r/scrapbooking

I think i need to start getting creative with mine as im not even halfway through filling it for bf (if anyone has seen my posts, I am currently making one for my br who's birthday is in 8 days). I have currently gotten down that I could colour in plain paper or make patterns on plain paper to act as if its already patterned.

his birthday is in 8 days.

(boyfriend)

I am nowhere near halfway through filling this scrapbook, especially since I dont have alot.

At what point is it sane enough for some pages to be clued together? page filler help please !!

Anyways, heres a page ive done that im proud of. Ive got more obviously, but hand drawn spiderman soo.. ive also got a planets one but I have not taken a picture.

https://preview.redd.it/m3nsqodpowuh1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb9338059605f8009d5ff85ba0e30a700fcfedaa

My father recently passed away. He was very sentimental, and held onto everything from ticket stubs to birthday cards to receipts to post-its from loved ones. I’m still going through it all and will be for some time, probably a few times. Knowing what to keep isn’t the issue, but how.

I inherited this “sentimental pack rat” trait, and going through his things has inspired a personal reevaluation of my own “stuff”- as they say, you can’t take it with you - and I realized that curating special memories ultimately honors them more than keeping everything.

I’d like to start a book for memories of/with him, and another for myself (I’m sure I’ll end up with many). I’d like an archival effect, but when I think of how to categorize - by theme, or time period, or type, or whatever, I get overwhelmed. I can be a bit of a perfectionist with this stuff, and want it to be an act of love, not a chore.

But, where to start? how do I categorize and create order, without driving myself mad in the process?

I’d love to hear practical tips and/or helpful mental framing on how to approach it all. It’s a journey that I’m excited for, and hope to make a plan that allows for flexibility and discovery 💗

I'm in a bit of a creative rut, where I want to create badly but don't know what to make. A lot of ideas I have require other materials or printing and I don't have the budget to buy things or get any printing done this weekend.

So, what can you suggest I make using what I have? I'm making scrapbook pages, but I'm also interested in tyring out new things with the materials I already have.

I do have some more misc materials outside of what I listed, but not a ton. Please suggest me what you recommend I make in the meantime! Bonus points if you have instructions or a link to a resource about it.

Thanks!!

I'm fairly new to scrapbooking and collage making so I would love to know what scrapbooks you guys recommend! (Not looking to spend a crazy ton of money right now)