You may have seen scrapbooks created by grandparents, other parents or simply crafty types that are works of art, or you may have heard of scrapbooking "parties," where moms learn how to create these works of art for themselves and their families. If the idea of this kind of memory saver appeals to you, then you might not be sure how to go about creating a scrapbook that reflects your family's memories - and doesn't take a ton of time to put together. If you need inspiration, then start with your child's interests. If you have a new baby, then why not draw inspiration from her nursery décor? From there, you can visit the craft store to choose an inexpensive post-bound album - be sure it's a manageable size; you don't want a giant, intimidating page to have to fill up. For the first year, one page per month is sufficient, and four pictures per month is doable. Be sure to include growth charts, special people she meets, milestones and anything else notable. As kids grow and life gets busier, then you may want to rely on technology to help you out with scrapbooking.

There are several great sites that will store your images and put them all together in a book. Scrapblog is a free service where you can upload your images and create pages in a blog style, and when you're done, you have the option of putting your pages in a book, making photo prints or printing the pages on your printer. You can keep all your snapshots in one place and create scrapbooks for gifts or your own collection at both Snapfish.com and KodakGallery.com. These sites don't offer all the little decorations that you can stick on traditional scrapbook pages, but they offer sleek, beautiful designs that cut a lot of time and frustration out of the creation process for the non-crafty. So if making a scrapbook has been on your to-do list for awhile now, there's no better time to start capturing those memories!