When I was a kid, my mom used to clip the comics from the Bangor Daily News and paste them into notebooks. She created many volumes in this fashion. My siblings and I got a kick out of reading them and they provided a source of comfort when we were home from school sick. These collections of comics were a form of scrapbook.
While many of us today associate with scrapbooking the art of preserving pictures, historically scrapbooks have been collections of "scraps" and memorabilia. Articles, images, anything the scrapbooker thought was worth preserving could be pasted inside a book for safekeeping. While some are themed, others, like mine, are a hodgepodge of collected tidbits.
To get started, all you need is a notebook, a glue stick, and some "scraps" to paste into your book. My book is still a work in progress and so far it includes comics, newspaper clippings, tear off calendar pages, cat memes, and infographics, among other things.
Materials:
*Notebook
*Glue stick or mounting squares
*"Scraps" such as comics, articles, images, etc.
*Markers or other decorating tools (optional)
Directions:
*Glue "scraps into your notebook. Decorate as you wish with markers or other embellishments.
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