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Scrapbooking Week in Review for January 1-6, 2008

The New Year is upon us and with that comes new goals, new tips and new articles here on families.com. The scrapbooking blog is once again buzzing with activity and will continue to grow and broaden during the year. We will be taking a look at a few forgotten categories and helping those flourish. Here’s what has been up in the scrapbooking blog this past week. Is Scrapbooking Dying Out? When you’re in the industry as long as I have been, you tend to see different trends come and go, different products reach their height and then die out, and … Continue reading →

Grandparent Gift Album

Creating a gift for someone always make it more special that just buying something at the store. This is especially true when it comes to creating a gift for grandparents. For Christmas past month, I created a grandkids album for the grandparents. I would like to share how I made the album and share a few tips that I’ve learned through the process. The structure. This album is organized by year. It starts with 2000. There was only one grandchild in 2000 and 2001, so those sections are each only one page. Each child is featured on one layout for … Continue reading →

Moving Gift for a Friend

Moving scrapbook When a good friend is moving away, it can sometimes be challenging to think of something that would be a meaningful gift or memento for them to take along with them to help them remember where they lived. Recently, a group of my friends put together an album for some friends that were moving. I’d like to share a few things that I learned from this project that should help it run smoothly for you and help you create a very meaningful gift for a friend. 1. Pass out a page protector with a sheet of white cardstock … Continue reading →

Top Ten Gifts for Scrapbookers

Thinking about Christmas already? I know I have been. Only two short months left before that magical holiday filled with gift giving is upon us. So what do you get a scrapbooker for Christmas? Here is a top ten list of the best gift ideas for scrapbookers this year! If you don’t buy it for Christmas, save the list and periodically throughout the year for other holidays you can use these ideas. 10. A Scrapbook Tote Definitely check out the different sizes, shapes and colors available. Prices vary greatly on these but the Mimi Totes are my favorites and are … Continue reading →

Heart to Heart: The Baby & The Bear

My sister-in-law was going to a baby shower the other day and we were talking about the things we’ve learned since our kids were born. There are a lot of things we received both before and after the baby was born that we never used and very few things we could say as an absolute that we needed to have. Between the two of us, we did some brainstorming and there was one item that we both came back to again and again as a definite must have for any mom and her baby whether she is on child number … Continue reading →

Baby Year in Review Gift Album – Part 2 – The Cover

In this blog, I am going to share how I designed the cover and bound the book. In the previous blog, I explained how I designed the inside pages of the album. Materials needed for the cover: Bazzill Basics 6 X 6 Coverall Album (White) Waxed Linen Thread Basic Grey Patterned Paper and Fibers from the Sweet Pea Jack Line Brown Stamping Ink Coordinating Ribbon Making Memories Chipboard Letters Before explaining the process for creating this album, I would like to explain what a coverall album is. This is an album cover that is chipboard covered with Bazzill white card … Continue reading →

One Month and Many Examples

My son is officially one month old today. There have been thousands of photographs, hundreds of nursing sessions, about 30 days without sleeping the whole night through, and one large family visit. This month also included the return to being a full-time student, part-time teacher, and infrequent graphic designer for Dad. I’ve been noticing a trend about my approaches to fatherhood. Remember that whole idea about becoming like your parents as you age? I’ve kind of figured out why. My primary example of fatherhood is my own father. Similarly, parenthood has primarily been modeled for me by my parents. In … Continue reading →

Your Family Storybook

I’ve written before about lifebooks, books about foster or adoptive children which show the continuity of their history from birth, through each residence and caregiver until they arrive at their permanent home. Family storybooks are another tool for bonding in adoptive families. This term is used in two slightly different ways. One type of family storybook is a book which is designed to give children an overview of their new home and family. In some cases it may also serve as an overview presented to the state foster care workers or committee reviewing the family’s application. (Some couples looking to … Continue reading →

PhotoBook Creator

Have you every wanted to create your own bound book, but thought that it would be too expensive or just too much trouble? I have just discovered a new product that make creating a bound book on your own home a very simple process. The PhotoBook Creator is a new tool that actually binds the pages of your book or album into a professional looking book. This product could be very fun for scrapbookers. Using this product to create a bound book who be a special way to preserve layouts or would make a wonderful gift. A starter package is … Continue reading →