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Wendy Smedley

The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Scrapbooking Mass Market Paperback – November 11, 1999

by Wendy Smedley (Author), Alpha Group (Author)

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You're no idiot, of course! You know that, in the end, our lives are really just scrapbooks--bits and pieces of our past, lovingly stitched together to become an emotional archive of who we are. But when it comes to assembling your photos and mementos into a valuable heirloom, you feel like you'll never have anything more elaborate than a tacky photo album. Don't scrap the idea yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Scrapbooking shows you all you need to know to create a scrapbook you'll cherish forever... and that won't cut-and-paste away your time or money. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

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400 pages
Language

English
Publisher

ALPHA
Publication date

November 11, 1999
Dimensions

7.36 x 0.82 x 9.06 inches
ISBN-10

0028636406
ISBN-13

978-0028636405
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Wendy Smedley is assistant editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine. She has published articles and layouts in such magazines as Creating Keepsakes and PaperKuts and teaches a variety of scrapbooking classes and workshops. She lives in Bountiful, Utah.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ ALPHA; 1st edition (November 11, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0028636406
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0028636405
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.36 x 0.82 x 9.06 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #9,225,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,286 in Scrapbooking (Books)
- #9,977 in Paper Craft
- #748,762 in Reference (Books)

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V. Hartman

Well worth the money

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2000

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I'm only a few chapters into this book and I've already learned more about scrapbooking than I learned in any five other books. This book covers everything from basic supplies -- including how to select safe archival products -- to layout ideas. It doesn't assume you know anything about scrapbooking, which might be annoying to someone who is VERY experienced, but for the rest of us it's perfect. I'm sure this book will be my scrapbooking bible. The only thing I wish it had more of is color photos/graphics, but you don't really need them to get the points presented in this easy-to-read, informative book.

35 people found this helpful

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BEACH LOVER

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015

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Really helpful book on all levels.

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R. Bunn

okay...

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2007

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this book was somewhat helpful, but as I am a true beginner, I had trouble following what the author was explaining at times.

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Linda

father/daughter hobby

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2008

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cute book. lots of ideas. haven't actually started scrapbooking yet but middleschool daughter has incoropated some of the ideas in school projects.

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Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2011

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Very helpful for beginners. Lots of tips and ideas and well explained

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Amber

Very good book

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2013

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This book is very informative for someone who is a beginner in scrapbooking like me. I absolutly love this book.

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Deborah James

Scrapbooking

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2014

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Way to much history. Some of the stuff in the book is not practical for the beginner. I am disappointed in the book

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Shorty

A great scrapbooking guide

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2001

I have been a scrapbooker now for a few years and everything I learned so far was pretty self taught. I have bought a lot of papers, scissors and other assorted items, but I have always looked for a book that could give me some tips I didn't know or couldn't figure out.
This is the first Idiot's guide that I have read and in my opinion it is the best guide for beginners and some more advanced scrapbookers alike. I thought that one of the best parts of the book were the little blurbs in the margins like "Anecdotes from the archives", "Shortcuts", "Sticky Points", and "Words for Posterity". They made it easy to skim through some sections of the book.
Smedley also includes some anecdotes from her personal experience which enhance the book. But as a more experienced scrapbooker who has discovered many of these techniques through trial and error, I found the chapter on Color and using the color wheel to your advantage to be of great use. Other chapters discuss and explain the language that is used, what supplies to purchase, getting started with journaling and saving souvenirs, creating scrapbooks with kids, capturing special moments in a special scrapbook, and shows a few examples of layouts.
One of the things I have discovered is that whatever layout or size scrapbook you choose to use, is that you find a way to personalize your pages. I sometimes feel like some of the scrapbook pages in the magazines and books are copies of each other and look somewhat mass manufactured. I like to take pride in doing my own lettering and making every page different.
All in all, this was the most helpful guide I have found for the person who wants to get into scrapbooking, but is not sure how to go about it. Most of the other books I have browsed through gave either sample layouts to copy or focused on heirloom preservation, but not what I wanted to learn. If you are just starting out or just want to pick up some quick tips, please consider picking up this book.

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Glenda Goddard

Great book for those new to scrapbooking!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2014

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As someone who has been scrapbooking for awhile, this book reminded me about some of the basics but offered nothing new! I wish though that I had bought this book when I was new to scrapbooking as it is great for the newbie who wants to start a new way of recording memories with beaytiful layouts and embellishments. Great book for the beginner but too basic for the experienced scrapbooker!

BUZZ

Not too bad a guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2013

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This was far better than the other scrapbook guide I purchased. It gave me some good ideas to work with. The only real disappointment with this book is that only some pictures are in colour and that does let it down. No problems with seller. Delivery and packaging fine. Buzz.

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