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A growing collection of questions to help keep you "scrapping with purpose"
- What is the story?
As I scrap about our barn, I want to include the details that my husband was most proud of. The story was about him working with his brothers, sons, and
friends, to produce a solid, attractive building that would be his outdoor headquarters. So the pictures were scrapped together in ways that showed the
working groups, the friendships & relationships, and the architectural details. That helped me know how to crop pictures, eliminate some shots, and select
(or reject) embellishment options.
Also consider what you would say about the pictures if you were showing a stack of them to a friend sitting next to you. That is a great way to get a natural
feel for what you should journal.
- Who is your audience?
Your scrapbooks will ultimately have many different viewers, but keep in mind what you would want to say to the people who matter most to you. I wanted my
husband to feel the pride I had for him and his project, so he was my primary audience. This helped me to tell the story from his perspective, and to give
him opportunities to contribute some of the details (he'd hate for me to get a construction term wrong on a page!).
My children and grandchildren-to-be (etc.) were my secondary audience, not only to see pictures as they grow up, but also to leave them with the value of
family and community, the rewards of hard work, and pride in a job well done.
- Public or Private?
Besides your primary (and secondary) audiences (as described in question #2), are your photos and journaling meant to be shared with anyone who might pick up
your album? While some things you don't mind shouting from the rooftops, other situations are best recorded for your closest circle. Whether you scrap it to
help you cope with emotions or to share something meaningful, there is a value to private scrapping -- but it doesn't have to be in an album that gets
hidden away. Consider hidden tags, flaps, or pockets for those images and thoughts that you can't leave out, but can't quite leave "out there."
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