You have a story that is unfolding every day–unlike anyone else’s–and you can tell your story with a combination of writing, pictures, and visual design on scrapbook pages. See our scrapbooking ideas below for writing your story, picturing your story, and even designing your story.
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Write Your Story
You can take a multitude of angles for telling your story from using the format of a letter to responding to journaling prompts. You can use tried fiction writing structures and and work through story coach classes.[toggle hide=”yes” title_open=”close” title_closed=”get ideas” border=”yes” style=”white” ]
- Ideas for Scrapbook Pages that Record Your Intentions
- Scrapbook Ideas for Telling Your Tribe’s Story
- Ideas for Passing Along Wisdom via the Scrapbook Page | Page Guide No. 19
- Scrapbook Ideas for Stories About Dress-up and Disguises
- Scrapbook Page Storytelling Inspired by the “Humans of New York” Blog | Page Guide No. 10
- Scrapbook Ideas for Using a Q + A Journaling Approach
- Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Cross-Out Poems
- Scrapbook Ideas for Journaling With Your Own Handwriting
- 6 Ways to Create More Room for Journaling on Your Scrapbook Pages
- Video Blog | 8 Voices To Capture in Scrapbook Journaling and Titles
- Scrapbook Ideas for Bringing Conversations to the Page
- Ideas for Adding Visual Pizzazz to Your Scrapbook Page Journaling
- Use Apps and Social Media for Pre-Scrapbook Storytelling
- Write a Six Word Memoir or Life Story for Scrapbook Page Journaling
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Photos of Bugs and Critters
- 6 Storytelling Approaches for the Scrapbook Page
- It’s a Love Story | Scrapbook Ideas for Telling Your Love Story
- Pair Your Photo with Haiku Journaling to Evoke a Moment
- Give Your Photos Stories Podcast | 002 Grandma
- Give Your Photos Stories Podcast | 001 Posed with Cars
- Give Your Photos Stories | Use the Details in your Photos to Find and Move a Story Forward
- Ideas for Scrapbook Pages about Gifts Given and Received
- Delightful Days of Supposing | A Personal Essay on One Family’s Gifting Culture
- Give Your Photos Stories | The 5 Story Prompts and a Swooped Story Example
- Tell the Story of an “Object of Your Youth” and What it Means Today
- Objects of My Youth | on the need to create
- 3 Steps for Photo-Inspired Storytelling and Sharing
- The Work Travels Forward | on creativity and doing work you love
- 8 Voices To Capture in Scrapbook Journaling and Titles
- The Scrapbook Pages With BOTH Narrative and Visual Tension Are the Ones that Resonate
- It’s not “Murder on the Orient Express” But . . . How to Write Memoir
- Ideas for Writing Scrapbook Page Journaling in the Form of a Letter
- The Art of Photo-less Scrapbooking
- Story Forms for Scrapbook Pages: Tell a Journey Story
- The Art of Conversation: Transform Your Scrapbook Journaling Through Dialogue
- Scrapbooking with Perspective: your place in someone else’s life
- Scrapbooking pages with perspective: consider opposing points of view
- Tips for writing about yourself on scrapbook pages
- Story forms for Scrapbook Pages: Tell an Ah-ha! Story
- Story forms for your scrapbook pages: There’s a bear at the door!
