Evening Crop – Bring along your own crafty materials for a fun crafty evening and a chance to finish those overdue projects.
FULL WORKSHOP DETAILS AVAILABLE HERE IN EARLY MARCH
10euro
Email workshops@thescrapbookstore.ie to book a Crop Space or if you'd like to be included on our mailing/texting list and notified when Workshop details are available!
We bring the shop to all of our Workshops so it's a great chance to view our products "for real" and stock up on stash.
Scrapbooking involves preserving cherished memories in a unique and personal way. A scrapbook is a collection of pages, kept in a book format, with each page recording a moment in time. Pages can be based around a photograph, event, memory or tradition. The way you layout your pages can be as simple or as complicated as you like but each layout can tell a story or capture thoughts and feelings.
What materials can be used in Scrapbooking?
There is only one rule you must remember when choosing materials to use in your scrapbooking – the acid free rule! Many paper products and other materials contain acid, which over time will cause photographs to yellow and crack.
It is possible to purchase a pen which can test for acidity levels and a spray which makes articles safe for scrapbooking. Another way around this rule is to scan items and print them out onto acid free paper. This works especially well for newspaper cuttings which should never be placed in a scrapbook as they contain not only acid but lignin which can also damage your scrapbook.
It’s a bit like the National Archives – except on a smaller scale! You are creating your own Memory Archive and the last thing you want is to open your treasured scrapbook and find that your layouts have deteriorated. If you stick to the acid free rule, your grandchildren should be able to enjoy your scrapbooks just as you created them.
One of the most exciting things about Scrapbooking is looking for new and imaginative materials to add impact to your scrapbook layouts. Let your creativity and imagination soar. Select the most appealing co-ordinating patterned papers and cardstock and embellish your layouts with blossoms and bows, ribbons and fibres, paint, ink, fabric and stickers.
What do I need to get started?
The first thing you need to do is organise! Decide which photographs you want to scrapbook and organise them into events, themes or date order. Next you need some basic essentials. Becoming a scrapbooker doesn’t have to involve spending lots of money. You can choose to spend as little or as much as you like. It depends on your willpower! In order to complete a layout you will need the following basic materials and tools:
A craft knife, cutting mat and steel rule. Scissors. Dry adhesive e.g. Herma or Pritt Stick (not PVA glue as it warps paper and card) Patterned paper. Cardstock.
Once you have completed your first layouts you may find that you want to add some more detail to your designs and you may wish to add some of the following items to your collection of tools and materials:
An eyelet setter with setting mat. A hole punch and hammer. (Multi-purpose products are now available which will both punch holes and set eyelets. They do not involve the use of a hammer. Newer products e.g. the Making Memories Silent Setter, punch and set without noise.) A trimmer or guillotine which cuts up to 12” widths. Brads and eyelets. Stickers and Rubons. Ribbons, flowers, buttons and fibres. Glue Dots or Foam Pads for sticking embellishments. Foam stamps and acrylic paints. An acid free pen for writing your journaling. A scrapbook album to protect all of your precious layouts.
What size Album and Paper should I buy?
The most popular size for scrapbooking is 12” x 12”. Albums, papers and cardstock are produced in this size. This format is large enough to accommodate one large photograph or a few small photos and leaves plenty of room for journaling and embellishments. Products are also available in 4” x 4”, 6” x 6”, 8” x 8” and 8” x 11½” formats.
What type of people enjoy Scrapbooking?
The hobby of Scrapbooking has a universal appeal. Be careful, whether you’re old or young, male or female, you too can become addicted!. You don’t have to be artistic, all you need is some imagination.
Scrapbooking is a sociable hobby. Why not get together with some like minded friends or neighbours and have a “crop” in your home? A crop is where a group of scrapbookers get together to chat and scrapbook over a few pots of tea and lots of chocolate!! Throughout the world scrapbookers hold crops in their homes, in community centres, church halls and craft studios. At long last this hobby has come to Ireland and we can find out what we’ve been missing.
I’ve heard some scrapbooking terms and I’m not sure what they mean!
The following are just a few of the terms commonly used in scrapbooking:
Brad – Just like an old-fashioned paper fastener. Push it through your page and open out the two points at the back to secure it to the page. It can be used to attach paper, photos and embellishments to your scrapbook layouts instead of adhesive.
Eyelet – Used for a variety of purposes. You can thread ribbon through them or use them to attach embellishments, paper or photos to your layouts.
Stash – All your precious scrapbooking stuff! Papers, tools, embellishments etc.
Scrapper – Someone who loves scrapbooking!
Journaling – Handwriting or computer printed text which tells the story of the layout. If you’re not too confident about your handwriting you can make “hidden” journaling or stick to computer printed text.
Embellishments – Anything used to decorate your scrapbook page e.g. flowers, chipboard letters, metal phrases or alphabets.
