Scrapbooking Prompts for February
By · CommentsIt’s the month of love and friendship. As we celebrate matters of the heart this February, here are some scrapbooking prompts to get our creative juices flowing. You can use these prompts to take photos, write journaling notes, or create entire scrapbook layouts.
– messages spelled out using conversation hearts
– scented candles (for example, rose, cinnamon, chocolate, candy)
– a stack of your favorite romance novels
– sugar cookies with pink frosting and heart sprinkles
– a bunch of red roses
– a rose in a bush
– an afternoon spent making valentines with your kids
– the bag of valentines your child receives from his classmates
– a box of gourmet chocolates
– your favorite romantic movie
– plans you’re making for your garden this year
– holding hands with your loved one
– your favorite love poem (think Shakespeare)
– a bottle of your “date” perfume
– your oldest/best friend
I hope these prompts will help you think of ways to be more creative in your scrapbooking, and consider how you can go deeper in your relationships, as well as document those ordinary things that make this month special.
Video Tip: Make Every Day a Scrapbooking Adventure
By · CommentsScrapbooking can be an adventure in itself, did you know?
I came across this lovely video by Shimelle Laine. Before you watch this video, better sit down and make yourself comfortable. This is a double treat, for your eyes and ears. Smimelle shares tips for making every day a scrapbooking adventure, while also letting us peek as she creates. Enjoy!
Featured Scrapbooker: Marcy Penner
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Today I’m starting a new series featuring talented and effective scrapbookers who are active online. For each feature, I asked three questions and I hope you’ll find their answers useful and inspiring for your own creative process. I know I did!
Our first featured scrapbooker is Marcy Penner. I came across Marcy’s work through her Project Life series on her blog. I didn’t realize it at that time, but she’s a designer for Project Life, as well as for October Afternoon! At the bottom of this post, you’ll see some of her beautiful layouts.
Here’s Marcy!
1. Tell us about your process for creating a layout.
I usually start a page by looking through the photos I have on my computer. I print one or two out and start pulling papers that I think I might use. From there I mat my photo and start building layers around it. When I have a general idea of where things will go I remove the sections so that I can splatter paint and ink on my background. Once that’s dry I adhere my paper elements and sew in some places. Additional embellishments are added and then I usually call it done.
