Scrapbook Album Sizes

Scrapbooking albums come in all shapes and sizes. In the late 1980's and early 1990's the scrapbooking industry sort of "recreated" itself. It became "all the rage" and a very popular hobby. Basic albums and pages were 8 1/2" x 11". Today there is more of a variety of sizes available. There are 12 x 12 albums, which have somewhat replaces the 8 1/2" x 11" sizes. Scrapbooking albums come in 9" x 9", 8" x 8" and 6" x 6".

Scrapbooking albums in the 12" x 12" size offer the most room for pictures. It has taken the spot of the “standard size” album. The 9" x 9" or 8" x 8" albums are great for kids to use for school memories or personal scrapbooks. The 6" x 6" size makes a great gift size album and works great for small wedding memory books. Most scrapbooking papers are available in all sizes mentioned above. You have a variety of choices when it comes to the size of you special scrapbooking albums.