I Love Scrapbooking!! – Scrap Booking

Today I thought I give you a list of the reasons why I love to scrapbook.

1. Memories. I love to relive good memories. Not often do we photograph the rough times in our lives, so go through my pictures and scrapbooking them always lifts my spirits and sometimes brings a happy tear.

2. Peace. There is just something about taking time away from the daily grind to create a lasting memorial to my heritage and family. It just always calms me, again helps me remember the good times, helps me to leave the garbage in the past, and draws me to a place of hoping for the future.

3. Creativity. As a mother of three, my creativity can be easily spent. So when I do get the opportunity to take it out and dust it off, I love it. I love to match shapes and colors, textures and dimensions, sentiment and practicality.

4. Hands on. What better way to be creative and create than with your hands. I think this might be one of the reasons I find peace also. It is just therapeutic take something that has many pieces, bring it together, and have it look like art, my art, but art nonetheless.

5. Storytelling. I love being able to put my twist on the events that have happened in my life. I try to stay true, but of course, I do have my perspective and opinion.

6. Joy. I love the joy it brings to others to look at my layouts. Mostly, it is my mom, sisters, and female in-laws that appreciate, but that is okay with me.

7. Giving. I feel as if I put a piece of myself in each layout that I do. That may not seem like a lot today, but I know someday, it will mean a lot to my children and their families. I have found pictures that my parents have, but there is no description or names on the back. I have looked at those and thought how much I would have liked to know the who, why, and where of those pictures.

8. Sharing. I also enjoy going to other people’s houses and looking at the scrapbooks. I love to be able to share in the memories that they have captured. It helps you to know people better by the stories they share, but also by the colors, layouts, and textures they chose to enhance their photos.

9. Honor. I love to be able to honor my family members in the scrapbooking pages I make. There are times when we are not on the closest terms with our family members and this is a special way of saying, “Above all else, I love you and no matter what, I will always love you.”

10. Dreaming. There we were in the past. Here we are today. What will the future hold?

Those are some of my reasons for scrapbooks. Let me know some of yours.

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This stunning layout from Suzanna has a diagonal cut of two pattern papers with loads of botanicals along the slanted center. Some are printed, some are die cut with inking added, along with lovely gold foiled sentiments. Find more details at the Spellbinders blog.

The Autumn Leaves are stunning right now, the Mums and Sunflowers are bold and blooming and it’s a terrific time to include Botanicals on your scrapbook layout designs. Leaves, flowers, twigs, swags, fruit and sprays of red, orange, yellow and deep greens can be included on outdoor and indoor themes for masculine and feminine designs and for many different Fall occasions, in short Botanicals are very versatile! Today lets take a look at some beautiful Botanical Autumn scrapbook layout ideas for some inspiration.

Vicki added texture to her Fall leaves layout by tearing, layering and inking acorn pattern paper. She also included clusters of other botanicals like leaves, mushrooms and pumpkins around her title and photo. Learn more at the Simple Stories blog.

This darling doggie layout from Sophie uses printed and die cut pumpkins and flowers. For the dies she backed them with pattern papers and for the printed she used a chain stitch and added hand sewing for loads of texture and extra color. Take a closer peek at the Paige Taylor Evans blog.

Woodgrain works beautifully with florals on this page from Sara. She kept the colors muted with touches of pink with the browns, creams and gold. Notice how some of the flowers and the title are vellum which adds a little see through dimension. Find a link to her process video at The Cherry on Top blog.

This gorgeous layout proves bright colors can work for Autumn too! With purple, bold yellow, teal and mixed in the color really pops so the simple die cut title stand outs. There’s also some wooden pumpkin shapes and paint splatter too. I came across Gia’s layout at the Peartree Cutfiles Instagram page.

A plaid pattern paper fish tail is the base for this wonderful Thanksgiving layout from Heather. Notice how she distressed the paper edges for some texture. She included many clusters of flowers accented with lots of fun thick acrylic shapes and words for the titles. She breaks it down over at the Bramble Fox blog.

This awesome orchard layout from Giselle has cross stitching around the edges and light stenciling for some pattern. The photo is backed with layers of paper and ephemera with a row of botanicals, insects and apples down one side with a cluster on the other, there’s even some chipboard elements too. Find out more on the Hey, Little Magpie blog.

This pretty page from Lynn reminds me of a Nature Journal with twigs, flowers and leaves tied with ribbon but there’s no bulk because this layout is digital. She included word and phrases along with soft patterns on the background. Take a closer look at the O Scraps site.

Sunflowers are my favorite for Fall! This farm layout has a pretty border of sunflowers across the center with woodgrain background paper, a row of photos across the bottom and a fun arched farm scene up top with a photo worked in. Learn about Melissa’s page at the Creative Memories blog.

Butterflies flutter around orange and yellow flowers on this fabulous Fall page from Anke. She included stitching around the flower centers , leaf spines and for the butterfly bodies and trails. There’s also chipboard feathers and woodgrain panel zig zags. I came across her idea on her Anke Kramer Instagram page.

If you’re heading to pick some produce or work on the farm this Autumn check out this page from Claire with another amazing harvest page. This one includes chipboard phrases, lots of layers of frames behind the photos and curled leaves for dimension. Find all the details on the 49th and Market blog.

Lorie Ann also created a digital Fall Botanical layout that looks dimensional but is flat to easily fit in an album. She’s included clusters of leaves, pinecones, and curled flowers with faux buttons, chipboard words and twigs over a woodgrain background. Take a peek at the Katie Pertiet Designs blog.

I hope you’ve been inspired today by all the beautiful Botanicals for Autumn and will try to include some on your Fall scrapbook designs.

-Heather

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