LIFESTYLE // Scrapbook update #1

Hello!

Recently I have been spending a lot of time (and money!) on scrapbooking. I used to do it a lot as a child and now I have all this spare time in the evenings and a lot of photos to do something with. I have already posted one post (here) on my scrapbook beginnings but thought it was time to do a little update. I'm over half way through my first book and it really looks like I should finish it. When I do, that'll be a proud moment.

Either way, here's a post demonstrating some of my more interesting spreads. I'm working with a simple £2.50 Hobbycraft 8 x 8 scrapbook - it's nothing fancy! If you want to see the sorts of materials I'm working with just check out my earlier post - pictures of everything are right there!

I'm not too keen on themes and so have just stuck with a colour scheme throughout. I didn't particularly want a Halloween page or a Christmas page etc. but more of an art journal look anyway. I;m using a mix of Heidi Swapp papers I got from TK Maxx for £3 and my Bohemian papers too with photos from Polarogram and Snapfish. I really like the whole put something everywhere look and actually writing something substantial on the page.

I love the full page cover and have done that simply with some Paperchase wrapping paper (on sale!) My photo strips are also from Polargram. Can you tell that I spent a fortune?

I picked up a piece of scrapbook paper covered in decorative tags and they are my favourite thing to put on a page. They're so pretty and add a little bit extra to a page (such as some text!)

This page is 100% my favourite of my scrapbook so far. I knew I wanted the photo to be very simply placed on the page and for there to be plenty of room for writing. I was still cracking up remembering that evening and whilst there is a lot of writing on the page (my Mum hated it and she's a keen scrapbooker) it's exactly what I wanted of the page.

The blue page definitely has a more Christmassy feel and I did try to stick to similar colours of photo and background for these pages. I quite like the contrast between the pages - from super cool to lovely and warm (and makes me want to sit by a fire).

This last spread was entirely inspired by Pinterest (see my Travel Journal board here). I love the bunting and simplicity of the second page. It took no time at all but I can imagine lots of variations of it that I can use in further books.

So that's my first scrapbook update! As you can see, I'm not the best scrapbooker. I don't have flawless typography skills or an endless budget but I do try! I'm really happy with how it's turning out and really hope I finish it!

Do you have a scrapbook? What are your favourite sorts of layouts to use? Let me know!