How to Store Memorabilia in My Album

Sometimes you'll have various memorabilia collected from concerts, vacations and special occasions which you want to save, but don't know how to scrapbook. It's important to keep these mementos, which can add a great deal of character and history to your album pages, but it can be challenging to think of a good way to store them properly. Thankfully, there are a variety of project ideas and products on the market which address this very common scrapbooking concern.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Storage pocket or envelope

Store Memorabilia in My Album

1. Put special memorabilia in an envelope or pocket and glue it right on the album page. Specially-made pockets and envelopes, in both see-through and vellum, are available at most craft and scrapbooking stores.

2. Make your own pocket to store memorabilia. You can use speciality fabric or paper to construct an envelope or pocket in about 10 minutes. You can also cut the pocket off an old pair of pants or jeans for a creative look.

3. Use ties to secure jewelry and tags in your album. This is a unique way to store special items and gives your scrapbook pages more depth and character.

4. Look at keepsake display boxes. These three-dimensional boxes allow you to store memorabilia too bulky for normal scrapbook pages. The see-through design is perfect for displaying special memories. You can also use the clear plastic exterior to make notes, such as 'My First Concert' or 'My Trip to Disneyland.'

5. Take pictures of items too large to put in your album. For example, concert tee-shirts, musical instruments, stuffed animals and works of art can all be included in your scrapbook when you take pictures to create pages around.

6. Search for page protectors with built-in memorabilia envelopes. Page protectors are a necessity in scrapbooking anyway, so it just makes sense to find one with its own storage pocket.

Tips & Warnings

• Use plastic enclosures to store memorabilia which is not acid-free. Acidic papers can compromise the rest of your scrapbook pages, so it's best to make sure they don't touch any of the other pages in your album.
• Gently clean coins and money before storing them, and take the time to routinely clean them, even when you're using a clear storage pocket or envelope. Jewelry and coins can become tarnished over time, which can make your scrapbook page look dirty, and may even make it difficult to see the objects inside the pocket.