pick a theme there s nothing worse than a scrapbook that is all over the place pick a theme and stick to it it will help you work out what images to use and what stickers and other goodies to use you could theme it by content we love the idea of a travel scrapbook filled with all your holiday snaps for example or something more stylish like colour pallet pattern or artistic style get organised please don t simply start sticking things down before you ve planned it rookie mistake before you get started get organised first choose your photos then select all the added extras think buttons post its different fabrics stickers different textured paper and split them up by page once you ve decided where everything goes make sure you keep all your extra leftover scrapbooking goodies in cute sealable labelled containers for easy access next time keep glass or fragile items safe by wrapping them in bubble wrap choose the best pics spend time choosing the very best photos to include in your scrapbook less is more choose the photos with the best lighting and focus and stay away from dark or blurry images also think like an artist don t only choose photos of faces if you re scrapping about your baby include hands or feet if you re scrapbooking about a trip include pics of the coffee shop you went to every morning this is a collection of all your memories remember always stock up if you find really beautiful paper or spot a great collection of stickers always buy two or three for one you want to have extra pieces in case you accidentally ruin your first attempt it happens and secondly you always want to stock up on the best items for next time there s nothing worse than not being able to find something you really loved later on have a storage album if you are busy with more than one album at a time keep a storage album with all your unfinished pages and layout ideas keep it safe in a cute themed box this way you can keep the pages safe while you work on them and then simply add them to the right album when they are finished try before you buy there are a lot of scrapbooking tools and items available before you decide which ones are for you try them out borrow a friend s scrapbooking box or find a local scrapbooking club so that you can see if you really like it