Have you been meaning to start or finish a high school scrapbook? If you have, there's an even chance you have encountered one of the numerous problems that plague scrappers when undertaking one of those.
The great news is it doesn't have to be difficult to overcome these issues and complete your album!
I have listed the most frequent issues scrappers encounter when putting together their school scrapbook :
I am not sure 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 look like a real problem at the beginning but believe me it is not as huge as it may seem.
There are a couple of simple, and fast things you can do to get your hands on some of your old school material.
Firstly , most schools have copies of their year level pictures. A fair number of these have digital/scanned in copies. You should be easily be able to make contact with your former school and get copies of these - there could be a small charge for this.
Get onto the Internet - if you have got a Facebook account, you should be able to find some of your old school classmates. Get in touch with them and ask if they have any of the old school stuff they do not want or use any more. I managed to get some good stuff this way.
Eventually, return to your former school. Tell them what you are up to and ask them if there are any materials they can part with. Used diaries, school newsletters and even a detention forms can really add some real flavor 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 peeled for part two!
The great news is it doesn't have to be difficult to overcome these issues and complete your album!
I have listed the most frequent issues scrappers encounter when putting together their school scrapbook :
I am not sure 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 look like a real problem at the beginning but believe me it is not as huge as it may seem.
There are a couple of simple, and fast things you can do to get your hands on some of your old school material.
Firstly , most schools have copies of their year level pictures. A fair number of these have digital/scanned in copies. You should be easily be able to make contact with your former school and get copies of these - there could be a small charge for this.
Get onto the Internet - if you have got a Facebook account, you should be able to find some of your old school classmates. Get in touch with them and ask if they have any of the old school stuff they do not want or use any more. I managed to get some good stuff this way.
Eventually, return to your former school. Tell them what you are up to and ask them if there are any materials they can part with. Used diaries, school newsletters and even a detention forms can really add some real flavor 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 peeled 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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