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Melatih Kreativitas Melalui Scrapbooking

Meski sudah diterima baik, Indonesia cukup tertinggal dalam mempopulerkan hobi scrapbook, dibanding Singapura misalnya. Padahal scrapbooking punya banyak nilai positif bagi anak. Seperti melatih keterampilan motorik halus, melatih kesabaran, mendorong kemampuan berkreasi, belajar mengungkapkan sebuah cerita. Scrapbooking yang kegiatan pokonya adalah menyusun foto atau barang atau tulisan dalam sebuah album, bisa menjadi aktivitas bersama yang menyenangkan untuk ibu dan anak. Manfaat yang didapatkan kaum ibu umumya menciptakan karya memorabilia bernilai sejarah keluarga. Karya scrapbook kalangan ibu menjadi warisan dari kisah seru di keluarga yang bisa bertahan ratusan tahun lamanya. Keterampilan motorik anak bisa dilatih karena mereka diajarkan mengunting, menjiplak dan keterampilan tangan lainnya. Anak juga mulai membiasakan diri dengan komposisi warna dan corak yang nantinya bisa dipraktekkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, papar Ina Himawan, pendiri kelas hobi scrapbook, My Scrapbook Ideas (MSI) kepada Kompas Female. Kemampuan bercerita bisa berkembang dalam diri anak melalui kegiatan scrapbooking. Karena aktivitas ini membiasakan anak membuat jurnal dalam kreasinya. Menurut Ina, hobi ini terus berkembang di Indonesia. MSI sendiri saat ini mempunyai sekitar 2000 konsumen. Sejak 2007 membuka workshop scrapbook sekaligus menyediakan kebutuhan aktivitas scrapbooking, MSI menjaring semakin banyak penggemar. Penggemar scrapbook kebanyakan memang ibu muda kisaran usia 25 hingga 40 tahun. Namun banyak juga anak dan remaja. Sebanyak 99 persen penggemar hobi ini memang perempuan. Para suami umumnya memberikan dukungan, karena kegiatan ini bersifat positif, kreatif dan menghasilkan karya yang bisa diwariskan, ujar Ina. Ina menjelaskan, terdapat perbedaan antara kaum ibu dengan anak dan remaja. Umumnya, ibu dari segmen menengah atas ini, menggunakan material asli untuk hobi scrapbook. Sedangkan kalangan anak dan remaja biasanya menggunakan barang lokal. Lebih jelasnya menggunakan kertas yang tidak acid dan lignin free. Akibatnya kertas mudah menguning dan tidak tahan lama. Hobi yang bisa dipelajari ini tak sekadar mengisi waktu luang. Menurut ini, jumlah scrapbooker Indonesia cukup banyak. Umumnya mereka mempromosikan kegiatan scrapbooking mereka melalui blog dan website. Hobi scrapbooking ini bahkan bisa dijadikan mata pencaharian. Sudah banyak scrapbooker yang bisa mendapatkan income dari hobi ini, dengan menjalankan bisnis, ungkap Ina. MSI menjadi salah satu contoh bisnis scrapbook yang sukses, dengan membuka kelas scrapbook sekaligus menjual kebutuhan hobi. Kelas workshop memang tepat menjadi titik awal mengenal scrapbook jika Anda berminat. MSI, misalnya, membuka kelas untuk empat hingga enam peserta. Jumlah ini cukup efektif mengingat adanya keterbatasan tempat. Sebaiknya jika Anda berniat mengikuti kelas scrapbooking, pastikan jumlah peserta tidak melebihi 20 orang. Tertarik mengajak keluarga berkreasi sekaligus menggali potensi? siapa tahu Anda atau anak Anda berbakat menjadi scrapbooker.

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Quick Facts about Scrapbook

Scrapbooking is a popular hobby related to pasting clippings from newspapers and magazines, photos, program sheets, brochures, tickets, cloth, bookmarks, pressed

