Scrapbook Page Layouts for a Baby - Part 2

Scrapbook baby page layouts are fun to do, as noted in Part 1 of this article. Scrapbook baby page layouts can be humorous, charming, or beautiful. They can portray many different human emotions. The goal for every scrapbook baby page layout is that it capture your emotions and memories.

In Part 1, we presented 3 different scrapbook baby page layouts. Here are additional ideas to try. Again, the layouts are done for 12″ x 12″ paper. If you change the size, try to reduce everything while keeping a square shape. Otherwise, your layout will change - probably for the worse.

Scrapbook Baby Page Layouts

1. Sick Time: Every child gets sick at some time. You may have photos of the child when he or she was not feeling well. Capture those memories with a scrapbook baby page layout. Use scrapbooking paper that resembles a woven blanket. Or use a square of an actual blanket. Position one large photo to fill the left or right two thirds of the page. Photo should be 8″ x 12″. If your photo is too small, have it enlarged. Cover the remaining third of the page with journaling about the illness. Lay a strip of ribbon over the seam between photo and journaling paper. Twist the ribbon in the middle and attach a small charm or other embellishment.

2. Christmas/Hanukkah: Begin this scrapbook baby page layout with shining blue scrapbooking paper. Gradient blues are good, changing back and forth from deeper to lighter shades. Lay gold rickrack along each side of the page layout, almost touching the edge. Overlap ends at each corner. In the upper left and lower right corners, place ornaments to fit your holiday. Make the upper ornament about 2″ x 3″. The lower ornament should be about 3″ x 4″. In the horizontal center of your page layout, about 4.5″ from the page top, place a frame tilted 15 degrees to the right. Your frame should measure about 4″ x 5″ on the outside and hold a photo of about 2.5″ x 3.5″. The frame color should be lighter blue than the scrapbooking paper, with a geometric pattern. Place a second frame in the upper right corner of your page layout, almost touching the rickrack. For this frame, choose one that features gold and silver. Slide photos into the frames, and scatter silver or gold stars on the page. Attach a brief caption below the upper ornament and your page layout is done.

3. Discovery Time: An amusing scrapbook baby page layout is one that shows baby discovering his or her feet. Use gingham scrapbooking paper and no frames for this page layout. Select your best photo of baby playing with his or her bare feet. Enlarge the photo, if necessary, so the baby will measure about 2.5″ x 3.5″. Cut out around the baby, discarding the photo background. Position the baby’s photo at the lower right of the page layout, about 1.5″ from each edge. Note the date below the photo in about 14 point type. On the left side of the page layout, about 0.5″ from the edge, run the baby’s name in block characters from bottom to top (sideways). In a darker color, run the name in script characters, overlapping the bottom of the block lettering. Complete your page layout with a poem or long journaling note in the space above the baby.

Part 3 of this article will present more scrapbook baby page layouts. Ideas include bath time, time to walk, and adoption time.