Copyright (c) 2008 Kaye Dennan

Creating an interesting scrapbook does not have to be costly. Those scrapbook shops can be killers for the credit card. Aren’t they great!

But I would like to tell you about some ideas for creating an interesting background page. I will tell you a few tips so that you can use colored card which is a lot cheaper than patterned paper, to use for your background pages.

First off, you can buy large sheets of thick colored card but make sure you cut them to the right size to fit your folder. And if you are on a budget you can use a ring binder for your work rather than buy a scrapbooking album.

Let Me Give You Some Tips For Creating Backgrounds:

1. Sponging – the best is a sea sponge. The sponging technique can create so many different effects. By using different colours or shades of the same colour paint you can create very interesting work. When using the sponge in various ways you can create circle patterns, lines, swirls and borders – have a go at making patterns on paper before going onto your card. This really is a fantastic technique which you will be able to use in so many different ways and for so many different things.

2. Lines – lines can be created on your background using felt pens and glitter pens. Make sure that the pens are acid free. Rule in your lines lightly with a pencil then rule in the colored lines. This can be any number you like, a lot or just a few. Create patterns that you find interesting.

3. Creating borders – create a border down one side of the page or even right around. Various methods can be used. You can use colored or patterned paper, paint a pattern, material or a row of embellishments.g. a row of hearts. You can make these from other coloured card.

4. Stamping – if you have a stamp, or your friends have, you can stamp a pattern onto the background and paint it in and outline it with a dimensional paint. Butterflies, flowers, leaves, animals and shapes all look great and then coloured with different colors to suit.

5. Glittering – this is a pretty technique. Great for parties, engagements, weddings and the like. You can glitter borders, stamp shapes and more.

Don’t be afraid to try different ideas with the tools you have at home e.g scratch a surface over with sandpaper. Watch out for designs in books, and visit the scrapbooking shops for ideas. Some of the ideas you see can be done differently but quite cheaply using different products.

HAVE FUN!

Researching your own background and gathering all the information you need to be able to add all the details of your life will be good information you can use for researching and making scrapbooks for anyone else.

You may decide to be a professional scrapbooker or do a scrapbook as a present for a parent. Whatever the reason researching for yourself will give you a lot of experience and if you find you really enjoy it you may want to look into doing this for others as well.

Let’s get started. The first thing you need to do is organise in chronological order all important documents such as birth certificate, marriage certificate etc. You should be able to get certified copies of original documents by calling or e-mailing the records offices. If you call the clerk’s office of the county in which you were born you should be able to get this. For details of how to find this office try Googling for this information.

Get a three-ring binder and list facts that you are aware of about your life. Dates and years of schools attended. The addresses you have lived at, parent’s names and occupations. Include your mother’s maiden name. All these facts will jog your memory when you get around to starting to write the story. For now be content with the outline details and get as much written down as you can remember.

The three-ring binder can be divided up for infancy to 12, teenage years and adult life. Include in each section page protectors where you can store any memorabilia, documents and photos (be certain the photos do not face each other.You may want to have a page for each year so that you can add more information as you remember it.

Remember to work with copies of photos and important documents rather than originals in the scrapbooks.

Writing a personal history might be something other members of your familly and friends might want to do. You could get them started. At family gatherings make notes of things people say and incorporate times and dates for the scrapbook. If you ask a question be sure to make a note of the answer without interrupting.

Letters are a wonderful resource for scrapbooks. Be sure to keep these and have them displayed in the scrapbook pages. They are usually full of inspiration and ideas that will delight generations to come.

You may want to keep an interview notebook for different age groups. One for adults, another for children and different questions for teenagers. Your questions for adults might be along the following lines:

1. What do you consider to be the most important lesson you have learned in life?

2. How did you become interested in your hobbies?

3. At what age did you decide on your career path? Did you decide to do something else and if so what changed your mind? Why?

4. Have you been camping and did you enjoy it? Why?

These will be interesting to all the family and a great resource for years to come. Learning new things about scrapbooking means you can constantly make them better and more informative for all who look at them.

You don’t even need to leave home to have a ready and willing market of keen buyers for your creative efforts at eBay.

I like doing things with handmade mulberry paper. My latest creative effort has been applying a layer of handmade mulberry paper on a plain card. I add a lacy edge to the mulberry paper and make an aperture in it before affixing to the card.

I sell them in lots of 8 and they usually sell quickly on eBay. I could never have found these buyers 10 years ago. We both benefit.

