The first thing to consider is acquiring gift wrap. You can easily and inexpensively purchase some, or you can save some scraps left over from holidays. When opening presents you should also save some of the wrapping paper, ribbons, and bows. Look at the items and decide on specific pieces you like and want to save. Fold up the wrapping paper to keep it safe, and save for later. Little note cards and tissue paper are also great gift wrap materials for future scrapbook projects so save those too.
Deciding how to use your gift wrap materials in your memory book pages is the next step. You can use different materials for different pages, but it is always nice to use the materials that pertain to the scrapbook page layout. This will make the layout extra special and even more personal. Using gift wrap from a birthday party as part of your scrapbook will capture the birthday party in much more detail.
Wrapping paper and tissue paper can be used in many ways. Pretty images or patterns can be cut from wrapping paper and used as a focal point. You can also cut strips or shapes to create borders, lines, or mosaic patterns. Wrapping paper scraps can also be used to create a frame behind photos. Tissue paper can also be used to make flowers or crumple up into fun designs. Large pieces of these gift wrapping materials can also be cut into sheets and use to cover large sections of the scrapbook page layout.
Ribbon and bows are fun to use, and bows can even be dismantled to use as ribbon as well. Ribbon adds a border and can divide areas of your layout beautifully. Ribbon can also be tied around pages to make a bow in a specified area. Bows are fun to use in the center or corner of scrapbook pages, and they add special shine to a project.
Many gifts will come with small cards on them, and they can add that special sentiment to a scrapbook page. Note cards can be focal points if they have pretty images, and the handwritten message on the inside is also a nice item to display.
Everyone has gotten a gift that was wrapped so pretty it was hard to open it, but you can save that gift wrap for scrapbook page layouts.
