Remember the summer with a set of fabulous scrapbooks from Paperblanks

Keep your memories of the  summer holidays alive by making a summer scrapbook. Paperblanks produce a wide range of art inspired journals and diaries which combine a love of craft with writing.  The larger format is ideal for keeping a holiday diary or making a keepsake of holiday memories.

 A scrapbook, like a photo album, is a way to preserve memories of special days and times. For younger children it can be kept simple with, just a picture and a caption on each page. For older children and adults, there are no limits and you can be as creative as you like.

Basic scrapbook supplies:

• Paperblanks writing journal
• Crayons, markers or coloured pencils
• Scissors
• Glue
• Sticky tape
• Buttons, scraps of coloured or patterned fabric, pipe cleaners, shiny kitchen foil, cuttings from magazines or newspapers
• Collected items such as feathers, grasses, ticket stubs, party invitations, brochures

Depending on your child's age, ability and attention span, your summer scrapbook can be a week-long project done at the end of the summer holiday, or a long project recording childhood memories completed one page at a time.  The scrapbook could focus on a special event such as a birthday party or holiday or each page could represent a different activity such as a trip to the park or the beach.
 
Paperblanks scrapbooking tips:

1. Take lots of digital photos and design pages and layouts around them.
2. Shiny paper such as wrapping paper and kitchen foil adds interest.
3. Use photos or drawings laid on top of themed backgrounds. For example paste photos of the family holiday on top of a page from the holiday brochure.
4. Add texture and colour by gluing leaves, flowers and grass
5. Combine your child's love of painting and create a finger paint masterpiece on a page.
6. No need to spend lots of money on scrapbooking materials, collect items from around the house such as buttons, fabric, and colourful paper.

Keeping a journal or creating a scrapbook will encourage your children to enjoy being creative and also result in a beautiful keepsake to be treasured for years to come. 

To win a selection of Paperblanks journals for your family worth £50 simply answer this question below:

Which Paperblank format is ideal for a summer scrapbook?

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Winners will be the senders of the first two correct emails opened after 3pm on 31 August, 2010. One entry per household.

Paperblanks ranges of art inspired journals are available from leading retailers, department stores and art shops across the UK.  Please ring 00800 3333 8005 for details of your nearest stockist.