If you have a paper product you love creating a great place to test the market is eBay.

Be sure if your objective is to make money that you factor in the amount of time each piece takes to make unless you can papercraft as a hobby.

It can be a real challenge to find items you can create that are profitable to sell. If you want to make a living online try creating a range of items.

You will want to research the market by having a good look at what is selling at the moment and what the range of prices are for the products you like. Have a really good study of the sections where people are selling their own handmade pieces.

If you like card toppers have a good look at what is being sold and the prices. You will want to create a product that is not too complicated. Simple but stylish are probably what you want to aim for.

You can either work with what you already have in materials or you may need to top up your resources. I am sure you will have no problem coming up with ideas. Remember-time is important. It needs to be cost effective and not take up a large amount of time.

The cost of the materials is usually very small if you use up bits and pieces that you already have. People have amazed themselves by trying this. It will bring out the artist in you.

You can always keep the pieces you make for your scrapbook and card making or you can set up a business selling them.

You are not confined to eBay remember. There are lots of other places you can sell your items. You could have a website where you sell them and you can supply shops if you were able to make large quantities.

Finding your own niche within papercrafting is something you will do over time. Just enjoy what you do.

If there is an opportunity to take classes in new papercrafting techniques that is a great way to spend time. You will never run out of new things to learn in papercrafting. You will never know it all.

If there are no classes in your area and you have the experience why not see if there are enough people in your area to start your own class?

You will meet lots of people with the same interests and can share ideas. You can also help other people learn papercrafting who know nothing about it.

You could have a different focus for each meeting. You could have some papercraft technique evenings and some for scrapbooking.

The important thing is to enjoy what you are doing. To make money from papercrafting- either scrapbooking or card making- look out for what people want but can not find.

This might be unique card toppers. These can be used in scrapbooking as well. Give thought to what you would like to design and for inspiration you could look in current papercraft magazines.

There has never been a better time to benefit from creative papercraft. There are lots of options for selling products and services that did not exist until recently. That will only get better.

You have theluxury of creating a masterpiece in paper today and selling to someone in another part of the world tomorrow. You have a choice of staying local or selling internationally. The choice is yours.

Remember, if it was easy then everyone would do it but it isn’t that hard either. The possibilities are huge and they get larger every day.

Why is journaling so important? Imagine the difference between a photo album of your family 100 years ago with just photographs and no words. You would enjoy looking at the photos but wouldn’t you have a lot of curiosity about the story of the people in the photos? You would have to guess about their lives.

Journaling is a chance to capture your life and what it feels like to live it for your own benefit and that of anyone else that ever sees it and wants to know more about your life and that of your family.

You will want to be reminded of what your life was like when you see it in 10 years time. How great to have a reminder of all your milestones. When you look at your scrapbook in 10 years time it will bring back happy memories of what your life is like now. So capture the details now while it’s still fresh in your mind.

The best pens for journaling are dark pigment-based inks which are easiest to read.

There are lots of ways to include words in your scrapbook. These are just a few and by no means all:

1. Writing on die cuts. Using a die-cut machine to add the color and design of your choice to the page for your journaling.

2. Putting words on stickers. There are a large variety of stickers in all sizes and shapes that you can add words to for fast and easy journaling.

3. Use journaling blocks. You can cut these yourself in any shape and color to suit your page. You can also buy them from scrapbooking shops.

4. Border journaling. You can use the borders of your pages to gain the interest of the reader. This is very effective and can stop and start wherever you like.

5. Printing words on the computer. This does lack the human touch but can make a nice change especially as there is an opportunity to use so many different fonts.

6. Writing on the page. Don’t hesitate to write on the page directly if you want to do that. Be sure to use a pigment-based ink for longevity.

7. Word stamps and alphabet stamps. These are great when you want one word that sums it up. Alphabet stamps are great but not for large chunks of text. Use them instead for single words or short phrases.

A really good idea is to carry around a notebook at all times to jot down things you really like and are inspired by. Write down things that you want to remember and might otherwise forget.

Be sure you write the dates in your notebook for all entries so you will be able to write the date in your scrapbook. Get into the habit of recording your ideas and thoughts.

If you find memorabilia for the scrapbook add that to the notebook as you can later decide whether to include it or not. If you come across interesting articles in magazines or letters add these to the notebook so you have it to consider for including in your scrapbook. You may decide against but you will have a larger choice of items to include.

Once you get into the habit these things become second nature and they are a great help in your scrapbooking routine.

