As a beginner, getting started from scratch is the hardest part about scrapbooking. The art of making scrapbooks may look simple, but the creative ideas you have to come up with and the time you spend can be so enormous that you may find yourself frustrated at the beginning.
Here are some tips on how to get started without making you lose your interest and enthusiasm after a short while.
Have your own style
Find your own style and let your personality shine through your scrapbook. Know your personal taste, i.e. your favourite colours, designs, layouts, and stick with them. You will be more likely to produce original and personal ideas without following the hype and fads of the scrapbooking industry.
Look for ideas
If you are finding it difficult to produce an original idea, you can look at scrapbooks produced by other scrapbookers for ideas. Then you can adopt the design and concept and enhance it to bring out the best in your design. This technique is called scraplifting.
Create your own mood board
You can use a mood board to find your own style. For example, you can take cutouts from magazines, photos, text, etc. and place them on the board in several layouts until you determine the design that suits you best.
Check on colour combinations
Colour combination also plays an important role in producing scrapbooks. Determine your favourite colours and find your concept. You can use a single group of shades but you can manipulate and mix them into varying combinations.
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