| Vacation scrapbooks are one of the most popular | | | | the pictures on the pages. Make sure to leave |
| albums to make. Whether you're scrapping a | | | | enough room in-between pictures as to not "crowd" |
| weekend camping trip, or a trip of a lifetime to Italy, | | | | the page. After you have glued the picture on the |
| vacation scrapbooks are a great way to capture | | | | page, consider using embellishments, stickers and |
| those memories. | | | | other memorabilia to "jazz" up the page. You may |
| The best way to get started is by organizing all of | | | | want to include museum tickets, or a label from a |
| your pictures however you see fit. Some people | | | | great bottle of wine you had at dinner in your |
| prefer chronological order, while others prefer | | | | scrapbook. Don't be afraid to add the personal |
| common themes (i.e. wineries, shopping, museums, | | | | touches - it's these that will bring back all of your |
| etc). After you have the pictures sorted as you see | | | | emotions every time you look at the album. |
| fit, begin editing out the pictures you don't want to | | | | A popular technique is journaling, which allows the |
| use (for example, the blurry pictures, the ones where | | | | cropper to bring a personal touch to the lay-out. |
| everyone's not smiling, etc). | | | | Journaling can either be handwritten, or computer |
| After you've selected which pictures you want to | | | | typed. It is then incorporated into the layout as the |
| use, begin choosing background colors that match | | | | cropper sees fit. Be sure to write down not only |
| the pictures. The most successful layouts match the | | | | your emotions, but also the little details (for example, |
| background paper with the color in the photos. For | | | | hotel name and room number). It's the little details |
| example, use blue and green papers with beach | | | | that will add so much to the scrapbook years from |
| layouts, and green and brown papers for nature | | | | now. Many croppers will bring a small notepad with |
| layouts. I find a quick way to stay organized is to | | | | them on vacation, to write down any notes or ideas |
| keep the pictures in the protective covers with the | | | | that they would like to incorporate into their |
| papers you have selected for those pictures. | | | | scrapbook. Most importantly....have fun! |
| Once you're ready to begin cropping, start arranging | | | | |