Need A New Scrapbook Idea? Try Making A Collage
A favorite scrapbooking technique that allows you to be creative in your page layout is the use of collages. The word ‘collage’ comes from French and means literally a group of items ‘glued together’. In English, the word has come to be used for a collection of different images, clippings or other materials brought together (usually glued onto paper) in an artistic arrangement.
As far as scrapbooks are concerned, collages are usually congregations of photographs or news clippings. These items can be placed in any order or pattern. Collages can have a theme such as a single individual or an entire family group combined.
Collages create great funky scrapbook pages. This method is especially useful for surprise scrapbooks meant to overwhelm the reader either with all of their accomplishments or all those that care for them.
In addition to photographs and news clippings, collages can also contain blocks of text or embellishment. These additions can be used to increase the busy and energetic nature of the collage or reduce the effect slightly by distracting the focus away from the collage.
To reduce shifting of the photographs as you select an appropriate collage design, place temporary tape on each photograph or newspaper clipping. Once the display is set, start permanently attaching the collage to the background.
Once you start on your scrapbook, you’ll probably find that new ideas for layouts strike you all the time. That’s one of the things that makes scrapbooking such fun: there’s no limit to your imagination and you can make every page in your album different and unique.
