Tuesday Tip--3 Ways to Add Visual Interest to Your Scrapbook Pages

People often ask us for tips on creating scrapbooks with visual interest--you know, the kind of pages that really pop out at you. So here it goes. . .

Three Ways to Add Visual Interest to Your Scrapbook Pages

1) Choose a Focal Point


As with your photographs, your scrapbook pages should have a focal point. Focus in on one main picture that captures the essence of the moment, and let the other pictures tell the rest of the story. You can create a focal point  by:

• Putting ribbon or a border around the picture you want to serve as the focal point
• Making a your main picture larger than surrounding pictures
• Layering pictures with your main picture on top (like below--even though the top picture is smaller, it captures your attention first)

Putting the main picture in a corner is another way to encourage viewers to hone in on it.

2) Spice Up Your Background

People often disregard backgrounds in scrapbooking, choosing instead to focus solely on the foreground (usually the pictures and embellishments). But, adding unique shapes to your background (see below) creates visual interest.

The Iowa cutout gives this page great depth and makes for a beautiful background.

3) Get a New Perspective 

Scrapbooks get boring when all of the pictures look the same. Experiment with different angles and camera settings when you take your pictures, and your scrapbooks will come out looking better for it.

The angle in this shot is what makes the picture interesting.

Hope this helps. . .see you next week!