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scrapbooks ecourse! In this ecourse
you'll learn all about:
1. Part 1 - How to prepare for your
scrapbook.
2. Part 2 - Organizing your photos.
3. Part 3 - Cropping your photos.
4. Part 4 - Creating your first page.
5. Part 5 - Adding your embellishments.
Let's go ahead & get started today with
"Creating your first page".
Part 4 - Creating your first page
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Your first page will also be known as
your introduction page. It is the
beginning of your story. This is the
page where your title should be placed.
You can also display a large photo of
the subject here. In this chapter you
will learn how to place your photos onto
the cardstock, as well as some other
tips.
• To start, you will need to think of a
title. It could be as simple as, Our
Wedding Day. You can also think of a
personal title, such as, The Day I
Married My Best Friend. This page
should contain the subject or subjects
and some information about them. The
journaling around the page can tell a
story about the scrapbook if it is an
all occasion's album. If the scrapbook
is about one person this page should
tell us the name, birthday, and other
important facts.
• The title should be stenciled in
pencil first, and aligned with a ruler.
Remember, after you are done stenciling,
clear away any residue left from your
pencil.
• You may want to choose different
styles to write the title. It depends
on what technique would go with the
page. The title can be in sticker
lettering or handwritten without the use
of the ruler. Don't stress on trying to
get it perfect every time. Add your own
style and design to achieve a personal
touch.
• You can use left over background
scraps for title letters. Trace the
letters onto the scraps from a stencil
and cut with scissors or decorative
shears. This will eliminate spending
money on extra paper.
• Next, you will place the pictures in
the order you want them to be viewed.
This will be the layout you want the eye
to follow. Try to be creative and give
each page a different type of layout.
You can construct several designs for
the layouts.
• For a basic layout, many scrapbookers
use a "Z" format. This means the flow
of the page follows the letter Z.
Next time we'll be discussing alittle
about "Adding your embellishments".
For more information about this part of
Creating your first page, please refer
to my definitive guide to scrapbooking
at
http://craigmcpherson.info/scrapbooking
Take Care,
Craig McPherson
http://craigmcpherson.info/scrapbooking
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