Terrific Scrapbook Page Ideas For All Events And
Occasions
The
12”x12” scrapbook page is the most popular format. It’s
great for featuring one large, spectacular photo, or a
group of smaller photos. Styles and techniques, papers and
photos, embellishments and tools—they all come together to
create beautiful 12”x12” scrapbook pages.
When scrapbooking first became popular, it seemed important
to define the various styles. Simple and sleek, shabby
chic, artistic, quick and easy, were just a few of the
styles identified and labeled, following loose guidelines
established by various “experts.” Today you’ll still find
pages being categorized by styles, but most often we all
scrapbook to our own drummer. If you like it, you use it,
combining various styles, favorite techniques, and popular
embellishments to create your own, unique scrapbook pages
and style.
The 8”x8” scrapbooking format is my favorite size. I get to
see the finished results quickly (I’m into instant
gratification, I guess). And most embellishments lend
themselves well to this size.
Because this size works well with fewer photos, 8”x8”
scrapbook pages are a great size for Heritage albums. And
an 8”x8” Heritage album is a wonderful gift for family
members—whether giving it to a grandparent, or passing it
on to the next generation!
Of course, 8”x8” scrapbook pages are terrific for specialty
albums, too, such as a child’s school year, baby’s first
year, or a pet album. I used the 8”x8” format to create my
own recipe album, matching photos with recipes. It’s fun to
use the album and walk through all those great memories at
the same time—and the page protectors keep everything
clean.
For ideas and inspiration, I keep a notebook of layouts and
techniques I find in magazines that “speak” to me. It’s as
simple as tearing out the samples and tucking them into
sheet protectors in a notebook. Nothing fancy, just a place
to corral all those ideas. When I’m stumped for
inspiration, something in the notebook will guide me to
creating a page.
Here are a few 8”x8” and 12”x12” scrapbook pages (I’ll keep
adding to this section). Take a look—hopefully they’ll
inspire you to dive into your stash of papers and
embellishments and create some great scrapbook pages.
12x12 Scrapbook
Page — "Cowboy Up!"
8"x8"
Scrapbook Page — Angie & Macie
8"x8"
Scrapbook Page — Erin & A Pan Full of
Kittens
8"x8" Scrapbook
Page — Best Friends
8"x8" Scrapbook Page
— Sisters
6"x6"
Scrapbook Page — Hudson the Puppy
