| Here's a Scrapbooking Fact! | | | | magazines. and put them up there. I get so many |
| Every scrapbooker has times where they can't come | | | | magazines that I can't keep up with all of them. |
| up with ideas or inspirations. They are hunting for | | | | 6. Additionally, whenever you find something you like, in |
| something that will give them that creative spark, but | | | | an old magazine (for example), you can try filing them |
| they are not sure where to find it. | | | | with all the things you like inside of manilla envelopes. |
| To try and combat this frustrating problem, and to try | | | | You can keep envelopes with different categories. For |
| and help you overcome this issue that all artists face, | | | | example, you could have an envelope for color |
| here are our top 8 scrapbooking layout idea starters. | | | | schemes, one for journalling ideas, one for |
| | | | embellishments, and another one for other layouts that |
| 1. The single most used option, is to look at the internet | | | | are totally incredible. Whenever you are feeling stuck, |
| for inspiration. There are thousands, maybe millions, of | | | | you can go through your files and pull out different |
| scrapbook ideas you can use online. | | | | ideas that inspire you. It really helps me to have those |
| 2. Of course, like everybody else, you can scan | | | | right next to my scrapbooking area. I surround myself |
| through your paper crafting magazines. | | | | with creativity, sort of hoping by osmosis, that I will pick |
| 3. It is also a great strategy to have a wonderful group | | | | some up. |
| of scrapping friends on the internet, who are always | | | | 7. And another great way to find ideas, ideas for |
| bouncing ideas off each other. For example ... one of | | | | sketching, is in a catalogue, or a home decoration |
| us will write a challenge to use something very old (an | | | | magazine. They often have pictures of walls with |
| embellishment, or a knick knack, that you have had for | | | | groupings of pictures on them, and you can really get |
| awhile) in a layout. Or, to challenge you to take a | | | | inspiration by how they group the pictures and put |
| picture in a new way. It is really nice to bounce ideas | | | | them on the wall. Just think of your card stock, or |
| off of such creative minds. | | | | background, as a miniature wall and paper. Then think |
| 4. Another option is to go to card shops, and look at | | | | of how you would put the pictures on that wall. |
| the cute cards that they have. They have so many | | | | 8. Similarly, I noticed by looking at some old store |
| great color combinations. There are also tons of ideas | | | | catalogues (J.C. Penney's, for example), they have |
| for embellishments. | | | | some pretty basic sketch designs. The way they |
| 5. You might also try using bulletin boards in your | | | | layout their pages turn out to be pretty basic sketch |
| scrapbook area. So that, whenever you find something | | | | designs. |
| that you really like, and that you want to try in the | | | | Anyhow, some of those are pretty basic, and some of |
| future, you can clip it and put some of the ideas on the | | | | them seem a little more time involved. I hope you can |
| bulletin boards. I like to change my look quite a bit, so I | | | | get a couple of helpful, useful scrapbooking layout |
| tend to cut out ideas from my old scrapbooking | | | | ideas from the small list of inspirations I use. |