Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of photographs, printed media, a lock of hair and memorabilia contained in decorated albums, or scrapbooks. Photos and memorabilia are placed into albums using decorative papers, stickers and embellishments to create beautifully presented pages. Journaling can then be added to tell the story behind the photo.
Scrapbooking is done largely on 12 inch square or 8½×11 inch pages. It is important to use archival quality, acid free materials when creating a scrapbook. Acids from paper, plastics and glue can cause irreversible damage to your photos.
"Scrapping," or "Scrappin'" is an abreiviation for Scrapbooking
"Crop" or "Cropping" is a gathering together to scrapbook at a home, a scrapbook store, or convention. A person brings their own materials to create pages while socializing with other scrapbookers.
SCRAPBOOKING TERMS
 Archivally SafeA term that means photos and negatives are in the safest place possible. Things that are harmful include: Acidity, PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), humidity, extreme temperatures, “magnetic” photo albums, dust, dirt and sunlight.
Acid Free
Acid causes photos and paper to deteriorate. This aging process is slowed significantly when acid is removed from paper during the manufacturing process. A PH level of 7 is considered archivally safe.
Lignin Free
Lignin is a naturally occurring acid substance in wood that breaks down over time. Paper with lignin is not suitable for archival scrapbooking projects.
Matting
Matting is a technique that allows you to enhance your photos by adding a border around the outside edges. Simply lay your photograph on a piece of cardstock and trim around the photo. Matting is an easier and more efficient way to 'frame' a photo.
Journaling
Journaling is the writing that describes the events taking place in the photographs on your scrapbook page(s). Journaling may also include song lyrics, quotes, and poems.
Rub-ons
Rub-ons are decorative accents that can be included on a scrapbook page. Rub-ons are used in similar way as stickers but have the advantage of having a nearly transparent background, eliminating the typical sticker silhouette. Rub-ons are typically adhered using a tool or paddle pop stick.
Repositionable
Is generally applied to adhesive products that can be removed and repositioned while you are working with them, but over time, the adhesive becomes permanent.
Refer to the TOOLS for a list of basic tools required for scrapbooking. |
