Have you been meaning to start or finish a high school scrapbook? If you have, there's a good chance you have faced one of many issues that plague scrappers when undertaking one of these.
The good news is it doesn't have to be tough to overcome these issues and complete your album!
I have listed the most typical issues scrappers encounter when putting together their school scrapbook :
I am not sure where to start!
I hear this a lot and its simple to understand why. College was a huge part of your adolescence. Possibilities are several of your current friends today were made in class. And with it spanning over twelve years, there are a LOT of memories you will want to capture in the one book.
I find its better to split the book up into 3 sections - the years when you started, your middle school years and then your last years - ending with your graduation!
This makes it a natural progression that is easily followed and set up.
I have thrown out all my old school stuff!
This might seem like a big problem at the beginning but listen to me its not as large as it seems.
There are a couple of simple, and fast things you can do to get your hands on some of your old school material.
First most education facilities have copies of their year level photographs. A decent number of these have digital/scanned in copies. You ought to be able to get in touch with your old school and get copies of these - there might be a tiny fee for this.
Get onto the Web - if you have a Facebook account, you ought to be capable of finding some of your former school mates. Get in contact with them and ask if they have any of the old school stuff they don't want or use any more. I was able to get some nice stuff this way.
Ultimately, go back to your old school. Tell them what you are doing and ask them if there are any materials they can part with. Old diaries, college newsletters and even a detention forms can actually add some real flavour to your next school scrapbook.
That is all for this time, remember keep an open mind when making your school scrapbook and you should be able to overcome any problem!
Keep your eyes open for part two!
The good news is it doesn't have to be tough to overcome these issues and complete your album!
I have listed the most typical issues scrappers encounter when putting together their school scrapbook :
I am not sure where to start!
I hear this a lot and its simple to understand why. College was a huge part of your adolescence. Possibilities are several of your current friends today were made in class. And with it spanning over twelve years, there are a LOT of memories you will want to capture in the one book.
I find its better to split the book up into 3 sections - the years when you started, your middle school years and then your last years - ending with your graduation!
This makes it a natural progression that is easily followed and set up.
I have thrown out all my old school stuff!
This might seem like a big problem at the beginning but listen to me its not as large as it seems.
There are a couple of simple, and fast things you can do to get your hands on some of your old school material.
First most education facilities have copies of their year level photographs. A decent number of these have digital/scanned in copies. You ought to be able to get in touch with your old school and get copies of these - there might be a tiny fee for this.
Get onto the Web - if you have a Facebook account, you ought to be capable of finding some of your former school mates. Get in contact with them and ask if they have any of the old school stuff they don't want or use any more. I was able to get some nice stuff this way.
Ultimately, go back to your old school. Tell them what you are doing and ask them if there are any materials they can part with. Old diaries, college newsletters and even a detention forms can actually add some real flavour to your next school scrapbook.
That is all for this time, remember keep an open mind when making your school scrapbook and you should be able to overcome any problem!
Keep your eyes open for part two!
About the Author:
To get more great high school scrapbook layouts and embellishment ideas check out Janette Miller's website. Also while you're there why not download some of the free scrapbooking layouts that are available.
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