Scrapbooking 5 Time-Saving Scrapbooking Tips

When it comes to scrapbooking, there never seems to be enough time to do everything you want to do. After all, you do have eat and sleep and take care of other necessary evils, like your job. These five time-saving tips will help you make the most of the time you do have.

1. Resist the temptation to mat every photo. Choose the main one you want to emphasize and mat it. Let other photographs serve as accents or background images. Also, keep in mind that photos with strong colors or plain backgrounds can easily stand on their own, so matting them isn't always necessary.

2. Handwrite your journal entries. This can save you the enormous amount of time it sometimes takes to place stickers or to stamp individual letters. It also personalizes your scrapbook and makes it more intimate. You can also ask people in the photos what they would like the entry to say, or you can have them write it. This is a great way to make your friends and family members, especially young children, feel even more special.

3. Try "reverse" scrapbooking. With this technique you can theme and build your scrapbook pages, leaving room for photos and journaling to be entered later. This works especially well for scrapbooks that center around a particular event like a vacation. It also gives you the bonus of helping you know ahead of time what sort of shots you want to take if you don't already have particular photographs in mind.

4. Use fewer two-page layouts. This forces you to use only your favorite or best photographs-and has the benefit of giving you more room in your scrapbook to include photos you might otherwise have to leave out. You'll also ultimately have fewer scrapbooks to store or move around!

5. Plan ahead. A little planning can save you oodles of time. Keep a notebook handy to write down ideas and layout sketches for your scrapbook when they come to you. Also, make lists of supplies you need as you run out or think of needing or wanting so when you're ready to order or buy them you won't waste time-which gives you more time to do the fun part, work on your scrapbook!

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