FATHER’S DAY SCRAPBOOK THEME When we buy gifts for our mothers it is not as difficult as buying one for our fathers. Men’s needs in general are expensive and do not have much variation. There is one gift that you can give to the special man in your life. Honor you father by creating a scrapbook of him with a father’s day scrapbook theme.
A scrapbook is one way of showing your father how his presence has influenced your life. You will be hard pressed to find a gift that will leave a personal impression on your father like you will find with creating a scrapbook.
There are many themes that you can choose. The the scrapbook theme include your father’s life from childhood? Are you going to center on the learning and effect of your father in your life? What is your fathers favorite passtime? Are there images that come to mind when you think of what he likes to do? You can use these images to apply to your scrapbook creating a theme around this topic? Let us say that your father is a fishing enthusiast, you can probably have fishing tools as background images. If he is a baseball fan then maybe something about his favorite team can be an underlying theme.
You can then start purchasing the materials that you are going to need to create the scrapbook. Here are some tips to help you get organized:
·Have a spread of photos of your dad whether alone, with the family or with other people. Select the best ones for your scrapbook. These would be the photos that highlight an important event in your dad’s life or those that convey your emotions about your father.
·Be sure to select maximum of 3 colors for your scrapbook page. You want to select colors that match the photos that you are using in the scrapbook page. Placing odd colors with photos can make the picture clash with the background and you want to keep your colors working together. If you know your father’s favorite colors then this can be used.
·Choose one photo that is to be the focal point of the scrapbook. This can be a solo shot of your father. It can be a studio shot. An outdoor photo is also a good center piece.
The main picture should be highlighted to stand out. You can mat the image by having a wider border or another color which will stand out from the rest.
·Add journaling to your scrapbook page. Place a comment or caption about what the photo is, where it was made, what happened, etc. This will make the scrapbook more interesting.
·Arrange the scrapbook elements in such a way that it is not crowded. A page that is covered in many pictures may crowed the page leaving the viewer overwhelmed.
·Place embellishments on your page – stickers, die cuts, rubber stamps and punches. But again be careful that they do not overpower the images on the page.
If you are close to other family members, you may consider asking them to supply you with some pictures as well as some quotes that they would like to include in your dad’s scrapbook. Involve all the special people in your father’s life to make the scrapbook have more meaning.
My name is Teresa Surrency and I am the host of Scrapbook Secrets With Teresa. You can post and search Scrapbook Crops on my Scrapbook Events Website
