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A Spring Thing!
Ah, Spring! Take a deep breath -- can’t you just smell the “greenness”? Feel the life buzzing and blooming around you? At this time of year the cup of life runneth over – everywhere you look, there is rebirth, renewal, and growth. What is your part in this grand scheme of things? How do you experience this season of rebirth and growth? Here are some ideas to get you thinking (and scrapping!):
- What do you remember about Spring as a child growing up? What was something you always looked forward to when Spring arrived? What was the first bloom in your yard? Did your mother or grandmother plant bulbs in the fall to ensure pretty Spring flowers? Do a layout on her flower garden, and create a pretty punchart flower border (balloons make great flower petals!). You could also mount Mrs. Grossman’s stickers on torn blocks of cardstock, and chalk the torn edges for definition. Be sure to also check out Jolee’s Boutique stickers by Stickapotomus for fabulous flower options!
- What was your favorite Spring Break vacation as a child? Did your family plan grand trips, or did you mostly stay at home? Did you have any part in the planning? How did you get to your destination? For this page, you could layer some paper dolls behind a large car diecut, and create a sign that points toward your destination. Use deckle edge scissors on some black cardstock to create a “road” for your car to drive on.
- If money were no object, where would you like to spend Spring Break this year? Use Creative Imaginations “real tree” stickers and create a sandy beach scene for your layout, complete with palm trees! Or sponge some tan stamping ink on torn triangles of oatmeal cardstock to create mountains, if that’s the destination you’d prefer. You can use a border diecut of a city skyline to represent a week watching Broadway musicals.
- March is the month we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. What do you feel lucky to have as a part of your life? What blessings fill your life right now? Twist green wire into shamrocks for a fun border or title block accents. Or create a shamrock with heart punches, and tie on a green button at the center.
- If you're Christian: How did your family celebrate Easter when you were a child? Did your morning start with baskets of Easter goodies, or a sunrise service at church? Did you have a big family dinner? Do you carry on any of the same traditions as an adult with your family today? Use paper-weaving to create a basket, and fill it with little punchart Easter eggs (upside-down balloon punches make great eggs!) If you would prefer a more religious page to preserve your Easter memories, you could download religious clipart from the Internet to include on your page, such as your faith’s symbol from your church’s homepage.
- If you're Jewish: How did your family celebrate Passover as you were growing up? What foods did you always look forward to at the Passover dinner? What part did you play in your family rituals? Do you carry on any of the same traditions as an adult with your family today? Paper-piece the various pieces of your family’s celebration, such as a yarmulke, star of David, matzos, and gefilte fish.
- What does "renewal" or "rebirth" mean to you? How have you experienced rebirth in your life? In what area of your life do you feel you need "rebirth" now? I challenge you to dig deep within to tell candid stories about your life, and to relate those experiences on a scrapbook page. I encourage you to keep these kinds of pages simple, perhaps with only a simple, color-blocked background, and computer journaling. The most important thing to remember with these kinds of pages is to keep the focus on your stories.
Whatever Spring means to you, be it fresh flowers, Easter baskets, or a sense of personal growth, I encourage you to scrap it. Share this season of rebirth with your family and friends through your scrapbooks. They will feel “lucky” you did! See lots of spring layouts in our A Spring Thing gallery!
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