Need ideas for a scrapbook

**danimarie0820** · 09-28-2008, 11:17 AM

My stepfather was killed in a car accident on 9-23-08. My brothers are 13,18, and 18 so they will be able to remember him. My sister is 5 months old. I want to make a scrapbook of him for her so she will always remember him but I dont know where to start. tia

**Moor** · 09-28-2008, 11:21 AM

for right now, make her a daddy book.
get some transfer paper and transfer some sics of him onto some cool material, then make it puffy with some batting, and then sew it together to make a book.

then make a scrapbook of him.
Start with pics of him as a kid. give little stories to go along with them. then progress throughout his life. not only will she know stories about him, but she will also get an idea of what he looked like throughout his life.

HTH!

**Patty A** · 09-28-2008, 11:27 AM

One of the neatest things I ever seen done was for my two nephews that lost their dad when they was just 4 and 7. One of their mothers friends took some of the dads favorite clothes that he wore. She cut them in to quilt squares and made each of the boys a blanket. When she give the boys the blankets she had made she told them. "Now when you are lonely for you daddy you can wrap up in these blankets and still feel his loving warmth." It was awesome and the boys truly love their quilts.

Sorry I know you was asking for scrapbooking ideas, but I just had to add that for you.

I would start the book with a picture of him and her together if you have one. That way she would remember him with her. I would as add a lot of journal information so the stories aren't forgotten by her. It may be all it takes is a few simple words later on to spark her memories of him.

**Becci** · 10-06-2008, 08:51 AM

I have only just started scrapbooking (ie first page completed today lol) but I picked up a free project mag from my local scrap shop by Kaiser. It was a Father's Day craft mag (our FD is in Sept) and it had some greta ideas. Found a link to the PDF of the mag
http://www.kaisercraft.net/au-nz/pdf..._Workshop9.pdf
If that doesn't work go to kaisercraft.com.au and follow the links. The mag I got was in the Australian section (not sure if it's in the America/Canadian section) and was mag no.9.
HTH

**perSue** · 10-06-2008, 08:57 AM

That's a great idea!

And I'm very sorry for your loss.

What were some of his hobbies?
His job? Things he enjoyed, places he went, friends of his/the family?

Talk to your bro's and see what they can add to. Sometimes a different sex child knows the parent in a slightly different way!

Also, talk to friends of his (after enough time has passed of course). See what they knew about him, loved about him.

Maybe a joke he always loved (if appropriate lol), or a saying he always said that was "just him."

Get as many pictures over the years as possible.
Tell little snippets of a story for each picture.

Talk about holidays, and what traditions are in the family.
How his memory will be carried on forever because someone else will pick up where he left off... if he played santa each year, one of the older bro's will... or if he always carved the turkey on thanksgiving... something like that.
No one will ever fill his shoes... but they can pick up where he left off.

Any medals/ribbons/awards you can make a copy of? (on paper or perhaps the real thing added to the book)

anything that's worth mentioning... just talk to your bro's and get ideas from them... they'll assuredly think of something you didnt, we didnt..

Wonderful idea!!!