Scrapbooking Step by Step
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Scrapbooking Step by Step ✂️
New to scrapbooking? This little guide walks you through your very first spread — five easy steps, no experience needed. Grab a coffee and let's make something beautiful.
Start with your base 📓
Every spread starts with a home — a notebook or journal you love opening. Our gift boxes come with a themed notebook plus all the extras, so you can skip straight to the fun part.
Stick it down 🩷
Glue sticks wrinkle paper and liquid glue takes forever to dry. A glue tape runner lays a clean, instant line of adhesive — the scrapbooker's secret weapon. Glide, press, done.
Add washi tape ✨
Washi tape is the fastest way to make a page look finished. Use it as borders, to anchor photos, or torn into little flags. Gold foil catches the light beautifully on any spread.
Layer stickers & ephemera 🌸
Now the fun part — stickers! Start with bigger pieces as anchors, then tuck smaller ones around them. Overlap washi edges with stickers for that effortless collage look.
Finish & admire 🎁
Step back and look at your spread. Add a date, a little journaling, maybe one more sticker — then call it done. The best pages are the ones that feel like you.
Ready to start?
Everything a beginner needs lives in our Beginner's Starter Kit — one box, zero guesswork.
See the starter kit →