How to Create Beautiful Scrapbooking Christmas Gifts

Okay, so it's not even close to Christmas yet, but if you are somebody who likes to make their own Christmas gifts, you know that you can't leave everything until the last minute. To create beautiful scrapbooking Christmas gifts you will need to start now, as scrapbooking does take time. If you are making a mini album, it can take a few days to get it perfect.

There are loads of beautiful and personal gifts that you can make by using your scrapbooking talents. Think how much grand parents would love pictures of their grand children done up in a special way. Friends would also enjoy pictures of a special occasion that you have shared together assembled in an appealing way.

The most common type of scrapbooking gift is a mini album. These are easy to do and fun to decorate. Think of a theme for your mini album, like the grand kids or a special occasion that you have shared with the person that you would like to give the gift to. You can start by planning and placing the photographs in the album in the order that you like. Once you have planned your pages you can attach the photo's and decorate the pages with embellishments of your choice. It is a nice idea to stick to the same color theme throughout, but the choice is yours. Remember you can also personalize the front and back covers of the book. Take a look at ideas in your local craft shop, and you will often pick up beautiful mini scrapbooking album kits there.

Another way to use your talents to create beautiful scrapbooking gifts is to make a collage that you can frame to hang on the wall. If you are going this route, make sure that the person that you are giving the gift to does have space to hang a picture. Also take a look at their other decor, so that when you get it framed, the frame color can go with the other items in the room.

Other gifts that can be made include jewelery boxes, wine boxes, tissue boxes and fancy paper bins. For these gift ideas, you will need to know how to do decoupage. It is an easy technique and you can learn it in a few hours at your local craft shop. In this way you can make your collage with photographs of your choice on your chosen medium and then seal it in the correct manner. This type of item will usually be very well received and cherished forever. It is also the type of gift that can last and be passed down from generation to generation.