TRAVEL SCRAPBOOK IDEAS

There are as many travel scrapbook ideas as there are places to travel to. Travel is a theme that will have you scrapping anything from snowy peaks to coral reefs, golden beaches to neon lights.

In my case it was sitting on an elephant's back in Goa. In fact I remember getting my first travel scrapbook ideas for this layout while the elephant was taking aim!

CAPTURE THE MOMENT.....

I've included my 'elephant page' here because I don't think I've ever made a layout with photos taken within a 10 second period before. Actually, 'Power Shower' is what the Indian elephant-handlers call this particular tourist attraction!

But your photos don't have to be taken almost simultaneously to belong together. If your travel scrapbook photos create an emotion in you when they're grouped together - then scrap those photos on the same page!


MATERIALS USED IN THIS TRAVEL SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT

This group of photos lent themselves to 'mirroring' the photo content in the layout. I used a grey 'trunk' of Bazzill Basics cardstock, and made my white Sissix letters appear from the trunk, adding a few Wedgwood watersplash punch motifs for added effect.


FORGET HARRY POTTER - HOW ABOUT GLADYS?!

Here's something that might well sharpen up your travel scrapbook ideas and unleash your creativity - Gladys Potter's 'Ultimate Scrapbooking Resource Guide'.

HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY PAPER! I'm a big fan of mulberry paper and I used a sheet of 'green' for this layout,dampening the edges, pulling off tufts, and letting it dry before using any adhesive, of course. I found a dry adhesive like a tape-runner is best for mulberry.


HOW ABOUT USING 'CRICUT' FOR YOUR TRAVEL 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!





DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK SUPPLY

This is a new area for me, but I'm amazed at the effects that can be achieved. This membership site seems to have everything I could possibly need to start my adventures in digital scrapbooking.


TIP FOR THOSE DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS.......

When you start putting your vacation scrapbook layout collection into your album, don't forget that the eye sees the double page spread as a single layout. Therefore, it's a good idea to have two facing pages that compliment each other in colour, style, and of course embellishments!


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 Jen Gormley's superb book ' 500 Scrapbooking Sketches ', that has a ton of great layout frameworks that bust through my scrapper's block every time! What a lot of time I might have saved. Hey ho.


IT'S A BIG WORLD OUT THERE!

Many travel scrapbook ideas will involve a lot less water and a lot more clothes! Maybe, like me you fancy making an Italy scrapbook , or perhaps a London scrapbook layout . I revisited my Merseyside roots and made a Liverpool Scrapbook layout . You may, like with our holiday in Goa, fancy somewhere a bit warmer - in which case why not go for a Hawaii scrapbook layout , or a bit of Thailand scrapbooking or at least some kind of beach scrapbook layout . Hey, maybe you'd rather create something really 'intrepid' like a Nepal scrapbooking layout or as a bit of a contrast a New York Scrapbook - sampling the Big Apple and checking out the pips! Whatever travel scrapbook ideas you come up with, you'll always look more impressive than someone with just a pile of photos.

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