Beginners Series

Learn how to start Scrapbooking and getting those pictures off your phone and into your albums.

Welcome to Scrapbooking for Beginners!

If you've ever wanted to create beautiful scrapbook pages but weren't sure where to start, you're in the right place!

This free beginner training series was created to help you learn the fundamentals of scrapbooking in a simple, step-by-step way. I'll guide you through the basics, show you proven techniques, and help you build confidence as you create pages you'll be proud to share.

The best part? You can watch the videos whenever it's convenient for you and learn at your own pace.

Each lesson builds on the one before it, making it easy to follow along as you develop your skills and discover your own creative style, just follow my Next Step Approach.

I'm Diane Gutierrez, and I've been teaching people how to scrapbook for 5 years. One of my favorite things is helping beginners realize that scrapbooking is much easier—and much more fun—than they imagined.

When you're ready, take that first step and join me. Along the way, you'll discover an amazing community of scrapbookers who love preserving memories, sharing ideas, and encouraging one another.

I can't wait to help you get started creating pages that tell your story.

Free Training Series:

▶️Video #1 – Beginners Start Here

▶️ Video #2 – Build Your Album with Me

(there will be several videos in this section)

Video #1

Beginners Start Here! In this video we discuss why the Simple Page Kit is the best place to start your scrapbooking journey. How it will build your confidence and get your creative juices flowing! You don’t need a lot of fancy tools, even a pair of scissors will do just fine!

Video #2 (mini series)

We need to break this section down.

Once you’ve completed your Simple Page Kits, the next step is to take that same easy, no-stress approach and start building a full story in an Album Kit

Album Kit Build-Along Series: 16 Pages Finished Step-by-Step - Over the course of four videos we will build an Album Kit together.

  1. Video one - Setting at stage, prepping for success, the Title Page, and the first two layouts.

  2. Video two - Grab your photos and let’s do the first 5 layouts. You might want to take notes! We discuss layout designs, color choices, photo placement and how to change the layout to make your photos work for the page design.

  3. Video three - Keep up the good work, let’s finish layouts 8-12!

  4. Video four (coming soon) - You’ve got this! Layouts 13-16 and the back page.