When it is about saving life’s sweetest memories, the scrapbook is a great way. The best thing is that now you can create digital scrapbooking too by using specific layouts and fonts. It allows you to share scrapbooks with a number of people, download, or even take a printout.
In this blog, we will mainly discuss scrapbooking layout design ideas and fonts with which you can design an effective and eye-pleasing layout. Before that, take a look at these inspirational resources which presents hundreds of scrapbook designs, templates, sketches, and layouts for every taste.
Scrapbook.com, Pagemaps, and Pinterest are a few to mention here of which Pinterest is the most trending one.
A compelling page layout will always grab your attention and make you look into the page details rather than just skimping over the page in a second. Go on exploring the design ideas that you can use for your next scrapbook page.
Simple Yet Effective Ideas for a Wonderful Layout :
Take Into Account the Importance of Theme:
Going with a particular theme will always make a big difference while creating a scrapbook. When you follow any theme e.g. family picnic at the beach, then select photos relevant to the theme so that all the elements are matched for that page.
Choose only those photos which are important to you, whether they are clicked intentionally or not shouldn’t matter here. You don’t really have to include all the pics of an event to tell a perfect story, do you?
If you want to include more than six photos, then you may have to use double-page layouts. Here, placing your elements could be a little tricky but you can use scrapbook sketches for more help.
Put similar items that are closely related to one another in one group so that visual harmony is maintained.
Organize Photos Systematically:
First, select a photo that could be a central point and needs to stand out in your scrapbook layout. To do the same, you can set a photo somewhat off-center, extend it, create a multi-layered mat, or put it slightly inclined.
Now, place other photos in such a way that the flow of the page is maintained properly and your eyes can flawlessly shift from one photo to another.
When there are multiple photos, overlap or angle them to watch from start to end of the layout. To get a more visual impact, you can also tilt one or two photos rather than doing for all. Also, while setting a photo, assume that the eyes of the viewer are towards the page.
It’s always better to try out different angles, sizes, and placements to attain the best output.
Cropping a Photo Makes It More Prominent:
When you crop a photo, it removes unwanted things from the photo making it more appealing. This way, you can include more photos on a page. You can crop photos into a square, rectangle, circle, heart, or oval shape but don’t combine several shapes into a single layout as it may look messy.
If you are including digital photos in your scrapbook then you can try photo editing software for cropping a photo. This can also make distracting or unwanted items in the background blurred.
Opt For a Matching Background:
While setting a mood with your background, try using colors from the photos on the background. By keeping into mind the design principles of repetition, try replicating patterns, shapes, or textures from your photos on the background page. This idea will complement and enhance your photos.
Improve Your Layout with Accents:
Accents or embellishments aid in enhancing the look and feel of your overall theme and hence it is much loved by many scrapbookers.
Here, you can use fabric flowers, computer fonts, ribbons, stickers, die cuts, or decorative papers. All of these cover up the blank spaces and give the final touch-up to the layout.
Besides, accents can also be used as contrasts to make your page more interesting. They form a good part as neutral decorative elements and hence can be used on most pages. Make sure you don’t overload the page with accents; one or two will make your page look pretty.
Few more layout design ideas including the rule of thirds, visual triangle, and odd numbers can be used to make your page look stunning.
Tools that Can Be Used in Scrapbooking:
You will need different tools for paper and digital scrapbooking, both of which will be discussed here. However, many designers prefer the combination of both to attain the greatest range of materials.
- For a paper scrapbook you will need;
- Flippable inserts, Paper flowers, Pressed flowers, and Photo strips.
- Movie tickets with colorful stickers or tapes.
- Screen captures of unique texts.
- Paper clips embellished with stickers, glitters, buttons, etc.
- Small flags that are prepared from washi tape.
- A box of already-printed photos
If you don’t have printed photos ready for your scrapbook, go for photo storage or a printing service such as Shutterfly or Forever. They will help you get the copies of old printed photos too, without having the negatives.
On the other hand, you will have to use photo editing software while working with digital photos. The image layers, a very useful tool in Photoshop, can be used to collage several photos into one image.
With basic photo editing software, you can change or brighten the color, change the contrast, alter the color saturation of an image, and also get rid of the red-eye effect.
To go further, if you are using image editing software such as Adobe Photoshop then you can transform the whole look of a photo with the filters and enhancement tools included in it. Classy functions of Photoshop are boundless where designers have also created several actions or patterns that can be acquired to plug into your version.
There are several online sources that provide a broad selection of these photo actions that help to craft a pleasant aesthetic while saving your lot of time.
To make your scrapbook layout livelier, try using frames, graphic clip art, patterned digital papers, stylish fonts, textured paper, and other elements that all can be downloaded online easily. These digital artworks are perfect for scrapbooking because they can be used online or can be printed out to use in paper scrapbook creation.
How to Select Fonts for Scrapbook?
Whenever you are choosing fonts for your scrapbooking layouts, you need to consider factors such as versatility, contrast, and ornaments. You can find great font packs or families online to make a perfect design.
Lastly, don’t forget to check the work by Teresa Collins, Maggie Holmes, Studio Calico, Jillibean Soup, DIY Ready, and Azzari Jarrett, etc.
Go on trying new layouts and fonts in your scrapbook to make creative memories with all your innovative spirit!
