When it comes to easy and fun styling options, creating a 3×3 design is at the top of the list.
Make the dividers a half inch wide. Before adhering the dividers into place. trace the inside of the middle square and the four corner squares.
If necessary, crop each photo to fit inside one of the corner squares. Ideally, the photo should fill the entire square and once the dividers are added, it will appear as though the photo is framed.
Cut a piece of card stock for the center square. Add your title to the card stock. Adhere the photos and title to the page and then adhere the dividers. Use the empty squares for journaling and embellishments.
Is there a photo that speaks for itself? Does just looking at the photo triggers an emotion?
Using a 5×7 copy of the photo, place it off center onto the background paper. Add a title to the upper left corner. Journal beneath the photo with just a few words. Add a border to one of the sides of the layout and embellish with a tiny bow, old buttons or a sticker message.
1. Begin with a solid background.
2. Frame two photos with the same paper or cardstock.
3. Place the photos in the upper left and lower right corner, with at least an inch and a half from the photo to the edge of the paper.
4. Using the index cards, journal about the photos.
5. Center the index cards in the upper right corner and lower left corner.
6. Matt the journal cards with a quarter inch of paper.
Let's say for example, that you want to make a layout of your kids jumping into the leaves. Use orange as your background. Cover the left half of the background with a leaf patterned scrapbook paper that has muted yellow and orange leaves in it. In the center of the page, adhere orange card stock that is lighter or darker than the background. Now you're ready to add your photos to the card stock. Add a title to the page and journal in the lower right corner.
Embellish the page with a few tiny fabric leaves.
Here is an easy way to keep the focus on the photos. Begin with a patterned background. As an example, you want to make a layout of your ten-year-old baseball player. You would choose a background paper that has lots of baseballs on it. Next, form a square using a 5×7 photo, a smaller photo and two pieces of card stock. Use a 5×7 photo of your son in his uniform, underneath, add card stock for journaling.
Next to the cardstock add a smaller headshot photo of your son. Above the photo, add matching cardstock. Use this space for the title. Add tacks to the four corners of the square and you're done!
Matt both photos with the same material and add them to your layout. Overlap the photos by using the lower corner of one and the upper corner of the other, and slant one upwards and one downwards. Add a slanted title and a framed box for journaling. This is super quick and easy and looks like a lot of work because of the background and matting.
Use additional paper to create a simple bow to cover where the strips cross each other. Along the top strip, center the three round photos. Center the square photo in the open space below the top strip. Journal to the left of the photo.
Get started on your simple scrapbook layouts!
Now that you are equipped with these seven beautiful yet convenient scrapbook layout ideas, you can get started today! And the best part is that each of these options can be used more than once. As you use different backgrounds and matting, each page of your album will appear unique and different.
Topic: Simple Scrapbook Layouts