Create a list that includes all the things you are obsessing over right now, be sure to include a current photo of yourself enjoying one of those things. Learn more over at Studio Calico.
As scrapbookers we sometimes forget to include ourselves, we’re behind the camera taking pictures and making pages about our significant other, friends, kids and pets and don’t always think about us. So take some selfies or have someone else take some photos of you and design some scrapbook layouts about yourself. Future generations (and future you) will love having these pages to look back on and reminisce.
I’ve gathered up lots of ideas to help get you started in including YOU in your scrapbooks. Beneath each page you’ll find a link with lots more info, photos and products used.
Here’s another list idea, include random facts about yourself, they can be silly or serious just make them unique to you. This idea comes from Everything About Scrapbooking.
Memory planning is a great way to include yourself, journaling about your day to day actives and even if there’s no pics of you include some of what you’re up to like baking, crafting, mothering, etc like this page from Jamie Pate.
This wonderful page is all about achievements, if you’ve reached a big goal or milestone be sure to document it. I love this large inspirational title! Take a closer look at the Get it Scrapped blog.
While researching her ancestry Kerryn snapped a selfie at an important place and included lots of room to journal about what she discovered on this lovely layout. Learn more on the All About Scrapbooks Australia blog.
Get yourself outside and take some pretty outdoor photos during different seasons. This pretty floral page is filled with die cut flowers for a great Springtime design. Visit the Close to My Heart blog for more about scrapbooking and card making with flower stamps and dies.
This sweet design includes some unique banners of embellishments on lines of twine down each side. Behind the photo is another list to include what you’re into right now like reading, movies, etc. to give insight on what you love to do. Visit the Simple Stories blog for a closer look at this layout.
The “Lucky Me” digital scrapbook collection from O Scraps is a great way to create a page highlighting what you feel grateful for. There’s lots of ideas and inspiration from their design team over at their blog.
Here’s another “random things” ideas, this time with the list in different clouds layered around the layout with a photo tucked in and a custom title from sticker letters. Take a closer peek at Valerie Bisson’s gallery at Scrapbook.com.
Don’t forget to snap photos of you at your favorite places or on your travels. This beautiful layout includes a photo taken on a trip to Paris. Check out all the amazing stitching on the die cuts, it adds wonderful details! Learn more about this page on the Paige Taylor Evans blog.
This design is about a single day, just take a photo on a random day or even a special day and scrap an entire page about what you did on just that one day. This idea comes from Claire over on the My Creative Scrapbook blog.
If you’ve gotten a new hair cut, wearing a new outfit, gotten new glasses or trying a new make up routine why not scrap about it? Nathalie used stamps, inks and dies to create this design about her brand new glasses. Visit the LDRS blog for all the details.
This “This is Me” layout has so much texture with the sewn strips of pattern papers for the background, torn paper under the photo, splatters of ink and clusters of embellishments. Take a closer look over on the Simple Stories blog.
And finally if a single page is not enough why not devote an entire album to yourself like this project from Becki Adams. She designed a mini album filled with photos of herself, her interests, likes, job and more. Find all the details at the Scrapbook and Cards blog.
I hope these ideas have inspired you to try to include yourself in your next scrapbooking projects, after all it’s your story you’re telling!
-Heather
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