Christmas Scrapbooking Makes Memories Last
If we look beyond the presents, food, and decorations of Christmas, it becomes clear that the holiday is really all about memories. The holiday season revolves around remembering Christmases past and being together to establish traditions for the future. And there’s no better way to preserve all of these memories than by Christmas scrapbooking.
Gathering your memories in a Christmas scrapbook lets you relive the special moments year after year. As you and your loved ones look back at the pages, you can experience the joys of that season of life all over again. Whether it’s telling the story of a special gift, a time of togetherness with someone who’s no longer around, or capturing the childhood wonder, Christmas scrapbooking is a tangible keepsake of the season.
Creative Ideas For Christmas Scrapbooking
Because the holiday season only comes once a year, it’s a special time that many want to chronicle and document. Using scrapbooks to capture how you spent the holiday with friends and family is a meaningful way to mark the season. Kids grow and change so much each year that watching their progression is fun. Revisiting memories is a special treat that only photo albums and Christmas scrapbooks can offer.
Scrapbooking memories of Christmas doesn’t have to be complicated. There are many ways to do Christmas scrapbooking that look good and are easy to execute. Here are a few of our favorite Christmas memories to preserve, and scrapbooking ideas to help capture them so you can treasure your photos, stories, and memories year after year.
Capture Family Traditions
Remember that time you all wore matching pajamas to visit Santa or had a gingerbread house-building competition? Scrapbooking for Christmas helps keep your favorite traditions alive year after year. It’s fun to compare the pictures each year to see how everyone has grown and changed. Best of all, you don’t need to know any fancy paper crafting techniques. All it takes is some Christmas craft paper, and you’re on your way. We even have Christmas scrapbooking kits if you want an easier option.
Holiday Travel
Many families have shifted from giving Christmas presents to gifting experiences. And what better way to keep those memories alive than with Christmas themed scrapbooking. By creating an album of your holiday travel, you can make the experiences last long after the suitcases are unpacked.
Christmas Card Keepsakes
Using your scrapbooking supplies to make your own Christmas cards is a great way to add some extra fun to your holiday and a dash of cheer to someone’s mailbox. Anyone can send a card, but a handmade Christmas card is a gift in and of itself. Whether you’re personally designing each card from scratch by layering patterned paper and embellishments, or using one of our Christmas card kits to create several cards at a time, your efforts will be noticed.
We love saving our own yearly Christmas cards in a special way so we can see the progression of our family. You can do this by using an album or simply by punching a hole in the corner of the card and using a ring to hold the many years of cards together. Some people like to do this with the cards they receive from others as well. It’s a quick card preservation technique that is fun to flip through and reminisce.
Pocket Scrapbooks
A pocket scrapbook uses photo pocket pages to display pictures and other creative elements. We love them because they are more approachable than their full-page scrapbooking layouts. You can tuck photos alongside Christmas scrapbooking paper or little keepsakes from the holiday. All of these pages get put together in an album where you can easily add or rearrange pages. Our Joyful Days Memories & More Card Pack makes pocket scrapbooking even easier.
Christmas Scrapbooking Supplies
Of course, no matter what you’re creating, you need the right scrapbooking supplies. Whether you’re crafting the perfect Christmas scrapbook, making Christmas cards, creating memories with Christmas ornaments, or establishing traditions with a Christmas countdown calendar, the proper supplies can make all the difference. They can also make your project much easier.
If you’re new to scrapbooking, we recommend starting with a few of the basics. Patterned Christmas paper is versatile and can be used for all of your projects. We also recommend getting a good paper trimmer, a versatile glue, and an archival-quality journaling pen. Once you’ve got the basics covered, you can add in some fun stuff like the Stay Warm Stamp Set or cute embellishments.
Treasure Your Holiday Memories
You don’t need to do ornate Christmas crafts using paper to preserve your best holiday memories. (Although that’s certainly an option.) Christmas scrapbooking with a few of our best memory-keeping products, like the Joyful Days Memories & More Card Pack , Christmas scrapbooking paper, or our easy-to-use Scrapbooking Workshop Kits, will help you preserve your memories in a way that makes them easy to enjoy every year.
If you’d like more Christmas scrapbooking ideas, or would like to preview some of these products to preserve your memories, contact your local Stampin’ Up! demonstrator today.