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Advice Needed for Gift Scrapbooks
Hello! I need some advice. I will be taking on a big project; I want to create 9, 12x12 scrapbooks for a family, one for each child and one for the parents. My question is, to save time, should I make all of the scrapbooks fairly similar, using similar LO's with different papers and embellishments or should I make each one unique and different? What would you prefer if it were your family receiving them?
Hope the question makes sense! Thanks in advance!!
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Permalink Reply by Susannah Burns on -
Wow, that's ambitious! Are you doing them as traditional books or digital or hybrids? Are all the people in the same house? I think your time frame should influence you decision about how similar the books will be. You can keep similar layouts and rotate them.
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on -
Thanks for the response. :0) Yep, they all live in the same house, the oldest child is 17 down to 3. I would like to get them done and sent by about the 10th of August which means I would need to get about 3 LO's done per day until then. I've got all the supplies I should need and loads of sketches and ideas. I want to get this done efficiently but yet each one have it's own personality and qualities, I don't want them to all just be cookie cutter LO's...not sure if this is making sense. lol They will be traditional with maybe some hybrid aspects, I have tons of digital kits that are too cute to pass up so I may print some things up if it doesn't complicate the process.
Thanks again!! :0)
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Hipkins on -
Wow, what a wonderful gift for them. I would suggest making the first page or cover unique to each child, then you could use the same type of lay out for all the other pages. :)
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Permalink Reply by Barbara Carter on
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I think each will be special and unique even if you use the same layouts and photos. Don't be afraid to make them similar.You are under taking such a wonderful loving project, you are to be comended. I would find it hard to make the books exactly alike. I tend to change things up a little, move the title from horizontal to vertical, etc. But such a labor of love is going to blow them away. They will be so overwhelmed by the generosity of your time and talent that they will not fuss over the similarities. I would definitely use the same layouts and materials just so it is easier on your brain and pocketbook!!
Barb
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on
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Thank you so much! I am nearly halfway into the project and it has taken on a personality of it's own, not at all what I expected. I have used some sketches, some more than once, but I have found that once I get going they don't usually end up looking anything like the sketch. I am so pleased about that! And I really think you're right, once they get them I doubt they will compare to the extent of saying there were too many that were similar. :0) I am so excited to get it done and shipped out. I have been in a rut lately and am about 15 LO's behind in my schedule date of August 1st... :0( But hopefully I will get back in the groove and pick up speed. Thanks again for your comments, so very appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by Susannah Burns on
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You are doing a great job! Your family is lucky to have someone who is doing this for them. When I get in a scrapbooking rut, I check out web sites and scrapbook stores for ideas. I also look up scrapbook challenges or use advertisements for ideas(color combinations, sayings...) Attending a class or workshop also helps. Just for the fun of it, I challenge you to use 3 supplies that you bought at least 2 years ago and 1 piece of lace! Have fun!
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