Here is a scrapbook page idea of using a brochure map and pictures. I took a picture of some yard art. I added a drawing of a Storybook Box art piece I saw at a gallery marked on the map. Then I added a sketch of an artist’s house I really liked at its location on the map.
When I am back in the area, I can check to see when the Art Walks are and visit the gallery I really liked. So my travel scrapbook gives me a chance to share my trip and help me plan a return trip.
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I am always looking for
scrapbook page ideas to spark my imagination. My starting point is usually picking a theme or a project. One of my favorites is my travel scrapbook, tracking the trips I take during the year.
Travel ScrapbookStart by collecting maps and brochures of places you plan to visit or have visited while on your trip. Hotel lobbies and visitor centers have racks of informational brochures. The little maps in brochures can serve as a background for your pictures. If you fly, you can pull the map section from the in-flight magazine. I have a large envelope labeled “
scrapbook page ideas” that I toss in brochures, cards, menus, and printed material to draw from later.
Think of creating a story of your trip. It is more than pictures of the sites you saw. You can have a highlight box of your favorite place or experience each day. If you visited an art or craft place, you can pick up business cards or brochures featuring the artists’ works. Use them to create a collage of art – your own mini-gallery experience. Have a picture of the restaurant, a menu or business card with its address. Write down the special meal you ate or what made it memorable. Like the thunderstorm that took out the building’s power so you finished the cherries flambee by emergency lighting.
If you have children, ask them to do drawings of their favorite place on the trip. Add them to the scrapbook. Every evening ask them what was the best thing they liked that day. Write it down or record it for later. Make sure you get pictures or making drawings of the event. Sometimes the best is unplanned and adds to the story later. For example, one day I got to use the massage chair in a store after a long day of sightseeing. I find trips are more fun when everyone is focused on finding what they enjoy most instead of complaining about what they didn’t like at the end of the day.
Before I start working on my travel scrapbook, I revisit my craft books to get scrapbook page ideas flowing. After looking at the book, I pull out my envelope of
scrapbook page ideas and my pictures and get scrapping.One of my favorites is
“The Secret To Creating Simply Stunning Layouts”. Maree’s book not only covers basic layouts, she gets my inspiration flowing when I use her techniques. You can check her book out
here.
Travel scrapbooks let you enjoy your trips over and over. It is also a way to keep track of those out-of-the-way special places you want to revisit on you next trip.
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