| Ask the Basic
Questions
Including the basic information about and event or what is in
a photo is one of the m important parts of scrapbooking. The more
information you include, the more meaningful the page can be.
Answer the basic new story questions: Who? What? When? Where?
Why? and How? Include the facts.
Add
Details
To make the photos more meaningful, add heartfelt details and
descriptions for those who want to share your special memories.
This is what will give your scrapbooks a more personal touch.
Tell
a Story
Tell the story behind the photos in narrative form including
descriptive details. You can choose from different points of view.
First Person tells the story using the word “I.”
You are telling the story from your own personal experience.
Second Person tells the story as if you were talking to someone
else using the word “you.” This is especially good
to use if you are creating an album for another person and you
are talking to them.
Third person tells the story as if it happened to someone else
using the words “he,” ”she,” and “it.”
This is more like reporting what happened, and it is less personal.
Use
Pockets and Envelopes
Make room on your pages for journaling if you can. If your photos
and details take up most of the room, you can still find some
clever ways to include additional journaling. Use pockets and
envelopes to insert “the rest of the story” on the
page. If you still don’t have room, place the pockets and
envelopes on the back of the page.
Pockets
Cut a square, rectangle, or similar shape. Apply glue close to
the edges along the sides and bottom of the piece and press it
on the page. The top is left open to insert your journaling.
Envelopes
Use a purchased envelope or make your own by pulling apart an
envelope and using it as a pattern to trace onto a paper of your
choice.
Make
a Pocket Page
Turn the entire page into a pocket! Cut ¼” off the
top edge of the page. Curve it slightly if you like. Apply glue
close to the edges along the sides and bottom of the page and
press it on another paper the same size. Make a tab and glue it
on the center back of your journaling. Insert journaling into
the top of the pocket.
Make
a Journaling Sign
If you have additional journaling on the back of the page or
where you can’t see it on the front of the page, make a
journaling sign so people will know that they should look for
it. Write the word “journaling” or just use the letter
“J.” There are lots of clever ways to tell people
that they need to look for more journaling.
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