Do you have plenty of unused photographs at home? Do you have the creative talent of creating things out of ribbons, art papers or recycled materials? If yes, then you can create your own memorabilia album out of photographs, art papers, ribbons and other decorating materials.

If you have the heart for art, creating a decorative memorabilia would not be hard for you. With your creative ability, you can make an artistic journal of your life or special moments shared by family members.

Making your own scrapbook allows you to unleash your creativity, while preserving family memories. It is a way of releasing stress caused by your hectic and busy schedules. If you have enough funding you can choose from several decorative supplies found in bookstores and department stores, otherwise make use of recycled materials like old magazines, old ribbons from gifts and used gift wrappers. Other than these things, there are many supplies found within your home that can be recycled to make your scrapbook environment friendly and affordable.

It is also an opportunity to show your resourcefulness, while preserving memories of your family, friends and loved ones. It does not have to be difficult or straining to you, all you have to do is to let ideas easily flow on your mind. It is a free form of art where you capture, collect and note the important events of your life.

Import events worth scrapbooking:

* Your wedding
* First birthday of your child
* Wedding anniversaries
* 16th birthday of your child
* 18th birthday
* Christening
* Your pregnancy
* Student days
* Lullaby scrapbook
* Family gatherings

Documenting your family tree is a great way of preserving your genealogy for your children and grandchildren. To learn more about it, you can read the article below to gain tips and techniques on how to create affordable yet creative scrapbook.

Steps in scrapbooking:

* Shop around and gather all the things you need. You can either buy them in bookstores or in specialty crafts shops in malls. Before you start your purchase, jot down all the supplies you need to buy. Do not settle on one store only, there are times when supplies are cheaper in one store, while expensive in other store.

Things needed:

1) Time

2) Creativity

3) Photographs

4) Drawing book, album or notebook

5) Glue

6) Scissors

7) Used or New Ribbons of different sizes

8) Double sided tape

9) Used magazines

10) Scrapbooking supplies

11) Art paper

12) Glitters

13) Construction paper

14) Embellishments

* Once you have purchased all the things needed. Gather all your photographs and group them together according to events, genealogy or family activities.

* Take time to jot down notes and ideas that could be useful in your task.

* Plan everything. Allocate enough time to layout pages of your scrapbook. Use your creativity when creating designs. You can match the design according to the event you want to journalize. Never hesitate to combine newly purchased items and recycled materials

* You can also journalize every picture that you pasted. Take note of the date, the event, its importance, quotes and sweet nothings. You can always surf the Internet for several designs.

Author Bio: Richard C. Mckeown enjoys writing for Greatpictureframes.com which sells picture frames and antique picture frames as well as a host of additional products.

Category: Arts and Crafts
Keywords: scrapbooking,crafts,scrapbook