Having a baby is an amazing experience for any family, so it is very natural to try to capture all the precious moments by taking lots of photos. But everyone will enjoy the photos and remembering the events together so much more if you edit out the best ones and organize them for viewing. One of the best and also the most fun ways of organizing all those photos is with scrapbooking.
When I was born, my mother started a scrapbook for me and continued with one for each of my four younger brothers. The whole family - four generations - enjoys the memories captured in the albums. Now that Mom can't keep up the scrapbooks, I've continued the family tradition by adding pages to her granddaughter's books and starting a new book for her great-granddaughter. Thus, the scrapbooks become a precious family heirloom and everyone appreciates the work she did to record the family memories.
Making a scrapbook for your baby boy or girl is very easy and a lot of fun, even if you've never crafted before. If you really get into it, you can increase you skills as the baby grows. You can make it as simple or as fancy as you like.~The scrapbook can be just a simple photo album or an elaborate work of art.~You can make simple pages now and embellish them later You don't have to be an artist. You learned the basic skills - cutting out and pasting - in kindergarten.
You only need to get started arranging the photos in a meaning sequence so that people can enjoy them. The goal is to create the story of your child's life. You can add or insert other pages as things come up and you have time.
Various types of pages, a scrapbook or album to hold the pages, glue, and scissors are really all you need to get started. In order to preserve any irreplaceable photos or clippings, make sure to use only acid-free, archival quality pages. All the supplies you need for scrapbooking are available in local craft stores or online.
Don't get overwhelmed with choices here. You'll see a lot of adorable stickers and other things, especially for baby scrapbooks. But you can always buy them later after you see what you want for embellishments or something special.
I get started on a new scrapbook by going through all the photos and sorting them into piles by date. I force myself to be relentless about editing and just throw out all the really bad photos. Now start with the first pile and spread them out on a big table or the floor. Pick the best photos that go together to tell the story and arrange them on the page. Leave room for a title of the occasion, the date, who, what, and anything else interesting. This information is very important to record now when it's fresh in your mind.
You can add many other items besides photos. For a new baby, shower invitations, a copy of the birth certificate, birth announcement, thumb and foot prints are fun. Later, add school reports, newspaper clippings, school athletic letters, ribbons and awards, clubs, interests, anything meaningful.
The most important thing to remember when making a scrapbook is to make it with love. As long as you do that, you will make perfect scrapbooks every time.
When I was born, my mother started a scrapbook for me and continued with one for each of my four younger brothers. The whole family - four generations - enjoys the memories captured in the albums. Now that Mom can't keep up the scrapbooks, I've continued the family tradition by adding pages to her granddaughter's books and starting a new book for her great-granddaughter. Thus, the scrapbooks become a precious family heirloom and everyone appreciates the work she did to record the family memories.
Making a scrapbook for your baby boy or girl is very easy and a lot of fun, even if you've never crafted before. If you really get into it, you can increase you skills as the baby grows. You can make it as simple or as fancy as you like.~The scrapbook can be just a simple photo album or an elaborate work of art.~You can make simple pages now and embellish them later You don't have to be an artist. You learned the basic skills - cutting out and pasting - in kindergarten.
You only need to get started arranging the photos in a meaning sequence so that people can enjoy them. The goal is to create the story of your child's life. You can add or insert other pages as things come up and you have time.
Various types of pages, a scrapbook or album to hold the pages, glue, and scissors are really all you need to get started. In order to preserve any irreplaceable photos or clippings, make sure to use only acid-free, archival quality pages. All the supplies you need for scrapbooking are available in local craft stores or online.
Don't get overwhelmed with choices here. You'll see a lot of adorable stickers and other things, especially for baby scrapbooks. But you can always buy them later after you see what you want for embellishments or something special.
I get started on a new scrapbook by going through all the photos and sorting them into piles by date. I force myself to be relentless about editing and just throw out all the really bad photos. Now start with the first pile and spread them out on a big table or the floor. Pick the best photos that go together to tell the story and arrange them on the page. Leave room for a title of the occasion, the date, who, what, and anything else interesting. This information is very important to record now when it's fresh in your mind.
You can add many other items besides photos. For a new baby, shower invitations, a copy of the birth certificate, birth announcement, thumb and foot prints are fun. Later, add school reports, newspaper clippings, school athletic letters, ribbons and awards, clubs, interests, anything meaningful.
The most important thing to remember when making a scrapbook is to make it with love. As long as you do that, you will make perfect scrapbooks every time.
About the Author:
My mother started my scrapbook when I was born, and I have been hooked on scrapbooking every since. For more tips and ideas, visit my scrapbooking blog.
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