If you feel your creative efforts deserve a designer backdrop, check out Orla Kiely’s pear motif scrapbook. Inside the striking cover, 20 plain pages provide a blank canvas for your memories.

Scribble Pear Scrapbook, £24, Orla Kiely

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It’s hard not to be dotty about this pretty scrapbook. It has a paper window on the front, to allow you to give the cover a personal touch, and 10 blank sheets in protective plastic coverings waiting to be decorated.

Spotty Scrapbook, £10, Hobbycraft

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A great way to introduce kids to scrapbooking, the Little Monster range features different characters (Mackenzie loves dancing and music, apparently) and sizes. With multicoloured pages and a wipe down cover, this book is a practical, but fun, purchase.

Little Monster Mackenzie Scrapbook, £6.95, Nella at Notonthehighstreet.com

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Artisan bookbinder Susan Green’s handmade stylish leather scrapbooks are perfect for gifts or special occasions. With 128 pages, this vibrant A5 version has plenty of space, and a handy leather strap and buckle for holding keepsakes in place.

Memory Book, £119, Bound by Hand

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Keep memories of that amazing trip alive by filling the 80 pages of this scrapbook with the highlights. Tied with a blue ribbon, the book’s seaside design should get you in the holiday spirit.

Anchors Ahoy Bunting Scrapbook, £10, Paperchase

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Crafty children can display their treasure in this pirate-themed scrapbook. As well as having 50 pages, the wire-bound book includes two plastic wallets for storing keepsakes and trinkets.

Pirate Scrapbook, £9.25, Rachel Ellen Designs

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Buy some photo corners and fill the 12 pages of this sweet scrapbook, decorated with sheet music paper butterflies, with favourite snaps from a family event. The album is functional as well as pretty thanks to its spiral bounding and double-sided card. 

Memories Vintage Style Keepsake Album, £18, The Little Picture Company

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Hobbycraft credits the American brand Project Life with helping to attract a new audience to scrapbooking. Its approach is great for beginners as it eliminates the need for scissors and glue and provides pre-designed layouts. As well as the ring binder, which makes it easy to add and remove pages, you’ll need to buy a card kit and pack of page protectors before you get started.

D-Ring Binder, £14.99, Project Life at Hobbycraft

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Brighten up rainy days with the kids with this fun scrapbook. There are three coloured sections – hot pink, blue and orange – ready to be covered with doodles, photographs and souvenirs from days out. 

Toucan Tango Glitter Scrapbook, £12, Paperchase

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It might not look much on the outside but with scrapbooking, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. The A3 size of this book, made up of 32 pages of multicoloured card, provides plenty of scope to let your imagination run wild.

Wild Flower A3 Scrapbook, £15, John Lewis

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