Includes index.

The Amazing World of Scrapbooking -- Previewing the Scrapbook Scene -- Getting Set to Scrapbook -- Surveying Some Scrapbooking Styles -- Highlighting Photos in Your Scrapbooks -- Choosing Proper Materials and Tools -- Telling a Story with Your Scrapbook -- Getting Down to the Art of Scrapbooking -- Getting Ready to Scrapbook -- Gathering Your Memorabilia and Photos -- Settling into Your Own Little Scrapbook World -- The Basics of Making Dynamite Layouts -- Discovering Your Scrapbook Style -- Composing Your Layout with Lines and Shapes -- Making Magic with Spatial Illusions -- Enriching Your Work with Color -- Creating Mood with Textures and Accessories -- Focusing on Photos -- Taking Good Pictures -- Choosing Your Equipment -- Seeing the Light -- Filling the Frame: The Key to Great Photocomposition -- Saying "Say Cheese!" Photographing People -- Taking Photos of Other Subjects -- Going Digital: Using Digital Photography -- Enhancing Your Photographs -- Cropping Your Photos -- Tinting Your Photos -- Mounting Your Photos in Scrapbooks -- Caring for Your Photos -- Getting What You Want from a Photofinisher -- Looking at Threats to Your Images -- Extending the Life of Your Old Photos -- Storing and Labeling Photos -- Safeguarding Your Negatives -- Materials Matter -- It's All Covered: Albums, Adhesives, and Page Protectors -- Choosing Your Album -- Sticking to It: Selecting and Using Adhesives -- Staying Safe with Page Protectors -- Following the Paper Trail -- Identifying Paper Types -- Buying Paper: A Shopper's Guide -- Creating Images from Paper -- Cutting-Edge Tools and Templates -- Introducing Basic Cutting Tools -- Sharpening Your Skills with Scissors -- Making Shapes with Other Cutting Tools -- Snipping from Templates -- Accessorizing Your Scrapbook -- Scoping Out Stickers -- Searching for Stamps and Templates -- Adding a Dash of Color with Writing and Coloring Tools -- Embellishments: The New Rage -- Where's the Story? Journaling in Scrapbooks -- Finding Your Journaling Inspiration -- Discovering the Benefits of Journaling -- Going Beyond Basic Facts -- Telling Stories from the Heart -- Creating Titles That Lead the Way -- Researching Your Story -- Getting Personal with Your Histories -- Family Fun: Preserving Family Histories -- History in the Making: Researching Historical Context -- Collecting Words from Family and Friends -- Generating Your Journaling Content -- I Feel Free: Beginning with Free Writing -- Packing Around a Portable Notebook -- Just Picture It: Using Photos as Writing Prompts -- Drawing on Other Resources for Your Writing -- Integrating Journaling and Scrapbook Design -- Getting Set with Journaling Tools -- Placing Your Journaling on the Scrapbook Page -- Integrating Great Titles and Lettering Techniques into Your Design -- Upgrading Your Handwriting to Your Design Standards -- Putting Your Talents to Work -- Getting Your Scrapbook Items Together -- Preparing to Scrap a Favorite Vacation -- In Control: Organizing with Page Protectors -- Creating a Unified Style with Colors and Materials -- Creating Your Color Palette -- Seeking Cover: Albums and Page Protectors -- Exploring the Wonderful World of Papers -- Jazzing Up Your Pages with Accessories -- Laying Out and Completing Your Scrapbook Pages -- Playing Scrapbook Tic-Tac-Toe: Creating a Grid for Your Layout -- Composing the Layout Step by Step -- Adhering Items to Your Pages -- Protecting and Storing Your Finished Scrapbook -- Ten (or So) Great Projects to Grow On -- Wonderful Girls -- Terrific Boys -- Happy Birthday -- Summertime Fun -- Rites of Passage -- Easter -- Ten (or So) Terrific Scrapbooking Web Sites -- About.com -- Creative Scrapbooking -- The Great American Scrapbook Company -- Luv 2 Scrapbook -- My Scrapbook Store -- Organized Scrapbooks.com -- Scrapbooking Top50 -- Scrapjazz LLC -- Scraps Ahoy, Inc. -- Scrap Town -- ScrapVillage.com -- Two Peas in a Bucket, Inc -- Ten "To-Do's" for the Beginning Scrapbooker -- Attending Classes, Seminars, and Workshops -- Going to Home Parties -- Frequenting a Local Store -- Working with a Buddy -- Shopping for Tools and Materials -- Creating an Organized Workspace -- Practicing Your Photography Skills -- Subscribing to Magazines -- Going to Conventions -- Stepping Out on a Limb.

How to create a book of memories to last a lifetime

Scrapbooking is America’ s newest hot hobby, a fun way to collect memories that’ s caught on in at least one in five American households. This plain-English guide shows readers how to put together their first scrapbook, providing creative ideas and designs that anyone can easily replicate, plus tips on selecting materials, developing a signature style, designing a layout, creating a focal point, and more.

Jeanne Wines-Reed (Ogden, UT) created the Great American Scrapbook Company in 1997, has hosted the Great American Scrapbook Convention, and heads Scrapbook Retailer magazine. Joan Wine, PhD (Thousand Oaks, CA), is a professor of English at California Lutheran University and is an assistant coordinator of the Great American Scrapbook Convention.