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We often see scrapbook layouts where the similarities are emphasized with family members – as the sayings go…”like mother like daughter”, “like father like son” or “two peas in a pod”.  We are most likely to focus on what makes us alike – parents and children, siblings – whatever the relationships – there are sure to be many likenesses either in physical appearance or behaviors – so this is a common theme.

So here’s a challenge for you.  Document some of the interesting and unique ways that you are different than someone in your family too – for example interests, hobbies, beliefs, lifestyle choices, careers, etc.  Try putting together a layout that shows the contrasts as well as the similarities…this will give your story a whole new dimension and make it a little more surprising.

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

Why not give a big Gift to yourself?  This Season is a perfect time to capture the special days, those first days of a child’s wonder and amazement at the color and magic of Christmas.  You will want to re-live these memories over and over again.  Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to preserve the excitement for a lifetime and beyond.

This is my grand-daughter and this will be her first Christmas…as you can see we’ve been busy clicking photos of everything!  Your camera is your best friend…never miss an opportunity.   It doesn’t take much to create a masterpiece of Christmas color.  Check out our Christmas Scrapbooking Tags – they’ll give a great boost to your layouts.

Happy Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

I love to make homemade gifts for the special people in my life.  In fact, my sister and I have done it for years at Christmas.  We tend to get sentimental and work hard at making the gift an emotional one.  We have a standing contest to see who can make the other one cry.  Sounds silly but it keeps us close and really is a wonderful labour of love each year.

Here’s an idea for creating a gift of Christmas Past.  This mini album is colorful and just the perfect size to tell your story in pictures. I particularly love the scalloped paper edges.

Bo Bunny Press – St. Nick Collection – Edgy Album Class Kit – Holly Jolly Christmas
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You could include a series of childhood Christmas photos, and tell the stories associated with them. There are many things you could include, for example your favourite presents and Christmas recipes…the sky’s the limit. Remember to make copies of your originals and use them for giving. Never touch your originals, especially in the case of vintage photos.

Cheers and Happy Scrapbooking!
Val at Paperhills

Scrapbookers love to scrapbook anything…everything, including memorabilia or large collections.  However, it’s not practical to consider scrapbooking the items themselves as generally there are far too many and they are awkward and would take up too much space.  The other problem is that you don’t want to use original documents or items that could be harmed in the scrapbooking process.   But don’t let these obstacles get in your way!

Try these ideas for scrapbooking your collections:

1.  Photograph your items or collections.  These can be sorted into groups and set onto colored backgrounds.  The photos can then be arranged to form numerous layouts using color co-ordinated papers.  You might want to create mini albums for each collection.

2.  Heirlooms can be placed into display cases, then photographed and transferred to scrapbooking layouts along with a written history of the pieces.  An example of this would be military medals, uniforms, etc.

Using these methods will help you in keeping your records all together without using the bulky or heavy objects themselves – a great family record.

Here’s a way of Scrapbooking from a different perspective…something that can help to add substance to your family stories.

Learn more here.

Happy Scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

All the kiddies in your life will love you if you include them in your scrapbooking adventures.  They will have tons of fun making their own scrapbooks.  Buy the basics for them.  You don’t have to spend alot of money.  Fancy stuff is wasted on kids anyhow…so stock up on the sale stickers, papers and tools.

I have a drawer dedicated to my grandsons…yes you heard me correctly – my Grandsons! They love to check it out every time they visit to find what’s new.  This approach will definitely buy you some quiet time for enjoying your own scrapbooking because the kids will be so busy enjoying their hobby too that you won’t have to worry about them at all!

Have fun scrapbooking!

Val at Paperhills

Hi everyone! We’ve just completed some lovely Kids Scrapbooking Tags (Kids5 in the Family & Friends section of our free tags list) – a colourful set of 3 matching tags which can be used in single or multiple layout schemes.  This particular set is aimed at “Boys”.  These one-of-a-kind tags also work well as gift tags, or for your special kid card creations.

If you’re a digital scrapbooker these make wonderful elements that can be placed anywhere in your digital layouts.  If you’re a traditional scrapbooker, simply download and print on white card stock to your colour printer.

Enjoy!  We’d love to hear your feedback.

Val at Paperhills

I suspect you would learn alot about someone by viewing the place they spend the most time.  For example…home.  Certain details would jump out to speak loudly of who they are and what they like to do.  You can preserve those details by scrapbooking your home or office using photos of anything you consider significant – journalling your insights along the way.

To go back even further, you might consider doing an album of all the homes you’ve lived in, etc.  You see there are no limits once your imagination takes over!