Scrapbooking Life's Great Moments Ebook

About The Author

Ryan and Jan Sawyer

Ryan and Jan live in Maple Valley, Washington with their two energetic sons. Jan loves scrapping. Ryan and Jan Sawyer put together a how to scrapbook downloadable ebook so that people like you can learn how it is done and get ideas to improve your scrapbooks, or to simply learn how to do them.

Ryan and Jan own Wrapcandy.com, a Christian based site and have 1,000s of members who not only love wrapping candies, but many of them enjoy scrapbooking too. It's amazing how their members come up with ideas, and the tremendous creativity they have.

The beauty of doing creative works with scrapbooking is with a little help you soon will be creating beautiful creations. Your scrapbooks will look like a professional did them for you.

Scrapbooking is relaxing. You will enjoy taking experiences from your life, or your grandchildren's life, or your own children's life and turn them into a wonderful scrapbook.

Ryan and his brother's wife, Ava also own the You Scrap Software

Ryan Sawyer is also the author of "Stress the Silent Killer."

Table of Contents

1. Scrapbooking - Hobby, Passion, and Fun

• Maintaining Scrapbooks
• Reliving Your Past

2. What is Scrapbooking?

• The Present Scenario
• History of Scrapbooking

3. Characteristics of a Simple Scrapbook

4. How to Start Scrapbooking

• Selection of Photographs
• Getting Started
• Planning Your Design
• Matting Photographs
• Selection of Stationery
• Verbal Expressions
• Decorations and Beautifications
• Planning the Layout
• Wrapping up

5. Important Notes for Scrapbook Beginners

6. How to Scrapbook Economically

7. How to Assemble and Organize Your Photos

8. How to Place, Label, Crop and Mat Your Pictures

• Labeling Your Photographs
• Placing Photographs and Pictures
• Cropping Photos
• Matting Photos

9. Supplies and Accessories to Get You Started

10. Scrapbook Cutting, Cropping Tools and Templates

11. Choosing an Album

12. Packing Your Scrapbook Supplies for a Get Away

13. Embellishing Your Scrapbook Pages

14. Planning Your Scrapbook Layouts

• Materials Required
• How to Plan Scrapbooking Layouts
• Procedure

15. Creating Layouts for Your Scrapbook

• Getting Scrapbooking Ideas
• Where to Start

16. Some Examples of Scrapbook Layouts

• Christmas
• Common scrapbook layouts include:
• Homes
• Heritage
• Summer
• Sports
• Sleeping

17. Explore Your Perfect Scrapbook Style

• Common Styles of Scrapbooking:

18. How to Make Lumpy Scrapbook Pages

• How to Care for Scrapbooks with Lumpy Pages

19. Why and How to Journal in a Scrapbook

• How to Journal Your Scrapbook

20. Ideas to Improve Your Scrapbook Journaling

21. Handwritten vs. Computer Journaling

• Computer Journaling
• Handwritten Journaling

22. Making Time for Your Scrapbooking

23. Preserving Your Scrapbook

24. Choosing a Scrapbook Theme

25. Wedding Scrapbook Album

26. Scrapbooking Your Family History

• Starting the Scrapbook

27. Make a Family Recipe Scrapbook

28. Baby Scrapbooking Thoughts

29. Recollecting Your Love Notes

30. Christmas Memories

31. Halloween Scrapbooking Fun

32. A Father's Day Gift

33. Happy Graduation

34. Summer Vacation

35. The World of Digital Scrapbooking

36. Scrapbooking Verses, Quotes and Sayings for Various Occasions

• Babies
• Good Friends
• Birthdays
• Fourth of July
• Christmas
• Heritage
• Scrapbooking
• Halloween
• New Year's Day
• Thanksgiving
• Love/Romance
• Graduation
• More Ideas
• Mother's Day