How to Assemble a Scrapbook Gift Basket
Scrapbooking is increasingly popular, especially among new mothers and young women. Create a wonderful scrapbook gift basket, filled with new supplies, as a baby shower gift, wedding gift, graduation gift and even a fun birthday gift. By offering all the supplies needed, she will be excited to get started with this new hobby.
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Things You'll Need
- Paper shred
- Masking tape
- Pen
- Scrapbook papers
- Large bow
- Small scrapbook album
- Shrink wrap cellophane
- Photo box
- Scissors
- Embellishments
- Stickers
- Adhesive
Instructions
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Purchase a decorated photo box. Remove the lid and place against the side of the box. Secure with lo-tack masking tape. This is the "basket" you will be using.
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Fill the photo box with paper shred.
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Gather basic scrapbooking supplies: a small scrapbook album, coordinating scrapbook papers and stickers, decorative scissors, adhesive, a few fun embellishments (like brads, eyelets, chipboard letters) and a pen. Choose your scrapbook papers based on your theme.
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Place the larger scrapbook supplies in the photo box, with the largest items in back. Attach with masking tape, if necessary.
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Arrange the smaller items in front. Keep some items in their packaging such as brads in a cute glass container but remove distracting packaging such as from the adhesive or scissors.
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Secure the whole basket by wrapping in shrink-wrap cellophane. Follow the manufacturer's recommendation on shrinking the wrap.
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Add a large bow to the outside of the package.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also create a themed scrapbook basket within a tote bag, paper organizer or mobile scrapbook tote.
There are scrapbook themes for any occasion. Baby papers and albums come in boy, girl or neutral patterns. A graduation theme could be done in school colors. There are even papers for hobbies, movie characters, locations, special events and most milestones.
Most scrapbooking supplies purchased in craft stores are labeled "acid-free" and "lignin-free." This means the pages will be safe from deterioration.
