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Scrapbooking Motivational Ideas
These ideas were compiled by Ginger Morgan, Kristi Martin, and other scrapbookers on the web. Use them to help you get over your scrappers block anytime! TITLE IDEAS: Use the name of a TV Show for a title Use the name of a song for a title Use the name of a book for a title Use the word “Love” in the title Use a computer-generated title Use stickers for a title Use a hand written title Cut out the letters for a title Use die-cut letters for a title Use the title only to explain your pictures—no journaling Use a pre-made title Dangle something from a letter in the title using a wire, raffia, string, or something Use Plaid paper for the title or for the background of the title Mix template letters for the title Weave a fiber behind title Cut a title from a cursive font Sew a title put your title down the side of the page Put title letters on individual tags Dot the "I"s in your title with an embellishment Use buttons for the “O”s or the center of your “O”s in your title. PAPER IDEAS: Use all pastel colored paper Use a Black Background—can be black printed paper Use crumpled paper on a layout Use all scraps except for the background paper Use bright colors for a layout Use metallic paper somewhere in the layout Use suede paper Use “wood” paper or regular paper that looks like wood Use 3 different patterned paper in the same layout Use red, white, and blue on the layout Use only cardstock on a layout Use only patterned paper on a layout Use vellum on a layout Use at least 3 shades of the SAME color on a layout Convert an 8 ½ x 11-inch page to a 12x12 layout! Do a BLACK AND WHITE layout Use embossed paper Use diamond dust paper Use mulberry paper Emboss your own background paper (wet or dry) Use any other “specialty paper” and tell us about it! LAYOUT IDEAS: Take a layout you have done that you love, and recreate it with different colors and a different theme. (In other words, CASE a layout of your own!) Scrap a Holiday in “non-traditional” colors—(Pastel Christmas, Pastel New Years???) Scrap any celebration Scrap a family tradition Scrap an event that includes some sort of food (Picnic, Thanksgiving, restaurant) Scrap a sports event or a game Do a layout that includes toys in some way Do an Animal layout (zoo, pets, could be Halloween, ???) Do a SPRING layout Do a SUMMER layout Do a FALL layout Do a WINTER layout Do a Heritage layout C.A.S.E. a layout-- (other than your own) (copy and steal everything J)—use the same colors and techniques. Do a WATER layout (beach, pool, pond, bathtub, rainstorm—squirt-gun--anything water—could also be a snow layout!) Use a quote on a layout Use a prayer on a layout Use a Bible verse on a layout Do a mosaic layout Do a “Totally Me” layout using your pictures of you doing your “stuff.” (Share this online for an extra point!) Scrap a Patriotic Page Scrap a current event (within the past year) Do a vacation layout Use “Something from the Kitchen” in a layout (?) Scrap an accomplishment—yours or family member Do an “ITS BROKEN” layout—(Toy, leg, car ???) Use a poem on a layout (extra point if you write the poem!) Do a Holiday layout Do a paper-tearing layout Do a “Like father like son” or “Like Mother Like Daughter” layout (like grandpa-like granddaughter?) mother-son, father-daughter, (doesn’t have to have that title, just that content) Do a “STEP INTO THE PAST” layout-- Do a HOUSE AND HOME layout Do a CAREER layout (if you are a SAHM or Grandma—that is a career!) Do a SCHOOL layout Do a CHURCH activity layout Do a BEFORE and AFTER layout (diet, pregnancy, dirty to clean) Do a Color-Blocking layout Do a “Nautical” layout Do a SAND layout—(either in color, texture, content—use your own judgment) Make a “page that moves” Pop-up or pull Do a peek-a-boo page Make a layout without pictures—must have journaling Put memorabilia on a page (like coins, baby bracelet, tassel from graduation) Make a quilt page Make a pocket page Do a panoramic layout (with those page protectors that make it a 4-page layout) Do a garden layout Do a paper folding on a layout Decorate the four corners of layout Use a photo for template letters use at least three photos on a page Do calligraphy STICKER IDEAS: Make a scene with stickers Use stickers for the border Use MAMBI stickers on a layout Use Paper Moon Stickers on a layout Use Debbie Mumm Stickers or punchouts on a page Use stickers in another way and tell us about it. EMBELLISHMENT IDEAS: Use buttons on a layout Use something from nature Make and use a shaker box Sew or cross-stitch on a layout Use photo corners Use glitter or a glitter pen on a layout Use raffia on a layout Use Twine on a layout Use wire on a layout Use watercolor pencils on a layout Use colored pens on a layout Use SQUARES on a layout Use Circles on a layout Use beads on a layout Use a paper doll Tear a paper piecing and use it on a layout Make and use a paperpiecing Use an embellished die cut Use punch art on a layout Use Daisies on a layout (die cuts or ???) Use pressed flowers or leaves on a layout Use Ladybug theme Use Dragonflies on a layout Use a NSBR (non-scrapbook related) embellishment Use “stars” on a layout (stamped, punched, stickers—on the paper??) Make MOSIAC FRAMES for the pictures Use ready-made frame Use some “BUMPER CROPS” on a layout Use TAG art on a layout Use ribbon on a page Use eyelets Do “quilling” on a page Do paper weaving Use Magic mesh Do paper PIERCING on a page (with a needle or tool) Use pop dots Use fabric on a page Use BRADS on a layout Pen-stitch on a layout Use Holly leaves and berries as an embellishment Use a “sound” button (some play music, or record your own) Use an embellishment not listed—and tell us what the embellishment is so we can use it too! Cut graphics from a patterned paper to use as embellishment. Use Fibers Use Charms Use lace JOURNALING IDEAS: Make and use a journaling “square.” Use a ready-made Journaling square Journal in your own handwriting Use computer-generated journaling Use a journaling genie or a coluzzle (shape) to make a Journaling square Journal on a photo mat Journal using a list Journal two points of view for each picture Journal under a "lift up" photo Use one word adjectives to describe the person in a picture Write a letter to the person in the layout Pick key words in your journaling to highlight with borders or larger font TOOL IDEAS: Use Coluzzles to make a layout Use a Xyron Use something from a sizzix Dry emboss on a layout Wet emboss on a layout Use rubber stamps on a page Use a “page planner’ or other placement template Use a template of any kind Use a doodle cutter or Blade runner Use chalk on a layout Use a Magic Matter Use a corner punch Use a decorative punch Use decorative scissors Use straight scissors Use paper cutter Use a paper crimper Use a “NEW TO YOU” tool Use a tool not listed PICTURE IDEAS: Use black and white pictures on a layout Use Color tinted pictures on a layout Use a 5x7 or larger picture on a layout Silhouette a picture Crop a picture into a circle Use a panoramic picture on a layout Frame a picture with the same picture-(cut out part of it)
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