Baby Scrapbook Pages

Scrapbook pages are packed in two main sizes 8 x 8 inches or 12 x 12 inches. A popular baby scrapbook kit is Baby Days Pages pack, which features Baby Days, mother and father's Stories, hands and feet Keepsakes, gifts, First Home, First haircut and many other storylike pages.

Coordinating pages, borders and the albums are all available to create your child's first scrapbook. Even a novice can create a beautiful and memorable baby scrapbook with these colorful pages and images.

Record more than just milestones. Baby scrapbook theme kits come in various styles and pages. Scrapbook theme kits may include the cat, dog, beach, water, bath time, good night, and the baby and me themes. Use baby scrapbook kits help to make fun and colorful pages to your child's albums such as park and playground, sunglasses and sand bucket, bath time and good night, kisses and teddy bears, and many more.

Baby scrapbook kits are also gender specific. If you expect or already enjoy your precious baby girl, so look for baby girl scrapbook kits. The kit includes pages of assorted pink and pastel theme plates, letter stamps, coordinating tags and all materials are acid and lignin free.

But if you expect or already enjoy your active little guy, and then use a baby boy scrapbook kit, which typically feature assorted blue theme plates, letter stamps, coordinating tags and are acid and lignin free.

Major baby scrapbook kits include a baby souvenir calendar scrapbook kit. Every month you will see your little one as you write down all the first moments of his or her experience. Calendar scrapbook kits can be saved in your child's scrapbook albums, and treasured for years to come. In addition, your baby's calendar scrapbook kit is a unique and unforgettable gift to give your family, especially if they do not live in your area.

Do you have a special theme for the baby's room? Baby scrapbook theme kits can be purchased also. Precious moments, Suzy's Zoo, Disney, various religious themes, creative imagination, Rubber Ducky kits include theme pages, die cuts, rub-ons, letters, words and other assorted embellishments to make your baby scrapbook complete.

Each season of the year is also available: spring, summer, autumn and winter theme kits. Other theme kits include holiday pages: Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas.

Baby Paper For Scrapbooking

Once you have decided to skip the traditional baby book and create something completely created by yourself, you may be wondering how to find the baby paper for scrapbooking. The fact is you are not the first person to decide you want to create a memorable keepsake for your baby; therefore there are dozens of places to find this type of themed paper and a large variety as well.

What is great about scrapbooking today is that the prices have gone done so much that everyone can afford to create something special for their baby and you can find the materials practically anywhere if they have a crafting section to their store.

When you think of baby scrapbook paper, you may picture little pink rabbits, rubber duckies, toys and of course pastel colors. In the scrapbooking world, you have complete creative control over your baby's scrapbook; therefore you are not limited to the traditional and even cliché baby themed papers that exist.

You can choose from literally thousands of different themes, patterns and colors for your scrapbook and simply add the baby accessories and decorative pieces later. You will find that the most affordable way to purchase your baby scrapbook paper is to buy it in a scrapbook kit or a book.

Many of the craft stores and manufacturers today sell baby themed scrapbook paper in large books of up to 1000 sheets. Some books offer double sided paper, one side color and the other side pattern which allows you to mix and match whenever you want!

You can also choose to buy your baby scrapbook paper separately in packages of 2-5 sheets to allow you to mix and match as you see fit. Maybe at the beginning of your scrapbooking you will want to go with the baby theme paper and then half way through you decide to change to solid color paper or even a different type of pattern, you can. It is completely up to you.

The great thing about creating a scrapbook is that not all the pages and layouts have to be the same; you can make each and every page different if you want or you continue through the entire album with the same layout and theme.

You will find that of all your scrapbook materials and accessories, the baby paper for your scrapbook is very important. This component literally creates the atmosphere of the album and that particular page. Once you have decided on the paper you are going to use, the rest of the decorations, accessories and lettering have to match this theme.

As you can see your baby paper for scrapbooking is the essential part of your album because everything else you choose to use on that page needs to coordinate. Take the time to layout your page before permanently gluing or taping it down so you can see just how everything looks together when you are done.

Tracy Ballisager is a stay at home mum. To read more on baby scrapbooking go to http://www.babyscrapbooking-ideas.com

by Tracy Ballisager

Baby Scrapbooking Ideas for Everyone

Your baby's scrapbook will be something that you and your family will enjoy for a lifetime. Take your time and remember to preserve those memories just as you felt the time of the event.

What should be kept in the Baby Scrapbook?

Any and every occasion can get recorded in a scrapbook that you will have fun watching and recollecting later on in life; after all, every day is special with your baby and family.

A Baby Scrapbooking Idea

Here are a few ideas for your baby's scrapbook:

1. Start your book with pictures of your showers, while you were pregnant, and early ultrasound photos. These are a few great ways to kick off your scrapbook.

2. Dr.'s visits and the actual delivery day.

3. Visitors at the hospital, the nurses, and doctor who were present the day you gave birth to your baby.

4. The day of your baby's birth. Enclude picture of family member holding the baby for the first time. This is a perfect time to get a generational picture with those who come to see you.

5. For the first year you can take a picture every day and gradually show the changes in the baby and/or what cute things he/she did everyday.

6. The "firsts" First day at home, first holidays, first haircut, first bath, first smile, first steps, and first birthday.

7. The impressions of his/her hands, feet, or lips.

Here are Some Scrapbook Decorating Options

1. These can be as cute and funny whole capturing as many feelings and memories in the process. When you look back over the years, it should be able to tell the stories and give you a glimpse into the past. Capture this with the picture you choose and the journaling.

2. Use sticker, brads, and ribbons as decoration. Keep trinkets and remembrances of the season or event such as wrapping paper from Birthday presents, cards, airline tickets, etc.

3. A bit of the hair from your baby's first haircut.

4. Quotes. Either from a book or of the child's first words or sayings.

5. Writing, journaling your feelings down is something that will be cherished forever by your child.

A idea for your babys scrapbook is something that will come to you when the occasion shows up. Go with what you feel, and that will turn out to be the best idea over time. This book is about feelings and memories, which will live forever and ever to be cherished and passed on.

You never know, your own child may steal your ideas when the time comes, and that will probably make you the proudest mom alive. Take your time creating your scrapbooks, you will definitely have fun going through it over the years.

Marcy Larsen - Close To My Heart Consultant. CTMH offers much more than just scrapbook supplies, including opportunities to make money while scrapbooking. I love to help people get started in scrapbooking. To learn more, please visit my website at http://www.marcylarsen.com

by Marcy Larsen