Genealogical book (scrap-album) "Living water of memory". What a do-it-yourself pedigree looks like and how to make it How to make a do-it-yourself photo album with a pedigree

Probably six months ago, I began to collect photographs of my ancestors and information to create such a book. The idea of ​​this book has been ripening for a long time, but everything will not ripen in any way - it is clear that I am raising the importance too much. For me, this is really very, very important. I attach great value to the knowledge and memory of my Family.
This book is, so to speak, the beginning, it is half (even a little less) of the Genealogy book that I want to make for myself. Book " living water memory" - this is a book made as a gift to my dad about the history of HIS Family. Therefore, half))), there is only my father's relatives.

I thought about the name for a long time. There were options for "Genealogical Book", "Force of the Family", "Family Chronicle", etc., but somehow it was all wrong. And when I came across on the Internet the title of some book "Living Water of Memory", I realized - this is it! The name is really lively and strong, and, most importantly, not banal. Living water heals the body, and living water of memory heals the soul, gives protection and strength to the Family. The meaning of the name is revealed on the first page, so everything is clear))).

On the first spread, I placed the Family Tree. I made this U-turn at the last moment, as they say, there is nothing superfluous in it. But he turned out so great! The colors are so - I'm trudging !!!

Second spread. Daddy's grandparents. On the left - on the mother's side, on the right - on the father's side. I deliberately left the places for inscriptions blank, I was afraid to write something wrong. According to the plan, sit down and fill with dad. So far, I have entered names, surnames, years there (I haven’t photographed this yet).

The third spread is dedicated to my father's parents.

The fourth spread is dedicated to my dad, the starting point of the indicated family tree.

I love this photo!)))

Elena, first I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating such a wonderful blog - all your steps are visible, the comments are amazing both on the shops and on the stages of work! I'm on my third day and can't put it down. I entered the blog address in all notebooks so as not to lose it! Thanks a lot! The second thank you for the fact that, thanks to all the instructions and stories, my soul calmed down a little: I took it upon myself to redo my damaged children's album (there are just pasted photos), but suddenly I realized that this is not an easy task - here the memories need to be put in order, here is the icon attach (which is in the box), here you can attach a letter, which is in another box ... And the work stalled - the collection of information began, then switched to grandmother's photos (she was left alone from her relatives, and we don’t know about her photo who is there and who he is to us ...). Genealogical research, calligraphy were pulled ... And the technology for creating albums ... Roy has been a month already. I thought, here, unlucky, there was nothing to start. And here, it turns out, this is quite normal and, moreover, I'm on the right track! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! And the album itself is just what I imagined in this style. I have seen many examples, but I am sure that a person should create an album of such a plan for himself and his children by himself! When he matures before that, when he realizes that he is also part of history, when he realizes how important it is to know his ancestors. At the same time, I realized that the interpretation of the same photographs, but in the album of the son and the album of the mother, will be completely different, because. Everyone will have their own impressions and memories. I especially liked the design of the journaling in the album - a lot, exhaustively, but not noticeable at first glance! Everything is harmonious and functional. The only thing I would do in my album is the captions next to the photo - the year when it was taken, where. So that there is a brief logging and the full one is hidden. Thanks for the tips and tricks! Thinking about the spread of the album about my great-grandmother and great-grandfather (I want to make an album for my grandmother), I imagined a cot, under which there would be a lot of text. And your master class put a lot into place in my plan. Only question - why don't you make a tape along the sheet? And another question - what is stitched simply, without reinforcement with tape, how is it holding up now? It seems to me that if there is a line, and even on the fold, then this is already a weak point. Or is it worth somehow strengthening the tape from the inside? But in general, your album is just what I strive for in the design of my photographs. Don't throw away your student album! Simply, where possible, add journaling - memories for yourself personally, so that you don’t have to remember, but just sit down and read! THANKS! Thank you so much for your wonderful and kind work!

Instruction

Since the very word "chronicle" suggests the placement of materials about events in chronological order, it is best to keep it from the very beginning, from the moment when the children first came to this. Be sure to do general photo. Indicate the names and surnames of all, the name and patronymic of the teacher. A temporary inscription can be made in pencil on the back.

Create a special folder on your computer where you will put all the materials. You can call it in different ways. The main thing is that you remember where you have photos and text files with stories and memories of different events. Even if you make out a chronicle in an album, such a folder will be very useful to you. Inside, you can make a few more folders by sorting the material, and then by events. Don't forget to include the date of each activity in which the guys participated.

Surely in your archive there will be photographs taken both digitally and with a film camera. Scan regular photos and add them to the appropriate folder. Complete the archive with scans of children's drawings (for example, if one of the children successfully participated in a competition or exhibition), impressions of events, parents' reviews, etc.

