| Scrapbooks:
"Life Preservers" (NAPSI)—Many
have turned their memories into an art: with scrapbooks, creatively designed and filled
with mementos of family, friends and good times. Here are some tips for getting started: • Determine what the scrapbook is for: anniversary, special birthday, graduation, baby birth, moving, college friends, reunion or vacation. • Decide on how you’re going to organize your scrapbook, either by chronological order or by theme. • Sort the photos by person or theme. Write down names of people in photographs, dates, events and places. • Store each group of photographs in a photo-safe envelope, box or photo protector. Store negatives separately in acid-free envelopes. • Go through the photos and select your favorites. • Select the type of paper you want to use: Plain and/or patterned paper that complements your photos. Acid free paper and cardstock are best for preservation purposes. Photos can also be matted for an attractive look. • Decorate the page in your albums with doodles, stickers, die-cuts, punch out shapes, etc. that help make each page a work of art. • Record everything or caption the photos with: who, what, where and when. As you get into it, you’ll find that scrapbooking has become a precise art that
uses special papers, glues and inks. There are many colorful gel inks that are fade-proof
and acid-free. |
