Sunday, May 22, 2011

Have You Encountered One of These School Scrapbook Problems? - Part 1

By Janette Miller


Have you been meaning to start or finish a high school scrapbook? If you have, there's a fair chance you have run across one of the many problems that plague scrappers when undertaking one of those.

The uplifting news is it does not need to be hard to overcome these issues and complete your album!

I have listed the most frequent issues scrappers encounter when putting together their school scrapbook :



I don't know where to start!

I hear this a lot and its straightforward to understand why. School was a big part of your childhood. Probabilities are many of your present pals today were made in school. And with it spanning over a number of years, there are a LOT of memories you are going to need 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 organise.





I've thrown out all my old school stuff!


This might appear like a real issue at the start , but trust me it isn't as big as it appears.

There are two straightforward, and quick things you can do to get your hands on some of your old school material.

First off most colleges have copies of their year level photos. A good number of these have digital/scanned in copies. You ought to be able to get in contact with your old school and get copies of these - there may be a little 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.

Finally, pay a visit to your former school. Tell them what you are up to and ask them if there are any materials they can part with. Class diaries, school newsletters and even a detention forms can truly add some real spice 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!




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