Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Fun With Complete Scrapbook Kits

By Luisa Sharpe


People who love to take photographs often do so to capture precious memories of family and others that are close to their hearts. Sometimes, they may find themselves with so many photos that they may go through albums and storage boxes frequently. This is one reason why complete scrapbook kits are good to have when it comes to keeping these memories alive.

Some people think that scrapbooking is about embellishments and placing stickers on photos. There are some kits on the market that not only helps to keep pictures organized but also have themes that are not considered frilly or feminine. These include branches of the military, the outdoors, traditional holidays, and other special events that can be enjoyed by anyone.

The advantage of using a kit is that users have everything they need to create something unique because the memories are personal. These kits make it easy for the person who may not work with crafts often and everything included is made to place the user at ease. Many include simple instructions that show people how to make something that is fabulous.

Sometimes the user may not be interested in using decorations but more about telling a story in their own words. This is not always possible when using regular photo albums as they are not designed to handle text or other mediums. They are also subject to page yellowing, fading ink and other issues. Most scrapbooking kits can handle many mediums and made to last a long time.

Younger generations can learn about their family or subject history with the use of scrapbooks. By including little things like things that were going on when a picture was taken makes the sentiment priceless. Themes like this can turn into an ongoing story that cannot be told with just a simple date stamp or little bit of text as stories or themes can be fascinating.

There are many choices for kits on the market today and these have few limitations. When using copies of pictures, there are other crafting ideas that are fairly easy to make at home and do not require any special equipment or training. Pictures may be used as part of ebooks, picture gift boxes, and other crafts that are functional and cost little.

Digital scrapbooking is becoming popular as current software is user friendly and inexpensive compared to earlier versions. One advantage to going digital is that it is easy to share photo creations with others. Many kits have short tutorials as well as a wide variety of templates. These make it easy to create something special in a matter of minutes that can be saved to a hard drive.

In recent, there are been some unusual topics made into scrapbooking themes. These include dissolution of marriage, leaving a stressful job or relationship. While this may seem strange, people tend to see this as part of the healing process so they can move on with the rest of their live. For many, being able to celebrate life events in a book that can be shared with others, regardless of the medium, is a great thing.




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