flowers, drawings, ribbons and other memorabilia into handcrafted scrapbooks or albums. The earliest mention of scrapbooks was in the 16th century. By 1700, people pasted memorabilia into books, called common-place books. The word scrapbook came about when people pasted on blank books bri ghtly colored scrap, a word used to describe newspaper articles, product labels and greeting cards. Some of the well-known scrapbookers were Queen Victoria, Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Rutherford B. Hayes, Mark Twain and Andy Warhol. Mark Twain was very much into scrapbooking. In fact he found a way to make scrapbooks self-pasting and then in 1872, he patented the self-pasting scrapbook idea and marketed it as Mark Twains Patent Scrapbook. The use of scrapbooking materials like acid-free papers, stickers and other tools, started in Utah in 1976 with the Christensen family of Spanish Fork, Utah, displaying their 50 family albums at the 1980 World Conference of Record. This led the family to open the first scrapbook store Keeping Memories Alive. Scrapbooking is easy and anyone can do it! All you really need is a pair of scissors, paper or a book, photographs or clippings, glue and a writing pen. Many other indispensable essentials include stencils, cut-outs, stickers, stencils, diecutters, templates, photo corners, glue erasers, wire cutters, paper needles, pliers, double-sided tape, background papers, multi-colored pens and the list goes on. A personal scrapbook is just like a story book. You can create different scrapbooks under various themes like childhood, birthdays, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, recipes, baby showers, shoes and vacations. If original photos are used in your scrapbook, it is a good idea to use translucent interleaving, which will protect the photos over time. Scrapbookers can also use photocopies of their original photos, documents and other valued items so that the originals can be kept intact. Invisible vellum tapes adhere well to photos and barely show behind sheer papers. Avoid using magnetic pages whose glue can ruin photos over time. Digital scrapbooking is simply scrapbooking without the glue, scissors and all the other traditional scrapbooking stationery but uses the computer as a platform to design and arrange your scrapbook using digital images, layout and many other high resolution digital supplies. Scrapbookers have the option to print out their layouts to put into albums.

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10 Scrapbooking Facts
Scrapbook Fact #1
Living in a country with extreme temperatures like heat and high humidity? These aren't good for your scrapbook albums, photos, negatives, layouts and embellishments. Uncontrolled temperatures can damage your precious scrapbooking items. I know because I was shocked to discover that some of the brads on my layouts turned rusty! I realized that I live in a country with high humidity and it's corrosive to my scrapbook albums. So please for your historical items, be extra careful with them and keep them in cool, dry places.

Scrapbook Fact #2
Are you putting your scrapbook albums or photos under direct sunlight? Quickly remove them from the sunlight. Sunlight can be strong and cause fading to your photos, negatives, layouts and albums. Look for cool, dry place to store your scrapbook albums and photos.

Scrapbook Fact #3
Want to include newspaper clippings into your scrapbook layouts? Newspapers are made of acidic material which can harm your photos. Make a photocopy of your newspaper clippings onto acid-free papers. So now you have the newspaper clippings in a safe format for scrapbooking. If you really want to use the original newspaper clippings then be sure to seal them with a de-acidifying spray, which make them safe for your scrapbook album.

Scrapbook Fact #4
Are you assuming that all paper and cardstock bought from your scrapbook store are acid-free and lignin-free? Do not assume that unless it's stated so on the packaging, items, or somewhere. To keep your scrapbook layouts and photos lasting, buy acid-free and lignin-free paper and cardstock.

Scrapbook Fact #5
Do you know that your fingerprints can be damaging to photos? Before working on a layout, please keep your hands clean. Oils from your skin can leave imprints on photos that will become apparent over time. One way is to handle the photos by holding onto their edges.

Scrapbook Fact #6
Love using metal or acidic items for scrapbooking? Then you might want to consider using photo duplicates rather than your original photos. So if corrosion or damage happen, you still have your original photos on hand. Safeguard your originals.

Scrapbook Fact #7
Using lumpy objects on your layout? Check to see if these objects are rubbing badly onto the facing layout. You might want to make sure that it's not rubbing onto some precious photos. Use duplicate photos because if you are using original photos, the constant rubbing will harm your photos. Alternatively, choose a facing layout where the constant friction is on the less important parts of the facing layout.

Scrapbook Fact #8
Enjoy having a drink on your scrapping desk? Prevent disasters as liquids can destroy your precious photos, negatives, layouts and scrapbook albums. Keep your scrapbook albums and photos away from all liquids and store them away in cool, dry places. While working on a layout, remember to keep your drink far away from your scrapping desk.

Scrapbooking Facts #9
Are you aware that there's unstable plastics that can be destructive to your photos and memorabilia? Avoid buying page protectors containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyvinyl acetate (PVA). You can identify PVC by its strong plastic smell. PVC is unstable plastic and might be corrosive over time. Instead look out for sheet protectors, photo corners, binders and such that contain the more stable polyester (polyethylene and polypropylene) to ensure safe storage of your scrapbook memorabilia.

Scrapbooking Facts #10

Unsure about the acidity of an item and want to check it out before using it on your layout? A PH pen will come in handy.