All kids have a favorite storybook, so why not scan or color-copy drawings from their favorite book, then add them to a scrapbook page? Have that lovable bear, goofy Muppet, or sweet little mouse capering right across your child’s own scrapbook page.

Turn tan, khaki, and light-brown paper into antiqued paper by scratching it up with an emery board or sandpaper. Then put a little dark brown ink on a rag and rub gently in the lines for an even more dramatic effect. Could be the perfect background for that wonderful old photo of your grandparents!

It’s fun to add flower motifs to your scrapbook pages, especially when you’re doing engagement, wedding, or even summer themes. But why settle for flat flowers when you can have something tactile? Using velveteen paper, cut petals and centers, then scrunch them up slightly and glue them together as daisies, lilies, even bluebells.

Pour a little acrylic paint into a dish. Then place your child’s hands or feet into the ink, coat generously, then press those little fingers and toes against a piece of paper or directly against your scrapbook page. Your kids will love doing it and you’ll have a wonderful, permanent memory.

Love the designer ribbon that fancy gift and floral shops use, but don’t like to pay the price? Create your own by buying inexpensive, wide ribbon at a craft store, then stamping your own designs onto it using metallic ink.