Dee Gruenig combines photos, albums, and rubber stamping to create extraordinary photo albums. If you're ready to put together your own masterpiece, check out some of Gruenig's suggestions for materials, themes, and incentives to get you started.
Album Theme Ideas:Trips - vacations, cruises, camping, skiing
School - first day, graduation, prom night
Birthdays - each birthday a different color
Bat or bar mitzvahs
Weddings and anniversaries
Baby - first year, christening, baptism
Reunions - family, school
Family history - have each member of the family contribute a page or section
Annual events - 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's
Clubs and organizations - historical societies, gourmet groups, adventure clubs, scouts, theatrical, little league, soccer, football, swimming, gymnastics, dance
Other - building or remodeling a home, photo of the month, grandparent album, recipe book, poetry and thoughts, inspiration, business promotion
Album Materials:Scissors
Punches
Paper cutters
Glue sticks
Double-stick tape
Pens
Acid-free paper
Laminate
Envelopes
Calligraphy or stylized writing instruments
Photographs
Album Suggestions:Alphabet stamp sets
Embossing inks and powders
Stamps
Stickers
Computer images
Helpful Hints: - Begin with the end project in mind. Tell a story with the photos you take, and keep notes and souvenirs to later add to the book.
- Don't spend much money on the actual album. Buy plain, inexpensive albums and dress up the insides and outsides with decorated laminated sheets.
- Use color copies so you can change the sizes of the "photos."
- Old, yellowed letters and papers can be copied so they turn out white.
- To make photos appear old, photocopy colored photos in black and white, then deckle the edge with scissors or a deckle cutter.
- Use acid-free paper, and laminate each page so your album will last a lifetime.
Acid-free Products Creative Memories is a company that teaches people, through classes and hands-on workshops, how to safely, meaningfully and creatively make heirloom photo album scrapbooks. The consultants also have all the materials, including acid-free archival quality scrapbook photo albums, photo-safe mounting supplies and decorative supplies, and cropping tools available for purchase.
Resources acid free scrapbook supplies - University Products
University Products Inc.
517 Main St. PO Box 101
Holyoke, MA 01041-0101
Phone: 413-532-3372
Toll Free Phone: 800-628-1912
Fax: 800-532-9281
Email:
info@universityproducts.com
URL:
www.universityproducts.com
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The Great Rubber Stamp Book
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