Sunday, April 29, 2012

Teaching a Scrapbooking for Beginners Class

By Kate Thomas


What is and what isn't included as far as air fare, meals, ground transfers etc. are concerned. You wouldn't mind some extra money (who does?) and what better way to earn it than dabbling in your favorite pastime?

A new trend that has emerged in the scrapbooking industry is a scrapbooking cruise which can serve as an excellent retreat for like minded individuals. Surely, there must be enough demand for them to take such a step away from groceries and discount clothes. Then why not tap in to this market and share your passion.If you are teaching a beginner scrapbooking class, do not expect the students to automatically understand the difference between card stock, vellum and patterned paper. Do not expect them to know the first commandment of scrapbooking- Thy shall not use products that are not acid free.Explain materials and jargon step by step and take visual aids. Hand them out in class so that the attendees can see and feel the difference in the types of adhesives and eyelets.

They also offer demonstrations by new and established names in the industry and some even offer sample goody bags to take home. Having students attend scrapbooking classes and playing around with magazine cutouts will not be very meaningful. The rubber ducky motif will look so much cuter if it has little Johnny glued next to it as opposed to the baby from the Gap advertisement.

One popular scrapbooking retreat cruise promises that you'll have completed all your holiday cards before December and that is an accomplishment in itself. Therefore make it a point to plan out your lessons in advance and not get carried away. Teach a technique or two per lesson, not a dozen which the student can hardly even remember.

Of course, everyone's speed and ability levels differ, so don't get disheartened if you don't complete two scrapbooking albums or half as many cards as the pro on the table besides you.However, keep your layouts in page protectors so that frequent handling does not leave fingerprints and other marks on your work of art.Remember the first time you tried scrapbooking? Not a masterpiece in most cases, therefore do not expect anything different from a scrapbooking for beginners class either. Your job is to expose them to a hobby, not make them enter their pages in a national competition. Remember your goals and have a good time, after all that is what scrapbooking is all about.




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