| One impressive scrapbooking layout idea that I have | | | | words on each level I am able to write in the space |
| seen using both pictures and text is the "Christmas | | | | provided and duplicate the text into the same sections |
| Family Tree". | | | | on the finished tree. This prevents you from over or |
| This scrapbooking layout ideais created with a green | | | | under spacing with the words, and also ensures that |
| tree and colored ornaments cut from construction | | | | you can fit all of them into the tree's content. |
| paper and pasted into the page section (the entire | | | | After the basic structure of your tree has been |
| page, if desired). Each of the ornaments are used as a | | | | created, then you can begin adding the personal |
| background border for pictures of family and friends | | | | touches of your liking. For example, if there were a |
| cut into rounded shapes and pasted into them. | | | | small child in the family, a picture of a baby pasted as |
| After you have cut and pasted your tree and | | | | the angel on the top of the tree with a halo drawn |
| ornaments onto the page using the appropriate | | | | over their head would be precious. Any additions are |
| number of ornaments in relation to the amount of | | | | wonderful. Just be sure not to overstate them and |
| pictures you would like pasted into the tree. Be sure to | | | | cause the Christmas scrapbooking poem to become |
| remember to leave space for semi-circular text on | | | | difficult to read. |
| each branch level of the tree. | | | | Label your tree as so desired and close the book |
| Once the tree, ornaments, pictures, and any other | | | | once the glue has adequately dried. |
| items of decoration have been cut and pasted, then | | | | This technique is just one of many that can be used to |
| you can begin to write out your Christmas | | | | incorporate Christmas poems into this holiday |
| scrapbooking poem onto the branch sections. | | | | scrapbooking layout idea. Christmas poems offer an |
| I would suggest, since the amount of writing space is | | | | interesting and unique way to promote the Christmas |
| limited, that you trace the outline of your tree onto a | | | | spirit throughout the holiday scrapbooking layout idea |
| separate piece of paper and practice writing out your | | | | without taking attention away from the pictures and |
| text into the area allotted. I usually count how many | | | | memories of the holidays themselves. |