If you're new to scrapbooking and are wondering how to document an event by scrapbooking, keep in mind the following simple tricks and tips and you're sure to come up with some beautiful and attractive pages that you'll love.

The first step when learning how to document an event by scrapbooking is to think of the event itself.  Some are more serious than others; your wedding will probably have a different theme or tone than a child's birthday party.  One is more serious and formal whereas one is fun and maybe even silly.  By keeping in mind the overall feeling you want to create, you're taking your first step in learning how to document an event by scrapbooking, and will use this theme or tone throughout the entire scrapbooking process.

The next step when learning how to document an event by scrapbooking is to look at the keepsakes or reminders of the event.  Photos are the obvious choice but what about other items?  This might be a program from a child's school play, a piece of sheet music from someone's recital, the corsage from your teenager's prom, and so on.  Sometimes you need to be selective in picking these items or otherwise you'll overwhelm yourself in trying to include absolutely everything.  This is a common mistake for those learning how to document an event by scrapbooking but remember that you don't want your pages or your scrapbook as a whole to look cluttered or messy.  Choose the best items first and then of course you can always go back and add others if needed.

The last step when learning how to document an event by scrapbooking is to be creative no matter what the event.  For weddings, cut heart shapes out of coordinating paper and put these behind your pictures as a frame or border.  Use construction paper to cut out a simple top for a dress and tissue paper to make up a skirt for it so that it looks like a little wedding dress.  For baby pages, use yarn in pink or blue for borders as this recalls a baby's blanket.  If the event is for a man such as his participation in a fishing tournament, use real lures (dulling the hooks), or if he was in a car race, use a stencil of a car and washers (the type that go around bolts) for the wheels.