Using your photos for inspiration
I prefer simple layouts for my scrapbooks. I want my pages to be
interesting, but I have found that if I start with some great pictures, the rest
is easy. Sure, I sometimes get caught up in finding the right paper, the
right stickers, or other embellishments. But, I love to be able to use my
photos as the primary work of art, and then find just the right way to highlight
them.
Many times our photos are from a special moment in our lives. Sometimes
this may mean that they photos are from a particular holiday or birthday or some
other event where there are tons of embellishments available for use in our
scrapbooks. Yet, I challenge you to look at your pictures and try to pick
out something in those photos that you can pull out to add emphasis to your
photos.
For
example, in this layout, I had some great pictures and I wanted to use as many
as I could on a one page layout. So I arranged my photos in a way that
was visually pleasing, and then used the extra space to emphasize the
alligator bubble blower. My daughter found this the easiest apparatus to
use for blowing bubbles. So by using this alligator as my inspiration, I
used its colors to create a title. Then, using an alligator sticker, I
once again emphasized the alligator.