Scrapbooking is such a beautiful and creative keepsake to create. Scrapbooks are pages and pages filled with your fondest memories with beautiful embellishments to enhance the beauty. Scrapbooking can become very involved because there are many avenues for you to go down when choosing your designs. The most important thing to keep in mind when beginning to Scrapbook is to plan the pages of your album.

Album and Photos�
The scrapbook will begin with you choosing the photo album in which you will be creating your intricate pages of memories. Your album can be any design you wish. It can have a window on the front cover to a peek-a-boo picture or can be any crazy design or material you see fit with the theme of your book. It's a great idea to have a theme to a scrapbook. There will always be a lot going on with a scrapbook so keeping with a theme will help the observer not get confused. For example, if you wish to do a scrapbook of your daughters first year do not throw a random picture in there from a boat trip you took with your uncle.

The next step is to choose pictures to add to your pages. The photos you choose to create your book with are to always remain the focal point, for this is the reason to create the book after all. Before you begin assembling your pages, lay out all the pictures and group them together with which photos are going on each page. Now that you have them broken down into pages brainstorm and take notes on each page and what theme you wish to convey. For example, if you are making a scrapbook of your daughters first year you will want separate pages for separate ages so the reader can flow through her first months without being confused. For example, do not show photos of her at 1 month and photos of her at 10 months on the same page. Keep the pages in chronological order for an easy to read flow. Remember, this is a storyboard!

Accessories and Embellishments�
Now that you have outlined the framework for your scrapbook it is time to have a little fun! There are endless possibilities when it comes to options for designing your pages. Here are just a few materials common to enhance your memories:

• Ribbons
• Stickers
• Card stock
• Creative cutouts
• Sticker words and letters

Some common materials to assist you in assembling your scrapbook include:

• Paper Cutters
• Paper-edger Scissors
• Photo-safe Markers
• Rubber Stamps
• Acid-free Scrapbooks
• Calligraphy Pens
• Scrapbooks
• Scissors
• Pencils
• Acid-free Ink Pens
• Acid-free Markers
• Acid-free Papers
• Archival-quality Markers
• Archival-quality Pens
• Binders
• Rulers

Keep in mind when you are creating a scrapbook it is to display your memories through photos. The photos will always be the main focus and any embellishments or accessories added are to enhance those particular photos. Memories are beautiful so portray that in your book. Keep these simple tips and materials in mind and you are on your way to creating beautiful keepsakes of your memories!