Keeping Those Memories Safe

Ideas for a Photo Album/scrapbook for someone who just passed away??

My uncle just passed away leaving three young children, and no mother. The family wants to make a scrapbook of the little photos we have of him and them…We need some ideas! Is there anywhere that sells something that can get us started? We don’t want just a plain old photo album.

Sorry about your uncle. You are doing something so special!

I have a few ideas to share. There are tons of albums available at the craft store or scrapbook store in your area. You can also order some online that can be personalized. Really, the sky is the limit. There are different sizes for these too…. 8 1/2 x 11, 12 x 12 and various other sizes. You need to decide on what size you want. (I like Creative Memories albums but you have to order them from a consultant as they are a direct sales company. Check out www.creativememories.com for a consultant near you. If you get a “good” consultant, they may offer classes or help you with laying out your book.)

For ease, I would do one page as my master and make all the other pages similar. This will help you complete it quicker and will flow nicely when done.

There are many, many ways to do a book. You can take classes at the craft store, buy a book with sample layouts or browse the internet for layouts.

Here are some tips to get you started:

-First gather all of the photos that you can. Check with some of his friends and other relatives for photos as you never know who has what picture!
-Sort the photos into groups and begin making the sections you want.
-Make lists of what your uncle liked, disliked, hobbies, cars he had, home he lived in, friends names, family names, work places, etc.. You can make pages for these kinds of things. They don’t need pictures but you can still capture the memory by writing it down.
-Have family members write down their special memories of your uncle. These could be included with or without pictures. Be sure to have your nieces include all of their special memories!
-Include a page of his birthdate and name too. Where he went to school, things like that. You basically want to do his life story.
-Try to get copies of his birth certificate and marriage certificate. You can make copies of these to include so you don’t harm the original.

Remember, you can do pages just of journaling and “lists” and you don’t have to have a picture on it. You can find all different kind of embellishments (stickers, die cuts, etc) for many themes too as the craft/scrapbook store.

When done, you can photo copy the pages at the copy store and make one for each niece if you want each to have a copy.

There is also another option, and that is to make a Photo Book. You can do this online at sites like www.shutterfly.com, www.photoworks.com, www.snapfish.com, etc. You upload your pictures and inlcude any text that you want. The books comes just like a book, all bound and everything. Very professional looking. Just another idea.

Best of luck! Hope to have helped some. Have fun and enjoy the memories.

For links, try:
www.diynetwork.com and go to the scrapbooking for layouts
www.creativememories.com
www.shelleysscrapbooklayouts.com
www.scrapbook.com

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