A technique which is used by copywriter’s is called a “swipe file”. This is a collection of their favorite ads, sales letters and advertising which they have seen. It is kept in a file and used as inspiration when they need to write an ad.

If some advertising has resulted in you buying something and you were impressed positively by it- the idea is that you would keep all these in a file.

They can then get ideas and inspiration for the next ad they sit down to write. If so, you would adapt an ad that impressed you so that you aren’t copying it but deriving ideas that you can put your own stamp on.

This is a great idea to use for scrapbooking. It’s particularly helpful if you feel you lack ideas or could do with some creative input.

I bought an album with black pages and I use it as my swipe file. I put a bit of double-sided tape to stick in any examples of scrapbook pages that I like the look of from magazines etc. If you don’t want to tear the magazine or it belongs to someone else you can scan it and then stick it in your swipe file.

I ‘m not suggesting copying them but they are great for getting ideas and formulating your own likes and dislikes. What I really like about this is the way you have an opportunity to give time and attention to things you really like. You’re making a collection of what makes you happy, inspired, refreshed and brings joy into your life. You will enjoy spending time on this.

In particular try to make notes about what it is you like about each one. This helps to fix it in your mind for future page ideas.

Another idea to get your scrapbooking under control is storyboarding. This is an idea borrowed from movie and film makers. The idea is to start each scene by drawing it on paper. You can do the same for your scrapbooking. I could see this coming in handy for people who can only do scrapooking intermittently with gaps of time in between.

You could have a notebook with photos and make notes for each of the pages that you will eventually do. This way names, dates, places etc are noted at the time and you have a blueprint for the pages when you are able to give it the time.

I have photos from years ago and sadly I can not remember some of the names or places where the photos were taken although I can remember the occasions with a lot of happiness.

The important things to make a note of in your storyboard are the 5 W’s. These will be what you want to remember: Who, What, When, Where and Why. These are the important details about any event but be sure to make a note of anything else you need to remember.

The most important thing with any hobby is to really love the time you spend on it. Whatever makes it easier for you is going to be important. If you get into a routine that makes it a good experience you’ll get the most joy out of creating a treasure for your family.

There are many events that are perfect for archiving such memories, and what better occasion to do so than your own wedding. Whether you had a small, intimate wedding with only a few guests present, or opted for a large celebration with everyone you know, and perhaps some you didn’t, there are plenty of items you could include in your wedding scrapbook, and many ways to arrange them in order to recapture that very special day over and over again.

Selecting Photos for your Wedding ScrapbookThe first items you will probably want to scrapbook will be your wedding pictures. Photos can, and often do, tell a story. They can walk you through the events of that special day every time your scrapbook is viewed. The only difficulty may be choosing which ones you should include, since you will probably have many from which to choose. They will also give your children and grandchildren something to talk about as the book is passed down through generations.

Your wedding scrapbook would not be complete without pictures of the building where the ceremony took place, you walking down the aisle, and, of course, the wedding ceremony itself. You may also want to include photos of the reception, the cutting of the cake, and you and your new spouse leaving the building. These special events will then be cataloged for years of enjoyment in your very own special wedding scrapbook.

Choosing a ThemeCreating a theme that depicts your thoughts and feelings you had on your wedding day is important. A distinctive wedding scrapbook or album is essential, as it will help you to always remember the people who helped to make your day what it was. Writing down the events and the emotions you had when they occurred will also serve as a record or journal, and will supplement the pictures quite nicely.

Organizing Your MemoriesThere are several ways to organize a wedding scrapbook, and many layouts from which to choose. When putting together your wedding scrapbook, color is extremely important, as it will accentuate the photos and other material. Many people choose to use their own wedding colors, but you can choose other color combinations if you prefer. Even if you do choose to use your wedding colors, you may want to use other colors to add variety to your scrapbook pages and layouts. For example, if your colors were burgundy and green, you could add cream, light pink, or yellow to accent the darker colors. Putting different colors together will give your layouts a distinctive look and set them apart from other wedding scrapbooks.

Your wedding scrapbook should look elegant and charming, so you might want to add embellishments. These, as well as the right color scheme will make your wedding scrapbook unique and appealing. One option is to use vellum paper. Vellum looks elegant and is easy to find. Eyelets, brads, and ribbons are also suggested embellishments that will add character and personality to your wedding scrapbook.

