Gift Card for the Stressed out Scrapbooker
No child's scrapbook left behind.
My mom made a scrapbook for all seven of us kids. So when I had my first child, I too embarked on the memory making journey. Within six months, Ally’s book was so full of photos and quotes, I had to buy her a second scrapbook. (You know where this is headed.) Baby number two has half a book. Baby number three has a box. No book.
Blurb.com Saved Me
As the pile of unscrapped photos, school papers, and artwork increases, so does my guilt. I swear (swear, SWEAR), one day I’ll get those scrapbooks caught up. Until then, I’ve been saved by Blurb.com.
With Blurb’s Booksmart software, every month I add pictures and stories to a family memory book. The pages are not as “pretty” as scrapbooked pages, but they aren’t as time-consuming either. And at year’s end, I order a copy of the family book for each child.
I do have a long range goal to give each child an individual scrapbook of their first years, but for now Blurb.com is helping me avoid the feeling that these precious days are flying by unrecorded.
Save Someone Else
Blurb.com also offers gift cards. If you know a mom suffering from scrapbook anxiety, why not give her this time-saving gift as well? A gift card to Blurb.com or any photo book service (e.g. Shutterfly, Snapfish, etc.) would also be great for New Baby, Wedding, Graduation, and other life events where you know photos taken are likely to end up in a pile after the party is over.
You will love it! I’m thinking my next step will be to get some of those extra large ziplock bags to separate and keep each child’s artwork, report cards, certificates, etc. At one point, I thought I’d scan those and put them in the book…but too much work. At the end of the year, I’ll have three bags, each stuffed with a family memory book and select paper keepsakes. That’s it.
A friend gave me this as a shower gift. So excited to use it, because I will NEVER get around to making an actual scrapbook.