At its most
essential and simplest level, scrapbooking is the making
of a scrapbook. A scrapbook is an organized collection of
clippings, notes, pictures and other things. The materials
can be placed in a purchased scrapbook album or a hand-made
book. The scrapbook can be as simple or as elaborate as
you like.
On the extreme end, scrapbooking is the
practice of combining photographs, memorabilia, and written
narratives, poetry, quotations, stories, or other textual
content into a scrapbook style album. A few scrapbooks are
mass produced, but most are unique, one-of-a-kind publications.
They usually contain an accumulation of all sorts of objects
such as newspaper clippings, magazine articles, play bills,
ticket stubs, pressed flowers, and locks of hair.
Scrapbooks are often embellished with ribbon
or other pieces of fabric, colorful graphics, and other
artwork. These artifacts of history are attached to the
album pages. Many different types of scrapbooks have been
made including family histories, personal journals and memories,
and historical records of organizations, military units,
and other groups. Personal scrapbooks provide a unique view
into the thoughts, lives, and activities of their creator(s)
for subsequent generations. Some of the best and most valuable
scrapbooks are simple, focused documents that are directed
to one single topic or subject. Scrapbooking is the fastest
growing craft industry in the United States. The advent
of computers has expanded the techniques available for producing,
duplicating, and distributing scrapbooks
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