Start with the Photo & Let the Story Guide the Layout.
One of the biggest struggles scrapbookers share with me is simply not knowing where to begin.
Do you start with paper? Colors? Embellishments? A title?
For this week’s Friday Freebie Sketch #24, I’m sharing a different approach:
Start with the photo.
This layout began with one engagement photo of my nieces—one special moment I wanted to preserve in a meaningful way. I let the colors in the photo guide the entire process and in this week’s sketch I’m showing you how I chose the perfect Designer Series Paper and coordinating cardstock to highlight these memories.
Using the Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper, coordinating cardstock, and embellishments, I’ll walk you through how to build a cohesive scrapbook page by pulling colors directly from your photos-helping your memories stand out while creating a layout that feels intentional from start to finish.
Because sometimes the best scrapbook layouts don’t begin with supplies…
They begin with a moment.
Supplies Used:
• Beautiful Ordinary Life Designer Series Paper
• Coordinating cardstock
• Embellishments & dots
• Adhesives and basic scrapbook tools
In this week’s sketch you’ll learn how to:
✨ Start with one meaningful photo
✨ Choose Designer Series Paper that complements your photos
✨ Pull coordinating cardstock colors with confidence
✨ Build a cohesive layout from story → photo → supplies
Sketch #24 Includes:
• Beginner-friendly 12″ x 12″ scrapbook layout sketch with measurements
• Color photo of completed layout and supplies used
• QR Code to watch process video and access close-up photos in Google Drive
🎥 Watch the full tutorial here:
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✨ New to Scrapbooking? Start Here
If one of your biggest struggles is simply knowing where to begin, I created a page just for new scrapbookers.
I walk through 6 simple steps to help you start scrapbooking with confidence—without feeling overwhelmed by supplies, photos, or where to start.
👉 New to scrapbooking? Start here
Because scrapbook layouts don’t have to start with perfection…
Sometimes they start with one photo and one memory worth preserving.
Sometimes Memory Keeping Starts with One Photo
We often overthink scrapbook layouts before we even begin. But this week’s sketch is a reminder:
- You don’t need to start with the paper.
- You don’t need to start with the embellishments.
- Sometimes all you need is one photo and the story behind it.
I hope this sketch gives you confidence to start there.
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