or big craft store and purchase a few papers. Buy double sided papers so that you get two designs for the one cost. Then choose some embellishments , you will not need a great variety - try a Dollar Store for those or look through the dollar bin at a big craft store.
Then go for it! Enjoy the process and enjoy the final result of a scrapbook you made. And don't be concerned that you won't use the book - just enjoy it.
I usually try my best not to criticize personal styles out loud but that book just made me feel really suffocated; I guess I missed the point of scrapbooking (is it supposed to just sit there with all that glitter and stuff in it?)? When you say "I don't want it to become rubbish finally..." I think that is what would happen if you are hesitant already at this stage.
I really don't want to be rude, mean or any other negative thing, but I can't help but think of the resources used to produce all that material if it is to end in the junk. If it truly is you and you would use it, look at it and flick through it, enjoy it, then go for it. If not, donate your materials to someone who will.
I started scrapbooking when my older daughter was in the 11th grade. She is now 25 years old and her book is not finished. Neither is the one for my 13 year old. I tried to do all the years at once and it didn't work. But when my first grandson was born, I decided to make a scrapbook for his first birthday. I took one or two photos from each month and made a page. By the end of his first year the book was finished. It was a big hit and he enjoys looking at it. (He's five years old now.) His baby brother will be a year old in January and I am looking forward to making his first scrapbook. I have lots of supplies, but they are pretty well contained in two plastic carts - the ones with drawers - and a couple of small rubbermaid tubs. I really don't have any other hobbies, so I don't mind keeping the stuff I bought and I have decided not to buy more until I use up the ones I already have. If it's in your heart to make a scrapbook, do it. You don't have to buy tons of stuff. Just have a good plan and buy what you will use. I didn't have a plan and ended up buying enough stuff to do several books.
i don´t know scrapbooks, can you tell me what they are for? are they some kind of photoalbums plus some stuff around the picture or are they ment to be continued by the one that you gave the book to? i watched the video but i don´t get the clue...
@Mimi, I think most interpretations of a scrapbook combine photos, bits of writing, paper (or paper-affixable) souvenirs such as ticket stubs, etc, typically to commemorate events. But I've seen a lot of prefabricated supplies that lead me to suspect many people are using it as an art form.
Which is fine. But I mean, if the purpose is to be artistic and make a collage, then call it a collage! There's nothing wrong with art for art's sake, but a lot of people think craft has to be utilitarian - "oh, it's a scrapbook for my .... " when they really just want to make a pretty picture.
If the purpose is to commemorate a personal event, period of years, or specific person's life, then IMO it's more appropriate to call that a "scrapbook album" and to concentrate on including things that celebrate the subject.
And my personal goal is to convert all my multifarious souvenirs of life into photograph books that I can actually pick up and flip through as opposed to unwieldy binders and bins.
Cassie, Scrapbook stores have classes where you go in and during that time you can make a project, using the materials, tools and talent of the person running the workshop. Then you have the product and no leftover clutter. You might have to wait awhile for one to get scheduled that you like but the stores have displays of projects from upcoming workshops.
ninakk, I have loads of scrapbook materials and am scrapping albums for my siblings about the family history. That said, I don't make mine in the style of the video. Not all projects appeal to all people. (After years of teaching junior high, glitter makes my head explode.)
I enjoy scrapbooking because it integrates several of my hobbies: genealogy, photography, travel, rubber stamp graphics, computers and collage art. I used to quilt but it took much more space and time. I am also using it as a bonding time with my sister and nieces because they come over and use my supplies to make cards.
Now to make reservations for a weekend crop! I'm in a crop-py mood!
I share my supplies with several friends. When I'm done with something (say, a tube of blue glitter or most of a paperstack), I pass it along. There's always someone who is happy to put it to good use in their own projects, and I am quite happy to receive odds and ends from them also (IF it is something that legitimately fits into my current projects).
I LOOOVE Scrapbooking! I am so passionate about this hobby, I enjoy it so much. It relaxes me and I love the way of preserving memories this way. I have found my personal style when I create those books as I print out so many photographs. I scrapbook some and some I put in the 12x12 photo protectors and I get beautiful albums. I love looking through them and my family enjoys them too.
I hate clutter so I buy minimal supplies. I use one protable storage unit for my supplies and they are neatly organized by type. It doesn't take much space. I don't take my craft outside the home office so it doesn't take over other areas of my home.
You really don't need to become a supply hoarder like so many people do. It's a trap though because you kind of get addicted to all the cute stuff out there. But I exercice a lot of self control and really, you don't need that much to get started. Once you do you will be able to build up from there.
I tried digital scrapbooking but it wasn't as much fun, the results were not as great and after staring at my computer screen all day long at work, having a crafty hobbby is so relaxing!
I would still pursue it. You can always abandon it if you realize you don't like it as much.
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