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Help with a photo album that will be a birthday present!
Posted: March 16, 2005 4:27 pm
by mermaidindisguise
Les's mom is turning 60 and I am doing an album for her. Want to make it special so if you have any good ideas... let me know. So far I have..
-old pics
-it will have pictures of her surprise birthday dinner added later
-an "on this day" page I can get from the scrapbooking store with everything that happened on the day she was born etc...
-the invitation to the surprise dinner
-any cards that she received (a page with a card holder)
-notes and birthday drawings/homemade cards from her grandchildren
if you have any other good ideas - I have to have this done by the 26th (yikes!!!)
Posted: March 16, 2005 4:29 pm
by finsupnorth
Very good idea Meg! I did this for a wedding gift once...made my own scrapbook...are you doing the whole thing in scrapbook or just album? Scrapbooking it is a nice idea...
They have family tree scrapbook pages also....
Posted: March 16, 2005 4:35 pm
by mermaidindisguise
Thanks!!
I have an album already -so I was goingto scrap most of it and then have special pages (like the one for cards) I am not sure about the family tree...some of the branches go different ways if you know what I mean. But I would like to somehow get her past in there somewhere.
THey are great to do - I did a friend's wedding but it took forever!! I may stop in at the scrapbooking den Friday since I have the day off. It is the best!!
Posted: March 16, 2005 4:39 pm
by pair8head
Posted: March 16, 2005 4:39 pm
by pbans
My Aunt's kids did something similar for her 80th.
They also had family members write little notes about a special memory or occasion that they had shared with Auntie. It was nice for me, as the party was out of state and I didn't get to go.....I was happy to share a few thoughts to let her know I was with her in spirit!
They were very ambitious and had sent us all matching little cards to write on with return envelopes.....I'm sure it was for a scrapbook page so it all matched.
What an incredible gift......I hope when I'm 60 my daughter will be so kind.....
Posted: March 16, 2005 4:58 pm
by captainjoe
My mom made one for me for my 21st birthday with pictures and a really nice letter. That really ment a lot to me since she was diagnosed with cancer about two weeks after my birthday. I will go and look through it when I need a reminder of her and a reminder of what it was like growing up in a large caring family.
Posted: March 16, 2005 5:45 pm
by DonnaKayDunbar
post cards (or prints of post cards from the internet) from places she has traveled.
Posted: March 16, 2005 5:51 pm
by BahamaBreeze
May not have enough time, but its nice to ask relatives for any photos that they may have with her in them from way back. But they could always scan and email them them to you?
Or contact the HS she graduated from or (
www.classmates.com ?) for any pictures or notes from old classmates.
Posted: March 16, 2005 6:25 pm
by IsleReef
Video tape live video b-day wishes from friends & relatives.............. I did it for my dad and it made hime cry...................... It was great.........
Posted: March 16, 2005 8:30 pm
by finsupnorth
mermaidindisguise wrote:Thanks!!
I have an album already -so I was goingto scrap most of it and then have special pages (like the one for cards) I am not sure about the family tree...some of the branches go different ways if you know what I mean. But I would like to somehow get her past in there somewhere.
THey are great to do - I did a friend's wedding but it took forever!! I may stop in at the scrapbooking den Friday since I have the day off. It is the best!!
at least they don't go the same way and are "intertwined"
LOL!
Posted: March 16, 2005 9:11 pm
by mermaidindisguise
I knew I would get some ideas from the creative parrothead crowd!! Thanks so much - this is a big help!!