Make a Connection

Organizing photographs to create a scrapbook can be a major chore. Most of the time we tend to divide them up chronologically and try to re-create the events of a person's life layout by layout. With mounds and mounds of photographs, it's easy to get discouraged, and many people eventually give up. Here's a suggestion for another method of creating scrapbook pages-without specific attention to time and events.

As you are sorting through that mound of photos, you're sure to find a few with a special kind of connection-whether it is a face the person is making, a photo of a special place at different times, or similar "signature" poses. Instead of scrapping these photos as chronological events, pair them with connected photos that help tell interesting stories.

I loved gymnastics when I was younger. You could find me turning cartwheels in the backyard or walking a balance beam on the street curb nearly any day of the week. I even did gymnastics in the gym on occasion! Rather than scrapping a day at gymnastics class, I found a few photos from different years that showed me practicing my gymnastics in unexpected places. I created a page that pulled them all together to show my love of tumbling.

Here are some other examples of connected photos:

• People in similar poses


• Kids wearing the same shirt (we all have hand-me-downs)


• A child's growth over the years standing next to an object that has stayed the same size


• Different haircuts over the years


• Photos of different people visiting the same places or landmarks


• A page of pets you've had throughout the years


• Houses/apartments you've lived in


• A photo of you with your grandparents as a baby alongside a photo of you with your grandchildren

These are just a few of the possibilities. Let your mound of photos be your inspiration! These kind of pages are a great way to show consistency, growth and family traits in your albums. The journaling that accompanies the photos make for interesting reading and are a great way to make connections with other family members.

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