Floral patterns also work great for wedding scrapbooks. They tend to match well with wedding d้cor, and lend themselves to the overall wedding theme. Your choices are numerous, so don’t be afraid to experiment until you find the color scheme, embellishments, and patterns that work best for you.

There are many different themes you can use to capture the love and affection felt by everyone on your wedding day. One idea is to include marriage tips from more experienced individuals. These tips may serve as simple ideas or advice that might be useful to you and your spouse on down the road. Interesting anecdotes may also serve as a fun read. You can even incorporate this as an activity at your bridal shower or bachelor party, whereby, other married people write down their tips and give them to you for the scrapbook. You can also include photos of the married couples that will serve as captions for the tips.

Another wedding scrapbooking idea is to incorporate any interests of the bride and groom that may have been a part of the overall wedding theme. For example, some couples choose to make personal interests a part of their wedding. If you or your spouse to be enjoys playing golf, you may depict this at your wedding reception. Guests may be provided with wedding favors that are golf-related and have been customized for the event. You might want to devote a page or two in your wedding scrapbook to this, and include photos or items small enough to fit on a page. This is your opportunity to be as creative as possible, while making a wedding scrapbook that will truly record your very special day.

A More Personal ApproachYou may want to create a wedding scrapbook that is not considered to be traditional. There are many ways to set yours apart from others, thereby, taking the untraditional route. When planning your wedding scrapbook, you should focus around your lives together, while catering to your individual personalities. If desired, you can include pictures of memorable events that took place before your marriage, their respective dates, and any photos you may wish to add. You may also want to include your spouse in the scrapbooking activities. This will allow both your personalities to come through, and will be something the two of you can work on together.

You can add mementos and items such as the wedding invitations, reception napkins or cards. Scrapbook stores sell memory pockets for these types of items, and are easy to incorporate in your wedding scrapbook. You also might want to include any congratulatory notes or cards from friends and family you may have received during your engagement. This will add a more personal touch, and will further personalize your scrapbook. It will also serve as a reminder of your feelings during such an anticipatory time.

No matter what you decide to include in your wedding scrapbook, choose carefully. Take as much time as you need when deciding on colors, a theme, and the various photos and items you will include. Your wedding scrapbook will be a very important part of your new family, and will help preserve memories for many years to come.

The advantage black and white photos have over color is that black and white photos use pigment-based inks and color usually use dye-based. The pigment-based and longer lasting.

There are steps you can take to keep your photos in the best possible condition. If you need to sort them and they are stored in various places throughout your home buy a box for storing them. Shoe box size is ideal. Test it with a pen to be sure it is acid and lignin free. To be certain you could buy a photo case for them from a photos shop. Use the width of the box as a guide for cutting dividers. You may want to organize them chronologically.

Avoid tearing and bending your old photos by ensuring you do not overstuff the box. Don’t tear or fold them as this will break down the emulsion of their surface.

Don’t cut old photos. Scan and make copies and then you can crop to your heart’s content. Keep the originals intact though. Be sure as well that old photos are not facing each other as this can cause them to stick together due to the emulsion of their surfaces.. If possible, place archival paper between them.

A good place to store negatives is a large safe deposit box. If you donft want to do that at least keep them somewhere that is safe. They are very valuable and should be treated with the utmost respect.

By doing this the photos will be ready for you to scrapbook them and looking at photos should suggest ideas for how you want to arrange them in the scrapbooks. Jotting down ideas in a notebook is a great way to start.

The important thing is to store them in a manner that will keep them in the best possible condition if you don’t get around to scrapbooking for a while. You need to avoid exposing them to light, humidity and heat. All these elements are detrimental to photos over the long term. Avoid basements, attics and garages for storage. Sunlight is not a good thing to expose photos to so be sure they are in shade at all times.

To take great photos that you’ll love to have in your scrapbook follow the methods that have been shown to have the best effect.

1. Capture what is different and unique about each subject in a photo.

2. The natural light from the sun is the most flattering light for anyone being photographed.

3. When photographing outdoors use the background of nature as your setting.

4. Arrange people in unusual ways for the camera to create interest.

5. Try to include photos that show the beliefs and faith of the family members.

6. Be sure to include photos in each season for the scrapbook.

Get inspiration from scrapbook magazines for unusual and interesting layouts. Sticking with the photo album layout is not necessary.

The great thing about using spacing is that it gives the photos exposure and gets the individual attention for each photo. To have too many photos on the page lessens the impact. Try adding embellishments to give extra appeal.

