What is scrapbooking ?

So what is scrapbooking well, in very basic terms, it is another way of recording information such as printed media, photographs or memorabilia. Scrapbooking can also be refered to as scrapping or scrappin. Many people think scrapbooks are photo albums, but although they do now usually contain photos they contain a lot more and the photos are displayed in more designer fashion than an ordinary photo album.

Scrapbooking has been around in a notebook form since the time of the ancient Greeks when it was used as a way of recording anything they had heard that was worth remembering.  Early scrapbooks were a blend of journaling, ephemera and memorabilia collections.  The use of photographs in scrapbooks has been around since ordinary people had cameras available to use.  Scrapbooking has changed from the early days of including newspaper clippings and letters to them modern scrapbooks which now include photos in attractive displays, text and journaling. 

In modern times scrapbooking has become more of an art form then a practical craft, but it will always remain popular as the people who create scrapbooks are not just displaying items in an artistic way, they are recording a memory, or a feeling and because of this have a love for what they are doing and see it as more than a hobby.  Scrapbooks can be very personal which is why the term keepsake books is also used in the craft.  Many scrappers like to share there scrapbooks as show off there work which is why there are so many clubs around, this is also a way to share the latest trends and techniques, as well as the latest craft suppliers that they have found.

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