Step1: Sort Your Photos – Select several photos of one theme. In this sample, I have chosen 4 photos of a fall trip to the apple orchard. I will be creating a single, 12x12 inch scrapbook page using these photos. If I had planned to do a 2-page spread, I could have chosen several more pictures.
Step 2: Choose a Focal Point Photo – Select one photo to be the main picture on your layout. The easiest way to create a balanced, pleasing scrapbook page layout is to have a single focal point. Here I have chosen the strongest of the 4 images to be the focal point of my page. Next, I have cropped or re-printed in a smaller size the other photos so that the focal point is the largest photo on the page.
Step 3: Choose Paper and Embellishments – Select colours of solid and patterned papers that accent the photos. Here I have selected hunter green, navy, red, and white cardstock, with a pair of blue/green patterned papers as accents. The patterned papers have coordinating stickers that are perfect for my layout.
Step 4: Create a Background – To begin putting together the scrapbook page, I cut a 2-inch strip of one of the patterned papers and a 4-inch strip of the other. The 2-inch piece goes across the top of the solid green cardstock, while the 4 inch piece goes across the bottom. Both pieces are topped off with a strip of paper or a border sticker. This is the background for my page.
Step 5: Double Mat the Focal Point Photo – The focal point photo will be placed on the large field of green cardstock in the middle of the page. First I mat the photo with white cardstock, and next I mat it with a slightly larger frame of red cardstock. This double mat gives extra importance to the focal point on the page. If you are not able to make the supporting photos smaller, double matting the focal point photo is often all you need to give it the prominence that it requires to balance the layout.
Step 6: Group Mat the Supporting Photos – A great timesaving technique in scrapbooking is to mat several photos all on one piece of cardstock. Here all 3 of the supporting photos have been matted on a single strip of white cardstock.
Step 7: Place the Photos on the Background Page – Try out your layout, by placing the matted photos on the background page without adhesive. Dry-fitting the parts of your layout before adhering them to the layout is a great way to try out the placement of the pieces to make sure you like how they will look on the page.
Step 8: Print a Journaling Box – The photos on your page will lose their meaning over the years without supporting text. Here the journaling has been printed on sheet of white cardstock and trimmed to fit on a strip of navy cardstock that has been slipped beneath the focal point photo. You could also hand-write your journaling if you wish.
Step 9: Add Simple Embellishments – This layout does not need very many embellishments. A simple nature-themed sticker added to the paper stripe at the top of the page is all that is needed to complete the scrapbook page. The completed scrapbook page is the last image in this step-by-step article.
Step 10: The Completed Scrapbook Page Layout – The completed scrapbook page is a simple and quick way to create a 12x12 inch scrapbook layout that uses 4 photos. It tells the story of the pictures in a clean and classic way that you will always be proud to display in your albums.
Step 2: Choose a Focal Point Photo – Select one photo to be the main picture on your layout. The easiest way to create a balanced, pleasing scrapbook page layout is to have a single focal point. Here I have chosen the strongest of the 4 images to be the focal point of my page. Next, I have cropped or re-printed in a smaller size the other photos so that the focal point is the largest photo on the page.
Step 3: Choose Paper and Embellishments – Select colours of solid and patterned papers that accent the photos. Here I have selected hunter green, navy, red, and white cardstock, with a pair of blue/green patterned papers as accents. The patterned papers have coordinating stickers that are perfect for my layout.
Step 4: Create a Background – To begin putting together the scrapbook page, I cut a 2-inch strip of one of the patterned papers and a 4-inch strip of the other. The 2-inch piece goes across the top of the solid green cardstock, while the 4 inch piece goes across the bottom. Both pieces are topped off with a strip of paper or a border sticker. This is the background for my page.
Step 5: Double Mat the Focal Point Photo – The focal point photo will be placed on the large field of green cardstock in the middle of the page. First I mat the photo with white cardstock, and next I mat it with a slightly larger frame of red cardstock. This double mat gives extra importance to the focal point on the page. If you are not able to make the supporting photos smaller, double matting the focal point photo is often all you need to give it the prominence that it requires to balance the layout.
Step 6: Group Mat the Supporting Photos – A great timesaving technique in scrapbooking is to mat several photos all on one piece of cardstock. Here all 3 of the supporting photos have been matted on a single strip of white cardstock.
Step 7: Place the Photos on the Background Page – Try out your layout, by placing the matted photos on the background page without adhesive. Dry-fitting the parts of your layout before adhering them to the layout is a great way to try out the placement of the pieces to make sure you like how they will look on the page.
Step 8: Print a Journaling Box – The photos on your page will lose their meaning over the years without supporting text. Here the journaling has been printed on sheet of white cardstock and trimmed to fit on a strip of navy cardstock that has been slipped beneath the focal point photo. You could also hand-write your journaling if you wish.
Step 9: Add Simple Embellishments – This layout does not need very many embellishments. A simple nature-themed sticker added to the paper stripe at the top of the page is all that is needed to complete the scrapbook page. The completed scrapbook page is the last image in this step-by-step article.
Step 10: The Completed Scrapbook Page Layout – The completed scrapbook page is a simple and quick way to create a 12x12 inch scrapbook layout that uses 4 photos. It tells the story of the pictures in a clean and classic way that you will always be proud to display in your albums.
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