| Designing scrapbook layouts plays a key role in the | | | | borders throughout. Journaling can help add to the |
| appearance of your pages and it's worth spending | | | | story the photos tell, so remember to leave space to |
| some time organizing your layouts before you start. | | | | insert your notes or any scrapbooking quotes you'd like |
| How you choose to layout your photos on a page is | | | | to use. |
| entirely up to you. You can use your imagination and | | | | Using a themed scrapbooking kit can be a convenient |
| be as creative as you like. But if you're stuck for | | | | and effective way to plan your layouts, as you'll get a |
| inspiration, there are loads of free scrapbooking ideas | | | | pre-packaged selection of coordinated materials such |
| to be found online. There are also loads of products | | | | as cardstock, stencils and frames. This can save you |
| designed to make creating your pages quicker and | | | | considerable time as it saves you having to purchase |
| simpler, including pre-packaged scrapbook kits and | | | | all the individual accessories separately. Kits come in a |
| digital scrapbooking software. | | | | huge variety of themes, making them excellent for |
| There are loads of scrapbooking layout ideas for you | | | | creating albums of special events such as wedding |
| to try out. Give some thought to how many photos | | | | scrapbooks. There is also a massive array of |
| you want on each page. Do you want one central | | | | scrapbooking embellishments available these days, |
| picture as a focal point, or several photos on each | | | | from sets of stickers to add color and style, to easy |
| page? Many scrapbookers like to crop their | | | | to use paper piecing patterns. Or you could use |
| photographs to highlight the main details and so they | | | | computer software and templates to arrange your |
| can use lots of smaller pictures together. It helps to | | | | digital photos. |
| keep your page layouts simple and consistent. For | | | | Planning your scrapbook layouts gives you the |
| example, try using just two or three colors of paper | | | | freedom to experiment with different looks and add |
| and stick to using the same style of frames and | | | | your personal touches, and can be lots of fun! |