You can draw up a class chronicle in a large album, just like the mothers and fathers of your pupils did. It is better to take an album with hard pages. True, even in this case, computer technology is indispensable. Texts and captions for photographs are best typed and then pasted. On the computer, you can design both the cover and the title page. Of course, if there is a good artist, he can do it with paints or felt-tip pens.

Place the earliest shared photo on the first page. Indicate who is depicted on it. Arrange the rest of the photos in chronological order. For example, you can allocate one album page for each event. At the top, sign what kind of event it was, glue a picture under the title, and place reviews below it.

In some cases, you can limit yourself to one photograph. For example, it is not at all necessary to talk in detail about a concert in which children participated. It is enough to indicate the name and date, and everyone will see the rest in the pictures.

It is very convenient to make an electronic version of the chronicle. Its simplest version is available to absolutely everyone. Type all the texts in Word or another editor with similar functions. Form one document from them, arranging the texts in chronological order. Put marks in the places where you will insert photos. You can do this by selecting a part of the text and changing the font color.

Insert photos. This can be done through the "Insert" tab of the main menu. It has an image feature. Select the "From file" option. The program will prompt you to select a photo on your computer. Do this, and then through the "Format" tab, set the wrapping. This is necessary so that the file does not turn out to be too cumbersome and so that the pictures do not go away when you format the document.

In the 21st century, people do every day digital photos. They are kept in mobile phones, show friends by social network. But homemade photo album with commemorative photographs, inscriptions and decorations makes an unusual impression. A do-it-yourself photo album, design ideas and its final edition is a matter for the whole family, a creative way to express your attitude to life. The whole family will show their talents by creating a photo album with their own hands, design ideas will surely come to your mind.

Friends of the house will gladly leaf through such a work of art. Album self made will be a priceless gift.

Album themes

Making a classic photo album with your own hands is not difficult if you have the right materials, tools and original ideas. The design depends on the chosen theme.

Topics traditionally devoted to do-it-yourself photo albums:

• the birth of a baby;
• wedding;
• journey;
• school prom;
• bright event.

You can make an album for an anniversary for a colleague or as a gift for your beloved man. Children's albums and photo books for parents are popular. After the topic is outlined, you should stock up on tools. In the table you can see what you need to create a photo album with your own hands.

Materials and tools for work

Tools:

• miniature scissors;
• hole punch simple;
• knife-cutter;
• pencils;
• paints;
• markers;
• glue stick;
• curly scissors;
• figured hole puncher;
• Double-sided tape.

Materials:

• paper;
• cardboard;
• cover material;
• fur, leather, lace, beads, chains, etc.

An important role for the original design is played by decorative details. These are any interesting gizmos found at home or in a scrapbooking store.

How to make a base for a photo album

The base of the future masterpiece is the pages in the cover.

Step-by-step instructions for creating a photo album with your own hands:

• count photos. 1-2 pictures are placed on 1 page;
• cut out paper backing for each page;
• stick the substrates on cardboard squares with a side of 30 cm;
• punch holes for fastening;
• cover the cover from the purchased album with material;
• punch holes in the binding;
• attach the pages to the cover with lace or rings.

Home artists make round-shaped albums, in the form of a heart or a house. It is better for a beginner to start with square sheets. It is more convenient to make the base part of each page separately, and then staple the pages to the album cover. D Decorative additions are glued last.

Experienced craftsmen make the album cover for photos with their own hands. It is better for a novice designer to use ready-made binding. It can be pasted over with foam rubber, sheathed on top with a beautiful fabric. The soft layer inside creates the effect of "puffiness" and looks especially good in newborn photo albums.

The top cover of the cover is made of a fabric that matches the style, fur or leather.

Composition: learning to design photo albums

Pick up nice pictures and stock up on decorations - far from everything you need to create a photo album with your own hands. All elements should form a visual unity.

Each sheet is filled out according to the rules of scrapbooking:

• select the semantic center of the page;
• choose the harmony of shades for photography, inscriptions and decorative details;
• choose an ornament to match the meaning of the photo;
• balance the proportions of large and small parts;
• make bright accents;
• do not overload the page with decorations;
• outline the triangle "photo - title - signature";
• place an odd number of details on each page.

Create a contrast of one large element and several small ones in the opposite corner. For example, at the bottom right there is a large snowflake, at the top left there are three small stars.

Family album designs

Family album must reflect not only the history, but also the spirit of the dynasty. It is important to select the most important memorable photographs.

For instance:

• "Little Dad with Young Grandpa";
• "At the wedding table";
• "We will have a child";
• "The first time in first class".

Beginners should try their hand at designing a small album with their own hands - 15-20 pages. You can decorate the family album inside with scanned documents, maternity hospital tags for newborns.

