Some people put lots of thought into scrapbook pages but don't think to personalize the album itself. Here is an example of a Christmas scrapbook that I personalized. The album started as a very pretty green and red plaid with red velvet and gold braid border (sorry, I don't remember where I got it). As you can see, I added a couple of things to it.
I started with a picture of our Christmas tree, and matted it on gold and then white before gluing it to the front cover (ATG works great for this!). Then I took a fancy gold braid and glued it around the edge, forming a frame. The words started out as fuzzy white stickers that I colored gold with a glittery gel pen.
It didn't take a lot of time, but just these few things help set the stage for the pages one will see inside.
On another note - as we head into the Christmas season, you might want to take a few minutes to think through what pictures you want for your Christmas album this year. You might want to have some pictures from before Christmas itself. Maybe pictures of: Lights being put up? Gift wrapping being done? Card making and letter writing? It's much easier to create a nice scrapbook memory if you have the pictures to go with it!
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