by Vera RaposoDuring my pregancy I didn’t really have the desire to have my pregnancy-photos taken, I really wish I would have made more time to get them done.
If you’re anything like me, you’re usually the one holding the camera. Make sure to give the camera to hubbie so he can get the shots you [...]
Tags: ideas, kids, partner, photos, Pregnancy, reactions, stages, weekly
Posted in: Miscellaneous, Pregnancy
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by Nancy Wurtzel
Looking for an unusual and memorable gift? Why not preserve a slice of history by creating a time capsule for your loved one?
A personalized time capsule can be made for any special event, such as a birthday, wedding anniversary, graduation or even the birth of a child. Your personally designed time capsule preserves [...]
Tags: contents, event, family, history, journal, memory, personalized, photos, scrapbook, time capsule
Posted in: Advanced, Scrapbooking
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by Rachel Paxton
A family memory journal is a fun, easy way to preserve family memories. A couple of years ago I was sorting through a pile of unused journals (many given to me as presents!) and was trying to come up with a way to put them to good use.
One day after a family gathering, [...]
Tags: children, family, journal, memory, photos, scrapbook
Posted in: Advanced, Scrapbooking
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by LeAnn R. Ralph
Preserve Your Family History by Writing Family Stories
“Everyone has a story to tell.” It seems like a cliche—but it’s true. After working as a newspaper reporter for more than eight years, I know that everyone does, indeed, have a story to tell.
But even before I started working as a journalist, I knew [...]
Tags: family, history, photos, preserve, scrapbook, stories, writing
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by LeAnn R. Ralph
Although the phrase, “everybody has a story to tell” may sound like a cliche, it’s true.
And after working as a newspaper reporter for nine years, I know that everyone does, indeed, have a story to tell, including your family members.
Think about it.
Do your grandmother and grandfather — mother and father — aunts [...]
Tags: family, history, photos, preserve, scrapbook, story, tell
Posted in: Advanced, Scrapbooking
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by Andrea SteedI really enjoy giving scrapbook albums as gifts to my close friends. Two of my favorite albums are the ones I gave to my two best friends in college, showcasing each of our friendships in different ways. They each received one for their birthday last year and loved them!
The problem is that like [...]
Tags: album, collect, complete, create, journal, organize, photos, pre-scrapping, products, scrapbook, supplies, week
Posted in: Intermediate, Scrapbooking
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by Andrea SteedMany scrapbookers want to know how to save money and keep from buying things they won’t necessarily use. I always suggest buying only the items they need for each layout, rather than just buying whatever looks interesting to them. It can be hard to do with all of the fun new products coming [...]
Tags: , bring, cost, layout, Money, photos, scrapbook, shop, style, theme
Posted in: Intermediate, Scrapbooking
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by Andrea SteedWe all have birthdays, at least once a year (they’re kind of un-avoidable), so it’s inevitable that birthday layouts will be found in all of our scrapbooks. Some scrapbookers may love working on birthday layouts, but I find them very challenging—especially when I want them to be different every year.
Since it’s not my [...]
Tags: , Birthday, journaling, layouts, photos, products, scrapbook, supplies, themes
Posted in: Intermediate, Scrapbooking
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by Andrea SteedThere are a million things that you want to remember about your baby, most of which can easily be recorded in a scrapbook. Below are some ideas for facts to document, things to write about, and photos to take when creating a baby’s “First Year” scrapbook album. While it’s certainly not an extensive [...]
Tags: , Baby, document, facts, favorites, first year, history, ideas, meanings, photos, scrapbook
Posted in: Beginner, Scrapbooking
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There is no better way to capture your baby’s first year and all of his firsts than by taking pictures of him. It used to be that parents were limited to the use of a standard film camera and then having to wait till the pictures were developed to see how they turned out. While [...]
Tags: , Baby, background, camera, coloring, digital camera, others, photographs, photos, pictures, posing, props, take
Posted in: Photography
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