Ideas for creating a page about a sailor grandfather in stages:

• cut the mother-of-pearl turquoise paper backing along the edges with scissors with a wavy edge;
• make the name “Over the seas, over the waves” at the top;
• highlight the name with strips of decorative tape with the image of fish;
• place a vintage photo in the center;
• attach a small anchor at the bottom left;
• stick a sticker on the opposite side with the inscription "Black Sea Merchant Fleet, July 1979".

A young mother can make a photo album of a newborn with her own hands. Children make albums as a gift to their parents. Another popular type is the wedding photo album. Making a family album with your own hands becomes an exciting joint project.

Photo album as a gift to the teacher

Traditionally, gifts are prepared for the graduation party for the class teacher and the first teacher. The best way to capture the memory of childhood will be self-made photo albums. They include the brightest pictures from school life: lessons and excursions, concerts and work on the school grounds. There are many design styles for the photo album: a children's theme (for the first teacher), a computer theme (for a computer science teacher).

The stylization “under the school” is popular in albums for teachers - notebooks with an oblique ruler, a blackboard, autumn leaves. The pictures are accompanied by amusing illustrations: scanned "remarks" from schoolchildren's diaries, fragments of school essays. Often graduates make photo albums as a gift with wishes.

Ideas for the page:

• light paper background;
• in the center - photo;
• to the left of the photo - a strip of decorative tape with maple leaves;
• above the photo - a calendar for a month (printed or made by hand);
• to the right of the frame is a sticker in a box with the inscription: “History lesson, 02/04/2019”
• at the bottom - the inscription in blue marker "One day in our lives."

In the photo album for the teacher at graduation, all students can sign. DIY albums for teachers are the perfect addition to the pockets with commemorative video CDs.

Original Photo Album Ideas: Capture Life

Digital technologies provide us with a lot of photographs from all walks of life. It's nice to show your friends a photo album created by your own hands, the ideas of which were suggested by life itself.

Here are some interesting stories:

• "The best moments of the year";
• "I love this city";
• "My hobbies";
• "Me and my cat";
• "Men in my life";
• "A house and a garden";
• "Great selfies"

Good for photo album quotes. You can print them on a printer or write with a gel pen on colored stickers.

Review your digital photos, choose topics with a similar plot. Think about how and how to decorate a photo album. Any gizmos from home will do: lace trimmings, buttons, colored paper clips, dried flowers.

It is interesting to make several photo albums with your own hands in the style of diaries. They decorate such a photo diary album with simple stickers, often with statuses from the Internet.

The covers of self-made photo albums are decorated with “all sorts of things”: openwork knitting, straws, collages from small photographs. Vintage albums are decorated with gizmos from the "grandmother's chest".

Little Album: Great Memories

Sometimes a whole series of photographs connected by one plot accumulates. For example, a romantic walk with a loved one, a friend's wedding, a baby's smiles. These images are easy to combine into a mini album.

There are several options for how to arrange an unusual photo album:

• use half paper size;
• take as a basis a purchased small format album;
• make a book that folds out like an accordion.

When decorating a mini photo album, only 1 photo is placed on the page. Inscriptions, decorations, quotes are placed on a parallel page.

Making a photo album page step by step:

• background - scrap paper "Dandy";
• on the right side of the page is a photograph trimmed along the edges with scissors “Scallop”;
• on the top corner of the photo - a chip-heart;
• on the left side of the page there is a blue inscription “We are together under an umbrella”;
• under the inscription - a fabric autumn leaf;
• along the edge of the left page - a vertical strip of decorative tape;
• on the adhesive tape the inscription "Autumn is ...".

To create a mini photo album with your own hands, you will need double-sided paper. The slope of the photos will add dynamism. Under the pictures, you can glue shreds of bright fabric, lace.

In the “mini” style, you can complete a large family cycle: “I was born!”, “First steps”, “Walking with grandma”, etc.

Page decoration in a homemade photo album

A sketch of the photo album page must be drawn in advance. On a typical page, there are 5 main components: title, photographs (1-2), inscriptions to them, background, decorations and additions. The page is marked with a simple pencil.

First, do all the work with paints, felt-tip pens, so as not to smear later. Complete the page starting from the top. When the art elements dry, glue the photo in the intended area.

The inscriptions to the photos of the album are made with ink, gel pen, felt-tip pen. Then attach flat decorations. Volumetric elements are more convenient to attach when the album is fully assembled. They are glued, sewn or nailed. It is convenient to use a glue gun when making photo albums.

For the design of photo albums, a variety of materials are used: paper, fabric, wood, metal, plastic, felt. The theme of the pictures will tell you how best to decorate photo albums. A wedding photo album is decorated with lace and pearls, a traveler's album is decorated with pebbles, shells. Jewelry can be made with your own hands: knit, cut out of paper.

Applications do not have to be bought in scrapbooking stores. Dried flowers and leaves look even better than plastic ones.

