There are a few things that you need to ensure before you start getting all excited about scrapbooking. The first thing that you need to think about is what you are going to scrapbook about. In all probability this is something that you may already have thought of and the idea of scrapbooking may have occurred to you after you thought of something that you want to preserve or create a memory of. You can create a scrapbook about anything that you want. It could be as general as your daily diary or special events in your life, a special person, your patents, a sibling, a pet, a hobby or sport that you play or more.

The nest thing that you need to do is to select a scrapbook that you want to work with. While the standard A4 size of scrapbook was used earlier there many choices available today. You can choose a size that you are comfortable working with. It is often recommended that you choose a smaller size to begin with so that you can get comfortable with the idea before moving on to larger projects. You can pick from a large variety of color schemes and designs.

Once the basic color scheme has been decided based on the scrapbook you pick up, you can then go ahead and pick the embellishments that you would like to use on your scrapbook. You can use buttons, ribbons, stickers, die cuts, floss, sequins and more. While many people prefer to have the same kind of theme running in across the scrapbooks, you can also choose to make sections of the same for different niches in your life.