| Even if we all chose the same page elements and | | | | and classic. |
| photos to create a page layout, every page created | | | | Modern |
| would be different from the rest. No two pages would | | | | This style uses lots of contrasting colors with bold |
| be exactly the same. The more you scrapbook, the | | | | patterns and strong accents. Pages elements will have |
| more you will develop your own personal style. There | | | | hard lines and geometric shapes. There will be few |
| are so many facets to a scrapbooking page. Consider | | | | fancy or decorative page accents. |
| how you use color, your handwriting or use of | | | | Romantic |
| computer fonts, your paper choices and placement of | | | | Sometimes this approach might be considered vintage |
| embellishments. These are just a few ways that help | | | | or shabby chic. You'll see a lot of patterned paper and |
| define your personal scrapbooking style. | | | | techniques like distressing used to soften the page. |
| Your approach to scrapbooking changes as your | | | | The colors usually are pastels, and often floral patterns. |
| experience in this hobby grows. Look back at the | | | | Handwriting, script or ornate fonts are used for |
| pages you did years ago. Now look at the pages you | | | | journaling. |
| did recently. See the difference? Your style has | | | | Whimsical |
| changed perhaps from learning new techniques or | | | | This scrapbooking style uses the newest techniques |
| experimenting with new products. Your albums reflect | | | | and mediums. Bold colors used in unique combinations |
| your unique personality, and each page shows your | | | | along with playful patterns like dots, checks and stripes. |
| personal approach to this craft. There are so many | | | | You won't see many fancy page accents. Instead, you |
| different ways to scrapbook. No one way is correct. | | | | might see paper dolls, cartoon shapes and 3D |
| We each experience the creative process of | | | | elements. |
| designing a page layout in our own way. | | | | Conservative |
| Scrapbooking styles can be defined in different ways. | | | | Earth tones define this style. Think of texture and |
| Looking through a scrapbooking magazine, you will see | | | | monochromatic color choices. Pages will often have |
| a variety of different styles. Some pages will be | | | | fibers, like jute, and torn paper edges. |
| simple. Others will be complex. Each page sets a | | | | Which scrapbooking style shines through in your |
| different mood. It might be romantic or fun. Here are a | | | | pages? We may shift between and overlap style at |
| few possible labels we could use to define | | | | times and even within an album. Sometimes it may just |
| scrapbooking styles. | | | | be a result of the theme we are working with or our |
| Traditional | | | | mood on any particular day. However, for most of us, |
| This approach to scrapbooking is usually clean and | | | | we will lean toward one style more often than any of |
| simple. Nothing fancy on these pages. The | | | | the others. For new inspiration for your next page |
| embellishments are left to a minimum, and the photos | | | | layout, try to apply a new style to your page. Have fun |
| are cropped into standard square or rectangle shapes | | | | with the creative process and let your personality |
| if they are cropped at all. The pages are sophisticated | | | | show in every page you make. |