Have you ever felt like photos are not enough to capture the happiness you felt during a particular event? Me too. It’s a good thing that collecting tiny mementos from these events and placing them artfully on a piece of paper has become an artform. Sentimental people need not be ashamed of being mushy about memories anymore because billions of people around the globe feel the same.

Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to spend your free time while preserving those unforgettable memories.

A sentimental movie date goer might want to keep ticket stubs of all her movie dates with her boyfriend. She can start a scrapbook describing what movie they went to, the plot, the freebies, she can even paste some relevant things about a movie, i.e. a pirate ship photo for “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

Is it Expensive?

There is a small amount of money involved in scrapbooking, but if you don’t intend to be a professional scrapbooker (there IS such a thing!), you do not have to worry about spending too much on your sentimental hobby.

What you will need for Basic Scrapbooking:

1. A scrapbooking album for keeping the pages of your scrapbook – The album you will use needs to accommodate everything you want to put there. A normal photo album won’t be able to handle a few pasted beer caps, so you need something that will.

2. A loot jar or box for every occasion – when you become an avid (addicted) scrapbook maker, bringing a bag to collect mementos for your scrapbook when you go to parties or events won’t seem too weird. Make sure to label them properly and store them in a safe place.

Common sense in Scrapbooking

It goes without saying that you cannot preserve unpreservable stuff like food items, and for these at least you will need a camera. Leaves and other organic materials that could decay and attract molds should be properly processed before placement in your pages.

For that last bit, drying leaves in heavy book pages is best. You can press your flowers and then after a few weeks or months, air them out before pasting.

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