Subject: {FIRSTNAME}, here's how you go about creating beautiful scrapbooks with little effort ...

Hello {FIRSTNAME},

Thank you for subscribing to my scrapbooks ecourse! In this ecourse you'll learn all about:

1. Part 1 - How to prepare for your scrapbook.
2. Part 2 - Organizing your photos.
3. Part 3 - Cropping your photos.
4. Part 4 - Creating your first page.
5. Part 5 - Adding your embellishments.

Let's go ahead & get started today with "Creating your first page".

Part 4 - Creating your first page
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Your first page will also be known as your introduction page.  It is the beginning of your story.  This is the page where your title should be placed.  You can also display a large photo of the subject here.  In this chapter you will learn how to place your photos onto the cardstock, as well as some other tips.  

  To start, you will need to think of a title.  It could be as simple as, Our Wedding Day.  You can also think of a personal title, such as, The Day I Married My Best Friend.  This page should contain the subject or subjects and some information about them.  The journaling around the page can tell a story about the scrapbook if it is an all occasions album.  If the scrapbook is about one person this page should tell us the name, birthday, and other important facts.    

  The title should be stenciled in pencil first, and aligned with a ruler.  Remember, after you are done stenciling, clear away any residue left from your pencil.

  You may want to choose different styles to write the title.  It depends on what technique would go with the page.  The title can be in sticker lettering or handwritten without the use of the ruler.  Dont stress on trying to get it perfect every time.  Add your own style and design to achieve a personal touch.  

  You can use left over background scraps for title letters.  Trace the letters onto the scraps from a stencil and cut with scissors or decorative shears.  This will eliminate spending money on extra paper.  

  Next, you will place the pictures in the order you want them to be viewed. This will be the layout you want the eye to follow. Try to be creative and give each page a different type of layout. You can construct several designs for the layouts.

  For a basic layout, many scrapbookers use a Z format.  This means the flow of the page follows the letter Z.

Next time we'll be discussing alittle about "Adding your embellishments".

For more information about this part of Creating your first page, please refer to my definitive guide to scrapbooking at <YOUR WEBSITE URL>

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