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It is true to say that a lot
of people begin to get the scrappin’ bug after their
child/children are born and usually their first attempt at
scrapbooking is making a baby album.
Having a child is one of
the most important events in our lives and baby’s first
year is a busy, lively, ever changing journey of
discovery. It is full of important milestones…
No wonder then, as parents
we want to capture and record all those many memorable
moments - preserving them in scrapbooks is a great way to
safely keep and cherish those memories for years to come.
One timeless and extremely
popular baby scrapbooking idea is to make an album that
consists of ‘firsts’.
This is a relatively easy
and flexible theme to follow, especially for someone new
to scrapbooking and is a great way to create enchanting
baby scrapbooks.
This kind of album usually
consists of a scrapbook arranged in chronological order
with individual layouts showing special and notable
moments in your baby’s life.
New babies are so
photogenic it’s hard to resist capturing all the big and
little things that make up their day-to-day lives.
No doubt you will have lots
of pictures to sort through – so here’s a small list
of ‘firsts’ to give you some ideas for organizing your
photos:
- sleep/nap
- bottle/breast feed
- diaper change
- dressed in their first
outfit
- ride in a car seat
- smiles
- bath
- trip out in the buggy
- solid food
- teeth
- sitting up
- drinking from a cup
- feeding him/herself
- crawling
- walking with the
furniture
- steps/walking on their
own
- hair cut
- halloween
- Christmas
To add a little more
interest to your album try and vary the layouts, for
instance make some events into double page spreads. Such
as coming home from the hospital or bath-time, which
always presents an opportunity for some great photos!
Give your pages a personal
touch by adding some memorabilia, using a pocket envelope,
to your layouts - like the birth announcement or maybe a
lock of hair from their first hair cut.
If you are new to
scrapbooking and you’re unsure about starting out on
your new album then a good choice would be to buy yourself
a baby scrapbook kit. These kits contain everything you
will need to begin scrapbooking and are a great shortcut
to creating super layouts that you can be proud of.
You can also enhance your
pages with some of the many baby-related products that are
available on the market. Decorate your layout with an
adorable or cute baby scrapbook paper.
Then, embellish your page
with some charming baby scrapbook stickers like rattles,
booties, bibs, bottles etc and when they’re done display
all of your beautiful pages in a lovely baby scrapbook
album.
Go on… give it a go. Make
yourself a baby scrapbook to savor and keep all those
incredible memories. You’ll find it’s much more than
just a scrapbook – it will become a precious family
keepsake that you’ll treasure forever.
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The Author
Elaine
Clay is the owner of Online-Scrapbooking-Guide.com
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