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My advice would be to work on your journaling first and foremost. I had the bad habit of not including any journaling on my pages and I regret it now. Most of the time, it's really all about the memories.

Here's mine again but posted without being a reply to someone else...lol
1. Keep a scrapbook/inspiration journal jotting down memories from funny moments in the day to what the kids said/did to your thoughts and feelings (don't forget to date each journal). Feel free to add sketches or ads that may inspire you later.
Keep your journal and camera handy to capture everyday moments that are sometimes forgotten (not just for holidays and special occassions).
2. Date your pics. Your dated journal will come in handy when you're ready to scrap those pics.
3. Have fun! There is no wrong way to scrap. Your creativity is the perfect way. Soak in all the inspiration you want (from books, mags, blogs, forum galleries, etc.) but don't feel like you need to scrap a certain way or style. The longer you scrap, the more you will find your own style and become comfortable with your process.

There is no right or wrong to scrapbooking. It is all about how you want to remember that moment.

My advise would be to just get started! It's never too late and the hardest part is taking the first step to get started. Try not to get overwhelmed by all the products and talent out there. Do it for you!!

You don't have to be perfect! How many hours I've spent on making one layout exactly perfect...
Doesn't need to be that way. Just throw some pictures down and tell the story!

I wish someone would have told me not to scrapbook every picture. My first daughter has too many albums....
I took a class from Stacy Julian when I was pregnant with my second child and it changed the way I scrapbook. Just wish I would have started scrapbooking just the photos I love and the stories that I wanted to tell.

My advice for new scrapbookers would be to start with current events. Work on the pictures you took recently and don't feel like you have to start from the birth of your children.

I think my best advice is to keep it simple. Don't be overwhelmed with all the stuff out on the market. Start with a kit and definitely grab a friend who has been scrapping for a while. They are bound to have some awesome advice, tips and tricks. AND they'll also probably have a bunch of supplies for you too ... we all have extras!

My advice would be...write on your pages often if not all the time. You may not like your handwriting but sometime down the road, the people who will receive your pages, books, will adore them just for your handwriting. Also, you don't need all the new tools, you can still create gorgeous pages with the basics.

My best advice is to not worry about "catching up" or scrapping in chronological order. It just stresses you and dampers your creativity. Take you time and enjoy the process. Scrap what feels right at that moment. There is no rule that says you can't go back to earlier photos. I find it utterly joyful to dig up pictures of my children when they were all cute and round and little and scrap them. It keeps me connected to those memories!

My best advice for a new scrapbooker would be to take it easy on buying products. When I first started scrapbooking I went nuts buying anything I could get my hands on. As a result, I had a lot of stuff I never used and subsequently wasted. I would suggest that new scrapbookers just buy a few basic things and build off of that. They'll save themselves a lot of money and heartache down the road.

Just do it - don't worry about using the newest papers or embellishments - just get the story down - even if it's just writing a bit of text under a photo. You'll be so glad you did.

Buy what you will use, not what's a great deal.

Start with the most recent photos and work your way backward.

I would tell new scrappers not to get overwhelmed. Albums or LOs or whatever don't have to be done in chronological order, and you don't have to scrap every photo you've ever taken. I'd tell the newbie to purchase the basic supplies, check out galleries to see what style, papers, embellishments, etc. appeal to her and go from there. Not every page has to be a masterpiece or even attempt to be, but that it's the memories you're recording that are important.

I wish I had not bought everything I have bought! I have so many punches (so expensive) and I don't use them. I wish I had all the money I spent on the fancy ones back!
So my advice, when you start, buy
-basic cardstock in basic colors
-a good trimmer (personally I like the magnetic ruler and cutting mat now!)
-adhesive
-a good pen/marker that feels good in your hand
Then buy AS YOU USE/NEED IT!

My advice to a new scrapper is to not buy every supply on earth before you learn what works for you. It is easy to get caught up in the beauty of the products, but it may be something that ends up not fitting your style after you start learning.

My advice would be to use those products that you buy instead of saving them. All too often I find something that I bought years ago that I couldn't live without at the time and have since forgotten about. For some reason, I have a problem using the newest supplies that I buy. I don't know what I am saving them for and they certainly aren't being appreciated in a drawer or closet.

advice: don't sweat the small stuff. I was a paranoid scrapper in the beginning, afraid of experimenting and etc and now that I've let that go I have more fun and my work is even better.

It's often hard to get motivated to pull everything out and do "another page" but some of the best advice I received long after I began scrapping was to simply get my photos out of the shoebox and into the album. This advice cut down on the time I spent on each page as well as feeling free to scrap "out of order".

My advice would be to start small. Focus on the story you want to tell. Don't get caught up in all the product!

My advice would be that you don't need a lot of supplies in the beginning and start with your most recent pictures and go forward.

Lay all of your pictures and other products down on the page before starting to glue down. It's not as easy to remove once it's hooked in place.

I wish that someone had told me that it's okay to scrap what you want. You don't have to scrapbook every moment, and you don't have to be caught up. You can scrap the same picture 4 times, or not at all.
If I had thought about this from the start, I wouldn't have felt that immense pressure to get everything down, and could have enjoyed the process more.

dont buy a lot of things before you play around with what you have. ask people you know for help and they will probably even give you a bunch of supplies! i know i would!