DIY: Project Life Scrapbook Party Guest Book
My grandma’s 90th birthday party was this past weekend, and my aunt had mentioned documenting the day so my grandma would have something to look back on. I immediately stepped up because I had the perfect idea. A scrapbook / party guest book done with Project Life kits.
If you aren’t familiar with Project Life, I highly recommend checking out Becky Higgins’ site now. (And don’t worry, we’ll wait for you to come back. Her site is worth it.)
What you need for a scrapbook guest book
I have this Canon Selphy printer (<–affiliate link), which was compact enough for my carry-on bag, and simple to use at the park (we were under a pavilion that had electricity.) All photos were shot with my Nikon.
I purchased a red mini album on Amazon which was MORE than enough pages for our guests! We had blank pages and they can be filled in if I want to send my grandma more photos. (This album is similar to what we used.)
I grabbed some of my Project Life cards and placed them throughout the album before the party. I asked all guests to sign a card and then I got as many photos as possible of guests with the birthday girl.
How to Make Your Guest Book:
- Take the photos.
- Print on your portable printer.
- Have your guests fill out a card with a note to the guest of honor.
When I didn’t have a photo, I slid in another Project Life card. Towards the end, I was able to add more photos of the kids (because they weren’t into posing, but they sure were having fun!)
I didn’t have to do much journaling because others had written the notes!
By the end of the party, I gave my grandma the book and she couldn’t believe it. So many family members and friends of hers came, and this is such a great memento for her to look back on the day (and super, super easy! You don’t have to be a scrapbooker to do this!)
I love this idea for birthday parties, weddings, engagement parties or any type of gathering that you deem photo-worthy. We had an autograph frame at our wedding rehearsal, and I wish we had a book like this back then.
What a genius idea! Love it!
That is a great idea and so simple! It makes the “documenting” of an important event so easy and quick which is a problem with scrapbooking sometime. It consumes me and then it does not get done! Thanks for some great ideas!
LOVE IT!!!
I love this idea. I was suppose to do one for my daughter but never got around to doing it but this is so neat. I love looking back at old pictures and the memories having a scrapbook is a great present to surprise someone too.
I love the idea of combining photos with a guest book. What a great keepsake!