Scrapbooking to Give as Gifts

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Scrapbooking Gift Ideas

The holidays are coming up - or someone's birthday, the birth of a baby, or a wedding.  What kind of gift will you be giving to your friends and loved ones? 

Scrapbooking has become a nice hobby for you to creatively display some of your favorite pictures.


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If everyone raves about your abilities as a scrapbooking genius, you might want to create a scrapbook to give as a gift for those who don't have the talent or the time to make beautiful keepsakes like you do!  

It's easy to shop online or stop into a local store and pick up a present for someone you love. 

But a personalized gift means you've put your heart into it - and it will be far more treasured than a department-store gift would be.

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Anniversaries and Birthday Scrapbooks 

Anniversaries are a time when couples celebrate their marriage - and one way you can help them is by giving a scrapbook that contains pictures and memories of their lives together thus far.

The first year of marriage is the paper anniversary - an ideal time to deliver a scrapbook of memories to a bride and groom just starting their lives together.


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Older couples would also enjoy scrapbook keepsakes to look back on the years they've spent together. Put together a scrapbook that shows as much as you can share about the couple, but add some blank pages so that each of them can add their own memories to the scrapbook form their own perspective.

Milestone birthdays are another perfect opportunity to give a scrapbook as a gift. Someone turning 40 would enjoy an "Over-the-Hill" scrapbook that shows their lives up to that point - providing they have a good sense of humor.

If there's a baby in the family, a first-year scrapbook can be a wonderful gift. The infant will receive plenty of toys, but this is a present that will turn into a treasured heirloom.

 

Retirement Scrapbooks and So Much More! 

Baby Boomers are retiring in droves, and celebrations are everywhere for those who are saying goodbye to the 9-5 grind and hello to lifelong dreams!

Someone who's retiring might also love a scrapbook that shares their time spent with a company. To many, their work family is an integral part of their lives, and having a scrapbook to look back on and remember the people and place would be a gift they treasure for years.


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Your themed pages could include ladder climbing, showing their progress as they were promoted up in the ranks. Add a few blank pages to include pictures and mementos (as well as notes) about the retirement party itself.

Scrapbooks are great gifts to give someone for holidays or everyday occasions. They're easy and fun to make and show you put a lot of thought into the gift.

Scrapbooks that have photos of the past bring an overwhelming amount of happy memories they can relive and enjoy all over again.

As a friend or family member, you can contribute your own thoughts and have others help you turn an ordinary scrapbook into a trasure trove of memories the recipient will enjoy for years.

 

 

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What Scrapbooking Gift Ideas Do You Have? 

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    scrapperkare scrapperkare Apr 11, 2008 @ 2:26 pm
    Crafnlady, nice job on your lens! You're right in that scrapbooking not only benefits US as we turn our own photos into keepsakes, but there are lots of gift ideas for others that involve the scrapbooking craft. In fact, I'd guess that most every scrapbooker reading this lens has at one time produced an album--even a simple, mini one--for someone else! (Not to mention that many scrapbooking techniques can be utilized in making our own personal greeting cards, Christmas cards, etc. that we end up giving to others.) 5* for a nice offshoot of the typical scrapbooking lens!