Have you seen the new scrapbooking supplies for recipe albums? Local
craft stores are responding to the new trend of scrapbooking recipes.
You can find albums with a recipe theme, as well as stickers, paper and
embellishments to complement the scrapbook. The main thought behind
scrapbooking recipes is the same as using photos and memories. We want
to preserve the recipes for future generations. However, recipe albums
are very popular as gift items as well. Some scrapbookers are even using
them in their kitchens as cookbooks.
To begin designing a recipe scrapbook you need to think about your
purpose for creating it. Will this be an album documenting family
recipes handed down from generation to generation? Or are you creating
an album to give as a gift? If this is a recipe album meant to be used
in the kitchen, you also may approach the design differently and choose a
scrapbook that will be more durable. Albums come in a variety of sizes
including, 4x6, 5x7 and 12x12 inches. Choose the one that will best fit
your goal for scrapbooking recipes.
Decide whether or not this will be a gift album. You may not want to use the original recipe card written by your great-grandmother in a gift recipe scrapbook. You still could make the recipes personal by writing the ingredients and instructions in your own handwriting instead of a computer font. Recipe albums make welcome gifts for weddings, graduations, Christmas or housewarming gifts.
Decide whether or not this will be a gift album. You may not want to use the original recipe card written by your great-grandmother in a gift recipe scrapbook. You still could make the recipes personal by writing the ingredients and instructions in your own handwriting instead of a computer font. Recipe albums make welcome gifts for weddings, graduations, Christmas or housewarming gifts.
Which recipes to choose will depend on your goal for the album. You may want to use quick and easy recipes for a graduation gift. Holiday favorites would be ideal for a Christmas gift. You could also narrow down the recipe choices to just desserts, soups, main dishes or family favorites.
When you begin to design your recipe album decide if you want to keep the same layout format for each page and if you will coordinate the embellishments on each page. You may want to keep the album with an overall uniform look, or have each individual page have a unique look.