Saving precious photos and memorabilia such as train tickets,  restaurant receipts or newspaper cuttings has been something we have been doing for hundreds of years. I have a scrapbook from the 1800's where a great, great Aunt of mine glued in cuttings of her appearances playing the piano (she was pretty good!), it's fascinating and I'm so glad we have it as a family heirloom.

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Our CraftWorld Editor Natalie recently wrote about Scrapbooking and Journaling in her New Year New Craft series.

We are all so digital in 21st century that often photos never get printed and shared physically, creating an album for an event or for a baby's first year is a great way to reflect on good times and is definitely what we would refer to as a 'mindful' exercise - something which makes us grateful for experiences we have had.

If you're stuck at home due to the awful virus then there has never been more time to look through old photos and drawers full of mementoes from past trips and bring them together in an album. There are so many different kinds ranging in size and style, from extremely ornate and whimsical designs through to clean and simple photo albums.

DIY Albums make fantastic gifts either as a blank album / scrapbook ready to fill with pictures or I think better still a ready made scrapbook with

Materials needed to create a handmade album

The materials you can use to create an album vary depending on how you want your finished album to look but a few really basic supplies you will need  - you can find everything you need at CraftStash - Craft Essentials

  • CardStock - you'll be doing some folding so you don't want this to be too thick 180 to 230gsm will be fine for most albums, you may want to use some thicker card for the cover. You'll see that one in of our tutorials below they use ceral boxes for the cover!
  • Glue - liquid glue or double sided tape, if you need advice on what kind of glue to use check out the CraftWorld Guide to the Best Glue for Cardstock
  • Ruler - accurate measureme