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Offer your boyfriend a fully made scrapbook for you as a great Valentine’s Day or Dating Anniversary gift tip. He’s sure to love this intimate and creative idea of you two!

Before you start making your boyfriend scrapbook, it is important that you already have in mind the style you want. This makes it easier to choose the materials and the chances to sin by excess or scarcity of elements. To do this, take a look at references and scrapbook things for boyfriend

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Start by purchasing a photo book or album. It should be as simple as possible, after all the intention is you decorate it! Gather also the materials needed for the Valentine’s Day scrapbook techniquewhich are usually cardboard, fabric tapes (satin, lace, etc), scrapbook paper, scrapbook stickers, self-adhesive pearls, drawing pins, glue, scissors, etc.

As you can see, there are no rules in the material list. It goes according to your plans and budget. You can find all these materials in craft shops.

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Define the look of your scrapbook or album. As you will present your boyfriend, you can give preference to his favorite color or use more neutral colors, such as black, blue and brown, and complete with red, the color of passion! We suggest the article “What are the meanings of colors”, which can help you decide and also put a sense in the choice of colors for your boyfriend’s scrapbook. You can also choose themes for the album, such as 1 year scrapbook of dating photofor example.

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Start decorating the boyfriend book coverusing cardboard, scrapbook paper, fabric and fabric tapes. In scrapbook no rulesYou arrange the various elements in the way you like and if the final result gets a little confusing, there is no problem because this is one of the characteristics of this technique. The image beside shows a simple scrapbook, get inspired!

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If you prefer a more complex layerAdd small elements glued on banana tape to create a 3D effect, self-adhesive pearls to confer a certain glamour, cutouts of hearts and the word “Love”, stickers with or without glitter, etc. We also suggest that give the book a titlelike “Our Love Diary” or “Our Story.”

Another element that makes the difference in an album are the scrapbook frames for boyfriend. They are super easy to do and you can use them both around the photo, giving the impression of a photo frame, as well as in areas destined for sentences and messages.

Tip: to make the scrapbook frame easily, bet on tapes (of fabric or colored adhesives). That way you don’t worry so much about measurements.

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After you’ve done the cover, it’s time to devote yourself to inside album or notebook. If you aim to complete the leaves over time, just create frames for the photos, with cardboard, and reserve spaces to write. On the other hand, if you want to include in this scrapbook spending time togetherthere are several ways to do this.

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One of the most popular scrapbook decorating ideas for boyfriends is photo-based for, as the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” and they will make your scrapbook much more interesting than if it were just text.

Idea: A very cute feature for scrapbook is to print the photos in Polaroid style. To achieve this, you don’t need to have a Polaroid, but you can use applications and printing services that already print the photo in this style. Another economical and easy feature is the filters, which allow you to play with black and white photos and other shades.

It may also include cinema ticketstravel tickets, mobile phone messages (doing screen capture and printing), music quotes, poemsdeclarations of love, origami… everything that relates to you and love!

For an extra inspiration of scrapbook phrases for boyfriendBe sure to check out the 7 best romantic phrases for your boyfriend.

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You can fill out all the sheets in the notebook or album or leave a few pages emptychallenging your boyfriend to complete them his way, so the scrapbook will be done by both. If you choose this, you can choose to give a cool pen along with the scrapbook.

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In the end, you can also customize the back cover or leave it simple, just sticking a piece of cardboard or fabric on it. An optional idea is to stick a back cover tape or elastic band to keep him charming when he’s closed. The most efficient way to achieve this effect is with the traditional ‘little hole and knot’ system common in agendas and folders or simply by sticking one piece of tape on the cover and another on the back cover.

Let’s agree that making a scrapbook is much cooler than buy the ready scrapbook online. To finish with a golden key, you can perfume the pages of the notebook and even bet on a card. After all, love is never too much for those we love.

See also: Valentine’s Day gift ideas for men

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Tips

• Let all the elements glued with glue dry well before continuing the manualities.
• Focus on your boyfriend’s tastes and preferences when creating the scrapbook.
• Offer the scrapbook inside a decorated box.