Memory scrapbook

Bluejeanbaby

Hello.

I'm hoping somebody here can help me. My MIL is turning 65 next month & we have decided to make a gift for her somehow by collecting letters, notes and photographs from her friends and family containing their favourite or fondest memory of MIL. I want to collate all of these things together & think that the best way to do this may be in a large scrapbook.

My question is; is this the best way to collate them? Am I totally overlooking an easier or more effective method? If i do end up making a scrapbook, I'd like to pretty it up somehow and decorate the pages. Can anyone recommend a website to get me started? I know you can buy albums hat you add your own pages to, or maybe a large notebook would be better? I am anticipating that most of the letters we collect will be written on A4 so I am going to need quite a large book.

Can anybody help??? Thanks in advance

VintageBelle

Ohhhhhh that's a lovely idea. I'm thinking of doing something similar but for myself as a keep sake. I've done a few bits before but I'm no pro. There are loads of fab scrapbooking magazines out. Pop into WH Smiths as they usually stock a good variety. I preach the fabulousness of Pinterest to everyone as there are great ideas for most things on there. Here are some links to the kind of thing I plan on making:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/452541462530320128/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/452541462530320120/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/452541462530320133/

^ They have a shabby chic diary feel to them so I don't know if that's the style you are going for or if you want a cleaner look, but Google and Pinterest should have some good ideas.

With regards to the book itself, if you have a Paperchase near you they have really good hardback books and they aren't too expensive either. I made a scrapbook for my dad and the book cost £8. I hope this helps and if I come across anything I think might be of interest then I'll post it on here

Bluejeanbaby

That's great, thank you for your help. Will try & get hold of a magazine tomorrow.

sarahpowell

I did one of these for my mum, not quite the same I did the meaning of her name, her birth sign a family tree, I added pics and then asked people to write a fond memory.

The one piece of advise I will pass on is look at scrapbooks you can adjust the the depth of, as I filled a normal bound book and it didn't shut properly. I hope this makes sense.

Sarah xx

bizzybee

I did a lot of scrapbooking when I lived in the States, they had scrapbooking parties like we have Pampered Chef parties, etc.

This link will give you an idea of how simple or detailed you can be.

http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/?type=layout&page=1