Scrapbooking Layouts: A Life Time of Impressions: Project Share

I thought that this scrapbooking work at A Life Time of Impressions: Project Share was an inspiration.

Digital Scrapbook Layout: Design For Babies

If you are looking for a digital scrapbook layout to feature your baby photos, then this super layout at Everyday Digital Scrapbooking: Inspired by Flower Doodles for Stunning Designs could be just what you are looking for.

Pop over and take a look.

Scrapbooking Layout: Get Your Free April Desktop Wallpaper

I was feeling a bit down today until I came across this freebie that you can get at Everyday Digital Scrapbooking: Get Your Free April Desktop Wallpaper.

This design has really cheered me and it's free - wow!

Scrapbooking Page Layouts

Wow! Plenty of scrapbook layout ideas to inspire you in this fabulous gallery of Spring scrapbooking page layouts. Save them for future scrapbooking projects.

Scrapbook Layout: Wheel

I've just returned from a super weekend away visiting my grandsons and feeling absolutely drained. No wonder you have kids when you are relatively young hehe.

I came across this very interesting article at Scrapbooking About on how to get more pictures on a page by creating a spinner or wheel scrapbook layout.

Scrapbooking Ideas: Basic Color Theory

If you are like me, you probably sometimes find co-ordinating colors to create that eye-satisfying scrapbook layout very time consuming. This article by Jay Moncliff on using the color wheel may help you speed things up. I very often employ this technique and find it a useful tool.


Basic Color Theory Scrapbooking Ideas

Looking for a simple, versatile scrapbooking idea that can make your pages interesting and great looking? Try using the color wheel that you learned about in grade school to design well-coordinated eye-pleasing pages that really shine. The simple color theories that you learned in grade school can serve you very well in scrapbooking today, and after reviewing the basics you’ll be ready to create an unlimited number of great looking pages.

Remember the color wheel? Colors arranged in a circle, similar to a rainbow, and all of the colors related? Red combines with yellow to make orange, yellow and blue combine to make green, and red and blue make purple, remember? Visit your local craft store and invest in a simple color wheel to get you going. Most of the art departments will have one, and EK Success now makes a fancy one just for scrapbooking. Any color wheel will allow you to use these simple ideas.

Let your picture be your guide in choosing a color scheme for your page. Choose one color from the photograph to be your “key” color. It may be a color from a flower in the foreground, or the color of the shirt your child is wearing. Whatever you choose, it will be the starting point for your color themed page design.

The first color scheme is monochromatic. Say you’ve chosen the blue of your son’s eyes. Since every color comes in many values, choose two or three additional values of the blue color you want to use. You may choose one lighter value and one darker value, or two lighter or darker values, it’s up to you. Now do all of your work on the page in these three colors. The result will be restful, calming and cohesive. Your page will be pleasing to the eye and stylish, no matter how you accessorize.

Choosing two or three adjoining colors is called an analogous color scheme. These combinations tend to be either warm (from the red side of the color wheel) or cool (from the blue side of the color wheel). They are pleasing to the eye, restful and attractive. Certain combinations lend themselves very well to different themes as well. Consider a combination of red, orange yellow and orange for a striking fall layout, or a combination of icy blues and purples for a frosty winter page.

The third basic type of color scheme is complimentary. Choosing colors across the wheel from each other creates contrast and is a good way to make the items on your page stand out. On a blue page, mat the photos in orange and use orange toned accents and your details will really stand out. Red and green are also complimentary, another reason that those Christmas pages are usually so striking. Every color on the color wheel has a compliment. Consider basing your page on one color and accent with its compliment for a striking, impressive effect.

The basics of color theory that we learned in grade school are worth reviewing when you’re looking for ideas to get started on your next scrapbook page. Invest in a color wheel and put those great papers to work for you!

About the Author:Jay Moncliff is the founder of http://www.scrapbookingcenter.info a website specialized on Scrapbooking, resources and articles. This site provides updated information on Scrapbooking. For more info on Scrapbooking visit: http://www.scrapbookingcenter.info

Scrapbook Layouts: Design Flow

The design flow of a scrapbook layout is very important because it acts as a kind of signpost directing the eye to the focal points of the scrapbooking layout.

As I look out of the window in my workroom, I can just visualize this layout from Everyday Digital Scrapbooking and my creative flow is going wild!

It is a good idea to experiment with different sorts of design flow to obtain the best for your project.

Scrapbook Layout: Free

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Scrapbook Layout: A Little Scrappin' Going On

I love this scrapbook layout post by Kimberly at http://stampingbythesea.blogspot.com/. It is so imaginative. Top marks to her.


A Little Scrappin' Going On

I was able to sit down last night and scrap. Lots has been going on at our household and I needed a little time to escape the insanity! Nothing takes me to that awesome place better than scrapbooking. I have had this photo of B sitting on my desk for ages. Even prior to the move. It sat in the same spot. I knew what I wanted to do with it just wasn't sure of the design.

