Page Ideas for Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking provides an excellent opportunity for you to document life in interesting and whimsical formats. This hobby has spawned multiple lines of scrapbooking materials, ranging from decorative staples and rubber stamps to decorative papers and mini die-cut punches. If you begin every project with a few ideas about what kind of page you want to make, you will be able to use these materials to create heirloom pieces.

Type Design

Play with type to create titles that complement the photos on your scrapbook page. If you want to create a whimsical-looking page layout, use block letters in a variety of colors and sizes when composing your title. Consider where you place your type, since where you decide to position it can completely change the look of your page.

Gel Pen Embellishment

Embellish photos with gel pens. You can add hand-drawn borders to photos with gel pens. If you are documenting a child's first day at school, use a gel pen to create a colorful alphabet border around the page's primary layouts.

Photo Collages

Tell stories with photo collages. Use Photoshop or a similar software program to combine photos of different sizes into one large piece of photographic artwork. Position this near the center of your page, leaving a larger margin at the bottom of the page. Explain the story in a short narrative, writing as if you were addressing the individuals who appear in the collage.

Custom Borders

Design unique page borders. Save scraps of patterned scrapbook paper to use for border pieces. Cut along their edges with specialty scissors to create short lengths of scalloped border. Arrange a few lengths in different spots along the edge of your page layout.

Sewing

Rather than using glue or double-stick tape, try machine sewing your pieces into place. Sewing is both functional and decorative; it can add a special touch to your scrapbook pages. Use zigzag stitching for playful layouts and straight stitching for a minimalist design.

Custom Stamped Background

Dress up a plain background with foam stamps and acrylic paint. Stamps allow you to create your own page background, the perfect solution for instances when you can't find a patterned background that fits your theme. If you want to create your journal on hand-stamped pages, write on vellum and adhere it to the background page with brads. This will allow your stamped design to show through.

References

• Creative Memories
• Scrapbooks Etc.