scrapbooking
Album decoration hobby
Scrapbooking is the hobby of assembling photographs, memorabilia, and decorative elements into albums.
Beyond simple photo storage, it involves artistic arrangement with papers, stickers, and embellishments to preserve memories: She spent the weekend scrapbooking her daughter's graduation.
The practice has spawned a substantial craft industry.
Rigid paper material
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- punchesForceful fist strikes
- die-cutsShapes stamped from sheets
stickers · embellishments · brads · eyelets · vellum · rubber-stamps · acid-free · glue
Forming successive strata
- mattingWoven protective surface
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- stampingForceful foot motion
embossing · distressing · decoupage · cropping · mounting · shadowing · stitching · chalking
Disposables preserved as collectibles
- mixed-mediaArt combining different materials
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- assemblageCollected group of things
- cutoutsRemoved sections, often decorative
textures · pasting · bricolage · postcards · clippings · overlays · backgrounds · composition
Item preserved for sentiment
- mementoToken of recollection
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
chronicle · remembrance · heritage · legacy · anniversary · graduation · tribute · storytelling
Conveying one's inner world
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- one-of-a-kindHaving no equivalent
design · inspiration · imagination · themes · aesthetics · style · flair · custom
Informal, quick photographs
- printsCopied images on paper
- portraitsImages of specific people
- candidsUnposed photographs
- croppingCutting to resize
enlargements · black-and-white · sepia · polaroids · backgrounds · borders · reprints
cardstock
Rigid paper material
die-cuts · stickers · embellishments · brads · eyelets · vellum · rubber-stamps · acid-free · glue · templates
layering
Forming successive strata
- mattingWoven protective surface
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
stamping · embossing · distressing · decoupage · cropping · mounting · shadowing · stitching · chalking · sponging
ephemera
Disposables preserved as collectibles
- mixed-mediaArt combining different materials
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- assemblageCollected group of things
cutouts · textures · pasting · bricolage · postcards · clippings · overlays · backgrounds · composition
keepsake
Item preserved for sentiment
milestone · chronicle · remembrance · heritage · legacy · anniversary · graduation · tribute · storytelling · captions
self-expression
Conveying one's inner world
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
one-of-a-kind · design · inspiration · imagination · themes · aesthetics · style · flair · custom · unique
snapshots
Informal, quick photographs
cropping · enlargements · black-and-white · sepia · polaroids · backgrounds · borders · reprints
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- craft classespottery class, drawing class, knitting class, ceramics class, pottery classes
- DIY projectswoodworking, carpentry, sewing, knitting, painting walls
- Book Craftsbookbinding, pop-up books, bookmarks, dust jackets, endpapers
- creative activitiessketching, doodling, painting, drawing, sculpting
- hobbiesknitting circles, skateboarding, model trains, write, writing
scrapbookingdigital archiving
Storing data for posterity
cloud storage · digital photography · Instagram · Google Photos
scrapbookingdiscarding
Removing what's unwanted
throwing away · disposing · forgetting · decluttering · purging
scrapbookingdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
improvisation · live performance · destruction · spontaneous creation
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