National Scrapbook Day
May 3, Saturday
What is scrapbooking?
Scrapbooking is the art of decorating photo albums, diaries, and memory records using decorative paper, stickers, cutouts, writings, and other embellishments. It’s not just a hobby, but a way to preserve family history, personal memories, and warm emotions.
Purpose of the holiday
- To inspire people to preserve important moments of their lives
- To encourage creative self-expression through paper art
- To unite communities passionate about scrapbooking
- To support artists, shops, and brands related to this hobby
How can you celebrate National Scrapbook Day?
- Start or continue creating a personal or family album
- Spend the day crafting — cutting, decorating, designing pages
- Attend an online or offline scrapbooking workshop
- Share your creations on social media with the hashtag #NationalScrapbookDay
- Give a beautifully crafted page or mini-album to a friend or family member
What can you include in a scrapbook?
- Photographs and greeting cards
- Tickets, notes, recipes, map and package scraps
- Quotes, thoughts, diary entries
- Embellishments: ribbons, buttons, paper flowers, stamps, and more
Interesting fact:
National Scrapbook Day was established in 1994 by Creative Memories. Since then, it has become an important event for all lovers of paper crafts worldwide.