I started with the pic in the middle and then I grabbed that new Notations paper, and away I went. As my children get older there are so many things they say and do at these ages I NEVER want to forget. I used this page to journal the little details about B at the age of 5. From his favorite movies, to little milestones he has hurdled as a 5 year old, i.e.. no more training wheels. The chipboard is actually pretty naked except for the doodles stamped directly onto them. I sponged lightly around them to make them pop a little more. I loved that the Notations paper had the numbers in many of the patterns which made this layout really come together. I wanted to repeat the number 5 which would give the layout a better balance in using the good ole rule of threes. Another piece of magic on this page was using the black cardstock. I believe it really made it pop on this paper. I used my favorite alphabet Big Deal. I love this alphabet because it is so universal and there are so many ways you can use it. This is what I call a "more bang for your buck" set. Lastly, who couldn't resist that adorable sweaty face??? Ahhh...

Scrapbook Layouts - Using Large Photos

Enlarged photos are a great way to focus on a specific person or moment in you life. Enlarge your favorite photos to 5X7 or 8X10 or use a panoramic print. A close up of someone's eyes will make people stop and look at your photos. Large photos are very prominent on a scrapbook page and they require very little embellishing. For simple page accents, enlarge a scenic shot and cut out a section. Or create a border cutting out a scenic background element. Large photographs of people you want to highlight, equal dramatic pages.

Plan your picture to capture more than just he usual spur-of-the-moment shots. Try these simple tips that will help you create shots that are perfect for making it big.

Zoom in on your subject. Just because you plan to enlarge the photo, doesn’t mean you shouldn't get close to begin with. Fill the frame before you take the picture.

Angles and line: Tilt your camera to capture a long vertical shot. Try a child coming down the slide, a ladder or stairway. Pull your camera back to get a horizontal line of tall trees or a scenic road.

Frame your shots but be sure you don't have any distracting backgrounds in your frame. These distractions are noticeable in small photos, but even more so in an enlarged photo.

Experiment, plan on taking two or three shots to capture the right one. When you add these to your pages be creative in your layouts. Use a solid photo or cut them into strips and leave a small gap between each one as you lay them on your page. Use close up photos of children by a tree then another one of just the tree to put on the same page. Mix and match and be creative. Don't be afraid to try something new, you may just create your favorite page.

Scrapbooking by Close To My Heart Consultant Marcy Larsen. Scrapbook Layouts, stamping techniques and more at marcylarsen.com

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Scrapbook Layout

If you want some inspiration for a scrapbook layout, there are some here in the gallery including two free scrapbook page layouts.

Happy scrapping.

Vary Your Scrapbook Layouts

It is a good idea to vary the way you present photos in your scrapbook layouts and make your scrapbook pages that little bit different.

I found this interesting article by Lisa Andrews at http://scrapbooking.families.com/
that you may find helpful.


Embellish Your Photos

Since photos are the focus of most of our layouts, we should be having some fun with them. It is fun to not just put the photos onto the layout, but to also add embellishments and others elements to the photos.

You can do anything to the surface of a photo that you can do to your paper. Here are a few fun ideas to try out on your photos.

Add a Rub-on. Rub-ons are a fast and easy way to add and accent to a page. You could also add a meaningful rub-on word along the edge of a photo or you could use several rub-on words to create a frame around the edge of the photo. You could also use a rub-on shape to frame something special in the photo. I really like to use scroll style rub-ons right on the photo as a photo corner or decorative edge.

Since photos are the focus of most of our layouts, we should be having some fun with them. It is fun to not just put the photos onto the layout, but to also add embellishments and others elements to the photos.

You can do anything to the surface of a photo that you can do to your paper. Here are a few fun ideas to try out on your photos.

Add a Rub-on. Rub-ons are a fast and easy way to add and accent to a page. You could also add a meaningful rub-on word along the edge of a photo or you could use several rub-on words to create a frame around the edge of the photo. You could also use a rub-on shape to frame something special in the photo. I really like to use scroll style rub-ons right on the photo as a photo corner or decorative edge.

Write on Your Photos. Grab a gel pen and write directly onto your photo. You could draw arrows to draw attention to something specific in the photo, circle something to make a frame or even journal right on the photo.

Stick some stickers to your photos. Adding stickers to your photos is such a fun and fast way to add interest to you page. You could use several stickers to create border along the edge of your page and overlap the stickers onto your photos. You can also place the stickers across the edge of a couple of photos to bring the photos together.

Layer flowers, foam or felt shapes onto your photos. All three of these materials have become more popular lately. Try using some of these materials to create photo frames and even just photo corners. I am sure that you will have fun playing with these materials.

