Question: I’ve been trying to come up with some scrapbooking ideas, but I’m a beginner, and I just can’t think of any good layouts. Can you suggest some? Thanks!
Answer: There are many ways to get started on a layout. I tend to look at the photos I want to scrapbook first and see if they have a theme that sparks any ideas for a layout. I also take a look at the supplies that I have and see what I can come up with. If you are on a budget and don’t have a lot of supplies, sometimes just laying everything all out can give ideas too. If that doesn’t help, I usaully “scraplift” ideas from other scrapbookers. I refer to many different magazines that I subscribe to, but I also check out many layouts online. Our site will eventually have that feature, but for now here are all the sites I use for great layout ideas:
http://www.scrapbook.com/scrapbook_layouts/index.php
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/cg.asp
http://www.scrapjazz.com/gallery/
http://www.collectedmemories.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/cmStore.woa/wa/tipstricks
http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/gallery/
All of these site have thousands of ideas - almost too many! I like to save all the ones I like in a folder on my desktop that I refer to whenever I need ideas.