Youโ€™ve seen them before. Adorable abc baby scrapbooks with that extra special handmade quality satisfy any creative eye. Each page is its own entity, gleaming with color and style, displaying a memory from a childโ€™s life. Wouldnโ€™t you just love to have your own masterpiece of scrapbooking bliss? Read on to find out how easy it is to make an alphabetical scrapbook.

To begin any project such as this, the best place to start is with the general idea or theme. The ABC concept may seem quite simple, but the greatest way to pull it off is to establish a list. Each page in your book will represent a different letter of the alphabet (and a different moment in your childโ€™s life), so you want to get the framework down before you start cutting and pasting.

The next step is gathering all of your materials. While the creation of your scrapbook may be daunting, the challenge will intensify if you leave out an important picture or memento. Browse through all of your pictures and decide which ones will fit best into each page of your book. This might also help you if you were stuck on page ideas! To keep everything organized, you can easily label Ziploc bags with each letter of the alphabet and store the items for each page in a bag. That will prevent confusion and help ease the whole ordeal.

Once you start attaching items to your pages, think consistency. Because each of these pages will eventually go into one large book, you want to make sure that the side-by-side pages will match (lay them out next to each other, match the paper, etc.). You also want to be sure that your pages are all attached to one major theme: your child. If youโ€™re putting a large letter to represent the alphabet on one page, put it on every page. The same goes for any special writing or description. Putting a pattern into your design will give the book a more professional look โ€“ and will be beautiful to look at!

The final step is to go with your heart. After all, this is a project that will be cherish for years to come. And, if youโ€™re child is old enough, let them join in the fun by creating artwork for the pages.

ABC Page Ideas

A- Animal Time

B- Bath Time, Birthday

C- Cuddle Time, Copy Cat

D- Diaper Duty, Dance Time

E- Easter, Entertainer

F- Fun Time with Friends

G- Grandma and Me

H- 1st Haircut

I- Itty Bitty, I Love You

J- Jack in the Box, Jumping Bean

K- Karaoke Time, King (babyโ€™s name)

L- Larger Than Life, Learning to Read

M- Mommy and Me, 1st Meal

N- Newborn, Nursery Rhymes

O – Oh Baby

P- Papa and Me

Q- Quirks and Quips, Queen (babyโ€™s name)

R- Reading Time, Rub a Dub Dub

S- Snack Time

T- 1st Tooth

U- Unique You

V- 1st Vacation, Valentine

W- 1st Words

X- XS Package, XMAS

Y- Yummy in My Tummy, Yuck (Foods baby doesnโ€™t like)

Z- Zoo Trip, ZZZ Bed Time

What kid doesn’t like cutting up paper, peeling off stickers, or stamping? Students of any age and ability level love every opportunity to work with art supplies. For this school year, try channeling some of your child’s creative energy into scrapbooking and paper crafts. Scrapbooking is a great way to spend time with your children, share a favorite hobby, and reinforce skills learned in school without them realizing it. Scrap Chic Boutique, (www.scrapchicboutique.com), located in Decatur, Georgia, offers classes and individual assistance on your paper crafting projects.

Typically, we think of scrapbooking as a way to preserve memories and tell stories through the use of photographs. However, with the variety of supplies and tools available in todayโ€™s scrapbook market, the possibilities are endless. Below is a list of ideas that will allow your young scholar use imagination and develop their academic skills. These projects may be especially useful for kids with special needs.

1. At any grade and ability level, students must learn vocabulary words whether they are matching pictures, spelling words, or learning definitions. Unique vocabulary cards can be a breeze to make, especially with die cutting tools in shapes of circles, tags, stars, and more. Each set of words can be on a different color of cardstock or in a different shape; then, use a D-Ring and hole punch to clip them together.

2. Kids need notebooks for every subject. Why not start the year by decorating the front of the notebooks using colorful patterned papers and stickers? Itโ€™s not a guarantee, but your child is less likely to lose something that they have invested time in making- and if they do misplace it, a decorated notebook is much easier to find in the lost and found stack!

3.Do you dread helping your child with their poster board project? Ask the teacher if the project can be modified. Rather than completing a project on poster board which may be too big of a space, they might complete several pages in an 12 by 12 album to display their knowledge of the topic. Ask your local scrapbook store about ways to make unique stickers- this way you can take any topic and make stickers from clip art or die cuts.

