Synopsis
Birthday parties, graduations, vacations, family time, and fun days with friends: girls want to remember every moment. They can, with this cool collection of irresistible and very doable scrapbooking ideas. Targeted to tweens and teens, it explains how to make beautiful, personal, keep-them-forever memory albums.
The book is divided into three main sections: the first provides basic general information; the second features fabulous page layouts to try, plus writing tips; and the final section showcases gifts, journals, and other projects. There’s also a helpful glossary of scrapbooking terms. With its playful, appealing, and easy-to-follow design,Scrapbooking Just for You! will become the creative girl’s go-to guide!
Reviews
Grade 4 Up—Ransom's well-organized introduction showcases her enthusiasm for scrapbooking and also includes material for more experienced crafters. The "Getting Started" section provides a concise history of scrapbooks; identifies basic supplies and tools; and explains how to organize, mat, and crop photos. The author then turns to layouts and ways of expanding the art form to tins, mini-albums, trading cards, photo frames, clipboards, and more. Of note is the last section, which discusses how to host a scrapbooking party and provides a sample invitation, a banner, and project ideas. High-quality color photos that are a good match with the directions make the pages pop, and directions are clear. Ransom reminds readers that these projects are starting points and encourages young enthusiasts to adapt the examples to their own personalities. This will be a fine addition to public library collections, even if they already own Laura Purdie Salas's Scrapbooking for Fun! (Compass Point, 2007) or Heidi Schueller's Ready, Set, Scrap! (Kalmbach, 2008). Though the books overlap, they impart different tips and include a variety of finished pages and products—Lynn K. Vanca, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Richfield, OH
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True, most scrapbook projects won’t look as good as the charming ones pictured here (this concern is gracefully addressed in the “Stuff You Might Be Wondering About” section). But ambitious scrapbookers will find here the inspiration and instruction they need to get started or to take this extremely popular hobby to a higher level. Clearly organized into three sections, this guide features introductory information; a series of potential layouts for traditional scrapbooks, with specific tactics identified; and suggestions for “off the page” projects, all accompanied by colorful photos and lists of required resources. Especially welcome is the emphasis throughout on core design principles, such as the importance of a focal point on a page. Most layouts and projects are appealing to tweens, especially those that would be fun to make for friends, such as the backpack badge holder or the photo-mat picture frame. A few seem forced (especially “I Am Me,” featuring a photo of the scrapbooker and stickers saying “Awesome!” etc.), but for the most part, this all looks like great fun. Grades 4-8. --Diane Foote
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