HERITAGE SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT
CHOOSING PHOTOS This layout centres around my late grandfather, where I've picked three momentous occasions in his life - serving in World War One, Marriage, and serving in World War Two (in the real 'Dad's Army') There is a pleasing symmetry with using three photos which I can't really explain. WORDPLAY IN JOURNALING I used a little 'word-play' to link the photos and - remembering his humour - I'm sure he would have approved. Word play in your journaling, if not overdone, can bring amusement to descendants you'll never even meet! 'HERITAGE' LOOK AND FEEL Old photos in black and white or sepia benefit from a conservative colour palette. Your grandparents might not sit well against neon colours and funky page accents! You'd be better off using Victorian scrapbook paper or just anything dignified and slightly sombre. HAVE YOU EVER HAD 'SCRAPPERS' BLOCK'?! Every time I think about making a layout I um and ah for ages, not knowing how to start it. I might have some great photos, maybe even some great embellishments but I can't get a handle on the 'big picture' - literally. I am therefore hugely grateful to Gladys Potter's 'Ultimate Scrapbooking Resource Guide' for giving me a bit more confidence and belief. USING A PAGE KIT For this heritage scrapbook layout I used Clover's 'Classic Heritage' Kit, which gave me that old-fashioned 'wallpaper', plus the 'mirror frame'. I put the tied ribbon centrepiece there to suggest a military medal and my 'Craftee Cutter' provided the wavy edges on the beige vellum. HOW ABOUT USING 'CRICUT' FOR YOUR HERITAGE SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT? A lot's being written about the 'Cricut', as well as the Cricut 'Expression', the higher-powered version right now, and most of it is very good. The only recurring moans seem to be about the Design Studio Software..... i) Although Cricut doesn't require a computer to use, the DS manual does seem to assume more technical knowledge than it might. That can be frustrating for us 'technophobes'. ii) You can burn through a lot of cardstock while you're 'trial and erroring'! (iii) Lack of really helpful video tutorial support. I had to search around the web. Fortunately Brandi Gore, a very experienced Scrapbooker has put together THE manual for using the Design Studio Software both for Cricut and for Cricut Expression - the manual that many people think should have come with the product in the first place. Get yourself a copy and save yourself a pile of frustration! THEMED HERITAGE ALBUMS A heritage scrapbook layout can follow many themes, examples being: Generations You could create a generations scrapbook album to show off your past and present family to your future one! Recipes You could include some recipe scrapbooking, featuring recipes handed down through the family by word of mouth. A photo of the finished dish beside the written recipe might work a treat! Occupations Photographs of your ancestors at work can be great for your heritage scrapbook layout. You could then surf the web for some background on what that job entailed - and then base your journaling on that. HERITAGE SCRAPBOOK IDEAS There are some great places to go online to pick up good Heritage stash. I used a page kit, but you can put together a sober, reverent layout just by choosing colours and designs to match the mood of your photos. I have an excellent resource now for layout ideas - which is a book by Jen Gormley, crammed full of sketched templates for page layouts. I wish I'd found it before I made most of my layouts, but for next time I'll certainly use one of Jen's sketches - especially when I don't have any inspiration (ie. quite often!). There's a great sample on this page of how her templates can be 'brought to life'. DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK SUPPLY I've personally remained 'analogue' to this point. It's taken long enough to use my craft knife without cutting myself. However if you're after digital scrapbook supply on the 'heritage front' - don't be put off just because I'm still in a 20th century timewarp!
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