Attractive scrapbook pages include three basic elements of composition: titling, creative use of color, and good journaling. Scrapbooking host Michele Gerbrandt discusses how pages can be improved when special attention is paid to these elements. - Titles immediately identify the subject matter of the page (figure A) and give a point of focus. Titles can be done freehand, but stickers, lettering templates and premade titles can add pizzazz to the top of the page and eliminate the problem of poor handwriting.
- Color can dramatically increase the impact of any scrapbook page. Photos that become lost on the page benefit from contrast. Light photos should be used on dark backgrounds, and photos with an abundance of a single color "pop" when placed on a background in a complementary color. A color wheel can be used to find the complement of a certain color (figure B). Color can also be used to accent subject matter (i.e., hot colors like orange and red for desert photos; cooler pastels to emphasize a "soft" photo).
- Journaling tells a story. Effective journaling should include who is in the photo, what they are doing, where the action takes place and when it happened. Advanced journaling includes bullet journaling and storytelling.
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