4. Celebrate success all throughout the year. Use an album with at least 10 pages- one for each month of the school year. Together, you and your child can decide what important lesson, event, or accomplishment to highlight on the page. Take pictures of completed projects, good test scores, friendships made, positive notes from the teachers, or school events. Important Tip: Leave a space for your kids to journal; it will be interesting to watch how their handwriting changes from August to May!

The ideas presented can be modified for specific needs or learning outcomes. For specific questions, you can e-mail info@scrapchicboutique.com or see the calendar of events at www.scrapchicboutique.com. Learning is about remembering- use scrapbooking to engage your child in โ€œThe Art of Rememberingโ€- the results will last a lifetime.

Alphabet Scrapbook Pages

Remembering the alphabet and using your baby’s photos can be fun and educational for the entire family. Try making an alphabet or ABC baby scrapbook. Attach a colorful letter to each page in baby’s scrapbook album, die cut words and photos to remember all of your baby’s special moments.

Here are a few suggestions to get you started:

A

Animals (photo from trip to zoo), aunts, apple

B

baby, bottle, bubbles, brothers, birthday, blanket, bibs, booties, books, blue

C

cake, candles, cousins, crawling, cradle, cereal, Christmas, cookie, car seat

D

doll, dog, daddy, diapers, December, duckie, Dora the Explorer

E

eating, ears, Easter, elbow, Elmo

F

First…, fingers, first foods, formula, feeding time, February, fourth of July, father, friend, funny, funny faces

G

Grandma, grandpa, gifts, guests, girls, gurgling, going (toโ€ฆ)

H

Hair cut, hands, home, hospital, happy birthday, Halloween (1st)

I

Icing, ice cream, immunizations, in (the bathtub)

J

Juice, jello, January, jumping, June, July, jar food, jammies

K

Kids, kisses, Kodak moments, kitchen

L

Leaving (waving bye-bye), love, little (fingers and toes), lullabies

M

Mommy, me, my gifts, my …, “ma-ma”, mine!, march, may, music, milk

N

Nose, nursery (rhymes), nursing, nana, November, numbers, naps, newborn

O

One, onesies, osh kosh, October, “oh-oh”, orange

P

Presents, parents, party, peek-a-boo, photos, pictures, pink, patty cake, pj’s, pots and pans

Q

Quiet, quilts, quality (time)

R

Rattle, rolling over, rocking horse, reading, rocking chair, red

S

Sisters, stories, song, sitting up, solid foods, sippy cup, swing, silly, smiles, September, St. Patrickโ€™s Day, standing, snow, spring, summer, Sponge Bob

T

Top, teeth, toys, Teletubbies, tears, toes, t-shirt, teddy bear, tummy, thanksgiving, tickles, twins, triplets

U

Uncles, unhappy, underwear, under

V

Video, visits, Valentineโ€™s Day, veggies, violet

W

Wash, weight, wagon, walk, wave, winter, white, water

X

Xylophone, x-ray

Y

Yummy food, yams, yogurt, yawn, yeah, yard, year, young, yellow

Z

Zoo, zzz, zippers

I Can Count 1, 2, 3

Cherish all the first, second and third moments of your baby’s life with baby scrapbook pages. From the first smile to the first haircut, you will want to treasure these photos with their own baby page. Make a counting baby scrapbook by including pictures of similar photos. Try using one baby, two babies, three girls or boys, four smiles and so forth. Embellish pages with baby stickers, die cutouts and bright, colorful numbers. Add pages and pictures throughout baby’s first year. Baby scrapbook theme albums can be used not only to preserve special moments, but also to learn numbers and counting.

Animals, Animals Everywhere

Does your family have a pet? How many stuffed animals are in your baby’s room or toy room? How many times has your family visited the zoo? Savor all these animal memories by creating an animal and baby scrapbook album. Use traditional film or a digital camera, take photos of your baby with his favorite teddy bear, playing with your cat, dog or other pet, sleeping in his crib with stuffed animals and photos from your trips to the zoo. Decorate with animal stickers, appliquรฉs and animal theme pages to create a special animal and baby scrapbook theme.

All Aboutโ€ฆMe!

If you have the exquisite blessing of having twins or triplets, you will realize that each child is unique. Each baby should have its own baby scrapbook album. Create pages that set each baby apart from his sibling. Make two or three pages with similar themes for each baby scrapbook, which highlight each baby’s “firsts”, holidays, smiles, giggles, and baby’s favorite toy. When your baby becomes a toddler then a teen, he will appreciate his own baby scrapbook.