For those who are not familiar with scrapbooking: what is it in details and details

Creativity has many facets. Someone from paper makes a modular origami, someone is engaged in photography. Others are fond of scrapbooking. What is this, we will understand in this article.

First meeting

With this, all are faced differently. Someone will be given a postcard in this technique, someone will want to make a photo album of their baby and stumble upon a detailed master class. In any case, this is not yet a very popular hobby in our country takes an honorable place abroad. There many people are engaged in scrapbooking. What it is? This is when from a beautiful paper you get useful and delicious things. These include handmade cards, notebooks, albums, passport covers , cookbooks and much more. Initially, scrapbooking meant creating albums for photos. To create it, it was necessary to prepare the basis, paste the picture and decorate it brightly and unusually. In the course could be scraps of newspapers, magazine clippings, dried flowers and much more. In the technique of scrapbooking the photo album turned out to be alive and non-trivial. Later, many other objects began to fall under this concept, the main component of which is paper.

Materials

Today many companies, foreign and Russian, produce such components for scrap, as:

- paper;

- die cutting;

- chipboards;

- paper flowers ;

- Ribbons, lace;

- pearls, pendants, cutting down and much more.

It is because of the high price of these components that scrapbooking for beginners is not always available. You can not immediately buy up all the beautiful scrap paper with the appropriate decorations. And it's hard to understand the names. For example, chipboards are figures of solid cardboard, and cutting is made from thin cardboard. In addition to the usual ready-made materials, you can create a lot of scrapbooking yourself. For example, flowers made of paper or satin ribbons. And for the creation of cuttings, special machines and knives are sold for them, which make it possible to make an interesting element of cardboard, it is also a cardstock.

For what and to whom

Today, any work done by oneself is extremely popular. Such notepads or postcards store the warmth of their creator's hands, along with them you give harmony, kindness and love. That's why more and more people are fond of scrapbooking. What it is? We just answered this question. And what is it for? This is an excellent gift for all kinds of holidays, this is a good way to arrange family photos, this is even a good way to earn money. Moreover, today there are many master classes on this topic. Following detailed instructions, you can make really beautiful works. So make out wedding photosessions, pictures of the first year of life of the child and holidays. Try it, you'll definitely like it.

Disadvantages of scrapbooking

Perhaps you already understood that it threatens people who are addicted to scrapbooking. What is it, you already know, so it is not superfluous to warn about side effects:

- Firstly, this is a costly hobby that does not immediately begin to pay for itself and bring profit.

- Secondly, if you do not have talent, then you will have to learn a lot before you get anything worthwhile.

- And the last: scrapbooking tightens. Trying once, you are unlikely to stop. But this is not so bad! Start small and master this interesting and unusual hobby!