Are you looking for easy scrapbook ideas that won’t take hours to complete? Look no further! This article will introduce five simple scrapbook layout tips to enhance your photos and make your family stories shine.
1. Best of. Create a scrapbook layout that highlights the “Best of” of your family. For example, for a family vacation page, choose a photo that shows the highlights of the trip. Then ask each family member to list their favorite memory from the trip. (Bonus: Create an entire scrapbook based on this idea, with a favorite food page, favorite attraction page, favorite moment page, etc.).
2. The first 5. Like the “Best Of” scrapbook layout, the “Top 5” page can focus on the best movies of the year, the best plays in a football season, or the best songs your teen listens to. Note: This approach is a great way to get your kids involved in your scrapbooking! They love lists and putting their opinions on paper.
3.Who/What/When/Where/Why. Go “just the facts” in your scrapbook layout by choosing a few photos and accompanying them with the basics. Tell who is in the photo, what they are doing, when and where the photos were taken, and why they were there. You can always come back later and add additional stories to flesh out the details.
4. In a word… What if you had to choose just one word or phrase to sum up the event or moment you are documenting? Perhaps a collage of photos of your children running under the summer sprinklers could be titled “Fun Showers.” A photo of your mother snuggling her first grandchild could be captioned “Pure Love.” Sometimes a word or two is all you need!
5. 1-2-3. If you’re capturing an event that unfolds over time, three photos may be all you need to convey the full story. For example, for a wedding page, you might have a photo of the bride walking down the aisle with her father, one of the couple at the altar, and one of the happy newlyweds leaving the church. The story is told through a series of progressive photos on her scrapbook page.
Creating simple scrapbook layouts doesn’t have to hurt your brain or take hours and hours. In fact, I feature tons of different ideas for journaling, designing, embellishing your scrapbook layouts, and more on my blog.