How to Scrapbook Recipe Books
Make beautiful scrapbook recipe books to give to family and friends for the holidays or just because you care. They are easy to make and can quickly be personalized with your own favorite recipes and foods. You can even add thoughts or funny stories about each recipe throughout the book for an extra special and personal touch.
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Things You'll Need
- Two 6 inch by 6 inch pieces of chipboard Hole punch 10 mm metal jumpring 14 to 24 sheets of 6 inch by 6 inch cooking-themed heavyweight paper 10 to 20 sheets of 3½ inch by 5 inch white or light-colored card stock Recipe card stamp Black ink pad Cooking-themed stickers Glue stick Cooking-themed embellishments such as brads, buttons or charms Journaling pen
Instructions
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Punch a hole into the upper left hand corner of each piece of chipboard and cooking-themed paper. Make sure the hole is punched into the same exact spot on each piece as this is where your scrapbook recipe book will be held together.
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Choose four pieces of cooking-themed paper that will serve as the cover of your recipe book. Place glue onto the back of these sheets and adhere them to the front and back of each piece of chipboard, making sure the punched hole lines up on each one.
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Stamp each piece of white or light-colored card stock using a recipe card stamp. If you don't have a designated stamp, you can easily write out your own recipe cards by hand.
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Adhere a single recipe card to each of the cooking-themed sheets of paper using the glue stick. Write down your favorite recipes on each card using a journaling pen. Add short stories about the recipe. For example, if you know it was your grandfather's favorite dish, add a little note about it next to the recipe, or if your aunt spilled a particular dish on the Christmas tree, write a short story about it below the recipe.
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Decorate the recipe card pages using stickers and cooking-themed embellishments. You can find many different items at your local craft store, such as food-shaped brads and kitchen-themed stickers.
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Write a title on the front cover of the scrapbook recipe book and decorate the cover with a simple food-related sticker.
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Organize your scrapbook recipe book in the order you would like the recipes shown and then place the jumpring through the punched hole.
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