Mothers Day Scrapbook

That time of year is rapidly approaching now.  You have less than a month to plan and prepare for that perfect mothers day. So how are you going to treat your mom this year?

(Yes, you can plan for your own mother’s day as well… but lets focus on your mom right now.)

You could treat her to a spa day for sure.  What MOM doesn’t appreciate that.  But what if a spa day is a little out of the price range?  Or what if that’s NOT your mom’s sort of thing?

The answer is make a Mothers Day SCRAPBOOK of course.

You can make 1 page or you can make an entire album.  You have time.  Your scrapbook for mom can also be as simple or as intricate as you want it to be.  The only rule is: it must be FOR MOM!

So ask yourself the following questions before you get started:

1) What is moms main character  type?

2) Is she classy & formal in an old fashioned way? *If so, then she would probably like a very classy scrapbook page or album.  Possibly with soft and elegant floral print papers and lace, pearls or jewels for embellishments.

3) Is she corporate and business like? *If so then mom would probably like a very modern contemporary look and feel.  This mom’s scrapbook would include lots of geometric shapes, structured / neutral color blends (blacks, whites, reds, & grays or browns, beige’s, whites or blues, gray’s and whites with brown accents etc). Nothing too crazy when it comes to embellishments though, so keep it simple.  Stick with one ribbon per page, or a few simple tabs (office style or ribbon style).  She might also appreciate hidden journaling (under pictures or embellishments).  (Keep this one clean and organized).

4) Is she casual and / or down to earth? * If so, your moms scrapbook can probably include any color theme (including those above) and any embellishments can go!  This page or album can be as simple OR as cluttered as you want it to be.  Have fun; these are my favorites.

5) or…would your mom be pegged more as a WoodStock Woman or a Merrit Music Fest Kinda Gal? *If you answered WoodStock you should probably take advantage of the great psychedelic works out there.  Tie Dies, Pop Art, Wild Multi-Colored Geometrics. Etc. Lots of vibrant colors, paisleys, peace symbols, and even the more earthier elements like hand made accents.

*If your mom is a Merrit Music Fest (Country Music Festival) kinda gal…she might appreciate some of the more rugged types of Scrapbook items.  Sure she will appreciate a few flowers (wild flowers of course) and some foilage – but she will also dig the distressed, crackle, mega texturizing that you can do to the pages or accents as well.  She will probably appreciate accents like mesh, leather, suede, big buttons, brads and random objects.  Don’t be afraid to throw some charcoal and wood into the mix as well.  Let alone the old pop can and fruit tin tabs. (Those are great!!!).

Whatever Mom is like, make sure that when you make your Mothers Day Scrapbook (page or album) for her that it stays true to who she is.

Happy Scrapping~!  Happy Mother’s Day!

P.S. Don’t forget to post your finished scrapbooks for mom on our gallery.  We would LOVE to see them!