Ideas for Scrapbooking Pages

Grab your ideas for scrapbooking pages from thin air.

How? Did I just hear you asking out loud how? And did I just hear you saying aloud that you have no ideas?

Well, I used to think so too. I used to think that I'm not creative enough.

I thought there’s hardly any original idea in me. Maybe that's true.

Not an artistically-inclined person? Then shop for some ideas for scrapbooking pages. Shopping for ideas will usually fill you up with more ideas than you can handle.

Have a quick look at these 7 easy-to-apply free scrapbooking ideas.

Ready? Let's go shopping for more ideas.

Benefit From Others' Creativity

The next best thing?

To source for other people's ideas. Use other people's ideas as reference, as stepping stones. There are sooo many inspiring ideas for scrapbooking pages out there waiting to be discovered and appreciated by you. And there's a whole new world of making your pages more exciting with embellishment ideas too.

Studying others' scrapbooking ideas could inspire you to a new height. Suddenly, new ways of building upon others' ideas struck you. Then one thing led to another, and you'll soon begin forming your very own ideas!

Before you know it, your ultimate scrapbooking page might look nothing like the initial idea that sparked you off.

As the saying goes, "Go with the flow of things". The outcome might be surprisingly pretty.

Fail-Proof Ideas - Scrapbooking Books

If you like to learn from books (I do and I've learned a lot from scrapbook books), you'll be happy to get your hands on the three beautiful and totally inspiring scrapbooking books shown below. They're brimming with amazingly fresh ideas, approaches and styles that just make you feel inspired, uplifted and want to scrapbook more.

Creating Keepsakes - 52 Scrapbooking Challenges by Elsie Flannigan

She's hip, creative and super inspiring! Elsie will take you through 52 awesome challenges in this book to let you scrapbook in ways you've never thought of before. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced scrapbooker, this is one book you'll keep going back to for wonderful inspiration and ideas. I love Elsie's free spirit, her colorful style and she's an amazing artist!

Simple Scrapbooks - Clean and Simple Scrapbooking - The Sequel - By Cathy Zielske

Not only will you be inspired by Cathy's clean, simple, graphic style, you'll be entertained by her scrapbooking philosophy and wit. I find myself going back to the book again and again when I'm stuck on a layout. I've read the book from cover to cover and I'm loving it. She reminds that a simple style is alright, to tell good stories, and to have fun scrapping. Oh, and to toss out unrealistic expectations too!

Creating Keepsakes - A Designer's Eye 2 - for Scrapbooking with Patterned Paper - Ali Edwards

Have you been wanting to scrapbook with patterned papers but are afraid to take the plunge lest you mess it up? With designer Ali Edward's book, you'll be shown how to choose patterned papers and coordinate different patterns to achieve beautiful layouts. She's been a favorite scrapbook designer and now you can easily "scraplift" her layouts to achieve great results for your own pages.

Influence Of Other Scrapbookers

A good way is to join other scrapbookers. Surround yourself with them and you'll grow very fast.

A scrapbooker fed me with generous tips on my first trip to a scrapbooking supplies store. She joyfully showed me the ropes.

She went so far as to help me picked out my first pack of patterned papers! A good start for a beginner, she told me. I was saved the tedious process of running my eyes over racks and racks of papers.

Maybe it’s her kindness that left an impression on me. That’s why I too would suggest that if you are a beginner, start off with a pack of patterned papers as well. Paper packs save time.

To save even more time and also money, get a scrapbooking kit.

For more tips to help scrapbooking beginners, review this guide to getting started.

Be a Sponge

Soak up appealing ideas you get from ordinary, everyday life. Everyday life provides a wonderful source of ideas for scrapbooking pages. You may spot strong ideas for scrapbooking pages just from observing things.

Ideas, Ideas, Ideas

Common Themes:

Young Soccer Player Scrapbook

So on and so forth.

So you see, it's really up to your own imagination. You may have very different hobbies and experiences from others. Capitalize on your uniqueness and turn it into unusual ideas for your scrapbooking pages.

Theme Your Background

Sometimes, you might have strong preference for a theme background in addition to your photo theme. For example, you have a love for angel pictures, cute ladybugs or pretty floral pictures. You can always choose your ideal theme background and let it run throughout your scrapbook pages as backgrounds.

Advantage? There's near perfect consistency throughout your scrapbook. You don't have to scratch your head hard to match a different background to each central photo.

Disadvantage? The theme background might not be very appropriate for your photos.

But hey, it's your own scrapbook, and who's to stop you from putting on what you love!

But... if you want to put together a stunning and cohesive scrapbook album from start to finish - from coming up with a central theme, to planing each pages to designing the album cover, you might like to check out this e-Book by world-renowned scrapbooking teacher Jill Davis. It's available for immediate delivery and downloading.

A Scrapbooker's Guide: Scrapbook Planning and Cover Designs (E-Book)

Dig Out Those Mementos

Want more free online scrapbooking ideas?

Besides photos, what other stuff are great ideas for scrapbooking pages?

Again, it's one long list!

The following list is not all-inclusive, it cannot be. But it'll move you in the right direction for a start: