A scrapbook is a creative and personal way to save photographs, memorabilia and journaling. It’s an opportunity to record memories from a past event, celebrate current events or honor life’s moments with your family.
The modern scrapbook is a visual art that has become increasingly sophisticated, thanks to advancements in technology and the emergence of online resources. In its heyday in the mid 2000s, scrapbooking was popular enough for large brick and mortar hobby stores to exist solely dedicated to supplies and embellishments for this craft. Retreats and workshops also exploded in popularity, where scrappers could come together for special sessions to work on their albums with an instructor on hand to teach them new techniques.
In the 1800s, as the printing press became more widespread and the cost of paper dropped, people began filling blank, bound books – often used for journals or artwork – with clippings from newspapers, calling cards, prayer cards, advertising trading cards and other printed materials. It was a time of great change, and these scrapbooks, referred to as ‘books of scraps’ were an important part of the burgeoning Victorian culture of self-expression.
During this period, the standard page size of scrapbooking changed from 8 1/2 x 11 inches to 12 x 12 inch pages that better suited 4 x 6 inch photos. This was a major shift that helped to revitalize the hobby and bring it into the modern era. The emergence of digital photography has added color to the process and facilitated new methods for creating an album using an electronic photo-editing program.
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