Scrapbook Project

Project Requirements
Exhibits will be shown by grade as follows:
Level 1: Grades 3-5 (4 pages)
Level 2: Grades 6-8 (6 pages)
Level 3: Grades 9-12 (10 pages)

Carefully read the project manual & requirements.
Album (or three ring binder for Level 1)
Each Scrapbook album will have a label (attached with string) with the 4-H member’s name, club and grade. Attach sticky notes to each page that you want judged, numbering them 1 through 10. Display only the pages you want judged. Leave a blank page covered with a page protector at the end of your completed pages so that your scorecard can be inserted.
Judging: Scrapbook projects are judged prior to the LaGrange County 4-H Fair, on a date to be announced.

General Rules for All Scrapbooks

Neatness is very important. Exhibit clean pages with clear handwriting. Your handwriting is part of your heritage, please use it often! Some computer created writing is allowed, but will not improve your score.
Please spell words correctly and use a dictionary if necessary.
Keep in mind that proper placement of photos, etc. in your album, is important because your scrapbook is telling a story. Use chronology (putting things in order of occurrence) or seasonal activities to organize your scrapbook.
Journaling is to be used along with your photos and memorabilia. Without journaling, over time, your photos and memorabilia will become less meaningful to you and others.
Using a variety of cropping and matting techniques and page layouts will add interest and creativity to your album. Not everything has to be cropped or ‘artsy’. Use a nice balance, keeping in mind that the main focus is preservation and not how many stickers or fancy papers you can use on a page!
If memorabilia is required, encase the memorabilia in a plastic sleeve, or use an archival spray, making sure that the memorabilia is not touching pictures being displayed on the same page.
All pages should have been completed since the last years 4-H.
The scrapbook album must demonstrate a good sense of the entire project and what it means to preserve our memories.
If you have taken the 4-H Scrapbook project in previous years, do not include any pages you have submitted for judging in the past. Only display this year’s requirements.

Scrapbook Level Requirements

LEVEL 1 GRADES 3-5

Exhibit 4 pages (2 pg’s front & back-total of 4)
Title on each page.
There should be NO two page spreads or memorabilia included in exhibited pages.
Cropped pictures – every picture does not have to be cropped.
At least one enhancement. Enhancement includes: stickers, die cuts, decorative paper, and stamping.
Journaling – who, what, when and where (If same individuals are in multiple pictures, than be sure to label at least one of the pictures with the “who”)
Pages may be 7x7 up to 12x12
All paper & supplies should be acid/lignin free. You must use writing utensils made for scrapbooking. (No ball point pens.)
The pages should be displayed in a 1⁄2 inch or 1 inch thick three ring binder or in an album.
All pages must have page protectors.
All other general rules and project requirements should be met.

LEVEL 2 GRADES 6-8

Exhibit 6 pgs (3 pg’s front & back-total of 6)
Title on each page or 2 page spread layout
At least one two page spread that has a themed title for the double spread page.
Cropped and/or matted pictures – every picture does not have to be cropped.
At least one side of the 6 completed pages should contain memorabilia. (postcards, brochures, program, invitation, etc.).
At least one enhancement per page. Enhancement includes: stickers, die cuts, decorative paper, rubber stamps, drawing, using pocket pages for memorabilia, and ruled pages.
At least two scrapbooking techniques should be used within the 6 pages. Techniques include: corner rounding, cutting with decorative scissors, using templates, cutting pictures with irregular shapes (such as stars, hexagons, and pentagons), and matting photos.
Journaling should include: labeling of photos with names, dates, places, etc., plus capturing your memories with captions or words recording the happenings of the photos. (If same individuals are in multiple pictures, then be sure to label at least one of the pictures with the “who”)
Pages may be 7x7 up to 12x12.
All paper & supplies should be acid/lignin free. You must use writing utensils made for scrapbooking. (No ball point pens.)
The pages should be exhibited in an album with a front and back cover with pages firmly attached between the covers.
All pages must have page protectors.
All other general rules and project requirements should be met.

LEVEL 3 – GRADES 9-12

Exhibit 10 pgs (5 pg’s front & back-total of 10)
Title on each page or 2 page spread layout
At least 2-two page spreads, that have a themed title for the double spread page.
Cropped pictures – every picture does not have to be cropped.
At least two sides of the 10 completed pages should contain memorabilia (postcards, brochures, program, invitation, etc.).
At least one enhancement per page. Enhancement includes: stickers, die cuts, decorative paper, rubber stamps, drawing, using pocket pages for memorabilia, and ruled pages.
At least three scrapbooking techniques should be used within the 10 pages. Techniques include: corner rounding, cutting with decorative scissors, using templates, cutting pictures with irregular shapes (such as stars, hexagons, and pentagons, silhouetting), and matting photos.
Journaling should include: labeling of photos with names, dates, places, etc., plus capturing your memories with captions or words recording the happenings of the photos. (If same individuals are in multiple pictures, than be sure to label at least one of the pictures with the “who”)
Pages may be 7x7 up to 12x12.
All paper & supplies should be acid/lignin free. You must use writing utensils made for scrapbooking. (No ball point pens.)
The pages should be exhibited in an album with a front and back cover with pages firmly attached between the covers.
All pages must have page protectors.
All other general rules and project requirements should be met.