Beginner & Scrapbooking Basics / What I wish I knew before I started Scrapbooking / Tips from a pro

Learn my tips and what I wish I knew BEFORE I started scrapbooking! I will cover the types of albums, must-have products, and the strategy you need to get started!

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♥️Let's Connect!
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[AmandaLaPointe-fg]

Its funny I came across this video today. I stopped scrapping for about 10 years because I was overwhelmed. I am getting back to it, in a much more specific way, instead of scrapping every single thing on the planet. This video was very timely and affirming for me. Thank you! Amanda in Salem MA

[julieharden]

Omg…….. you nailed it right on the head saying you don’t have to do every photo!! Nobody has every said that before. And who wants the albums later?? So much to think about after scrapbooking for so many years. Thanks Lauren for your wonderful floss tube. Love and blessings xx

[juliespady]

1995 was the year I was introduced to scrapbooking also! Creative Memories at a friend’s house! I still have that first page! This was a great video. Thanks.

[melissadivelbiss]

Thank you for these wonderful questions to ask ourselves, they helped me find my answer. I have an endless supply of scrapbook supplies and photos and items and I’ve just not been sure how i want to start so i never have. In about 7 years of wanting to and collecting stuff to do it I’m so so excited to be able to finally start! I can’t thank you enough

[SuzanneHHaupt]

Lauren, you are an excellent teacher!

[cindylawrence]

Great video Lauren! Great informationfor us old timers too. I also started in 1995! Photo's, Pages, stickers, Cardstock, best friends and laughter. Scrapbooking is a wonderful medication.

[elizabethscott]

My favorite album is one of my sister and I on a trip to Montand. I didn't have a ton of scrapbook supplies so it's very minimalist with a few stamped images, feathers and even a piece of toilet paper It's more about our memories and less about how much "stuff"i could put on a page. Soo, this is a very timely talk for me.. I'm getting back into my scrapbooks and so love your ideas. It helps me stick to the memories and make a more simplistic style...Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[islandgirl]

Another great video, thank you Lauren!

[lizkeyshian]

Hi Lauren and everyone from Livonia MI. I didn't realize this was on, and caught the replay. I love your thoughts and ideas and even when I have heard some of this before, there is always something I take away. Lauren says: "I don't have to scrap all the photos" -I can never hear too often. Thank you. One thing I wish is when I am watching a replay-that all the comments showed on the replay because the interaction with your other viewers is always interesting and so much fun!

[mercedesortiz-fe]

Thank you so much for this video. I just started scrapbooking and truly learned a lot today. Looking forward for future content GB

[juliespady]

My must haves 30 years ago were scissors paper stickers, adhesive. I didn’t have a trimmer. And die cuts! Pens!

[scrapoutloud]

Great info. Even though I'm a seasoned scrapbooker, being reminded about the different types of albums and what do you want your end result to be, are great questions.

[nwalker]

Lauren, thank you so much for this video. I think I will be watching this again. I’m at a crossroads and need to make a decision ❤️

[diannepillar]

I have been CM scrapbooking since 2006. I have finally made a decision to end my kids' albums at the age of 12-13(i.e. final year at primary school here in New Zealand, Year 8). I also do family albums and these are where I will continue to add any layouts of the kids following on from this. The other decision that I have is that for any family trips we do will now be digital photobooks, this will ensure I have "special trips" that are separate and all other smaller events etc will still be in standard CM albums. I used to also think that all my photos had to be scrapbooked, now I'm trying to trim down as many as possible, making the pages more special around the actual events. I cull my photos now before printing them, saving a whole lot of money on printing and decision making when it comes to what to put on a layout.

[laurajerbi]

If I had the money back when the kids were little, I would have made them each their own albums. But to pay for all the duplicate or triplicate photos just wasn’t in our budget, so I scrapped our family of five chronologically.
Kids are now 32, almost 30 and almost 28.
Those albums in our small house hallway bookcase are the first things they grab for when they come home.
Two kids are in CO…one at an army base, and one is in MN. Hubby and I are in IL.
I will keep on doing the chronological order as we are empty nesters and the only pics I take now are when we travel to see the kids or they come home.

Lauren…..love love love all your you tube videos…

[annejones]

Appreciate hearing other viewer's struggles! It gives me hope that I can stop and start again, as I hear other people say how they started with Creative Memories back in the 1990s, stopped for awhile, and now are trying to pick it up. That's me - especially since everything my folks hung onto ended up at my house. It's overwhelming. I'll be using pocket pages for much of it and scrapbooking some. Still a daunting project. Love this community because most of my friends and family think I'm crazy to put in so much time and energy. I have no children. Who will look at these albums? Hoping my siblings and their children will value them

[mindihutter]

Hi Lauren. I'm so very glad I found your channel 😊. This is so me .

[bajin]

I came across an amazing YouTube video on Beginner & Scrapbooking Basics during my recent binge-watching session. The tips shared by a seasoned pro were incredibly helpful, and I'm grateful for the effort put into creating such a valuable guide. I've already liked the video, subscribed for more insights into the world of scrapbooking, and eagerly anticipate the next one! 🌟 #ScrapbookingEnthusiast #YouTubeGems

[annejones]

Wish I could get into the 21st century and do some of my current stuff. I'm mired in the past, trying to memorialize family history that I'm not sure anyone will even ever look at. I did a huge album of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, covering our growing up years - starting up with our parent's engagement and wedding - and then the story of the seven children, through high school graduation for the youngest. I'm now stuck with boxes of photos - not in order and mostly not labeled - from the folk's house - that people are asking my why I feel it's important to make albums and will anyone look at them. And what to do with the memorabilia that my parents kept but didn't organize - documents, letters, cards, some photos, and a genealogy study - one side only. Sigh. Thanks for letting me go helps me organize. Very time-consuming but I don't have a better solution. Looks like the next project is a prequel. What came before 1950? It's all in a huge pile on a six-foot table. How to

[griml]

This is a very useful video for me. I’m a card maker some have already a lot of supplies. I want to preserve some memories for my kid. I just have to figure out which size and style of album to use. I’m quite intimidated by 12x12 as I’m used to card size projects. I think I’m more drawn to a smaller album with smaller fotos, like instax Polaroid. Do any of you have any tips for good albums, maybe with ring binding?