As holidays come and go, you probably have plenty of photos to captivate those memorable moments. There are photos of family gatherings, gift exchanges, children exploring their new toys under the tree on Christmas morn, New Year's celebrations, Easter egg hunts, and more. The usual photo album protects and organizes your photos, but that's about all! Scrapbooks bring your photos to life and enable you to keep notes or depict a theme for specific occasions.
Maybe you don't have time to create memory albums from scratch. A good solution to make a creative holiday scrapbook is to purchase premade scrapbook pages. These come in a variety of holiday themes ready-made to include your favorite photos.
Themes for Christmas may include snowmen, elves, ornaments, wrapping paper designs, Christmas stars and more. Premade pages for Thanksgiving usually have harvest designs with turkeys and pumpkins. Easter scrapbook pages often feature spring flowers, Easter eggs and rabbits. Premade scrapbooking pages are available for Mother's Day and Father's Day if you want to honor your parents with a unique photo album or help your own children surprise the other parent! There are also custom scrapbook pages for St. Patrick's Day, 4th of July, Halloween, New Year's Day and Grandparents Day.
Premade scrapbook pages can be added to your current album if you already started making one on your own and haven't had the time to update it. These also make great holiday gifts for girls who enjoy scrapbooking, although most girls prefer to create pages from scratch! Another idea is to create a few pages for a loved one as a gift using keepsake photos and premade scrapbooking pages. It's a gift that will be treasured for life as you remind them of a sentimental moment or perhaps even a funny moment. You might include a card that says, "Remember this moment?" and send their new custom scrapbook page by mail.
Durable Protection for Your Holiday Photos
Shop for custom scrapbook pages that are clearly marked "acid free." Paper with high levels of acid can add to the acid already present on photos. This is called acid migration, and can cause a chemical reaction that can distort the coloration of your photos over time. Custom made scrapbook pages are usually hand made with special care to ensure long-lasting enjoyment of your photos. These usually cost between $5 and $20 depending on the style and materials used, but they're well worth the investment if you want your photos to be around for future generations to enjoy.
Some companies allow you to custom order your pages and specify the theme and artwork based on your needs. For example, perhaps you'd like to create a special wedding photo scrapbook and want to use your wedding theme and colors as a springboard for the scrapbook pages. You might not be able to find the exact designs needed, but a scrapbook designer can create the pages from scratch to your specification.
A premade scrapbook page also enables you to document each holiday photo for future viewing. Imagine your grandchildren looking through your memory albums years later with no documentation. They will not know who is in the photo or when it was taken. Documentation eliminates the worry that your photos may one day be discarded because they are not clearly labeled.
Holidays are meant to be remembered. Premade scrapbook pages make it possible to preserve your memories in a fun, creative way!
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