Scrapbooking the first page can be a major challenge for some people and comes quite easily to others. Here are a few tips to make your pages go easier!

·    Be flexible and relax. Each scrapbook page doesn't have to be perfect.
·    Every scrapbook page doesn't have to be elaborate. KISS: Keep It Sweet and Simple.
·    Don't get overwhelmed by too many scrapbooking supplies. Buy only what you need until you get started.
·    Remember why you are making a scrapbook album. It should be fun, not a source of stress.
 
Here is a step by step guide to scrapbooking your first page:

1.    Choose only a few pictures of a single event. You may want to begin with an odd numbers of photos on a page, 3-5 will do!
2.    Pick out the best photos and include those that help tell the story. Avoid any that do not show everyone clearly.
3.    Select one great photo that should be the focal point of the page.
4.    Place the photos on the scrapbook page.  Is there a logical sequence or can you put them where they are visually appealing?  Arrange or re-arrange until you create harmony between the pictures and the story you want to tell.
5.    Time to crop or not. Are there elements in the background that distract your eye from the subject of the photo? If so consider cropping your photo to showcase the object that is the subject of the photo.
6.    Consider adding color to your page by matting a photo with acid-free, lignin-free colored paper or using a die cut.  
7.    Adhere to page once you are satisfied with the embellishments, using photo safe adhesives.
8.    Finish with journaling the events depicted on the page.  Start with the five “W’s”, who, what, where, when, and why?

You scrapbooking skills will come with time and practice and soon you will see your own scrapbooking style emerge!