Mother Scrapbook Ideas

Mother Scrapbook Ideas is easy to come up with since everyday is Mother's Day when you are a Mom! There are some days we wish we could change our name from, MOM!, screamed loudly by our children but most days we wouldn't trade a second of the precious time we are fortunate enough to spend with our little ones. Whether you want to design a thoughtful gifts for a new Mom or a Mommy to be, here are some creative Mother scrapbook Album ideas to get you started!

All new Mothers like to show off their baby's picture! Fabric covered scrapbooks are wonderful gifts that you can customize for the special Mother, step-Mom, or grandmother in your life. You can use them to commemorate milestones such as anniversaries or retirement. Other Mother scrapbook ideas Layout. include making travel journals or a book of annual family vacations. To begin making an adorable photo album scrapbooks gather the following materials:

* Scrapbook

* Fabric

* Padding

* Poster Board

* Scissors

* Hot Glue

* Lace

* Ribbon

Directions

* Cut out a piece of padding the identical size as the opened scrapbook

* Hot glue the padding to the outside of the scrapbook

* Open the scrapbook and lay the outside of it on the inside of the chosen fabric. Cut fabric about an inch away from the book. If it helps, first trace an outline of the scrapbook onto the fabric before cutting it out.

* Then cut diagonal notches in the corners of the fabric. Fold the corners down and hot glue to the inside of the scrapbook. Continue gluing all the way down the inside edge of the fabric. Trim away any excess.

* To dress it up further, add lace around the outside edges of the scrapbook. Use a ribbon to bind the pages.

* Measure the inside flaps of the scrapbook from the outside edge to the spine. Cut out two pieces of poster board this size. Lay the cut poster board on the fabric and cut out a piece of fabric one inch larger in size than the poster board.

* Cut notches at the corner of the fabric and hot glue the fabric to the poster board. Glue the finished product to the inside covers of the scrapbook. This gives the inside flaps a clean finish.

* Add a photo frame to the front of the scrapbook using the poster board, fabric, and padding. Choose a theme that goes with the new baby's nursery such as Winnie the Pooh or Mickey Mouse. For example, you could frame the photo frame on the front with Mickey Mouse ears.

To make a photo frame:

*Cut a piece of poster board for the photo mat. Hot glue the padding and fabric to it. Leave enough material inside the frame so you can fold it back and glue in place. Glue to the front of the scrapbook when finished. Avoid gluing the top edge so you can slide a photo down into the frame. Trim the edges with piping or lace.

Mother Scrapbook Ideas

You don't have to wait until the official Mother's Day celebration to celebrate Mom! Surprise her anytime of the year with a keepsake scrapbook of her fondest memories. Delight all the Mothers that mean so much to you and show them how much you care.

Supplies

* Scrapbook

* Embellishments

* Stickers

* Themed paper

* Photo adhesive

* Colored pens for journaling

* Photos

Choose the photos you wished displayed. This may be the most difficult part in deciding which of the many incredible shots to use. Narrow down to choices to just including several on each page. You don't want to overwhelm the pages! If you have a ton of pictures to use, make a series of scrapbooks instead of trying to place them all into one scrapbook.

Use archival quality stickers, adhesives, paper, and albums to ensure that the photographs won't be damaged by acids. Decide on a theme from your list of Mother Scrapbook ideas. Perhaps, your Mom loves gardening or to cook. You could include in her scrapbook favorite family recipes or pictures of her prize winning garden plants. Decorate the scrapbook with themed stickers. One idea is to leave the photo spaces blank for your Mom to fill as she wishes.

For grown children wishing to give Mom treasured scrapbooks, other Mother scrapbook ideas is to make a photo album of each child or children together in chronological order. Or maybe photos picked at random to show a childhood shot and then a grown up snapshot. Think about what makes Mom the happiest, for instance if she is a sports fan, stick with that theme and your scrapbook is sure to be a big hit!

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