How to Implement a Scrapbooking Layout Idea
Whether you are new to scrapbooking or a veteran to the craft, it is always fun to imagine a scrapbooking layout idea, and watch it come together on your pages. If you are an avid scrapbook artist, then you have, no doubt, come up with ideas that have worked and some that haven’t. Trial and error are necessary processes, because there are many ways to display your photos or memorabilia.
Who Will View
When contemplating a scrapbooking layout idea, you should first determine how many pictures you have; how many will fit comfortably on a page or spread (two pages next to each other); how many pieces of memorabilia you want on the page; how busy the page will be; and who will be viewing the pages. A memory book created for a child’s grandmother in another city or state will have different things on her pages than the scrapbook you make for your home, since you have access to different bits and pieces of information that might only be of interest to the immediate family.
Map It Out
A successful scrapbooking layout idea is one that has been selected from among several others that you’ve considered. Start with a basic color that will draw out some of the subtler colors in your photos, and then choose a “frame” color to either set your pictures on—squarely in the middle or offset to one side. If there is not enough room for another picture on the page, is there room for a sticker, a text, dialog box, frame, or other detailing? If you have a large table (or floor) to set things out, do a few different selections at a time and really choose the scrapbooking layout idea that best fits the need and feel of those photos.
Pros and Cons of Consistency
A scrapbooking layout idea that showcases every page in the same way becomes boring to make, as well as boring to look though. After the first or second page, people will stop seeing the pictures and only see the identical layout on all pages. For example, they will hone in on the blue background with two pink boxes, and it won’t even matter what’s in the pictures, they probably won’t look at them. However, mixing up the scrapbooking layout idea with different photo arrangements, stickers, decorations, and memorabilia not only adds some excitement to the pages, it keeps the people looking and reading, as there is so much going on within the page.