scrapbooks as Christmas gifts

[Caleb's Mom]

Last year I gave both my mom and MIL a starter scrapbook with the promise to add to it each year. Well, last night I finished both my mom’s and mom in laws Christmas scrapbook pages for the year! 14 pages total. It took me about a week. 9 pages I love, 3 pages I like and 2 that are just okay. The irony of it all is that I haven’t scrapped a single page for my own books at all this year.
Does any one else out there do books or pages as gifts for Christmas?

[mrp4352]

But when my neices turn 2, they get a personallized ABC scrapbook. Their parents love it, I love it and (when they're older), they'll love it. (I have to admit, 2 is too young - I wish I had waited until they turned 3 or 4, but after the first one got one at 2, I was stuck!)

However, I did personalize frames for Christmas this year. I used all scrappnig materials and had a BLAST picking the theme and designing the frames.

[Davids-Coco]

I used the picfolio minutes for my son's great-grandparent's brag books. They can display as easles so they double as frames. I will send new pictures to add to them as I go.

Actually, you got me thinking that I may do a grandparent's album for my parents. That sounds great to me!

I am already planning a Storybook for my psuedo-sister. I started babysitting her when she was 3. She is 16 now. And, she is like family... so we have lots of pictures of her growing up. (She was even a bridesmaid in my wedding) I am going to give it to her for her 18th.

[piratesmate]

Last year I did family recipe books for my sisters (going back a couple generations) and this year I did just family books - old photos back to great-great grandparents - for DH's siblings. These were all once & done books...not the ongoing kind. There's no way I'd ever attempt that! :lmao:

I really enjoyed doing the ones for my sisters - there are only 2 of them. But DH's siblings & their adult children? I did 5 identical books thinking it would be easier since I have so much trouble making decisions. :lmao: OMG!! I'm sooooo sick of doing these books! I'm never doing another album for his family! :lmao: :lmao:

[pjlla]

I did a gift album for my Dad a few years ago for his birthday. It is the "ongoing" type (and the only scrapbook I work on that is actually caught up!!) I scrap his gardens and every year I add more. My mom takes the photos for me. We make a great team! And it gives me something to give him for Father's Day and his b.day every year!..............P