You have a small collection of finished projects sitting somewhere in your home right now.
Cats with names. A bookmark made for someone you love. A pop-up book with a story only the two of you know. Mushrooms made from something that was headed for the bin. Stickers that have probably already migrated to unexpected surfaces.
Each one of those is a moment. Scrapbooking is how we keep them.
My daughter and I used scrapbooking to document our time together — not just the projects, but the life around them. A photo from an ordinary afternoon. A scrap of paper she decorated on her own. Something small that I didn't want to lose to time. Gathered together on a page, those things become something you return to. A record of a period of your lives that you made together, and that belongs to both of you.
That is what this project is for.
What you'll need:
- A blank journal, album, or stapled cardstock pages as your base
- Photos (printed, even on regular paper, work fine)
- Scissors
- Glue stick or craft glue
- Pencil
- Washi tape
- Stickers or print out sticker illustrations (check out how-to demo video on decorative sticker illustrations down below)
- Markers, pens, or colored pencils for writing and doodling
- Any mementos you want to include — ticket stubs, pressed flowers, drawings, notes
Optional:
- Embroidery string
Just A thought:
You don't have to finish the scrapbook in one sitting. Start it together, and keep adding to it over time. Some of the best pages in ours were added months after we started.
Lesson 1. How to find decorative sticker illustrations.
Lesson 2. Bonus project "Scrapbooking"
Bonus lesson is complete! Yay! 😍
