Scrapbooking is sweeping the nation! While many think that scrapbooking is a new obsession, in reality, it is the traditional form of preserving family memories – newspaper clippings, photos, mementos, and family history.
The difference today is that the market for scrapbooking encourages each individual to be creative in the themes and layouts they use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gone are the large black or white pages; now colored and textured papers can be chosen to enhance the photos and lovely themed stickers and other creative ideas are woven in to create a truly ‘one-of-a-kind’ memory album. Paper doilies, gift wrapping paper, lace, and pressed flowers can be used to embellish the layout along with store-bought stickers or other additions. Scrapbooks provide you the medium to impart feelings – be it with quotes, items, or simply your creative layouts – and will preserve those feelings in a way that can be stored and shared with friends and family, now and in the future. Scrapbooking is sweeping the nation! While many think that scrapbooking is a new obsession, in reality, it is the traditional form of preserving family memories – newspaper clippings, photos, mementos, and family history. The difference today is that the market for scrapbooking encourages each individual to be creative in the themes and layouts they use. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":11132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":""},"categories":[1396,65],"tags":[1040,296],"yoast_head":"\n
So, where should you start?
There is no limit to the types of themes you use in your scrapbooking. Whether you choose to highlight a specific event or you are composing a large, family album, the choice is up to you.
FAMILY ALBUM THEMES
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For personal use, you may choose to create a family album. Each occasion can be given a theme; seasons, holidays, family reunions, sporting events, etc.
If a family album is too big to tackle, consider creating a scrapbook for each child. A babies ‘firsts’ including their first lost tooth, a lock of hair, baby booties, even a newborn diaper are excellent additions to a baby scrapbook.
Awards, Graduations, Certificates, and other documents can be added or inserted into protective covers as a means of showcasing and storing important information for your child. Include photos of your child with school friends or sports clubs – even try obtaining signatures from them for posterity.
INDIVIDUAL ALBUM THEMES
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Some scrapbookers like to create small albums as gifts or as an alternative to a family-style album. Ideas like a baby’s birth, graduation, marriage, or other momentous occasions can be selected to give the new parents (or grandparents), new graduate or new couple a unique and lifelong gift.
You can easily make a small gift with a ‘brag book’ accordion-style book. Find or purchase coordinating stickers, stamps, or found items to make the album’s theme more tangible. For a wedding, scrapbooks include items like a wedding invitation or newspaper announcement which will be cherished mementos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUGGESTION FOR SELECTING THEMES
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Scrapbooking is more than a hobby –<\/strong> it is a way to preserve precious memories. Your photo album documents but does not provide sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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