- Writing that conveys your story AND the times in which it takes place
- Story Forms for Scrapbook Pages: Tell a Slice-of-life Story
- How to write with narrative and scene in your scrapbook page journaling
- Evoke feelings and abstractions by writing with concrete details – The Merle Haggard way
- 3 Ways to Include Dialogue in your Scrapbook Page Journaling
Picture Your Story
Planned or impromptu photos, photos from your phone your camera or the internet are all great sources for telling your story. What’s more the way you crop and edit your photos will contribute to how you tell your story.[toggle hide=”yes” title_open=”close” title_closed=”get ideas” border=”yes” style=”white” ]
- Scrapbook Ideas for Telling More of Your Character’s Back Story
- Use Documentary-Style Photography to Tell a Story About Motherhood
- Scrapbook Page Storytelling Inspired by the “Humans of New York” Blog | Page Guide No. 10
- Tell Your Scrapbook Page Story With Photos of Details
- Video Blog | Ideas for Including Trendy “Easter Eggs” into Your Scrapbook Page Storytelling
- Scrapbooking Ideas for Visual Storytelling with the Reflective Story Style
- 4 Ways to Tell Scrapbook Page Stories When You Don’t Have Photos
- Ideas for Including Trendy “Easter Eggs” into Your Scrapbook Page Storytelling
- Video Blog | Paper and Digital Techniques for Making Your Own Flat Geometric (Low Poly) Elements
- Video Blog | Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with the Family Tree Motif
- Some Scrapbook Page Stories are Best Told with a “Single and Pretty” Approach
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with the Family Tree Motif
- Visual Storytelling on Scrapbook Pages with Character, Setting, and Plot
- Ideas for Scrapbooking with Free Public Domain Images
- Ideas for Editing Your Poor-Quality Photos with Apps, Actions and Techniques
- Use Apps and Social Media for Pre-Scrapbook Storytelling
- 5 Photo Ideas for the Scrapbook Page
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Staged Still Life Photos
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Photos of Bugs and Critters
- 6 Storytelling Approaches for the Scrapbook Page
- Give Your Photos Stories Podcast | 004 Big Storms
- Give Your Photos Stories Podcast | 002 Grandma
- Give Your Photos Stories Podcast | 001 Posed with Cars
- Scrapbooking Ideas Inspired by Artsy Portraits
- Give Your Photos Stories | Use the Details in your Photos to Find and Move a Story Forward
- Ideas for Scrapbook Pages about Gifts Given and Received
- Give Your Photos Stories | The 5 Story Prompts and a Swooped Story Example
- Storytelling on the Scrapbook Page with Photos of Objects
- The Typewriter is a Retro Motif Perfect for Personal Storytelling on Scrapbook Layouts
- Scrapbooking Ideas for Getting Your Story Told with Selfies
- When A Photo Series Is the Best Storytelling Approach
- 3 Steps for Photo-Inspired Storytelling and Sharing
- Everyday Storytelling with Modern Media
- Ideas for Scrapbooking Inventory Photos that Record Your Everyday Life
- Ideas for Scrapbooking Travel Preparations
- Ideas for Mixing Old and New Photographs on a Scrapbook Page
- 10-Photo Scrapbook Pages
- Ideas for Scrapbooking Graduations and Milestone Ceremonies
- Ideas for Scrapbooking Gardening and Yardwork
- Ideas for Scrapbooking A Treasured Friendship
- Ideas for Scrapbook Pages with 9 photos
- Designing Scrapbook Pages with Square Photos: Stable But Not Boring
- TLS007: Make a Scrapbook Page | Finding Your Story
- Ideas for Scrapbook Pages with 8 Photos
- 6 Reasons to Mix Color Photos with Black-and-Whites on Your Scrapbook Pages
- Ideas for Scrapbooking A Favorite Personal Indulgence
- Ideas for Scrapbooking Household Chores
- Go from Photos to Scrapbook Page in 5 Steps (free e-class)
- Ideas for Scrapbooking Your Goals
- Using Round-ups on Your Scrapbook Pages
- Ideas for Scrapbook Pages with 7 Photos
- Meme Trends and Old Photos
- Ideas for Scrapbook Pages with 6 Photos
- Give Old Photos and Stories New Life on Heritage Scrapbook Pages
- 5 Reasons to Use Black-and-White Photos on Scrapbook Pages
- Ideas for Composing the 5-Photo Scrapbook Page
- Ideas for Composing the 4-Photo Scrapbook Page
- Ideas for Composing the 3-Photo Scrapbook Page
- Ideas for Composing the 2-Photo Scrapbook Page
- Crop Combinations that Get Both Details and Context on Your Scrapbook Pages
- Easy Scrapbook Page Recipe: Make Repeated Photo Border
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Designs with Tilted Photos
- 3 Ways to Scrapbook “Portraits”
- Finding Room for Journaling on Scrapbook Pages with Lots of Photos
- How to Organize and Present Party Photos on Two-Page Scrapbook Layouts
- 4 Ways to Use Repeated Photos on Your Scrapbook Pages
- Take Control of Your Photo Volume
- Transforming Photos into Digital Art
- Including context in your photos
- Ideas for scrapbooking retro photos and memories from the 60s, 70s, and 80s
- Smart crops for multi-photo scrapbook pages
- Cropping Photos of People for Scrapbook Pages
- 5 Tips for Taking Everyday Life Photos
- Ten Quick Ways to Make Over Your Photos!
