Let's start by asking ourselves what is Scrapbooking?
Being able to give a true definition of what is scrapbooking is not at all easy, in a very simplistic way it could be said that it is a hobby that comes from the passion for paper, cardboard, photography, invitations, tickets, favors, albums, etc. . In reality it is an effective form of art that was born a long time ago when still photography had not yet been invented.
It can also be defined as a methodology that is mainly based on stopping time and storing memories with words, images, photographs and collections of life fragments (such as stamps, invitations, dedications, etc.) that are stored in manually decorated albums. and in a totally imaginative way. Moreover, true scrapbooking allows us not to waste the material we use daily, as it is done using waste materials that can be recovered (recycled paper and cardboard, pieces of tissue paper, polystyrene, cloth, buttons, cork, pieces of wood , ropes, threads, newspaper clippings, etc.).
The same method of scrapbooking was then applied for the realization of many other manual works such as favors, diaries, notebooks, frames, decoration of boxes, thank you cards ....
What materials can be used to SCRAP?
Some of the most frequently used materials are:
- Paper and cardboard
- Stickers
- Stamps and colored pads
- Swarovski
- Various felt pens
- Fiorellini
- Dried leaves
- Buttons
- Ropes
- Wooden objects
- Photos
While the most used tools are:
- Glue
- Scotch tape
- Punches
- Binding
- Cutter
- Paper hole punches
For a beginner who faces the world of Scrapbooking for the first times it is not required to use all that has been previously listed, in fact, to start serving really little. Above all, various papers are required (even recycled sheets and newspaper clippings that are very fashionable), photographs, glue and cards.
There are also countless items that can be purchased around various offline and online stores, but it is advisable to try some tests with little to understand which styles we like most and not to waste money on items that will never come used.
A project where to start?
There are no jobs indicated only for experts or others for beginners, everything depends on your preferences and the ability to know how to manually work one material rather than another.
The important thing is to move the first step and start, even though it may not be a gallery work of art right away, it is essential to approach in first person and understand what scrapbooking means for us.