How To Scrapbook

Scrapbooking Page Layouts

Scrapbooking is no longer the simple collection of magazine cutouts which we happen to find interesting or the bare collection of photos with minimal designs bound together in a book.

In reality, this hobby is already a craze and unbelievably, its popularity has far exceeded golf. Conservatively, there is one scrapbooker in every four American households where only one in five households has a golfer .

There are seven basic elements to a page layout and you don't necessarily have to use all seven at once.

1) Photograph. This is really the essential, central element of any page layout. Most pages will have at least one photo, although you may, occaisionally have a page which is purely focussed on journaling.

2) Page Title. The announcement of what your page is about. You can be quite creative with the title using famous sayings, a simple phrase, names and descriptions. A title doesn't have to be on the top of the page it can be anywhere, the bottom, down the side as long as it stands out and catches the eye. You can be as creative as you loike with the title writing it by hand, cut out computer printed fonts, rub ons, stencils the options are numerous.

3) Journaling. Writing that gives the relevant information about the subject. It can be as basic as facts, who, why, what, where, when. It can be the story behind the photo/page and can contain heartfelt letters, poems, lyrics, quotes, whatever your imagination feels does it justice. The application of journaling can take many forms. You can write directly on to the page or a piece of cardstock stuck onto the page to give it a contrasting background. Other materials can be used such as vellum and other textured papers. Another idea would be to have a pocket on the page which contains the journaling written on a separate sheet. This is an especially good method if you have a fairly long story to share.

4) Page Accent or Embellishment. Any item used to dress up the page. The best kind are individual items such as medals and personal trinkets but there is a huge variety of general items available like buttons, silk flowers, eyelets, brads, slide mounts, scrapbooking die cuts, anything which adds to the attractiveness of the page.

5) Mat or Matte. A piece of cardstock or patterned paper stuck on the page under the photo to provide a border to the picture. It can also be a painted block. The mat doesn't necessarily have to be thin it can be thick or dimensional and made up of several layers.

6) Photo Corners. We're not necessarily talking about the traditional photo corners here that were used to mount photos into albums although they can be used. In scrapbook layouts these are usually a lot more decorative in order to set off and embellish the picture. Ribbons, small flowers and other decorative items are ideal for this.

7) Border. Fairly obvious as to what a border is but it doesn't have to just be a plain surround to the page. It can be just down one or two sides and made from all sorts of materials such as cardstock, patterned paper, painted, a collection of buttons, coins whatever takes your fancy. Small copies of photographs can be placed in the border. You could write your journaling content in the border.

There we have the basic elements of a page layout with which you can create some very impressive pages. With these elements and your imagination there is practically no limit to the variety of layouts that can be created.

 


 

 
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