Creating a Holiday Scrapbook
Throughout the year we have both religious holidays and also secular holidays. I
remember as a kid our family always spent the fourth of July with some friends
of my parents. I have very fond memories of this family and actually remember
their home and some of the various years we spent with them.
Depending on
how many photos you take, you can either create a few small 6x6 albums, one for
each holiday, or you can create one large 12x12 album and call it “Holiday’s of
(fill in year)”.
I have found many stickers, diecuts and even pre-made
kits for every holiday. I love to add these items to my holiday scrapbooks. I
also love to color theme holiday books, such as red, white and blue for the
fourth of July, or orange and brown for both Thanksgiving and Halloween.
If you buy invitations or receive an invitation to a holiday get
together, save the invitation for your scrapbook.
I also love to put
recipes into the holiday albums. Many families have family recipes they serve
only for specific holidays. Capture those in your scrapbook pages and share them
for generations to come.
Of course, people make the celebration. Take
plenty of photos of the people attending the celebration. Take both group shots
and also individual shots. Take photos of the buffet table before everyone eats.
If the holiday is a gift giving holiday, or gift giving celebration,
save a little bit of the wrapping paper and ribbon to add to your scrapbook.
Today, preserving memories is as simple as attaching photos and
memorabilia to a scrapbook page.
Audrey Okaneko has been scrapbooking for several years. She can be reached at
audreyoka@cox.net or visited at www.scrapping-made-simple.com
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