You do not have to keep your photos clear from all of the other elements of the page. Try overlapping embellishments onto photos and I'm sure that you will love the results.

Super Snow Layout

I'm sure that lots of you have photos and memories of - dare I say it - snow that could be scrapbooked. (What makes you think that I don't like snow?)

Here is a layout idea posted by Lisa Andrews in http://scrapbooking.families.com/blog that may inspire you. I liked the clever use of different paper to lead the eye around the page and the blue title lettering and photo edging. The thing I am not too keen on is the overlapping of photos, but like everything else in scrapbooking layouts, it is a personal view.

Happy scrapbooking.

Layout Deconstructed

It seems that we as scrapbookers like to be on the lookout for a new technique or idea to add to a layout, so I thought that I would start a weekly article called "Layout Deconstructed" where I will break down the details of a layout. This will hopefully help you notice some subtle (or maybe not so subtle) techniques you could apply to your own layouts.
So, let's get started with the week 1 layout: Snow.



Paper Selection. At first this may appear to be a random mix of paper and not something that you would choose to put together. I think that it works well together because I choose paper with different patterns: stripes, small dots and a graphic pattern. The different patterns compliment each other and cause the eye to move around the page in a triangular motion which allows the viewer to look at all of the pictures. The papers have the same color of blue in each of them, which brings continuity to the page.

Photo Layout. Here I chose to slightly overlap the photos in the layout and which created a collage effect. I like how the eye can easily move from one picture to the next because the pictures simply flow into one another.

The Title. I decided to use a fairly large title that overlapped some of the pictures. The blue on the letters is the same blue that is in the paper. This helped to give the layout a uniform look. I created a subtitle by writing on the backside of one of the patterned papers. This is a great way to insure that the colors will match.

Special Touches. I added a little blue paint around the edges of each of the photos. I thought that this helped convey the cold feeling of snow and was also a little messy just like snow.

This layout was very simple and could easily be scraplifted in no time. Hope that you will be able to pick up something you want to try on your next layout!

More Tips To Improve Your Scrapbook Layout

Are you struggling to come up with a scrapbook layout for your project?

It can be very frustrating when every scrapbook layout you try just does not seem to work.

First of all, it is worth taking your time when designing a scrapbooking layout because page appearance will make a difference to your finished scrapbook album.

Your scrapbook layout is really a personal preference so you can let your imagination be your creator. Try arranging your photos, memorabilia, journaling and embellishments on the page size you have chosen and see how they look. Move them around into different positions to try all combinations.

Consider using sketches to help you fit your memorabilia and embellishments on the page.

Lots of different layouts for various scrapbook page sizes can be found online and in scrapbooking magazines. It’s worth studying other people’s work too as you can see if their layouts and color combinations would work for you.

Keep your scrapbook layout simple. Just use two or three colors of paper and once you have decided on a style of frames and borders, keep them throughout.

For scrapbook pages, you could select scrapbooking paper that is color coordinated or scrapbook paper that has a background depicting your chosen theme.

Place your scrapbooking photos and memorabilia on the scrapbook page and see how they look. Try moving them around to different positions until you are satisfied. You may want to ‘crop’ your photos if they have irrelevant space around the main subject. Offer a frame to your photos, add stickers and embellishments, but don’t attach them until you are satisfied with the final appearance.

Remember to leave enough space in your scrapbook layout to enable you to insert your descriptions and notes. Journaling makes the scrapbook pages ‘come alive’ by adding your thoughts and emotions to the photos and memorabilia.

Make sure that the scrapbook page depicts the mood that you are trying to create.

Take the guesswork out of coordinating your scrapbook pages, by using a scrapbooking kit.

A scrapbook kit includes everything you might need such as stencils, frames and scrapbook paper, matched on a theme. A scrapbook kit saves you having to choose and purchase all your required materials separately. There are quite a variety of scrapbooking theme kits available especially for special occasions like birthdays and weddings.

Another way of designing a scrapbooking layout is to use your computer.

Digital scrapbooking as it is called is the use of graphics software to create layouts. This dedicated scrapbooking software contains many different layouts, usually geared towards themes, that you can use. The scrapbook paper, scrapbook stickers and all the other embellishments are coordinated to the particular theme that you have chosen.

You can then scan in your photos and other memorabilia and insert them onto the scrapbook pages. All the embellishments can be added to enhance the memorabilia and you know that it is all coordinated. Finally, your journaling can be inserted to finish the scrapbook album off.

Your layouts can be stored on your computer, shared online with others, or printed out. When printed out, digital scrapbook layouts look similar to the traditional ones.

Whatever method you decide on to create your scrapbook layout, you will have the freedom to be able to use your artistic talents and experiment with different looks.

By adding your personal touch to your scrapbook layout you can have real fun.