Thank you for subscribing to our Start Scrapbooking Video Podcast Series In this course you'll learn:

Part 1 - How to prepare for your scrapbook.

Part 2 - Organizing your photos.

Part 3 - Cropping your photos

Part 4 - Creating your first page.

Part 5 - Adding your embellishments.

Let's go ahead & get started today with, part 2, "Organizing your photos".

The biggest challenge to starting your scrapbook is organizing your photos. This may seem overwhelming to many, but can be done in a minimal amount of time using these helpful tips.

• First, start in an open area of your home to allow space for several piles of photos. Preferably a part of your home that is not a common meeting area, such as a spare bedroom or office.

• Next, discard of any photos that are out of focus or damaged. You will also want to place Polaroid pictures in a separate pile. You do not want these pictures to leak onto your good photos.

Polaroid pictures may contain a certain acid that will permanently damage your photos. Save any copies of photos you may want to use in your scrapbook. Copies will come in handy if you make a mistake and need to replace a photo. You may also want to use them in another scrapbook.

• Start putting photos into piles by chronological order. This task does not have to be exact. You may start with photos from certain decades, such as, 70’s, 80’s, etc. You can also organize them through the years, for example, early eighties, mid eighties, and late eighties.

If you are making a scrapbook for your child, it would be best to start from birth to present. If you are creating a scrapbook with a holiday theme, then start with the holiday closest to the beginning of the year.

• Now you can organize the piles into different events or special moments. This could include; birthdays, graduations, sporting events, and vacations. Create a system that works well for you.

• For a wedding album you should organize the photos of each partner from childhood to adult. Adding pictures of the couple together in a separate pile. If the couple has children from a previous marriage you would place their photos in a separate pile as well.

• If you are creating a family tree scrapbook start with each side of the family members relatives. Sometimes it is easier to start with the most current members of the family. This would could be grandchildren or great-grand children and then work backwards from there.

Next time on, Scrapbook Supplies Online Scrapbooking Ideas Podcast we will be discussing a little about "Cropping your photos".