- How to select events photos for scrapbooking
Design Your Story
Integrate your written story with photos, color and motif and you can tell a story that sets tone and even evokes emotion before the first word is read.[toggle hide=”yes” title_open=”close” title_closed=”get ideas” border=”yes” style=”white” ]
- Use Design Elements to Reveal Character in Your Scrapbook Page Stories
- Scrapbook Ideas for Using Interactive Elements on the Page
- Scrapbook Page Storytelling with a “Moment” Story Style that Evokes Mood | Page Guide No. 13
- Scrapbook Page Starter: Use a Story-First Approach | Page Guide No. 6
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with a “Photo Journalist” Style | Page Guide No. 1
- Scrapbook Page Design Choices Inspired by Board Games
- Use a Known Phrase as Metaphor for Your Scrapbook Page Story
- Scrapbooking With Intention
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Maps
- How to Make Scrapbook Page Designs that Appeal to the Senses
- Scrapbook Page Storytelling: Start a Ticking Clock
- Video Blog | How to Pile New and Trendy Products On Scrapbook Pages and Still Tell A Story
- Idea Round Up | 6 Scrapbook Page Storytelling Angles
- Scrapbooking Ideas for Designing with Text Elements
- 3 Ways Kim Watson Uses Everyday Photos to Ponder the Big Stuff on Scrapbook Pages
- Scrapbooking Ideas for Visual Storytelling with the Artsy Story Style
- Scrapbooking Ideas for Telling Stories about Luck
- Scrapbooking Ideas for Visual Storytelling with the Compositional Story Style
- Video Blog | Scrapbook Page Storytelling When Setting is Key
- 3 Color Scheme Approaches for Scrapbooking Heritage Photos
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Scallops
- 7 Ways to Make Meaning-Rich Events Scrapbook Pages
- Scrapbook Page Storytelling When Setting is Key
- Visual Storytelling on Scrapbook Pages with Character, Setting, and Plot
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with a Timeline
- Use Apps and Social Media for Pre-Scrapbook Storytelling
- 3 Scrapbook Page Stories You Can Tell with a Venn Diagram
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Retro Tech Motifs
- Ideas for Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Trendy Brush Script Elements
- Scrapbook Page Storytelling with Cut-Paper Collage
- 6 Storytelling Approaches for the Scrapbook Page
- Scrapbooking Ideas for Using Striped Patterned Paper to Evoke a Mood
- Scrapbooking Ideas for Telling A Story with Numbers
- 8 Ideas for Scrapbook Layout Design with Circles
- The Scrapbook Pages With BOTH Narrative and Visual Tension Are the Ones that Resonate
- Ideas for Shapely Journaling that Reinforces Meaning and Story on Scrapbook Pages
- Merge Title and Journaling for a Scrapbook Page Story with Unity and Charm
- 5 Ways to Make Scrapbook Page Journaling A Dynamic Part of Your Visual Design
- Add Your Scrapbook Page Journaling Directly to Photos
- When Short Journaling Works on a Scrapbook Page
- Typesetting on Scrapbook Pages: Alignment
- 3 Journaling Treatments That Add Texture and Dimension to Your Scrapbook Page
- Finding Room for Journaling on Scrapbook Pages with Lots of Photos
- 5 Ways to Get Computer-Printed Journaling On Your Paper Scrapbook Pages
- How to get computer-printed scrapbook journaling onto decorative tags
- How to use journaling strips to rock your scrapbook page design
- How to handwrite in shapes on your scrapbook and journal pages
- How to make circle journal spots for your scrapbook and journal pages
- How to include scanned handwriting on your scrapbook page
- Scrapbook page journaling: justification that strengthens design
- 10 ideas for placing scrapbook journaling on your page
- Scrapbook page parts: journaling
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