By Span Glers
Perhaps, in the whole scrapbooking store, the most popular section is the scrapbooking paper section. Scrapbooks can be made in many different colors, themes and designs. So many memories can be put into scrapbooks, but aside from that, there are also so many different papers that can be used. There is always going to be that perfect paper for the kind of scrapbook that one has in mind.
• Size matters. The first step is in choosing the size of the scrapbook that is picking the right size of paper. There are two standard sizes in the papers used in scrapbooking and these are 8 1/2 x 11 and 12 x 12. Of course, one can still make smaller scrapbooks. The bigger papers can be cut to make designs and embellishments, but the size of the base paper needs to be established before the scrapbooking can be started.
• What’s your type? The second thing that one needs to do is to check out all the different types of papers for scrapbooking. There are so many different types which can be classified through colors, thinness and thickness, design and many more.
• Versatility when you need it. Papers with designs are very pretty and amazing, but solid colored papers are the most versatile among all the papers. Whatever embellishments and whatnots that is put in these kinds of scrapbooking papers, it is going to blend and look awesome.
• Buy in packs. People need to consider buying designer papers in packs because often, these packs are already color coordinated. This is a good way to start the scrapbook if one is still new to making scrapbooks.
• It’s an “instant” world. Today, a lot of beginners in scrapbooking can easily find ways to start because there are already so many ready-to-use materials that make scrapbooking a lot easier. In those thousands of products, there are scrapbooking books of paper. These are a bit expensive, but they are already compiled in many different themes which all that one needs to do is put pictures and embellishments and at the back of these books, there are instructions too.
• Pick your type. There are different types of scrapbooking papers and these different types have different purposes. The thick ones are usually used for the scrapbooking pages and the thin ones are usually for designs. Nevertheless, scrapbooking is all about expressing and remembering; thus, anything actually goes.
• What matters to you is important. It is not really that important to be very particular in terms of the design or pattern of the papers, but people who make scrapbooks need to keep in mind that they need to choose the types of papers which they like and not what others like. Scrapbooks hold memories, thus, people who make scrapbooks for a specific memory, they need to decide and choose the materials which are appropriate for the memory.
• Be relevant. For example, the memory that the scrapbook is going to hold is the birth of a family member, and then for sure, papers with designs of skulls and cross bones must not be used. For scrapbooks like the one said, papers with hearts, flowers, and sweet stuff can do.
• Story-telling. Papers tell the story in a specific scrapbook, but papers say thousands of words too. Choosing the proper paper for scrapbooking is critical because it can change the meaning of the scrapbook.
These are steps and tips that are needed to be followed wholeheartedly so that the proper scrapbooking paper can be chosen. These are going to be great help in the making of a scrapbook.