The Internet and special reference books contain thousands of extraordinary tips on how to make photo albums of any subject with your own hands. Scrapbooking master classes are held by specialists. But it’s much more fun to invent and create on your own!

Master class: scrapbooking (3 videos)

Various album design options (45 photos)

Who among us does not like to be photographed and photograph loved ones and loved ones? Over time, we accumulate a huge number of photographs at home, which, of course, we want to preserve and pass on to future generations. And not only in in electronic format! Therefore, today we will discuss with you the ideas for designing a family photo album. It would be nice to make this pleasant activity one of the traditions of the family, doing all the creative work on the design of the family album together.

Family chronicle in scrapbooking technique

Scrapbooking is one of the techniques for creating and designing family or personal albums. Where, in addition to photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, buttons, drawings and other memorabilia are added that carry a story about you and your loved ones. Thanks to this art, instead of an ordinary album, we will get a whole story about the life of your family.

The cover of the photo album can also be given an original look. Decorate it with some memorabilia - for example, a ribbon to which you can attach an amulet, or yellow maple leaves. On the cover you can put a beautiful inscription symbolizing something important only for you and your family.

Making a family album in the form of a genealogical tree

Try to make your own family tree of your family and attach it to the title page of the photo album. It will not be difficult - list all the closest relatives that you remember and whose photos you can find in the family archive.

First, add photographs of the most distant ancestors to the album, and finish the design with photographs of our days. Such a self-made photo album will be of interest to absolutely everyone - both the older generation and the younger. After all, considering it, you will have the feeling that you are reading a real saga about the history of your own family.

How to make a family album with children's pages

Of course, one of the most important events in every family is the birth of a child. We always want to decorate this chapter of our life somehow in a special way. After all, even the smallest detail matters.

We have a great many photographs of growing children, because we want to capture every moment of the life of a little man. And it can be very difficult to choose some individual photos from them to put in an album. But still try to select the most characteristic photographs that most clearly reflect important points in your baby's life.

At first, these can be your photos, where the baby is still in your tummy. Next - an extract from the hospital. A newborn baby gets acquainted with family members and closest people. First smile. First steps. Walks. Deep sleep. Breakfast. For any mother, all these moments are incredibly important and everyone will be remembered forever.

Also in the photo album you can attach the first hairs of the baby, make decoration from the first booties, ribbons, from a lace baby scarf or bonnet. Do not forget to describe next to the photographs the events that are depicted in them. Over time, it will be possible to add your child's drawings and various school or sports trophies and certificates to the photo album.

DIY wedding family album - lace, satin bows and dried flowers from the bride's bouquet

You can unusually decorate a wedding album by putting satin bows and lace from the bride's accessories into it. You can also attach dried flowers from the bride's bouquet to the photos, if you have them. All these little things will become more and more valuable for you over the years, and every time you open a wedding photo album you will return to that magical day.

The idea of ​​​​designing a family album about a vacation with trophies from long journeys

You can decorate such an album with postcards depicting the countries where you rested, trophies from travels - whether it be a piece of a shell or a dried exotic plant. You can also make an ornament from the sand from the beaches where you sunbathed and took pictures.

Don't forget about the descriptions of what is shown in the photos. After all, many years later, your children will be very interested to read about the adventures of their parents on vacation, and see colorful illustrations for this exciting story.

How to make a family album as a gift to parents - a chronicle of the parental family

A photo album is also a wonderful gift that you can present to your parents for an anniversary or any holiday, or just like that. Collect the most the best photos parents from all family albums to transfer them to one. When adding photos, add some words from yourself for your mom and dad in the description. Tell them how much you love them and how much they are dear to you.

You can decorate the photo album with clippings from old magazines and preserved old theater tickets that your parents attended. An album for parents can also be decorated with hand-made decor items - an album cover crocheted or knitted, figurines for decorating a luxurious antique style, made by yourself. The album can also contain homemade collages, appliqué and decorative elements in vintage style, with antique lace and velvet. The flight of fancy here is simply limitless!

DIY creative album - creating a family chronicle with photos, drawings, poems and stories of all family members

And, of course, every family should have a common album, looking at which is so warm and comfortable to spend time surrounded by loved ones. There are a great many ideas for creating such an album, and all members of the family will have to work on their implementation. Add your favorite photos to it in chronological order. Accompany them with poems of your own composition, let each of the family members write stories about some significant events. You can also collect children's drawings to put them in an album, small memorabilia. Bring all your creative impulses to life! In the photo album, in addition to photos, you can add everything that matters to your family. And then you get a real family illustrated chronicle, which can be left to posterity as a keepsake.

A handmade photo album will inspire new life into your memories captured on film. After all, what, if not viewing family photos on winter evenings, brings relatives closer together, forcing them to appreciate each other even more.