Leanne
09-06-06, 06:46 PM
Here is a Step by step guide of ideas that will help you in the creation of a scrapbook layout.
Select Photos and Size them:
First things first, depending on the size of your scrapbook, make sure you select a few photos on a related subject. It would be a good idea to keep additional copies of the photos that you are planning to place in a scrapbook. If not additional copies then at least ensure that you have the negatives available.
In case there is too much of an unwanted background in the photos, then try to crop the photos to the desired size or shape. There are a number of different templates that are available for shaping the photos into circles, squares, stars, or other shapes.
Once you have decided the size and shape that might best suit the photos, then you can trim the unwanted edges.
Select Scheme of Colors:
Once the photos of your choice have been cropped to your liking, observe and study them to make sure that they have a similar color scheme. If there similarities in the colors in the background or in the clothing of the people in the photos, then the best color selection will help in adding an accent to your photos. In order to figure out the colors that will look the best, it is important to lay the photos on different colors of paper. Then you can finally choose the colors that will best accent the photographs of your choice.
Selection of Page Decorations:
After the selection of the photos and background paper, it is time to select the page decorations. There are a range of items to choose from such as stickers, die-cuts, punches and stamps. All of these items are great items to use as decorations on your scrapbook page. Choose the embellishments that will compliment the photos and the theme that you have chosen for your layout.
Journaling Tips:
Journaling is definitely one of the most important steps in the completion of the scrapbook. Journaling adds the important details about the events or people featured in the photos. A page title is one of the simplest ways to tie the theme of the photos together.
An additional quote, a title or lyrics of a song, or the title of the occasion can be used to reflect your page's theme. Once you have given the page a title, it is important to add in some information on the people included in the photos or some relevant details about the events.
I put this info here as a guide only I found it on a site - I believe Scrapbooking is a personal thing so whatever you feel is right go for it listen to your heart and let your memmories guide you! :kiss:
Select Photos and Size them:
First things first, depending on the size of your scrapbook, make sure you select a few photos on a related subject. It would be a good idea to keep additional copies of the photos that you are planning to place in a scrapbook. If not additional copies then at least ensure that you have the negatives available.
In case there is too much of an unwanted background in the photos, then try to crop the photos to the desired size or shape. There are a number of different templates that are available for shaping the photos into circles, squares, stars, or other shapes.
Once you have decided the size and shape that might best suit the photos, then you can trim the unwanted edges.
Select Scheme of Colors:
Once the photos of your choice have been cropped to your liking, observe and study them to make sure that they have a similar color scheme. If there similarities in the colors in the background or in the clothing of the people in the photos, then the best color selection will help in adding an accent to your photos. In order to figure out the colors that will look the best, it is important to lay the photos on different colors of paper. Then you can finally choose the colors that will best accent the photographs of your choice.
Selection of Page Decorations:
After the selection of the photos and background paper, it is time to select the page decorations. There are a range of items to choose from such as stickers, die-cuts, punches and stamps. All of these items are great items to use as decorations on your scrapbook page. Choose the embellishments that will compliment the photos and the theme that you have chosen for your layout.
Journaling Tips:
Journaling is definitely one of the most important steps in the completion of the scrapbook. Journaling adds the important details about the events or people featured in the photos. A page title is one of the simplest ways to tie the theme of the photos together.
An additional quote, a title or lyrics of a song, or the title of the occasion can be used to reflect your page's theme. Once you have given the page a title, it is important to add in some information on the people included in the photos or some relevant details about the events.
I put this info here as a guide only I found it on a site - I believe Scrapbooking is a personal thing so whatever you feel is right go for it listen to your heart and let your memmories guide you! :kiss: