Scrapbooks began to decline around 1940, when the popularity
of personal photos and photo albums rose. It wasn't until
around 1975 that scrapbooks became popular again with people
wanting to know their "roots". In recent years it
has taken off largely due to multi-level marketing enterprises
and is now a multi-billion dollar industry with a large number
of companies creating scrapbooking products. Across the world,
"scrappers" get together and scrapbook at each other's
homes, local scrapbook stores, scrapbooking conventions, retreat
centres and even on cruises. Scrappers share tips and ideas
as well as enjoying a social outlet. This hobby has surpassed
golf in popularity: one in four households has someone playing
golf; one in three has someone involved in scrapbooking.
In the late 1990's, many scrappers opened stores to turn
their hobby into a business. This has given rise to a new
breed of business - the home-based retailer. Scrapbooking
is not only a hobby to create a place for one's keepsakes,
but also has become a popular way to make gifts for weddings
and other special occasions.
Scrapbooking a craze! It has been around for centuries. The
popularity comes and goes, but one thing is for sure, scrapbooking
is for all generations! Remember that when you're scrapbooking,
and think of whom in the future will see your book.
DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING: Many scrapbookers no longer
cut and paste clippings or photos directly into books because
scanners, desktop publishing, page layout programs and advanced
printing options make it relatively easy to create professional
looking layouts in digital form. Scrapbooks that exist completely
in digital image form are referred to as "digital scrapbooks"
or "computer scrapbooks".
While some people prefer the physicality of the actual artifacts
they paste onto the pages of books, the digital scrapbooking
hobby has grown in popularity in recent years. Some of the
advantages include a greater diversity of materials, cost
savings, the ability to share finished pages more readily
on the internet and the use of image editing software to experiment
with manipulating page elements in multiple ways without making
permanent adjustments. A traditional scrapbook layout may
employ a background paper with a torn edge. While a physical
page can be torn only once and never restored, a digital paper
can be torn and untorn with ease, allowing the scrapbooker
to try out different looks without wasting supplies.
Digital scrapbooking is not limited to digital storage and
display. Many digital scrappers print their finished layouts
to be stored in scrapbook albums. Others have books professionally
printed in hard bound books to be saved as keepsakes.
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Digital
Delights for Scrapbooking:
Simple Techniques - Dynamic Results
Digital
Memories:
Scrapbooking With Your Computer
The
Kodak Book of Scrapbooking Your Baby Photos: Easy
The
Kodak Book of Scrapbooking Your Favourite Photos:
Easy
Scrapbooking (cont)