What should go in a scrapbook




















Accordion-fold the strip and glue the first page to the inside of the box's lid and the last page to the inside of the box's bottom. A video of a baby's first steps, a tossed wedding bouquet , or a less-than-perfect attempt at a high dive can be transformed into a keep-at-hand photo flip book for enjoyment forever.

These small flip books, just about three-and-a-half inches by two inches, are perfect party favors and can be slipped into muslin drawstring bags for guests. Updated March 02, Save Pin More. These creative ideas will help you customize the pages and covers of your new scrapbook to make photographs, recipes, letters, postcards, small tokens, and memorabilia even more personal. Start Slideshow. Credit: Johnny Miller. Credit: Courtesy of Mixbook. Ribbon Photo Scrapbook. Credit: Damian Russell.

Credit: Gentl and Hyers. Get the Scrapbook Headings Template. Credit: Lucas Allen. Nature Scrapbook. Credit: Gemma Comas. Credit: Lisa Hubbard. Credit: Raymond Hom. Storybook with Classic Font. Credit: Seth Smoot. Kids' Memorabilia Scrapbook. Replay gallery. Pinterest Facebook. We spotted this brilliant idea on Balzer Designs. This page from Studio Calico demonstrates how adorable a series of shots from an airplane can look.

Take a cue from this Athletes Abroad page and put spare pics to work as city names. Instant cameras and film are ridiculously fun, creative ways for making and sharing memories. They can be used to make a baby book or be more travel-centric. Also, whether you have a classic Polaroid or a new Instax, they are so easy to use, that your kids can have their own roll of film to capture memories of their own. Photo strips from photo booths work great, too! Jessica Rose of Volume Twenty Five used a very minimal set-up to assemble this instant photo scrapbook.

Kelly Purkey relied on photos of all shapes and sizes to tell the story of her travels to Vietnam in this inspiring scrapbook album. Project Life simplifies scrapbooking with stylish pre-fab inserts and pockets for your photos.

Another A Beautiful Mess page because, colors, you guys. And can we go on vacation with the ABM girls please and thank you. Doodles, photos, sketches, paintings, oh my! Journals are more free-form and try to capture the essence of the moment without being too precious about it.

Perfectionists need not apply here. Check out more on how here. And here is a great map you can use as your background. I especially love flipping through the pages with kids — they go crazy about seeing their pictures in a book! And I love thinking back to the memories that I made going to see each one. This would be fun to do the day your baby is born to save all those Facebook comments and texts for their baby book. Headed to the beach? Save a little bit of sand and create a pocket like this one!

This is so simple yet adds so much to a scrapbook page! Only supplies needed are paper and some form of adhesive. Washi-tape is awesome for so many things but why not make a little banner to stream across the corner of your page?! Use it to store small memories or pictures. This post comes with a free family organizer. Get all the printables, plus join my weekly newsletter! Just be sure to "frame" it with a variety of stickers, cutouts, and embellishments to add dimension and interest to the page.

Get the tutorial at Maggie Holmes Design. If you're creating a scrapbook for a couple for a big anniversary, craft these paper heart envelopes, have loved ones add short notes to each, then paste them onto a series of pages. Get the tutorial at I Heart Crafty Things. These cleverly-crafted envelopes make a great home for bigger letters or documents—like typed wedding vows or a copy of a birth certificate.

Get the tutorial at Hey Wanderer. Who ever said a scrapbook has to be a book? Dust off that rolodex in your closet, and give it new life as a place to hold treasured memories. You'll have so much fun flipping through the finished product. Get the tutorial at Jamie Pate Designs. If your book is part scrapbook, part journal, add a DIY pencil case in a matching aesthetic to ensure you always have the right writing utensils at hand. Get the tutorial at A Spoonful of Sugar Designs.

A grid, like this one, is an exceptionally easy layout template for beginners to master. To add interest to the page, why not make it interactive? To create something similar, all you have to do is fold over cardstock to make little lift-up windows. Beginners may find it easier to focus on a particular theme, rather than attempt to tackle an entire year at a time. Start with something like a vacation, since you can pull inspiration from the destination—like zebras for a scrapbook documenting an African safari.

Get the tutorial at Lovely Indeed. Another manageable option: Create an entire scrapbook focused around a singular holiday. This might be an especially special route to go if it's a milestone year, like baby's first Christmas. Get the tutorial at Crafting Cheerfully. If you're making a special keepsake for a birthday or holiday, like Mother's Day, accordion-style cards make for fun interactive elements.

You can even add a series of photos. Get the tutorial at White House Crafts. To prevent pages from looking bare, create whimsical backgrounds, like these mixed media pages, prior to pasting images, text, and other embellishments. Here's a fun idea for a baby girl or boy: Dedicate each page in the scrapbook to a different relative.

It's a great way for them to learn everyone's names and likeness—even if family is far away. Get the tutorial at Happy Go Lucky Blog.

Today, a popular scrapbooking trend is to create a book for each month of the year. These function a bit more like journals, but still have the same creative aesthetic as previous generations of scrapbooks.



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