As this is a year when we are looking for the biggest bang for our Christmas gift buck, I’d like to suggest to scrapbookers – or “croppers” – that making a book for someone else is a very personal gift. It will be a well-received and very personal gift.
If you have ever scrapbooked, now would be a good time to get back at it. I personally find cropping very calming and so that would combine relaxing and gifting at the same time! Many scrapbook stores have “crop sessions” and you will be able to share tools and get advice and ideas from the owner/teacher there. As an aside, you will also make new friends.
If someone has a had a new baby in their family this year, that could be a fine topic. Weddings are great themes. Trips, baptisms, graduation, camp, church: whatever you have available in photos you can create as a subject for your book.
At your local scrapbook store, you will find beautiful papers that will spark up the photos and make your book one-of-a-kind. You can embellish your pages with flowers, brads, stickers, rub-ons, and various designs. Just using your imagination, you will be surprised how interesting your pages will be.
One item some people like to do is recipe books. You can print a recipe out on your computer and place it on special food-themed papers. You will find really cute embellishments to kick your pages up a little. Most people would use a small 8” x 8” book for this.
I think the 12” x 12” page lends itself to the most interesting layouts, but I do design 8-1/2” x 11 pages for some books I gift. Most often the reason I use smaller layouts is that the book is easier for the recipient to handle.
Think about making this very personal gift for friends and family. The recipient will be really pleased and you will have a fine sense of accomplishment.
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